NCAA Tournament bracket watching thread, day four
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 21, 2010 1:24 PM EDT
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Ohio State-Georgia Tech at 2:20 PM EST
I’m enjoying the fact that I can use “I’m going to scout our Sweet 16 opponent” in a sentence.
question for elias
has any team ever made the elite 8 while only facing double digit seeds? come on GT, make it happen!
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
I don't want to be accused of "looking ahead"
but who do we want to win the Michigan St.-Maryland match-up?
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Michigan State?
I haven’t seen them this year, but I would’ve thought Izzo’s style would be something we’d want to avoid. What’s good about playing them? Or bad about Maryland?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
first of all, I think Maryland is a much better team than Michigan State
Michigan State plays a slower tempo, which of course, puts a very high emphasis on possessions. They are turnover prone on offense, yet don’t force a lot of turnovers on the other end. We are good at forcing turnovers, and protect the ball relatively well. MSU doesn’t have near the size they have in the past, and I think we matchup well with them
Also, Maryland has been playing better basketball down the stretch
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I also think Maryland is going to win
and I think neither of them will have a gimmie with Northern Iowa
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I want Michigan State to wni that game so badly.
I’ll also get it here (because ….freaking local Terp fans).
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Northen Iowa would be better against MSU too
Maryland can win running up and down the court, and they can win playing half-court sets. That was a huge reason N Iowa won yesterday… they slowed down the pace which suits their game. Held Kansas below 70 points – same thing we did to beat them.
happened three times
2000: (3) Oklahoma State beat a 14, 11, and 10 before losing in the Elite 8
2001: (3) Maryland beat a 14, 11, 10 and then a 1 to make the Final Four
2005: (6) Wisconsin beat an 11, 14, and 10 before losing in the Elite 8
(thanks, wikipedia)
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that the only sequence that doesn't include a 16 or a 15?
I think so, but I’m not 100%.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
If you start with 12/13, your only possible double-digit opponent in the Sweet Sixteen is a 15. I’m a little surprised that no 2 seeds have gone 15, 10, 11. West Virginia actually has a chance to do that this year. All they need to do is beat Missou and Washington.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
So CBS just listed the biggest upsets of the first and second round
Ohio was not included. Seriously?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:05 PM EDT reply actions
Can we still call GT "Rambling Wreck?"
Or does that just apply to the football team?
So Sayth King Zach I
So - who's actually thinking about trying to make the regionals?
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I've thought about it.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
me
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
I've heard that argument
But all things being equal, I’d rather play the team with the worse record.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
I don’t think GT is a better team. But a lot has to do with matchups, as this tournament has proved
By the way, most Sweet Sixteens in the last four years:
T1. Kansas (3)
T1. Memphis (3)
T1. North Carolina (3)
T1. Tennessee (3)
Xavier, Michigan State, and Pittsburgh could each enter a tie for first with a win today.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:24 PM EDT reply actions
That's what I thought
We’re in pretty elite company. Those other three have been to title games in that span. And I was a little surprised that no one was ahead of us, but I guess UNC, Memphis, and Kansas all choked this year, and Michigan State had a down year two or three years ago.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
But they're Michigan Men!
By definition, the world falls at their feet…
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
like a fumble from the hands of Denard Robinson
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
AAAAAAAAAAAAH
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Good to see you on, I_S
I know you’ve been helping our boys advance and all…but welcome back!
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks!
Going to the games is absolutely fantastic! But the second best way to watch is here on Rocky Top Talk.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
tagline?
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe we can get Joel to put that up on the browser header for the site.
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by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
So...
how/where were the seats you got from UT? I assume there was a group of UT fans together?
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Texas always has a beefy 6'11" white guy who seems vaguely athletic.
Typecasting!
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Chism is the only real contributor still around from the '07 Sweet 16 game
but Prince and BWill also saw Ohio State in the ’08 Knoxville game we won 74-69…in which the freshman version of Evan Turner had a 21-10 in 37 minutes. Lighty also started in that game
this is what bugs me when Pearl says he wants to schedule one more marquee opponent
that ‘08 team played vs. Temple, West Virginia & Texas in a tournament, Western Kentucky in Nashville, Xavier in Cincinnati, Gonzaga in Seattle, vs Ohio State, and at #1 Memphis. We were 28-3 at the end of the regular season against that schedule, highest RPI of the decade and #1 SOS…and still didn’t get a one seed. I mean, you can’t do it any better than that, and we still didn’t get rewarded.
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Great point.
Our SOS was really hurt by a weaker-than-average Memphis this year too. We still had a higher RPI than the 4 and 5 seeds in our region, and weren’t rewarded.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed it was
Ohio State is starting terribly.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
The announcers are talking about Ohio State's weaknesses
And I think they’re just describing Tennessee’s team.
Should they lose, I don’t know a lot about GT. Would they be another San Diego State?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:36 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah
That makes things tough. So GT has good guard play and good size. But somehow they’re a 10 seed, so I guess maybe they’re not as good as the sum of their parts. Still, a Vandy-type matchup is not exciting.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
their gaurd play is better than SDSU.
but they are inconsistent. my worry is that they are starting to peak… they started playing well in the ACC tournament
...which you'd expect at the Sweet 16.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
uh....
Does it really matter who we root for?
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
definite talent upgrade
On Chad Ford’s NBA Draft Board, Favors is 3rd (behind Wall and Turner), Lawal is 43rd, Shumpert is 68th
Scotty Hopson checks in at 98.
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
So do they have more talent than Ohio State?
Sounds like they do. So they’re just one of those super-talented underachieving teams?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
So, with talent, size, and good guards
Are they more like a lesser Vandy or a lesser Kentucky? And why do we match up so well with UK and so poorly with VU?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
However
3 of their 6 losses came when they were missing Turner. He is a HUGE part of their gameplan.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Favors is an 18 year old with massive upside in the future
Turner is the complete package right now (for a college player) – that’s the tradeoff
Tech is a team that went 7-9 in the ACC but lost a bunch of close games…if they have, in fact, put it all together, I wouldn’t want to play them. Which is the catch 22 bit, because while I would’ve rather played them out of that group at the start of the tournament, if they win today it would suggest that they have, in fact, put it all together.
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Women's: UConn beat Southern 95-39
The fouls evened up to 18-9 (UConn with fewer). At halftime, it was 15-5.
Also, shooting 23% against UConn will not get it done.
Michigan State, btw, with an early 17-7 lead
Make that 17-10.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:44 PM EDT reply actions
Michigan State is close to running the Turtles out of the building.
22-10 early and Maryland’s already out two TOs.
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(Fulmerized) Ohio State
Go GA Tech.
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by Craig T on Mar 21, 2010 2:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Was the fulmerized word "The"
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Who would Chism matchup with against Ohio State??
Technically their 4 is Lighty, who is really a guard
could be another "Bruce does weird things in March" game
play Prince at the 4 and Chism at the 5, we’ve got a week to work on it
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
thats what i was thinking
that would be preferable to playing a zone, but we could see a combination of all of that
when we tried Prince at the 4 before
and I don’t remember what game it was, but Pearl said something to the effect of “didn’t like it, and I knew I wasn’t going to like it, I got talked into it by one of the assistants”
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
We did try it
Maybe even twice. I believe we tried it against South Carolina @Columbia. Possibly at home against Georgia too.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
my concern is on the defensive side of the ball
I think Prince would be assigned to Turner… and I actually like that assignment
No way
Prince has to stay on Turner at all times.
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by Craig T on Mar 21, 2010 3:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
what if
Prince played the 4 on offense…but guarded Turner and Hopson guarded Lighty?
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I would rather Hopson gaurd Diebler
that way Hopson won’t ever get beat off the dribble because Diebler can’t drive the ball. And Hopson has the length to prevent Diebler from lighting it up from 3
It could just be a game where we see a lot of Steven Pearl
He can guard folks on the outside. However, I do think Chism is fairly quick for a big man. They have to have some guard that he can actually guard. Diebler? If he can’t drive. . .
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Chism would own Lighty on the inside.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
His headband
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Cornell opens up an 8-1 lead on Wisky.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:00 PM EDT reply actions
Cornell has been very impressive so far
now 14-4
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Win, courtesy of Rucker:
wesrucker:
Put glue all around inside of Chism’s headband. RT @Swiperboy: Damn..last day of being a teenager!…What childish things should I do???
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Anything like this
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Do it to it, CJ!
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
We want whoever wins.
Sounds dumb, I know, but there’s no point in regretting a missed matchup. At the S16 level, if you can’t beat a good team, you can’t advance.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
This.
I care more about Michigan State / Maryland for this reason (that, and I hate Maryland). It’ll be a tough game regardless.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Im pulling for GA Tech
For several reasons…one of which being I can’t stomach the thought of another loss to Ohio State. I almost believe they can’t lose at anything. They just own us. Period.
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by Craig T on Mar 21, 2010 3:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Maybe we should bring the SEC chants then.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
that really makes them mad
and they hate florida… beat by UF in both national championship games… football and basketball
LSU bombed them in the '08 NC game, too.
it’s the fact that it seems like they’re always either competing for a final four spot, playing in a BCS Bowl game, or playing in the NC game. Win or lose, their fans have had so, so, SO much to enjoy this decade that other fan bases would be happy to take in a lifetime. That’s why it seems like they don’t lose (even though I know they do) because they’re always right there on the cusp of championships.
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Which is inconceivably mind-boggling.
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Even crazier than our Fire Bruce contingent
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing...
is crazier than that.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Nonsense
I saw the Rugby team take them down in ’08.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, that's something.
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We beat them in curling at Nationals!
;-)
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
At what?
/typical US resident two weeks after the Olympics
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Still waiting for that hoodie to hit the market!
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Is that so?
I’m sure Eddie George is glad of that fact.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I also love having this argument
that’s the most talented team Tennessee has ever played against
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
We beat them the last time we saw them
they just didn’t have three NBA players in their starting lineup
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda just made up a number
Wasn’t being entirely serious. I don’t even know which NBA players they have this year. They did have Lighty and Turner playing a lot back then though.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
If Lucas hurt his achilles
which is always the prevailing thought on non-contact ankle injuries, that changes everything for Michigan State
Very true.
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ok, i want upsets
but i also want a team to beat Kentucky in the east… I think WVa has a better chance than Missouri
Agreed
Although either Cornell or Wisconsin might could do it.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Cornell plays slowly too
And they can also shoot the three ball like nobody else.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, Cornell is crazy!
Up 12 right now, just playing great.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:35 PM EDT reply actions
Well, Cornell is up 11 with 90 seconds left in the first
I’m switching back to OSU/GT.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:37 PM EDT reply actions
That was a dreadful call on Favors
There was no foul there.
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Ohio State is good at drawing fouls
That would be very bad if we play them.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:39 PM EDT reply actions
Too bad they're down 9
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
As Ohio State goes on their run, I want to play Georgia Tech. But it’ll be hard for them to play us without looking like someone we don’t want to play.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
GA Tech very sloppy with the ball.
This is not going well.
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Think Worldwide Wes can get the Ivan Brothers to transfer?
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Ohio State starting to get the prima donna complex....
….giving the ol “who me” look every time they commit a foul.
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Kalim Lucas: lower-leg injury, "doubtful" return.
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Tenn-Ohio State
should be interesting.
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Ohio State is starting to dominate
Well, we knew making the Elite Eight wouldn’t be easy.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:53 PM EDT reply actions
And now GT has cut the lead in half
I just hope that WE play well Friday, no matter who we’re playing.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:56 PM EDT reply actions
The good thing about playing OSU is that we will likely be pretty big underdogs
which is good for us
Ohio State also much more likely to take things for granted
without Kansas around
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't blame them, really.
They see the Kansas loss the same way we see it.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's hope that what happens to them
Is just what happened to us last time we made the Sweet Sixteen and every higher seed had been eliminated. We went to a regional semifinal with only UNC (8), Miami (6), and Tulsa (7) to worry about, but we lost to the eventual Final Four representative in the Sweet Sixteen.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
That’s actually one of the more worrisome things about GT. Although we should never be flat in the Sweet Sixteen, no matter who we play.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Diebler....
…..might want to guard him.
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With the GT/OSU game at 14, I'm just switching over.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
But that actually makes it the closest of the three
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
WVA is only up by 4
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
That wasn't one of the three
Mostly because it’s the one that we haven’t been paying much attention to.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
lol, good point.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I hope Prince isn't our only perimeter defender
Because somebody needs to handle Diebler.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:13 PM EDT reply actions
Ya think?
Yeah, he’s been lighting it up today.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I switch over just in time
For Bo Ryan to pick up a T
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:14 PM EDT reply actions
To quote Harry Doyle
“Well it’s about time.”
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
So these games aren't as close as we thought
OSU up 10
MSU up 15
Cornell up 17
Missou is the only team keeping their games close
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:20 PM EDT reply actions
About to be 6
Turner at the line
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Insanely stupid foul by GT
This team is not playing with one iota of discipline. Pathetic.
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Nice flagrant, GT.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Go big or go home
…GT chose both.
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by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, that one too.
I was talking about fouling Turner, but that was just stupid and classless. They deserve to go home if they’re gonna be like that.
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Lighty got tackled
Flagrant. Game over.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:26 PM EDT reply actions
Cornell up 20.
WOW. They are playing incredibly well so far.
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Setting up a Sweet Sixteen with UK
Could they do it?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
They're shooting over 60%, and 57% from beyond the arc.
That could very well do it.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope they have one more bullet in their chamber.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
(I'd be floored if this comment stays up - sorry in advance, mods.)
If / when Cornell advances, Kentucky hasn’t seen this many white guys on the court at the same time since Adolph Rupp was only recruiting half the US.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Good grief.....is Lauderdale 38 years old?
And hasn’t Lighty been playing for Ohio State since the 90’s? Odd.
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All right. We got the Buckeyes.
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Women's: Vandy and MSU have both moved on.
It took Vandy an OT to do it, but now the SEC has advanced all of their women’s teams into the field of 32.
Who do they think they are, the Big East*?
*in theory only
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Alamodome reference in the MSU/UMD game.
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I just switched over
What did they say?
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by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Mentioned Ohio State winning
And how (t)OSU / UT played a few years ago.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
"fear the turtle"
HA!
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Withiin 1.
And another fear the turtle reference. Man, cars are going to burn if they win.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
But
…it’s not a riot unless you burn a mattress and some T-shirts (according to ESPN)
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Michigan State folding faster than the auto industry right now
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
(who likes their jokes warmed over from 2008?)
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup
Not rated and no offers, but Auburn was looking hard.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
And if I'm not mistaken
he has not been to any camps either
by VolfanatETSU on Mar 21, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Very weird offer IMO
Maybe Dooley forgot he is not coaching at LaTech anymore? (kidding)
by VolfanatETSU on Mar 21, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Excellent.
So save the one Duke fan at work, I have the only alma mater with a team left in the tourney.
Work’s going to be awesome tomorrow.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
If by "tomorrow" you mean "in like 30 minutes", yes.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
That too.
It’s Sunday. Ignore my time-warping.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
WHAT A FINISH!
Holy cow. Spartans through, barring the clock.
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And the Midwest regional is set
9 UNI
5 MSU
6 UT
2 OSU
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 4:48 PM EDT reply actions
Pet Peeve:
Jacking up a 3 when a 2 will win it. (See: CHI$$LE at the end of the Purdue game)
So Sayth King Zach I
In this case, yes
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 21, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a bad shot if he's a shooter and he's open.
Cannons... fire them.
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Especially when they didn't have time to set something up inside
as they inbounded with only 6.6 to go.
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If WVA holds on
that’ll still be 7 of the 13 teams that are in so far that weren’t supposed to be there, with Duke/Cal, Pitt/Xavier, and Purdue/A&M left tonight
Question:
In style of play, how does Ohio State compare with Mississippi State? One big man who blocks lots of shots coupled with a whole bunch of good guards sounds familiar. Maybe MSU + Wall/Downey/someoneelsewho’sgood to account for the Turner factor.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 5:03 PM EDT reply actions
Ted Valentine at the Xavier / Pitt game.
On a related story, I will take Pitt -8.5 right now.
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have they said what time our game is on Friday?
I’m guessing with two fanbases the size of UT and OSU we will be the late game.
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No, they haven't
Just as long we start after 5 PM, I’ll be happy. Well, as long as we win, I’ll be happy. But the post-5 start is preferable.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Brian Zoubek goes massively over the back. Cal called for a foul.
Who’s ready for some farce?
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When Duke plays Kentucky, who do the refs play for?
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Duke.
They don’t want their contributions vacated.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Though, in all honesty, the best matchup would have been Duke v. Ohio.
Italian soccer fans around the world would have tuned in for that one.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The return of Greg Paulus in traitor's colors!
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Xavier's up 13.
Come on, Teddy, get involved.
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Kinda fun watching a T.V. game when you have no personal investment in the outcome.
Much like The Simple Life, watching Paris Hilton help a cow with incontinence is much funnier when it’s not your own cow.
(disclaimer: I never saw any of that show.)
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just glad they kept him away from Duke.
Fortunately, Pitt is 6-10 from the line (Xavier is 2-5).
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
If he had called the Duke game, they would have had to pay his whistle for overtime.
Surely the whistle has union regulations against that kind of sweatshop abuse.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking toward Friday's games, I think UT/OSU will be one of the early ones.
They’ll put that game and the Duke game at different times, and fill out the slots with the other two. But since it’s on a Friday, I’d bet that they’d put Duke at the later time to try to get more West Coast viewers. Because everybody in the world watches Duke. They’re the Notre Dame of basketball.
And if Cal does beat Duke, they’ll certainly take a later slot for the West Coast audience.
TAMU up 14-0 in FTs attempted.
12-6 edge in fouls.
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Another weird line from that game:
Purdue’s C JaJaun Johnson is 0-6. That’s just hard to do as a C.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Kalin Lucas may have a torn ACL, per Izzo / CBS speculation.
Izzo does think it has something to do with his ACL, FWIW.
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ESPN has achilles
here – either way, he’s done playing basketball this year
by Will Shelton on Mar 21, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, hopefully we can beat Ohio State
And match up against UNI or a hamstrung Sparty. Either way, it’ll be a tough road, but a road without Kansas.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup.
I’m optimistic about the OSU matchup. I’m still nervous that UT will flake out at some point in this tournament, but at least they’re showing that they can play tourney-level ball. And I’m less concerned about the first game in a weekend than the second, flakeout-wise.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree on all counts
I also think that our defense seriously lessens the flakeout possibility. It’s easier to knock an offense out of rhythm than a defense.
Also, I just google-mapped the four campuses, and all four schools have a 6-9 hour drive to St. Louis. So no one should have a huge advantage or disadvantage regarding fan travel unless their fans just aren’t interested. (UNI is the closest at 6 hours, and Michigan State is the farthest at almost 9).
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
That works.
And putting things in that perspective, I’m sure UT will be in the early game. That puts two EST time teams early and two CST teams late. Well, I think OSU is EST, at least.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude. A Cornell-Washington E8 matchup is still alive.
Longshot, obviously, but I’d love to see it.
Would that be the highest combined seeding in an E8 ever? (11 + 12 = 23)
Welcome back to the game, Purdue.
14-2 run puts them up 1, 43-42.
And in your FT imbalance update, it’s 2-0 in favor of Purdue since the start of the 2nd half.
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Is it wrong
That I’m disappointed the FT disparity in the Xavier-Pitt game is getting less pronounced? Come on, Ted.
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Nope.
Win-win either way. Either V gets more balanced, or more people learn what a V game looks like. At least UT isn’t involved for a change.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
At least I have blocking charges in the Duke-Cal game to keep me entertained.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
MMOD has been skipping like mad for me today
I hope this isn’t reflective of what it’ll be like on Friday.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 7:04 PM EDT reply actions
Seems to be just video-only.
I was having issue with the video not actually loading the first time around, but I’m getting choppy service now too.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
I knew it had to be on their end because the transition commercials stream just fine.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess Teddy isn't the head official.
That would explain that.
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But wait!
Teddy wants to check to see if there’s any time left.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
And there's not.
Xavier advances.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 21, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
And Purdue won
There goes another of my Elite Eight teams. Who’s going to upset Duke now? Purdue? St. Mary’s?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 21, 2010 7:43 PM EDT reply actions
Tennessee-Ohio State Friday
6:07 tip time
Inleast we don’t have to wait until roughly 11:00 like we did last time we played the Buckeyes. I am rooting for Verne and Billy to be our announcing crew since we fared pretty well with them this weekend.
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
My bad on that time
it is 6:07 central, 7:07 eastern. Out of CBS top 4 announcing teams: Nantz and Kellog, Verne and Billy Raftery, Enberg and Bilas, or Gus Johnson and Len Elemore, who would everyone prefer announce our games next weekend? I would go with Verne and Billy, but I know a lot of people do not like Verne.
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
I like 'em for what its worth.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Verne well enough.
I just think he’s on the decline. But he still has a very clear, effective voice and he’s very pleasant to listen to. You just have to excuse his gaffes. But I have no problem if UT gets his team.
by David Hooper on Mar 21, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Gus Johnson.
The man was made to call upsets.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 22, 2010 6:54 AM EDT up reply actions
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