Official NCAA Basketball Thread

[NOVoodoo]

HOW BOUT THEM VOLS

Fuck ya...

From obscurity to the first team "out" in Joe Lunardi's "First Four Out."

All of this northeast bias is so bullshit. Compare Villanova to Tennessee, and it's a joke.

If UT doesn't stumble in their next two, they should be in.

 

[Run BJM]

How the hell is Iowa a more established basketball program than Iowa State? Since 2000, Iowa St.'s been to four tournaments, whereas Iowa's been to three. Not to mention the Hawkeyes haven't made the tournament once in the past seven seasons, and the Cyclones have also made the sweet 16 more recently. How is Iowa more established?

Whoops, I guess you're right. Thought Iowa St. was in a mid-major conference, not the Big 12. Also checked their histories and they're quite comparable. For some reason I think of Iowa as a consistently relevant team over the last few decades whereas Iowa State I tend to think hasn't generally been very good most of the time.

 

[MickZagger]

Michigan goes down to Penn St.

My Zags are looking like a lock for the #1 seed if we take care of business.

 

[NOVoodoo]

Michigan goes down to Penn St.

My Zags are looking like a lock for the #1 seed if we take care of business.

They definitely deserve it. The bullshit thing is that a lot of the analysts will inevitably talking smack on the Zag's when they get the #1 ranking next week. I've had already friends dismissing their #2 ranking this week. There's no denying how good their talent is, their competitive non-conference schedule, and their great coaching. Hell, Gonzaga was a preseason top 25 team this season before Olynyk started to have his Wooden-worthy breakout season.

The real question after Michigan's meltdown is who's the fourth #1 seed at this moment? I guess it's have to be Miami for the moment...

I just hope Georgetown doesn't start getting in the #1 seed discussions. There's not a bigger paper tiger in the top 10 right now. Give me Miami, Michigan St., Florida, or Michigan before Georgetown... even with all the losses this week.

 

[Haakzilla]

Duke getting worked by Virginia right now, so much for that #1 seed!

 

[MickZagger]

 

[NOVoodoo]

Still can't believe ya'll dropped that one in Indianapolis... the Zags are essentially one really stupid mental lapse away from being 30-1...

Also, when was the last time you had an unranked team that has beaten both the #1 and #2 teams? Illinois can now say that, for the second week in a row. They rely on the long ball so much, but when they're on, they're deadly... just ask Ohio State and Butler fans. The media's been calling them inconsistent, schizophrenic, etc., but the reality is that they just play a style of play where they can pull the monumental upset or get blown-out by Northwestern, depending on how their outside shots are falling. They're going to be one of those teams that will either be a quiet first round exit or really fuck up everyone's brackets.

 

[MickZagger]

Still can't believe ya'll dropped that one in Indianapolis... the Zags are essentially one really stupid mental lapse away from being 30-1...

Also, when was the last time you had an unranked team that has beaten both the #1 and #2 teams? Illinois can now say that, for the second week in a row. They rely on the long ball so much, but when they're on, they're deadly... just ask Ohio State and Butler fans. The media's been calling them inconsistent, schizophrenic, etc., but the reality is that they just play a style of play where they can pull the monumental upset or get blown-out by Northwestern, depending on how their outside shots are falling. They're going to be one of those teams that will either be a quiet first round exit or really fuck up everyone's brackets.

The Illini came out of the gates firing with the Maui Invite and all and then IMO lousy coaching sunk that team. Way too reliant on streaky shooting.

 

[NOVoodoo]

Here's a video of the fight that went down at the end of the St. John's/Notre Dame between Biedscheid and Pointer.

[video=youtube;Yp8ZKEdoz_w]

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Wow, those teammates are pussies. If I was one of them and saw my friend just get PUNCHED IN THE FACE, I wouldn't go grab my teammate to hold him back, someone would have to hold me back.

 

[NOVoodoo]

Wow, those teammates are pussies. If I was one of them and saw my friend just get PUNCHED IN THE FACE, I wouldn't go grab my teammate to hold him back, someone would have to hold me back.

You know, I was thinking the same thing, but if I were Cooley, I probably be pretty pissed at Biedscheid for starting that fight on senior night. I mean, he's leaving the game to the last standing ovation of his career, and meanwhile, one of his freshman teammates is running his mouth and starting a fight. I think in most situations, I'd have my teammates' back, but in that situation, I'd just pull him away and not have my career remembered for flaring a brawl on my senior night.

 

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[NOVoodoo]

It looks like Kentucky just punched their ticket to the NIT. Gotta love it.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

It looks like Kentucky just punched their ticket to the NIT. Gotta love it.

Not over 'til it's over. There's always the conference tournament.

 

[NOVoodoo]

Not over 'til it's over. There's always the conference tournament.

True, and if they beat Florida this weekend, that probably puts them back in as an at-large. The way they're playing without Noel though, a whole nother team would have to show up against Florida and in the SEC tournament for that to happen. Harrow and Goodwin are just too out of control.

 

[NOVoodoo]

True, and if they beat Florida this weekend, that probably puts them back in as an at-large. The way they're playing without Noel though, a whole nother team would have to show up against Florida and in the SEC tournament for that to happen. Harrow and Goodwin are just too out of control.

...and then that happened.

 

[MickZagger]

Lets go Notre Dame!

Some good hoops today. I'm getting so excited about March Madness.

 

[NOVoodoo]

If anyone's by a tv, tune into ESPN2 - St. Mary's/San Diego, 1 pt game, 46 seconds left...

Winner plays Gonzaga in the WCC finals, San Diego has led pretty much the entire game,...

EDIT: St. Mary's now down 3 with 16 seconds left and the ball, probably going to come down to Dellavedova taking a last second shot, even though he's shot like shit all game...

 

[NOVoodoo]

And Dellavedova sends it to OT with the three!

Even if you're not a college fan, this is going to be a good OT to watch. For San Diego, this game is their whole season. For St. Mary's, they're pretty much in the tournament, but having the opportunity to win the WCC title over Gonzaga's got to be on their minds. They lost both their regular season games against the Zags, and that's a rivalry that's really taken on some legs over these last few years.

 

[NOVoodoo]

Brad Waldow's one of my new favorite players. Guy got his front tooth knocked out, and he's out there hustling for loose balls like he's never known the meaning of contact. 23 pts, 16 rbs, 3 blks for the sophomore Waldow so far...

EDIT: St. Mary's takes it by three in OT. Even though San Diego outplayed them and probably got jobbed on a few calls in OT, they had their chances to win it at the end and made some pretty awful consecutive mistakes under pressure.

Oh well, just means a better WCC Finals... St. Mary's vs. Gonzaga - Round 3, this Monday (9 PM ET/6 PM PT), should be a whole lot of grit n' grind in that one...

 

[MickZagger]

Zags and the Gaels hate everything about each other. Should be a great battle. Its tough to beat a rival thats another tourney team 3 times in a year. I'm anxious for the game.

 

[NOVoodoo]

The latest rankings have me a little confused -

6 Michigan
7 Kansas
8 Michigan State
9 Miami (FL)

Isn't that upside down?

Miami beat MSU, MSU beat Kansas, and MSU split with Michigan, and in their win they absolutely embarrassed Michigan and in their loss, they only lost by a point at the last minute.

 

[MickZagger]

Zags dominate the Gaels. Should remain #1 in all the land.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Does this Alabama loss take Tennessee out of the dance?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/mar/17/tennessee-dance/

The University of Tennessee Vols were denied an invite to the Big Dance.

The Vols, who were 11-10 in early Febraury before winning nine of their final 11 games, were one of the final at-large teams denied.

BULLSHIT

 

[Mediocre Man]

Congrats to the Zags, they deserved it

Oregon got hosed....LOL at 12 seed

 

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[NOVoodoo]

So is this the only NCAA thread going? I've been out of town for a week, so I've been too busy to post on s2.

Is there a tournament thread that I'm overlooking, or is this really all the interest there is in it? I figured the tournament sort of transcended that boundary.

Hell, everyone fills out a bracket. What have been your best/worst picks so far? Anyone pick Florida Gulf Coast? Harvard? La Salle?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

So is this the only NCAA thread going? I've been out of town for a week, so I've been too busy to post on s2.

Is there a tournament thread that I'm overlooking, or is this really all the interest there is in it? I figured the tournament sort of transcended that boundary.

Hell, everyone fills out a bracket. What have been your best/worst picks so far? Anyone pick Florida Gulf Coast? Harvard? La Salle?

I picked La Salle.. But I had Georgetown as my champions, so I'm fucked. Also had Wisconsin in the Final Four.

 

[NOVoodoo]

I picked La Salle.. But I had Georgetown as my champions, so I'm fucked. Also had Wisconsin in the Final Four.

Ouch man... I picked La Salle as well, but that's because my pool was on ESPN, so it was Boise St./La Salle, and honestly I thought it would be Boise St., but I still get credit either way haha. At the end of the day, I never saw what other people in K-State.

I've always been skeptical of the Big East this year though man. I've got most Big East teams out early, and although I didn't have Georgetown out this early, I had them out to San Diego St.

What's your final four? I've got Michigan State/Gonzaga and Florida/Indiana...