NCAA Tournament Thread

[Rex Grossman 8]

Indiana gets a #7 seed with a 20-10 record?

 

[TCOF]

Yeah some of the seedings seemed kinda screwy to me too.I have all the 2 seeds in the Final 4 with Wisconsin over Memphis in the title game.I have Duke going out in the 2nd round. So much pain there.....

 

[AdropOFvenom]

Personally, I don't think Duke even deserves a spot. :whistling:

 

[chang]

Duke deserves a spot. Not Arkansas.Memphis doesn't deserve a 2 to me. Playing in C-USA means nothing and they're only 1-2 against the top 25 they did play. They should be a 3 seed at best.I have Winthrop in the Elite 8. Write it down. Most talented mid-major. Butler is so overrated, early season run over teams that really aren't worth mentioning so they stay in the top 25 plus they stumbled in their own crap conference.

 

[JHair]

GEORGETOWN ALL THE WAY

 

[iknobaer]

Oregon is going to the Final Four. If they play like they did in the Pac-10 tourny, they are unstoppable.

 

[Rex Grossman 8]

I hope for another Bill Self choke job. :whistling:

 

[Jon_Vilma]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iknobaer @ Mar 11 2007, 07:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Oregon is going to the Final Four. If they play like they did in the Pac-10 tourny, they are unstoppable.</div>As an Oregon fan, they are stoppable.

 

[iknobaer]

i know they are stoppable, Im a CAL fan, I know they are stoppable, but, IF they play like they did in the Pac-10 Tourny, THEN they are unstoppable.

 

[Nebkreb]

Texas is gonna win it...Durant is gonna destroy all competition...there is no one who can guard him in college...though im sad to see UNC and Texas in the same bracket...

 

[iknobaer]

Texas is not going to win it. Almost every single person I know and heard said Kansas would make the Final Four last year because of their amazing youth. Well, like I said last year, youth in college is not good. You need experience. Texas will not make it far. Maybe a couple of rounds. Last year I was right about Kansas, and I will be right about Texas this year. They won't make it to the Elite 8.

 

[chang]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Mar 11 2007, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Texas is gonna win it...Durant is gonna destroy all competition...there is no one who can guard him in college...though im sad to see UNC and Texas in the same bracket...</div>I really am concerned about Texas. They could easily be a Syracuse or be a Kansas/UNC (last year) Durant always gets the team to a hot start and then they seem to get too comfortable and lose it. Happened twice when they played Kansas.I don't buy that Oregon is that good. Have 1 off shooting night and it's done for them. I just don't buy that having pure guard play/outside shooting will be enough in the tourney. Lacking big men will hurt them imo.

 

[chang]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iknobaer @ Mar 11 2007, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Texas is not going to win it. Almost every single person I know and heard said Kansas would make the Final Four last year because of their amazing youth. Well, like I said last year, youth in college is not good. You need experience. Texas will not make it far. Maybe a couple of rounds. Last year I was right about Kansas, and I will be right about Texas this year. They won't make it to the Elite 8.</div>A team starting 4 sophomores won it all last year. Syracuse won it all with Melo, McNamera (I think), and Hakim Warrick.Youth doesn't necessarily mean you're done. Chemistry counts a lot more. Kansas had too many "I want to be the star" last year, same with UNC and UCONN. Now UNC and Kansas of those teams are playing like a true team.

 

[Jon_Vilma]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chang @ Mar 11 2007, 08:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iknobaer @ Mar 11 2007, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Texas is not going to win it. Almost every single person I know and heard said Kansas would make the Final Four last year because of their amazing youth. Well, like I said last year, youth in college is not good. You need experience. Texas will not make it far. Maybe a couple of rounds. Last year I was right about Kansas, and I will be right about Texas this year. They won't make it to the Elite 8.</div>A team starting 4 sophomores won it all last year. Syracuse won it all with Melo, McNamera (I think), and Hakim Warrick.Youth doesn't necessarily mean you're done. Chemistry counts a lot more. Kansas had too many "I want to be the star" last year, same with UNC and UCONN. Now UNC and Kansas of those teams are playing like a true team.</div>Yup, and I picked them to win it all that year in my pool. Everyone called me crazy for doing it, but I got the cash.

 

[Brooksie5]

 

[Jon_Vilma]

BTW...<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">Washington St. vs Oregon</span> :beerbang2:

 

[DevinHester23]

My final 4: Florida-UCLA, Texas-Ohio StateOSU beats Florida 80-77 in the title game. And Grossman, about that Self choke job, it'll be in the 2nd round vs Kentucky. Unless Kansas makes history and becomes the first team to lose to a 16 seed, which would make Bill Self the all-time choker. Furthermore, it would be to the play-in game winnerGO BUCKEYES!!

 

[Rex Grossman 8]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DevinHester23 @ Mar 12 2007, 04:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>My final 4: Florida-UCLA, Texas-Ohio StateOSU beats Florida 80-77 in the title game. And Grossman, about that Self choke job, it'll be in the 2nd round vs Kentucky. Unless Kansas makes history and becomes the first team to lose to a 16 seed, which would make Bill Self the all-time choker. Furthermore, it would be to the play-in game winnerGO BUCKEYES!!</div>I'm ready. :beerbang2:

 

[AdropOFvenom]

My final 4:FloridaUCLAGeorgetownOhio StateFlorida vs. Georgetown FinalsFlorida RepeatsSuprise Team: Louisville in Elite 8

 

[chang]

I'm going homer and picking Maryland all the way.3 starting seniors has got to count for something. Plus if Mike Jones is on (has his best games against good teams), it's hard to beat us.Most likely won't happen though.Rest of the Final 4 is G'Town, UCLA, and Ohio St.

 

[Agent Zero]

SNUBBED (in order):1. Syracuse2. Drexel3. Air Force4. WVU5. Oklahoma St.6. Vermont7. Akron8. UConn9. Liberty10. George Mason

 

[JHair]

Made a bracket tournament if anyone is interested:http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/...oinprivategroupName: NFLC NCAA TournyPassword: redskins

 

[AdropOFvenom]

Need the Group #, not the name.

 

[JHair]

119499

 

[chang]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Punisher @ Mar 12 2007, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>SNUBBED (in order):1. Syracuse2. Drexel3. Air Force4. WVU5. Oklahoma St.6. Vermont7. Akron8. UConn9. Liberty10. George Mason</div>How did Florida St. not make the list? They're my biggest snub. 0-5 without Tony Douglas. Which means if they even went 2-3 with Douglas, they would have been 9-7 in the ACC. Plus the win in the ACC tourney over Clemson, they should have made it.

 

[Agent Zero]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chang @ Mar 12 2007, 06:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Punisher @ Mar 12 2007, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>SNUBBED (in order):1. Syracuse2. Drexel3. Air Force4. WVU5. Oklahoma St.6. Vermont7. Akron8. UConn9. Liberty10. George Mason</div>How did Florida St. not make the list? They're my biggest snub. 0-5 without Tony Douglas. Which means if they even went 2-3 with Douglas, they would have been 9-7 in the ACC. Plus the win in the ACC tourney over Clemson, they should have made it.</div>Yeah, good point. I forgot about them.I joined your league JHair.

 

[DevinHester23]

I'm in

 

[iknobaer]

For all you people that may want a little help or just another opinion, here's my breakdown for the tourny and my predictionsWestRound 11. Kansas over 16. Niagra/Florida A&M9. Villanova over 8. Kentucky5. Virginia Tech over 12. Illinois4. South. Illinois over 13. Holy Cross6. Duke over 11. VCU3. Pitt over 14. Wright St.10. Gonzaga over 7. Indiana.2. UCLA over 15. Weber St.Round 21. Kansas over Villalona4. South. Illinois over 5. VT3. Pitt over 6. Duke2. UCLA over 10. GonzagaRound 31. Kansas over South. Illinois2. UCLA over 3. PittRound 41. Kansas over 2. UCLAMidwestRound 11. Florida over 16. Jackson St.9. Purdue over 8. Arizona12. Old Dominion over 5. Butler4. Maryland over 13. Davidson11. Winthrop over 6. Notre Dame3. Oregon over 14. Miami(OH)10. GT over 7. UNLV2. Wisconsin over 15. Texas A&M CCRound 29. Purdue over 1. Florida DUN DUN DUN12. Old Dominion over 4. Maryland3. Oregon over 11. Winthrop2. Wisconsin over 10. GTRound 312. Old Dominion over 9. Purdue3. Oregon over 2. WisconsinRound 43. Oregon over 12. Old DominionEastRound 11. North Carolina over 16. Eastern Ky.9. Michigan St. over 8. Marquette5. USC over 12. Arkansas4. Texas over 13. New Mexico St.6. Vanderbilt over 11. G. Washington14. Oral Roberts over 3. Wash St.10. Texas Tech over 7. Boston College i dont care what you say, Jarrius Jackson will own all2. Georgetown over 15. BelmontRound 21. North Carolina over 9. Michigan St.4. Texas over 5. USC6. Vanderbilt over 14. Oral Roberts2. Georgetwon over 10. Texas TechRound 34. Texas over 1. North Carolina2. Georgetwon over 6. VanderbiltRound 42. Georgetwon over 4. TexasSouthRound 11. Ohio St. over 16. C. Conn. St.8. BYU over 9. Xavier5. Tennessee over 12. Long Beach St.13. Albany over 4. Virginia6. Louisville over 11. Stanford3. Texas A&M over 14. Penn10. Creighton over 7. Nevada Here's a little rhyme: Without their star, Nevada ain't going very far2. Memphis over 15. North TexasRound 21. Ohio St. over 8. BYU5. Tennessee over 13. Albany3. Texas A&M over 6. Louisville2. Memphis over 10. CreightonRound 31. Ohio St. over 5. Tennessee3. Texas A&M over 2. MemphisRound 43. Texas A&M over 1. Ohio St.Final Four3. Oregon over 1. Kansas2. Georgetown over 3. Texas A&MFinals2. Georgetown over 3. Oregon75-68 the finalcomments....

 

[chang]

Purdue doesn't have the talent or depth to beat Florida. Arizona, you can make a case that there's enough talent to compete with Williams, Budinger, Shakur, Radenovic. Still even Lute Olson said they lack heart and brain...I think S. Illinois will foul its way out of the tourney. Averages about 17-18 per game... teams will be in the bonus and double bonus early in games which isn't good for the Salukis.Don't think Gonzaga has the talent to beat Indiana this year. DJ White will be able to own Gonzaga inside and the guards Price and the other fellow can make it rain.I don't think Oregon can have 5 straight good 3 point shooting games. If they have an off night from outside, they don't have any inside game to bail them out. I just don't trust pure jump shooting teams to go very far. And if a team can dictate the tempo (prevent Oregon from running and setting up 3s) and outrebound (won't be hard), Oregon will have trouble. If you notice, in the Pac-10 tourney, USC was a 3 guard team, Cal had noone outside of Hardin. I still think they'll make the Elite 8 if they can get past Winthrop. Bradshaw might be too much for Oregon to handle though with Martin and Jenkins capable of matching 3 for 3.BC and Texas Tech is the shittiest matchup ever. But Dudley, Marshall, Rice will do enough to get past Jackson and Zeno. Barely though.Marquette should be able to own Michigan St. Marqutte is getting Jemel McNeal back finally reuniting the 3 guard trio that was very good early on until McNeal went down.Xavier is a dangerous team. They can really do it all and BYU will have their hands full.Memphis is a weird team to diagnose. Haven't been tested all season and were beaten by the decent teams they did play early on.I think GW will be able to beat Vanderbilt. Sure, they're 6-2 against ranked teams but ranked SEC teams. 4 wins against teams that didn't make the tourney. Byars is a great player but the Colonials have athleticism.I don't think Pitt has enough gas left in the tank to beat Duke. Duke will have had a week's rest, Coach K is Coach K. He'll have his players ready.I don't think ODU has the talent to match up with Maryland for 40 minutes. Should be a good game though.I don't think Texas A&M has enough to challenge Ohio St. Oden now has use of both hands so he's 2 times more dangerous than he was earlier. I'm buying into the theory that there will be a freshmen led team that makes the Final 4. Either Ohio St or Texas for me.Just my thoughts.

 

[iknobaer]

Florida is a real streaky team, and I really like Purdue. Arizona is not that great, as I've been able to watch them all year in teh Pac-10. I really like Purdue, and I think Florida is not going to get far.I dont know why I didnt have Marquette as the game winner, I have them on my bracket, I just typed it out wrong. That may be true about Southern Illinois, but they can get past Holy Cross and either V.T./Illinois, but not a team like Kansas. Gonzaga can beat Indiana. Easily. They won't get past UCLA though.Oregon can still go slow and score. They wont score as much, but they can still score. They do have some stellar D too. They have an unbelievable team. Thye have a lot of depth. I just dont think BC can do it this year, and I really like Jackson, so, I picked TT.Xavier may be dangerous, but so is BYU, and Xavier will have their hands just as full.Memphis was 30-3 last year, and everyone doubted them, and they go tto the Elite 8. They are 30-3 this year, and everyone is doubting them. Um, I really dont know anything about Vandy or GW, so, I just kinda guessed.Duke does not have a good team this year, and I'd almost pick VCU to upset them. Pitt will be able to get by Duke. Pitt is stacked. Yeah, Old Dominion is kinda my George Mason, and it's just completely random, I wouldnt be surprised if they lost to Butler in Round 1, but I wanted to pick a George Mason, so I did. Yeah, Texas A&M and Ohio St. could be a real good game. I too think Ohio St. could beat them, but thats what everyone will pick, so I'll pick something different.