The Official 2010 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

[legendkiller5]

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Great. Three exams Tues, Wed, Thurs. Back to ******* reality.

[Chaos81]

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oh I wasn't saying it was fact or anything...just that I thought they played the earlier game in order to have the most "rest" for the next round of games.

I thought so too until Thursday, then I noticed that KU was playing the last game of the day. Then they played first in the Saturday OKC games. And Syracuse played a late game Friday but the early game today.

I have no idea how the NCAA does things.

[SlimKibbles]

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I'm glad Xavier is back in the Sweet 16. Now to exact some revenge on K-State, which will not be an easy task at all.

[Koolie G]

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I thought so too until Thursday, then I noticed that KU was playing the last game of the day. Then they played first in the Saturday OKC games. And Syracuse played a late game Friday but the early game today.

I have no idea how the NCAA does things.

It's all based on money, surprise. They want to put the teams that will draw the most television watchers during the "prime time" games. The only game time I've seen for next week is Kentucky - Cornell at 9:57 p.m. That game is in Syracuse, so that is a 9:57 local time tip. That is crazy. I also bet that the Northern Iowa - Michigan St. game will be in one of the prime time slots on whatever day they play. The NCAA puts the teams that will draw the most viewers in the best TV time slots, plain and simple.

[superjames1992]

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It really sucks we have to wait until late week to see more games.

At least the NIT can hold me over some, I guess.

[Bellsprout]

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And so begins the countdown for Kentucky/Cornell, by far my most anticipated Sweet 16 matchup.

It's Sunday and i'm already brimming with anticipation. Also super psyched for MSU/N. Iowa.

[Cusefan]

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And so begins the countdown for Kentucky/Cornell, by far my most anticipated Sweet 16 matchup.

It's Sunday and i'm already brimming with anticipation. Also super psyched for MSU/N. Iowa.

The good news for Cornell is that the Syracuse game starts before the Cornell game, the bad news is they are still playing Kentucky.

[Watson]

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It really sucks we have to wait until late week to see more games.

Not for me. I have 2 teachers (married to each other) who are dookies and are traveling for the games

Im going to do nothing in English and Spanish all week.

[justblaze09]

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Not for me. I have 2 teachers (married to each other) who are dookies and are traveling for the games

Im going to do nothing in English and Spanish all week.

If I was you, I would be hoping Duke wins the National Title. Don't need no upset teachers now do we lol.

[DakkoN]

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The Cornell game scares the hell out of me.. We don't defend the 3 well at all and that's what they do best. Cornell isn't just some Cinderella team, they're the real deal, which you never know about a team that's not played a team with the length and size that Kentucky has.. Their only real tough teams have been Syracuse and Kansas and they lost both of those.

[Koolie G]

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The Cornell game scares the hell out of me.. We don't defend the 3 well at all and that's what they do best. Cornell isn't just some Cinderella team, they're the real deal, which you never know about a team that's not played a team with the length and size that Kentucky has.. Their only real tough teams have been Syracuse and Kansas and they lost both of those.

I agree that Cornell was WAYYY underseeded. The selection commitee just asked for this to happen. Cornell is a legit team. Yes they lost to Syracuse and Kansas, both road games, but they took Kansas down to the wire.

Kentucky had defended the three poorly all year, but their defense has been really really good down the stretch this year. Cornell doesn't have the speed to drive past Kentucky defenders, so Kentucky will just need to stay out on the three and make them beat them inside the arch. The Cornell big guy (forget his name) is a really good player, but he has to go up against probably the best big man in the country in DeMarcus Cousins. I think Kentucky wins this game by 10, but if they can't solve the three point shooting the Cinderella story for Cornell will continue.

[cubsfan203]

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I agree that Cornell was WAYYY underseeded. The selection commitee just asked for this to happen. Cornell is a legit team. Yes they lost to Syracuse and Kansas, both road games, but they took Kansas down to the wire.

What??? If they start handing out high seeds for close losses the tournament will suck. Cornell got the seed they deserved considering they won a decent amount of games but didn't actually beat anyone decent.

[Sandman42]

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Cornell can definitely score against Kentucky. Both Temple and Wisconsin have better defenses than Kentucky and Cornell put on an offensive clinic against both teams.

[Koolie G]

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What??? If they start handing out high seeds for close losses the tournament will suck. Cornell got the seed they deserved considering they won a decent amount of games but didn't actually beat anyone decent.

Do you think Cornell was a top 25 or even top 40 team before the tourney started? If so, then they should've been a much higher seed than #12. Acutally, you probably should reward Cornell for losing close games against Syracuse and Kansas. Did Virginia Tech go on the road to play those type games? Nope, and that is one reason they were left out of the tourney. Schools should be rewarded for playing top programs that are not in their conference, even if they lose. Now, I'm not talking about giving Cornell a #3 seed, so I don't see where they would've handed out a high seed for a couple close losses and therefore the tourney would suck. I don't want to water down the tourney with mid major teams that can "almost" win big games, but I think most experts agreed when the brackets came out that Cornell was underseeded. If you think Cornell deserved a #12 seed then we will have to agree to disagree.

[TracerBullet]

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What??? If they start handing out high seeds for close losses the tournament will suck. Cornell got the seed they deserved considering they won a decent amount of games but didn't actually beat anyone decent.

I have to agree with Koolie. Cornell was ranked in the top 25 for the latter part of the season. It makes no sense for them to be seeded as low as they are. The only reason they were seeded this low is because the committee doesn't respect them for being an Ivy League team even though the polls knew they were better.