2010 NCAA Tournament (and NIT) Thread - Page 10

Ragone · 03-18-2010, 07:28 PM

Time warner gives us 3 different games.. regular cbs.. and 2 hd channels.. really kinda nice.. of course the early game we didn't get to see was nova/r morris.. but ah well

panerd · 03-18-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

Well it seems pretty likely that we are going to have 96 teams in the tournament next year.

So let me ask, is there really anyone who is in favor of this? All this talk about it happening and I literally have not come across a single person who wants it to happen. If they made a poll of sports fans, I'd say that over 80% would probably not want to expand. I guess the NCAA should never shock me, but I can't remember another major sport that made league altering decision of such low approval.

32 more games = a lot more money. The same reason the NBA,NFL, and NHL playoffs have like half the teams. (And even MLB) We will be pissed for about a year and then forget about it and debate bubble teams that could make the field of 96.

MJ4H · 03-18-2010, 07:29 PM

yay

Ragone · 03-18-2010, 07:29 PM

With 32 more teams.. north carolina would have been a bubble team.. seriously..

RainMaker · 03-18-2010, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by timmynausea

I'm fine with it. An extra day or two of tournament is cool with me.

But it kills Championship Week essentially. I just consider the tournament so perfect that I see no reason to change it.

RainMaker · 03-18-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ragone

With 32 more teams.. north carolina would have been a bubble team.. seriously..

They would have easily made it. They hosted a game in the NIT.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-18-2010, 07:36 PM

ETSU probably shouldn't have taken that 10-8 lead.

An 18-4 run by Kentucky since ... and counting

Karlifornia · 03-18-2010, 07:41 PM

This UNI/UNLV game has been pretty good so far. Too bad I have to leave.

Groundhog · 03-18-2010, 07:43 PM

I hate everybody that gets to watch these games right now while I'm stuck at work.

timmynausea · 03-18-2010, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

But it kills Championship Week essentially. I just consider the tournament so perfect that I see no reason to change it.

I guess I just don't see it that way. Take the Big East tournament - the finale between WVU and Georgetown featured two teams with not a ton to gain by winning in terms of entry to the NCAA tournament and/or seeding, (though Huggins lobbied for a #1 seed after the win, he said before the game that WVU was a 2, and he was happy with that.) It was an extremely hard fought game that came down to the last play. Guys on both sides were in tears after the game. I think the conference tournaments matter plenty and always will.

RainMaker · 03-18-2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by timmynausea

I guess I just don't see it that way. Take the Big East tournament - the finale between WVU and Georgetown featured two teams with not a ton to gain by winning in terms of entry to the NCAA tournament and/or seeding, (though Huggins lobbied for a #1 seed after the win, he said before the game that WVU was a 2, and he was happy with that.) It was an extremely hard fought game that came down to the last play. Guys on both sides were in tears after the game. I think the conference tournaments matter plenty and always will.

The major conferences are different though. Although I do think you kill a lot of the early round drama from them. Notre Dame, Illinois, and Minnesota fighting for wins so they could get in. I love Championship Week for the mid-majors and smaller conference tournaments. Watching a school battle in its own gym for a rare trip to the tournament. There is just so much passion in those games.

I mean, do we really need 8 Big Ten teams in the tournament? Or 13 Big East schools? I guess it offers something good for schools/conferences both big and small. But I think it lowers the quality of the tournament and the integrity of the sport.

RainMaker · 03-18-2010, 08:01 PM

Georgetown is looking to put a dagger in my bracket on Day 1. I have them going far in each one.

mauchow · 03-18-2010, 08:02 PM

Big East Represent!

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 08:04 PM

Cant ask for a better start. This is how we came out against Cal in the PAC 10 championship game. Tons of confidence right now.

k0ruptr · 03-18-2010, 08:08 PM

if they let Marquette get that wide open on 3 attempts this game, the Golden Eagles will bomb away

DaddyTorgo · 03-18-2010, 08:08 PM

my only bracket, that i did up in like...less than 5 minutes, is perfect so far.

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 08:11 PM

Someone please tell the announcer it is PONdexter not PAWNdexter

Groundhog · 03-18-2010, 08:14 PM

Ohio up 12 on Georgetown at the half.

mauchow · 03-18-2010, 08:37 PM

Go Ohio! Go!

Groundhog · 03-18-2010, 08:42 PM

Kentucky with 18 points in less than 5 minutes to start the 2nd half. I guess that Eric Bledsoe guy can shoot it a little, 7-7 from 3pt land.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-18-2010, 08:43 PM

That's now a 64-25 run by Kentucky.

mauchow · 03-18-2010, 08:46 PM

Woohoo. Georgetown down 16 and Ohio has the ball. Down with the Big East!

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 08:46 PM

Anyone else get the feeling Georgetown doesn't have the comeback in them.

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 08:47 PM

Thomas is hitting from everywhere!!!

Too bad it doesn't count

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 08:51 PM

Really happy with the first half. Obviously we are going to need to make adjustments but Romar has been great with that during this streak. Look for Pondexter to get a lot more involved in the second half. I think we need to dump it inside more often and use our size.

On the defensive end really all we can do is keep getting hands in their faces and rebound. They are to quick on the perimeter for us to do much else.

gstelmack · 03-18-2010, 08:51 PM

So with Villanova getting a ref-aided squeaker OT win over Robert Morris and Georgetown going down in flames to Ohio, should we restart the whole "how good was the Big East?" discussion again?

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gstelmack

So with Villanova getting a ref-aided squeaker OT win over Robert Morris and Georgetown going down in flames to Ohio, should we restart the whole "how good was the Big East?" discussion again?

No, I just say we go right to the MBBF book of excuses...

cougarfreak · 03-18-2010, 08:57 PM

I still haven't figured out how G'Town got a 3 seed, hell they finished 7th in the Big East.

sterlingice · 03-18-2010, 08:59 PM

Holy crap, Ohio. Up 14 an what do you do? Jack up a 3 and swish.

Might want to chew some clock, tho

SI

JonInMiddleGA · 03-18-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cougarfreak

I still haven't figured out how G'Town got a 3 seed, hell they finished 7th in the Big East.

#7 RPI, #12 Kenpom, not many metrics they weren't a top 12 team in that I've seen.

timmynausea · 03-18-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cougarfreak

I still haven't figured out how G'Town got a 3 seed, hell they finished 7th in the Big East.

They're 7th in the RPI with the #1 SOS. They also had 6 wins over top 15 RPI teams, including 1 seeds Duke and Syracuse. They seemed a little inconsistent all year, though.

sterlingice · 03-18-2010, 09:01 PM

Man, Ohio with nice ball movement, tho.

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Dang. We're going away from UNLV-No Iowa to see what should be an ugly Georgetown-Ohio

SI

Not what I expected when I said this.

So, O/U on Georgetown FTs from here on out is, what, 18?

SI

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 09:01 PM

My set up...

sterlingice · 03-18-2010, 09:02 PM

Northern Iowa starting to stretch things out. They're up 9 and with that defense, it could take a while to cut into--

Never mind. UNLV with a deuce and then a steal and three to cut it back down to 4.

SI

sterlingice · 03-18-2010, 09:03 PM

Electric pencil sharpener?

SI

sterlingice · 03-18-2010, 09:05 PM

Ohio just can't miss!

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-18-2010, 09:05 PM

hate unlv...GO NORTHERN IOWA!!!!!

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Electric pencil sharpener?

SI

The way my brackets have gone today I have needed a lot of sharp pencils.

sterlingice · 03-18-2010, 09:12 PM

Someone reminded Georgetown that they had a game today. It's about time (still would rather see the upset)

SI

Swaggs · 03-18-2010, 09:12 PM

Heh... that pencil sharpener/bookend caught my eye, too.

It looks like it has been passed down through a few generations.

Swaggs · 03-18-2010, 09:14 PM

I'm not surprised that they shifted away from the Gtown game due to it being a blow out -- I just never expected it would be the Hoyas getting blown out.

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 09:15 PM

Glad you guys are studying my desk. I should delete the picture and see who remembers the most details.

sterlingice · 03-18-2010, 09:15 PM

What a joke foul. That should have been on Georgetown, not Ohio

SI

Swaggs · 03-18-2010, 09:15 PM

Doh... came back on.

and Ohio quickly hits a big 3.

sterlingice · 03-18-2010, 09:16 PM

If I were Georgetown, I'd just throw it underneath every time and let the refs bail me out.

SI

Swaggs · 03-18-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

Glad you guys are studying my desk. I should delete the picture and see who remembers the most details.

I think you should just change like 10 things around and then we can circle the differences.

Swaggs · 03-18-2010, 09:17 PM

So, has Kentucky been the only team to just come out and whip their opponents ass today? I missed some of the earlier games, but everything seems relatively close.

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

I think you should just change like 10 things around and then we can circle the differences.

I'm just glad there was nothing embarrassing on there. And before you guys go down the smut path I was thinking more along the lines of my Everyone Loves Raymond DVDs

Lathum · 03-18-2010, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

So, has Kentucky been the only team to just come out and whip their opponents ass today? I missed some of the earlier games, but everything seems relatively close.

Kstate and Butler won pretty easily.

sterlingice · 03-18-2010, 09:20 PM

Cooper! What a touch!

SI

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03-18-2010, 08:08 PM	#466
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	my only bracket, that i did up in like...less than 5 minutes, is perfect so far. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

03-18-2010, 07:28 PM	#451
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	Time warner gives us 3 different games.. regular cbs.. and 2 hd channels.. really kinda nice.. of course the early game we didn't get to see was nova/r morris.. but ah well

03-18-2010, 07:29 PM	#453
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	yay

03-18-2010, 07:29 PM	#454
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	With 32 more teams.. north carolina would have been a bubble team.. seriously..

03-18-2010, 08:01 PM	#462
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Georgetown is looking to put a dagger in my bracket on Day 1. I have them going far in each one.

03-18-2010, 08:02 PM	#463
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Big East Represent!

03-18-2010, 08:04 PM	#464
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Cant ask for a better start. This is how we came out against Cal in the PAC 10 championship game. Tons of confidence right now.

03-18-2010, 08:11 PM	#467
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Someone please tell the announcer it is PONdexter not PAWNdexter

03-18-2010, 08:14 PM	#468
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Ohio up 12 on Georgetown at the half. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

03-18-2010, 08:37 PM	#469
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Go Ohio! Go!

03-18-2010, 08:42 PM	#470
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Kentucky with 18 points in less than 5 minutes to start the 2nd half. I guess that Eric Bledsoe guy can shoot it a little, 7-7 from 3pt land. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

03-18-2010, 08:43 PM	#471
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	That's now a 64-25 run by Kentucky. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 03-18-2010 at 08:43 PM.

03-18-2010, 08:46 PM	#472
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Woohoo. Georgetown down 16 and Ohio has the ball. Down with the Big East!

03-18-2010, 08:46 PM	#473
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Anyone else get the feeling Georgetown doesn't have the comeback in them.

03-18-2010, 08:47 PM	#474
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Thomas is hitting from everywhere!!! Too bad it doesn't count

03-18-2010, 08:51 PM	#475
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Really happy with the first half. Obviously we are going to need to make adjustments but Romar has been great with that during this streak. Look for Pondexter to get a lot more involved in the second half. I think we need to dump it inside more often and use our size. On the defensive end really all we can do is keep getting hands in their faces and rebound. They are to quick on the perimeter for us to do much else.

03-18-2010, 08:51 PM	#476
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	So with Villanova getting a ref-aided squeaker OT win over Robert Morris and Georgetown going down in flames to Ohio, should we restart the whole "how good was the Big East?" discussion again? __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

03-18-2010, 08:57 PM	#478
cougarfreak College Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Out of Grad School Hell :)	I still haven't figured out how G'Town got a 3 seed, hell they finished 7th in the Big East.

03-18-2010, 08:59 PM	#479
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Holy crap, Ohio. Up 14 an what do you do? Jack up a 3 and swish. Might want to chew some clock, tho 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!"

03-18-2010, 09:01 PM	#483
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	My set up...

03-18-2010, 09:02 PM	#484
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Northern Iowa starting to stretch things out. They're up 9 and with that defense, it could take a while to cut into-- Never mind. UNLV with a deuce and then a steal and three to cut it back down to 4. 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!"

03-18-2010, 09:03 PM	#485
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03-18-2010, 09:05 PM	#486
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Ohio just can't miss! 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!"

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03-18-2010, 09:12 PM	#489
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Someone reminded Georgetown that they had a game today. It's about time (still would rather see the upset) 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!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-18-2010 at 09:12 PM.

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Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Heh... that pencil sharpener/bookend caught my eye, too. It looks like it has been passed down through a few generations. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-18-2010, 09:14 PM	#491
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I'm not surprised that they shifted away from the Gtown game due to it being a blow out -- I just never expected it would be the Hoyas getting blown out. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-18-2010, 09:15 PM	#492
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Glad you guys are studying my desk. I should delete the picture and see who remembers the most details.

03-18-2010, 09:15 PM	#493
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	What a joke foul. That should have been on Georgetown, not Ohio 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!"

03-18-2010, 09:15 PM	#494
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Doh... came back on. and Ohio quickly hits a big 3. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-18-2010, 09:16 PM	#495
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	If I were Georgetown, I'd just throw it underneath every time and let the refs bail me out. 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!"