2010 NCAA Top Gun Game B DRAFT Thread

[Radii]

Draft Rules

1) Each participant drafts a team of 6 players.
2) Snake draft done on the forum.
3) You score as many points as each of your drafted players scores in the NCAA tournament.
4) One of your players must be from a team seeded 10th or lower.

Draft Order

1. ntndeacon
2. Samdari
3. RPI-Fan
4. timmynausea
5. Neuqua
6. kurtism
7. Lathum
8. Marmel
9. cmp
10. hoopsguy


If you are unable to be around from 10am-6pm Eastern Time then sending in draft lists are highly recommended!

[Radii]

1.1: ntndeacon - John Scheyer, Duke
1.2: Samdari - Wesley Johnson, Syracuse
1.3: RPI-Fan Sherron Collins, Kansas
1.4: timmynausea - Da'sean Butler, West Virginia
1.5: Neuqua - Evan Turner, Ohio State
1.6: kurtism - John Wall, Kentucky
1.7: Lathum - Scottie Reynolds, Villanova
1.8: Marmel - Xavier Henry, Kansas
1.9: cmp - Kyle Singler, Duke
1.10: hoopsguy - Nolan Smith, Duke

2.1: hoopsguy - Denis Clemente, Kansas State
2.2: cmp - Patrick Patterson, Kentucky
2.3: Marmel - Marcus Morris, Kansas
2.4: Lathum - Jacob Pullen, Kansas State
2.5: kurtism - Greg Monroe, Georgetown
2.6: Neuqua - Demarcus Cousins, Kentucky
2.7: timmynausea - Corey Fisher, Villanova
2.8: RPI-Fan - Greivis Vasquez, Maryland
2.9: Samdari - Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh
2.10: ntndeaon - James Anderson, Oklahoma State

3.1: ntndeacon - LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor
3.2: Samdari - Donald Sloan, Texas A&M
3.3: RPI-Fan - Travon Hughes, Wisconsin
3.4: timmynausea - Andy Rautins, Syracuse
3.5: Neuqua - Austin Freeman, Georgetown
3.6: kurtism - Kalin Lucas, Michigan State
3.7: Lathum - Kevin Jones, West Virginia
3.8: Marmel - Kris Joseph, Syracuse
3.9: cmp - Cole Aldrich, Kansas
3.10: hoopsguy - Quincy Pondexter, Washington (10+ seed)


4.1: hoopsguy - Eric Bledsoe, Kentucky
4.2: cmp - Tweety Carter, Baylor
4.3: Marmel - Rick Jackson, Syracuse
4.4: Lathum - William Buford, Ohio State
4.5: kurtism - Darington Hobson, New Mexico
4.6: Neuqua - Derrick Favors, Georgia Tech (10+ seed)
4.7: timmynausea - Ryan Wittman, Cornell (10+ seed)
4.8: RPI-Fan - Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
4.9: Samdari - Randy Culpepper, UTEP (10+ seed)
4.10: ntndeaon - Omar Samhan, Saint Mary's (10+ seed)

5.1: ntndeacon - Lazar Hayward, Marquette
5.2: Samdari - David Lighty, Ohio State
5.3: RPI-Fan - Jon Diebler, Ohio State
5.4: timmynausea - Chris Wright, Georgetown
5.5: Neuqua - Jordan Crawford, Xavier
5.6: kurtism - Alex Franklin, Siena (10+ seed)
5.7: Lathum - Aubrey Coleman. Houston (10+ seed)
5.8: Marmel - Gerald Lee, Old Dominion (10+ seed)
5.9: cmp - Isaiah Thomas, Washington (10+ seed)
5.10: hoopsguy - Scoop Jardine, Syracuse

6.1: hoopsguy - Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt
6.2: cmp - E'Twaun Moore, Purdue
6.3: Marmel - Devin Ebanks, West Virginia
6.4: Lathum - Ekpe Udoh, Baylor
6.5: kurtism - Dairese Gary, New Mexico
6.6: Neuqua -
6.7: timmynausea - Antonio Pena, Villanova
6.8: RPI-Fan - Clarence Jackson, Siena(10+ seed)
6.9: Samdari - Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame
6.10: ntndeaon - Roman Martinez, New Mexico

[Radii]

ntndeacon is up! the clock doesn't start until 10am eastern tomorrow, but picks may begin at any time.

[Neuqua]

Grr Marmel.

[Marmel]

Grr Marmel.

Are you gonna grab a few Illinois players?

[ntndeacon]

Sorry y'all, I think I would like the year Iam close to the front, there would be a clear number one. Tihs seems to be the closest thing to it.

1.1 Jon Scheyer, Duke

[Chief Rum]

Sorry y'all, I think I would like the year Iam close to the front, there would be a clear number one. Tihs seems to be the closest thing to it.

1.1 Jon Scheyer, Duke

Copycat

[Lathum]

Hey guys, if it gets to me I'll be on by noon EST to make my pick. I would rather not submit a list for my first pick, hope that is cool with everyone.

[Radii]

Hey guys, if it gets to me I'll be on by noon EST to make my pick. I would rather not submit a list for my first pick, hope that is cool with everyone.

No exceptions to the 1 hour clock when its active. Doesn't look like it will matter since no one else has picked, but we really have to push this during the day to get done on time.

[Samdari]

Sorry.

I'll take Wesley Johnson, Syracuse.

[Radii]

1.3: RPI-Fan via list takes Sherron Collins, Kansas

[Samdari]

Before the criticism starts, clearly Collins is the pick there, and mine is a total homer pick (plus I think SU got a completely free pass to the final 8).

Congrats, Radii, on getting to follow me in the draft and having that pick handed to you.

[Radii]

Before the criticism starts, clearly Collins is the pick there, and mine is a total homer pick (plus I think SU got a completely free pass to the final 8).

Congrats, Radii, on getting to follow me in the draft and having that pick handed to you.

sadly its RPI-Fan's pick, not mine :) I would have taken Collins in that spot but I think its reasonably close given Kansas' much, much more difficult road.

[Samdari]

Is there supposed to be a separate thread for discussion?

[Marmel]

Samdari- Am I the only Syracuse fan...no, make that, am I the only person who is very concerned about Arinze's injury? I have this sinking feeling that he is out for the whole postseason and it will be a struggle just to make the second weekend without him.

[Samdari]

Samdari- Am I the only Syracuse fan...no, make that, am I the only person who is very concerned about Arinze's injury? I have this sinking feeling that he is out for the whole postseason and it will be a struggle just to make the second weekend without him.

No, I had a discussion with my friend that he is probably out for the year, and they would try to hide it from the committee. Then they issue a press release Friday that paints a happy picture yet is vague about both the nature and duration of his injury. Then Sunday, just after the #1 seed is announced, the prognosis for Onuaku gets worse.

I just think they can beat the non-elite teams without him, and I think their road to the final 8 is paved with non-elite teams. Of their road to the final 8, I see them playing Vermont, Gonzaga, and Vanderbilt/Butler. Frankly, none of those teams scare me even a little. On a truly neutral court, Gonzaga might scare me, but Buffalo will be anything but neutral. There are going to be thousands of SU fans and 375 Gonzaga fans in the building.

[Radii]

Is there supposed to be a separate thread for discussion?

nah, I try to keep the 2nd post updated with picks and everyone gets a PM when they're up, so it shouldn't be difficult for anyone to keep up through discussion :)

[timmynausea]

1.4 - Da'sean Butler, West Virginia

Sending PM momentarily.

[Radii]

1.5 Neuqua selects, via list, Evan Turner, Ohio State

[kurtism]

1.6 - I take John Wall, Kentucky

[Lathum]

here, making pick shortly

[Lathum]

1.7- Scottie Reynolds- 'Nova

[Radii]

Marmel, via list: 1.8 - Xavier Henry, Kansas

[Marmel]

Henry, Kansas

[Radii]

beat you to it! :D

[cmp]

1.9 - Kyle Singler

[Radii]

2 hours for hoopsguy with two picks, he's skipped for now and may pick whenever he is able to. cmp is back up.

[Lathum]

We are getting our asses kicked by the game A thread

[Radii]

cmp is skipped, he may make his pick at any time as well.


Marmel with 2.3 takes: Marcus Morris, Kansas

[Lathum]

Just PMed Radii with my pick

[Radii]

2.4, lathum takes: Jacob Pullen, Kansas State

[Lathum]

2.4 Jacob Pullen KSU

[kurtism]

2.5 Greg Monroe, Georgetown

[Radii]

Neuqua takes: 2.6 Demarcus Cousins, Kentucky

[timmynausea]

2.7 - Corey Fisher, Villanova

[hoopsguy]

Here now, sorry for the hold-up. Will run two picks ASAP.

[hoopsguy]

Nolan Smith (Duke)

[hoopsguy]

Denis Clemente (KSU)

[cmp]

Sorry guys, been stuck in airports all day.

2.3 Patrick Patterson, Kentucky

[RPI-Fan]

will pick in the AM before 10am

[RPI-Fan]

Jacob Pullen, Kansas State

[Marmel]

Jacob Pullen, Kansas State

Try again.

[Radii]

Hm, I'd be more patient if we didn't have a slow day yesterday here, but RPI Fan spent 57 minutes on the clock yesterday and another 30 now, I assume he's not around after Marmel replied here and I PM'd him, lets try to get this moving a bit!

RPI Fan is skipped for now but may pick at any time. Samdari is up.

[RPI-Fan]

Greivis Vasquez, Maryland

[Samdari]

Ashton Gibbs, Pitt

[Radii]

ntndeacon, via list:

2.10 - James Anderson, Oklahoma State

3.1 - LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor

[Lathum]

oof, NTN with 2 great picks if their teams can win

[Samdari]

Donald Sloan, Texas A&M

[RPI-Fan]

Travon Hughes, Wisconsin

[timmynausea]

3.4 - Andy Rautins, Syracuse

[Neuqua]

Austin Freeman, Georgetown

[Lathum]

Damn you Neuqua!

[kurtism]

3.6 Kalin Lucas, Michigan State

[Lathum]

3.7- Kevin Jones- WVU

[Marmel]

Kris Joseph, Syracuse

[Radii]

cmp, via list: 3.9 Cole Aldrich, Kansas

[hoopsguy]

Here, have one pick already:

3.10 Quincy Poindexter (Washington)

cmp blocked my other, so need a sec on that one ...

[hoopsguy]

4.1 Ashton Gibbs (Pittsburgh)

[Marmel]

4.1 Ashton Gibbs (Pittsburgh)

He is long gone, try again. :)

[Lathum]

Jesus Hoops, I was sure I would get Q in the last round!

[hoopsguy]

Damn it, did a search on the first page before posting the pick. Not sure why that bombed.

OK, revised pick:
4.1 Eric Bledsoe (Kentucky)

[Radii]

cmp, via list: 4.2 Tweety Carter, Baylor

[Marmel]

Rick Jackson, Syracuse

[Samdari]

I know two of Marmel's final four teams!

[Radii]

lathum, via list: 4.4 William Buford, Ohio State

[kurtism]

4.5 Darington Hobson, New Mexico

[Neuqua]

Derrick Favors, G-Tech (10+ Seed)

[timmynausea]

4.7 - Ryan Wittman, Cornell (10+ seed)

[Radii]

RPI Fan, via list: 4.8 Luke Harangody, Notre Dame

[Radii]

try to send lists if you won't be around tomorrow please, hopefully we'll be able to finish up easily w/o having to worry about running into Thursday. I'm out until the morning most likely.

[Samdari]

Randy Culpepper, UTEP (10+ seed).

[Radii]

ntndeacon, via list:

Omar Samhan, St. Mary's

and

Lazar Hayward, Marquette

[Samdari]

David Lighty, Ohio St.

[RPI-Fan]

Jon Diebler, Ohio State

[JeeberD]

Randy Culpepper, UTEP (10+ seed).

I was wondering if someone was going to take him. Hopefully he has one (or two or three) of his 45 point games for you, not one of his 9 point games...

[timmynausea]

5.4 - Chris Wright, Georgetown

Sheesh. I had planned to go for one of the two OSU guys picked right before me.

[Lathum]

Well damn, I was hoping to get Wright

[Samdari]

I was wondering if someone was going to take him. Hopefully he has one (or two or three) of his 45 point games for you, not one of his 9 point games...

He's an 18 point a game scorer I see as all but guaranteed to play 3 games. Can't beat that from your 10+ seed guy.

[Radii]

time to skip neuqua, kurtism is up, neuq may pick at any time.

[kurtism]

5.5 Alex Franklin, Siena

[Neuqua]

Jordan Crawford, Xavier

[Lathum]

aubrey coleman. Houston

[Radii]

Marmel, via list: Gerald Lee, Old Dominion

[Radii]

cmp skipped, may pick at any time.

hoopsguy, via list:

Scoop Jardine, Syracuse

and

Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt

back to cmp

[Marmel]

Wow, I would normally take my 10+ see din Round 6, but didn't think there was any chance of Scoop being scooped up, so I figured I would grab him in round 6. Damn. Nice pick though. His scoring average doesn't do justice to how he is playing lately.

[Radii]

cmp can finish up at any time.

Marmel takes Devin Ebanks, West Virginia

[Radii]

lathum's up, i see him in the thread

[Lathum]

pick coming

[Lathum]

Ekpe Udoh- Baylor

[kurtism]

Dairese Gary - New Mexico

[cmp]

5.9 - Quincy Pondexter, Washington (10+ seed)
6.2 - E'Twaun Moore, Purdue

[Lathum]

Pondexter is gone already, that bastard Hoops took him.

[Radii]

time's up for neuqua, he and cmp can make their last picks whenever(pm'd cmp to let him know one of his picks was already taken). timmy's up

[timmynausea]

6.7 - Antonio Pena, Villanova

[cmp]

5.9 - Isaiah Thomas, Washington (10+ seed)

[Radii]

rpi fan, via list: Clarence Jackson, Siena

[Lathum]

Ordinarily Thomas is a good pick but he has a broken bone in his hand and his shooting has suffered a bit.

Also, if he puts up 2 points in the first half don't worry, he is a second half player.

[Radii]

free for all for the last 3 picks, skipping samdari too, ntndeacon is up/everyone who still needs someone is free to pick at any time

[ntndeacon]

last pick then
Roman Martinez--New Mexico

[Samdari]

6.9 Tim Abromaitis - ND

[Radii]

one more pick to go from Neuqua and then we're all done.

[JeeberD]

last pick then
Roman Martinez--New Mexico

Fuck Roman Martinez...

[Radii]

we've never had someone not show up for their last pick before! Reggie Holmes, Morgan State is the top scorer from the regular season in the tourney who has not been drafted yet. That's neuqua's last pick.

[Marmel]

ODU for the upset! Go 10+ seed!

[Samdari]

Tim Abromaitis, 9 pts total. God, I suck at this.