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sterlingice · 03-20-2009, 07:24 PM

Anyone worried about a seed who "struggles" just misses the whole point of the tournament. The cliche "survive and advance" is right. It's one thing if you show some fundamental flaws in your game that are exploited, but odds are unless you had a recent injury- there's a "book" out on your team from the first 35 games of the season- and, to paraphrase DG, they are what we thought they were.

American couldn't miss until about 10 minutes left in the game and that's why they were leading Nova. Pitt and Memphis just kindof sleep walked through their games- anyone think that's their A game or that they aren't capable of being better?

To the highest seeds, all the first weekend is about is hoping some of your harder roadblocks get knocked out by an upstart team since they don't have the huge talent advantage you have over your opponents. Oh, and don't stumble in that second game, looking ahead to next week. You're better than the teams facing you but at least one of you (1/2 seed) loses in that second game and you don't want it to be you.

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03-20-2009, 07:24 PM	#635
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Anyone worried about a seed who "struggles" just misses the whole point of the tournament. The cliche "survive and advance" is right. It's one thing if you show some fundamental flaws in your game that are exploited, but odds are unless you had a recent injury- there's a "book" out on your team from the first 35 games of the season- and, to paraphrase DG, they are what we thought they were. American couldn't miss until about 10 minutes left in the game and that's why they were leading Nova. Pitt and Memphis just kindof sleep walked through their games- anyone think that's their A game or that they aren't capable of being better? To the highest seeds, all the first weekend is about is hoping some of your harder roadblocks get knocked out by an upstart team since they don't have the huge talent advantage you have over your opponents. Oh, and don't stumble in that second game, looking ahead to next week. You're better than the teams facing you but at least one of you (1/2 seed) loses in that second game and you don't want it to be you. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"