2012 NCAA Tournament Thread - Page 9

Radii · 03-15-2012, 08:23 PM

The longer this lasts the less permanent damage I do to my vision by tuning in to the Baylor game. Lets get this thing into OT!

wade moore · 03-15-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

LBSU-UNM was good, too- but didn't quite go down to the wire. And Syracuse-UNCA certainly had some drama. But, yeah, this has been the best game so far today

SI

Yeah, those two are probably not in the "by far" category.

I might be a little biased too

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sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:24 PM

Dang. Stutz was not who should be stepping back to take a 3.

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wade moore · 03-15-2012, 08:24 PM

V-C-U!

V-C-U!

V-C-U!

wade moore · 03-15-2012, 08:25 PM

YOU DON'T WANNA GO TO WAAAAAR!

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:25 PM

Very nice

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sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:26 PM

I'd say I'll be cheering for them in the next game but I don't want to be murdered by Hoosier fans here.

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JonInMiddleGA · 03-15-2012, 08:28 PM

And I lose a S16 team before 10pm on the first day.

spleen1015 · 03-15-2012, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

I'd say I'll be cheering for them in the next game but I don't want to be murdered by Hoosier fans here.

SI

I'm not a Hoosier fan, but I find myself rooting for them especially now. I'm a Crean fan.

Karlifornia · 03-15-2012, 08:30 PM

Was going for Wichita. Stutz blew it on that missed layup.

wade moore · 03-15-2012, 08:32 PM

I've only missed one so far today - I had LBSU winning.

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

And I lose a S16 team before 10pm on the first day.

So did I. But, honestly, that's not that uncommon. Then again, this year things have been mostly playing to seed. It's going to be that douchey guy in sales bragging about how awesome his perfect bracket is because he picked one 12-5 upset ("I thought VCU looked good last year" "That's interesting logic since I don't think last year's team is playing" "I meant this year's") and gets the Iowa State-UConn game correct.

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HeavyReign · 03-15-2012, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

So- someone really watching the WVU-Gonzaga game and vaguely familiar with the teams: What's going on? Bad matchup for WVU? Have we been sleeping on Gonzaga this year? A great shooting game for Gonzaga?

SI

I'm not really familiar with WVU this year but I'd say Gonzaga shot the ball well and they really just made WVU look slow. They were getting deflections on defense that would lead to uncontested layups. I don't watch a ton of Gonzaga games either but that was probably the best I've seen them play in a while.

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:35 PM

All that said, I DEMAND CHAOS! Friday- you'd better bring the chaos

(tho, basketball gods, if you could exclude the #2 seed in the Midwest from it, I'd be greatly appreciative)

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sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:36 PM

Also, basketball gods, could you let Baylor finally pull away so I can get these eye-searing uniforms off my screen and flip to Cyclones-Huskies?

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TargetPractice6 · 03-15-2012, 08:38 PM

Has the stream become useless for anyone else? Glad I didn't actually pay for this.

spleen1015 · 03-15-2012, 08:39 PM

LAG!!!!!!!!!! MML hasn't been like this all day.

timmynausea · 03-15-2012, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

So- someone really watching the WVU-Gonzaga game and vaguely familiar with the teams: What's going on? Bad matchup for WVU? Have we been sleeping on Gonzaga this year? A great shooting game for Gonzaga?

SI

Gonzaga jumped on WVU, hit a bunch of 3s and WVU's offense collapsed quickly once they got down. They're really young and the offense has gone ice cold in pressure situations repeatedly this year, blown a bunch of late leads, etc.

This was the first time I'd seen them, so I'm not really sure how good Gonzaga is. I will say that I was definitely surprised that they outrebounded WVU in the first half.

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:39 PM

Mine's running better tonight than earlier today, actually. But, again, I'm chalking up the inconsistency to Comcast's pure suckiness

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sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:44 PM

Go Iowa State! Big XII represent!

EDIT: If you haven't seen them at all this season, Royce White is really fun to watch. He can do it all. He averages like 15ppg, 8rpg, and 5apg

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sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:53 PM

Baylor's probably going to win this one as they just have too much length and SDSU has no height

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sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 08:57 PM

Iowa State cannot miss! 65% from the field so far including 6/10 3s and they are up 34-14 on UConn. WOW

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Karlifornia · 03-15-2012, 09:10 PM

New Mexico State's coach is named "Marvin Menzies". Sounds like a character from an animated High School Sex Ed video

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 09:20 PM

Or cartoon

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Kodos · 03-15-2012, 09:45 PM

Menzies has a strict rule. There are to be no jokes about his name. Period.

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 09:52 PM

Man, UNLV can't hit the broad side of a barn right now.

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Karlifornia · 03-15-2012, 10:17 PM

My "out of nowhere" upset pick for tomorrow is Ohio U over Michigan. I just don't quite trust Michigan, and I know nothing about the Bobcats team, so that seems like a nice formula for an upset that I would usually overlook.

spleen1015 · 03-15-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Karlifornia

My "out of nowhere" upset pick for tomorrow is Ohio U over Michigan. I just don't quite trust Michigan, and I know nothing about the Bobcats team, so that seems like a nice formula for an upset that I would usually overlook.

I picked them, too. I *think* I heard this week that Michigan sucks at defending the 3 and Ohio loves to shoot the 3. So, I picked them.

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 10:32 PM

Looks like Iowa State is going to finishing the comfortable win against UConn. They got it down to 6 at one point but after that, the Cyclones pulled away. Two Big XII #8 seeds with wins today along with Baylor. Kansas, Mizzou, and Texas tomorrow.

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Matthean · 03-15-2012, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

I picked them, too. I *think* I heard this week that Michigan sucks at defending the 3 and Ohio loves to shoot the 3. So, I picked them.

Defensively I think they are rather solid but it is in part that they play a slower paced game. Their biggest issue is lack of talent and size in the front court. Their front court is all moxy and hustle. The closest thing they have to warm bodies are 6'9" and 6'8". They have been known to have Novak, who is 6'4", play PF due to lack of depth. Horford(6'10") wasn't great, but they had high hopes for him and then he got injured. Oh, to say Michigan can't rebound is putting it mildly. 311th in the country.

The "x" factor will be what it has been all year. Does Hardaway Jr. show up for two halves? Him getting 2 in the first and 12 in the 2nd is a cliche at this point. Michigan is streaky with it's shooting. You get them on a off night and you have very good odds of winning. If they get rolling, few will beat them including MSU and OSU.

Matthean · 03-15-2012, 10:48 PM

So much for the UConn/UK match up people were talking about as a possible upset.

Kodos · 03-15-2012, 10:57 PM

Nice first game back in the tournament. Let's take down VCU on Saturday.

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 10:58 PM

UNLV in huge trouble, down 19 after Colorado is on a 10-0ish run early in the 2nd half

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MrBug708 · 03-15-2012, 11:01 PM

Quick..someone see if Izulde is alive still!

cartman · 03-15-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

Menzies has a strict rule. There are to be no jokes about his name. Period.

Just gotta go with the flow.

Kodos · 03-15-2012, 11:12 PM

His poor team was trying to stop the bleeding for most of the night.

cartman · 03-15-2012, 11:18 PM

He has a very innovative coaching style, one where he breaks the season down into a series of 28 day cycles.

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 11:25 PM

Rebs starting to make the game fun. Why were they not pressing the whole game like this?

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sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 11:28 PM

WOW! 2 POINT GAME!

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sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 11:29 PM

This was that snoozer game that I had on in the background as I was looking up some fantasy baseball stuff as not much seemed to change for the longest time. But, man, it's started to get fun and is going to keep me from getting to sleep on time

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Kodos · 03-15-2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

He has a very innovative coaching style, one where he breaks the season down into a series of 28 day cycles.

Yes. And he is always talking about PMS. Persistently Making Shots!

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 11:40 PM

UNLV is just going to run out of time

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bhlloy · 03-15-2012, 11:42 PM

Shame the refs are calling such a ticky-tack game. Let them play.

Izulde · 03-16-2012, 12:11 AM

Man, that loss hurt. When we went down by 20 I thought sure we were toast.. then to come back and make it a 2 point game, only to fall short at the end.

Damned hard way to end the season. Still, no complaints at all with Rice's first year. Can't wait to see what we do my last year in Vegas next season.

MrBug708 · 03-16-2012, 12:36 AM

Shabazz or no Shabazz, that is the question

whomario · 03-16-2012, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

So- someone really watching the WVU-Gonzaga game and vaguely familiar with the teams: What's going on? Bad matchup for WVU? Have we been sleeping on Gonzaga this year? A great shooting game for Gonzaga?

SI

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmynausea

This was the first time I'd seen them, so I'm not really sure how good Gonzaga is. I will say that I was definitely surprised that they outrebounded WVU in the first half.

I´ve seen them a couple times and they definitely have been a pretty good team all year. Didn´t have many good wins, but of their 6 losses 2 were to St Mary´s (who imo can make some noise, very good team as well), 1 at BYU and 1 at Michigan State.

Their starting backcourt is awfully young but also really talented and Harris and Sacre are really among the better 4/5 pairings around.

They are 13th in the nation in reb% (WVU and Gonzaga both at 54.7%) btw, so it wasn´t that suprising. They are also a really efficient offensive team, Top25 in offensive efficiency, shooting the ball well and getting to the line (where they sometimes struggle though).

Butter · 03-16-2012, 05:23 AM

My upset picks yesterday were NMSU over Indiana and SDSU over Baylor. That worked out well.

Oh, and thanks for nothing, Wichita State. One Sweet 16 team down for me.

Kodos · 03-16-2012, 06:48 AM

Serves you right.

Butter · 03-16-2012, 06:58 AM

Big Ten looking good in the tourney so far. Although I wouldn't be bothered if Michigan went down today.

mauchow · 03-16-2012, 07:24 AM

Big Ten undefeated in postseason play so far, including the NIT.

03-15-2012, 08:24 PM	#403
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03-15-2012, 08:25 PM	#406
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Very nice 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!"

03-15-2012, 08:26 PM	#407
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I'd say I'll be cheering for them in the next game but I don't want to be murdered by Hoosier fans here. 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!"

03-15-2012, 08:28 PM	#408
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03-15-2012, 08:23 PM	#401
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	The longer this lasts the less permanent damage I do to my vision by tuning in to the Baylor game. Lets get this thing into OT!

03-15-2012, 08:35 PM	#414
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	All that said, I DEMAND CHAOS! Friday- you'd better bring the chaos (tho, basketball gods, if you could exclude the #2 seed in the Midwest from it, I'd be greatly appreciative) 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!"

03-15-2012, 08:36 PM	#415
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Also, basketball gods, could you let Baylor finally pull away so I can get these eye-searing uniforms off my screen and flip to Cyclones-Huskies? 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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03-15-2012, 08:39 PM	#417
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	LAG!!!!!!!!!! MML hasn't been like this all day.

03-15-2012, 08:39 PM	#419
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Mine's running better tonight than earlier today, actually. But, again, I'm chalking up the inconsistency to Comcast's pure suckiness 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!"

03-15-2012, 08:44 PM	#420
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03-15-2012, 08:53 PM	#421
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Baylor's probably going to win this one as they just have too much length and SDSU has no height 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!"

03-15-2012, 08:57 PM	#422
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Iowa State cannot miss! 65% from the field so far including 6/10 3s and they are up 34-14 on UConn. WOW 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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03-15-2012, 09:20 PM	#424
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03-15-2012, 09:52 PM	#426
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03-15-2012, 10:17 PM	#427
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	My "out of nowhere" upset pick for tomorrow is Ohio U over Michigan. I just don't quite trust Michigan, and I know nothing about the Bobcats team, so that seems like a nice formula for an upset that I would usually overlook. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

03-15-2012, 10:32 PM	#429
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Looks like Iowa State is going to finishing the comfortable win against UConn. They got it down to 6 at one point but after that, the Cyclones pulled away. Two Big XII #8 seeds with wins today along with Baylor. Kansas, Mizzou, and Texas tomorrow. 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 : 03-15-2012 at 10:32 PM.

03-15-2012, 10:48 PM	#431
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03-15-2012, 10:58 PM	#433
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	UNLV in huge trouble, down 19 after Colorado is on a 10-0ish run early in the 2nd half 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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03-15-2012, 11:25 PM	#438
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Rebs starting to make the game fun. Why were they not pressing the whole game like this? 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 : 03-15-2012 at 11:25 PM.

03-15-2012, 11:28 PM	#439
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	WOW! 2 POINT GAME! 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!"

03-15-2012, 11:29 PM	#440
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	This was that snoozer game that I had on in the background as I was looking up some fantasy baseball stuff as not much seemed to change for the longest time. But, man, it's started to get fun and is going to keep me from getting to sleep on time 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!"

03-15-2012, 11:40 PM	#442
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03-15-2012, 11:42 PM	#443
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Shame the refs are calling such a ticky-tack game. Let them play.

03-16-2012, 12:11 AM	#444
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