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Open Forum => Off-Topic => Sports => Topic started by: crustpope on March 17, 2011, 07:52:01 PM
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Anyone get busted by Louisville losing? actually of one of my brackets, I have them all perfect so far...
I actually picked the Richmond "upset" in every bracket I had. I think that was a great game although it was closer than I though it would be. I figured richmond by 10 because Vandy hasnt really impressed me.
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I predicted Richmond as well.
I also had Princeton upsetting Kentucky...oh so close! :P
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Anyone get busted by Louisville losing?
That would be me. I had Louisville going to the Final Four.
I actually picked the Richmond "upset" in every bracket I had. I think that was a great game although it was closer than I though it would be. I figured richmond by 10 because Vandy hasnt really impressed me.
I got Richmond right, but I had Old Dominion over Butler, but that last second shot ruined it for me (and ODU). I was hoping for the double Virginia upset. :-\
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My redemption bracket is perfect except for L'ville. I had them winning next round too. I have one at school though that is looking really good.
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Well, the fightin Jimmers move on...Ferdette dropped 32. he is just ridiculous!
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Ouch. I picked Mizzou, Utah state, Michigan State and St. Johns... needless to say the late night was unkind to me. :(
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I had Mich St. and Louisville going to the Sweet 16, but still have all Elite 8 teams in play.
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Thankfully, I had Richmond going to the Elite Eight. Morehead was not planned though. I had also picked Mizzou to go to the next round. So far nothing ruined though.
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I just lost Louisville in the Sweet 16. No big deal.
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I had George Mason going a couple rounds...... Shame that Villanova learned to play again....
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!!!!!!!!!! :) I take back what I said about Mason :)
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On my paper bracket, I changed to Mason. I must have forgot to do that online. :'( Everything else is the same.
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On my paper bracket, I changed to Mason. I must have forgot to do that online. :'( Everything else is the same.
I had the same problem with Butler. I had ODU in every bracket online, but when I wrote out my bracket on paper, I was like, oh, yeah, I picked Butler, since they did so good last year, they will definatley win at least one round.
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Well my Washington over UNC pick was looking pretty good until Washington forgot how to hold onto the ball for the last 6 minutes of the game....... So many bad passes and turnovers. And lets not even talk about the fact that it was basically a home game for UNC.
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yeah, me too. I though washington had more gas in the tank and could go the distance. now my elite 8 pick looks to be in trouble
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Wow, there have been some GREAT games this weekend. The duke/MI game was close the Texas/Zona game is tied up right now. These are some fantastic basketball games
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To make up for Louisville, what my brackets really need is a deep run from a Cinderella that people did not likely pick, like VCU or Richmond.
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All I know is that this tournament proves that the Big East did not deserve a "record setting" 11 teams. I hope the ACC FSU Seminoles continues to prove the point. Virginia Tech was hosed for the second year in a row.
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:( My bracket tanked so hard today. Syracuse losing was not cool. Same deal as the UNC-Washington game earlier - Unforced errors. I really wish basketball had that as a stat - Turnovers that the defense didn't cause.
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All I know is that this tournament proves that the Big East did not deserve a "record setting" 11 teams. I hope the ACC FSU Seminoles continues to prove the point. Virginia Tech was hosed for the second year in a row.
Which Big East Team are you taking out? Marquette is the lowest seed, and they are in the sweet 16.
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All I know is that this tournament proves that the Big East did not deserve a "record setting" 11 teams. I hope the ACC FSU Seminoles continues to prove the point. Virginia Tech was hosed for the second year in a row.
Which Big East Team are you taking out? Marquette is the lowest seed, and they are in the sweet 16.
I don't know specifically...Georgetown (read: 5 game losing streak)? I just know 2 things about myself:
1) I hated seeing an ACC team pushed out when the Big East is fizzling (their only two teams still in the tournament was from when the Big East played itself).
2) I typically go against the grain when it comes to things that are hyped.
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First Pitts, now Purdue. There goes two of my final four teams...
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I tell you I am real proud of the Big Ten. 2 teams left and many of the teams that no one thought should be good played well. Michigan taking Duke to the wire was nice. Mich St and Purdue vastly underwhelmed though :/
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UConn! ;D
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I wyn. Thanks y'all for playing. ;)
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If Kansas losses I take second. I'm happy with a second. I don't think Kansas will lose though...
Congrats though.
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I wyn. Thanks y'all for playing. ;)
lol as ugly as that bracket is...that was pretty good!
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It wasn't really anything special. The difference for me was picking Kentucky over Ohio St. and having Richmond in my Sweet 16. Otherwise, I was back in the pack with everyone else.
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I picked Richmond for the sweet 16...
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And Pitt to win it.
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I know, that was completely stupid, I should have picked VCU or Butler...
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in all honesty, I cannot remember a wilder march madness than this:
When was the last time that no #1 seeds made it to the final 4?
When was the last time a 3 seed was the highest seed (and not the lowest?)
When was the last time that an 11 seed or lower made it to the final 4?
Who could have envisioned back to back final 4's for butler?
Who the heck is VCU? I don't know but I guess they play a little basketball there...
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1. 2006
2. Unsure.
3. 2006
4. Brad Stephens
5. Virginia Commonwealth University, famous in Bball for beating Duke behind an Eric Maynard shot in...2006.
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2006 was a pretty crazy year with GTown being in Final Four, but an 8 and 11 seed against each other in the final four? I'm pretty sure that's never happened (considering that there have only been three 11 seeds to make it to the final four (LSU, GTown, and VCU)
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You mean George Mason. You are correct however that 8 v 11 is the highest combined number matchup ever (second is GMU vs Florida (3) in 2006)
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I knew it started with a G... ::)
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I heard this morning that if you total up the numbers of the seeds together for the final 4 that this year is the highest total ever, beating out 2000 by 4 points.
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UConn! ;D
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Thank God, there isnt a team in the nation I hate more than UK.
GO BUTLER!
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Thank God, there isnt a team in the nation I hate more than UK.
GO BUTLER!
True, England does have a lot of ruffians, so most people would agree with you. ;)
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Guardian, I saw your ShoutBox comments. Since they were from last night, I figured my response would make more sense here.
You had said you wished you could have seen Kemba Walker play during the regular season. I like him because he not only can put up 30+ points, but he finds ways to win. In the Big East tournament, he had one game that he dished out around 15 assists because he couldn't get an open shot (double-teamed). He also has those "intangibles" that announcers talk about. In last night's game, against the United Kingdom University of Kentucky, he dove out-of-bounds to save possession in the final couple minutes, and also darted back to defend what would have been a sure dunk after a steal. He is a great defender, and surprising rebounder for a 6'1" player (and that's a generous scale).
What I really love is watching his high arching shots. His height requires a little extra to get over defenders, especially when he shoots within the three-point arc.
Jeremy Lamb is UConn's future highlight reel guy, but Kemba is our leader, and he finds a way to win.
Interesting side note: UConn is 21-0 against non-Big East teams this year. They are 10-9 against the Big East (including Cincinnati in the Madness). I'm glad that the other Big East teams were knocked out already. ;D
Go UConn! ;D
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Being a native Hoosier and knowing that the movie "Hooseirs" was filmed in Hinkle Fieldhouse, and having several good friends that went to or are associated to Butler University AND since I love the coach, his attitude, and the work ethic that he instills in his players (not to take anything away from Jim Calhoun who is also a top knotch quality coach, if not among the top 10 coaches of all time..)
I have to respond...
GO BUTLER!
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Guardian, I saw your ShoutBox comments. Since they were from last night, I figured my response would make more sense here.
You had said you wished you could have seen Kemba Walker play during the regular season. I like him because he not only can put up 30+ points, but he finds ways to win. In the Big East tournament, he had one game that he dished out around 15 assists because he couldn't get an open shot (double-teamed). He also has those "intangibles" that announcers talk about. In last night's game, against the United Kingdom University of Kentucky, he dove out-of-bounds to save possession in the final couple minutes, and also darted back to defend what would have been a sure dunk after a steal. He is a great defender, and surprising rebounder for a 6'1" player (and that's a generous scale).
What I really love is watching his high arching shots. His height requires a little extra to get over defenders, especially when he shoots within the three-point arc.
I'm sold...if he declares for the NBA draft after this season, I wouldn't mind at all if he ended up in Minnesota.
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It is to bad he so short though, man those Kentucky guards really gave him problems.
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It is to bad he so short though, man those Kentucky guards really gave him problems.
Kentucky gave most teams match-up problems because of their length and athleticism, that's how they made it to the Final Four to begin with, but I think Walker is the kind of player who will find success in the NBA because of his versatility.
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It is to bad he so short though, man those Kentucky guards really gave him problems.
Not enough trouble apparently..... ;)
18 points (one third of the team's total), 7 assists, and 6 rebounds to help lead his team to the national championship game sounds pretty good to me. ;D
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Well my brackets were a mess, but I got the one that counts most. ;D
UCONN!!
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True that YMT, I picked UConn to win the championship during the Big East tournament. After I saw them beat Georgetown in the 2nd round in Madison Square Garden, I picked them to win that tournament and I said that if they won the Big East they would win the national championship.
In a year filled with a lot of really fun players to watch in college ball, Kemba Walker definitely stood out above most of the rest with his clutch late game shots in games that mattered and his athleticism.
UConn went undefeated in tournament games this season, (ridiculous!), beating the likes of Michigan State, Kentucky (twice), Pittsburgh, and Louisville in the midst of that 11-0 tournament run.
I approve. Props to Jim Calhoun for leading him team to success with a freshman laden roster (minus Walker of course). Ironic that this freshman team beat another top freshman team, Kentucky.
Kirk
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except for the championship game, the tournament had some great games. While my bracket was wrecked shortly after the sweet 16, I still enjoyed many of the games and matchups. This is what college football is missing!