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2015 NCAA Tournament March Madness |OT| 67 Teams Vie For Second Place
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lazybones18
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here's hoping all the lower-seeded teams win Friday
RellyRell28
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Well Fuck me. It's the early game Saturday. I was hoping to at least seen half of this game after work. Now I won't watch much at all.
jakefromstatefarm
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we played like total garbage for 33 minutes and we ended up winning by 8, shout out to the Musketeers, you guys have a legit squad this year, I hope that program continues to do well each March
I hope we get a good game on Saturday
I hope we get a good game on Saturday
We shot 37% and still won, I'll take it.
jakefromstatefarm
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the rebounding margin through the first 35 minutes is more disconcerting to me. They eventually figured out how to muscle their way in the paint, but our inside game took way too long to realize itself. With how well Wisconsin attacked the basket today, a performance like this won't fly on Saturday
RellyRell28
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I see they got Ron Hunter in studio. Nice
chris121580
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Pretty sure Arizona made their last 17 free throws. Nice to see some teams still practice those
Yeah, he's pretty awesome.
The 1-3-1 zone threw them for a loop. They figured it out towards the end, but yeah, if they play like this on Sat, we are done.
WesternHeretic
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Haven't been following college hoops this year but how good is Kentucky? I mean in a historical perspective.
jakefromstatefarm
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we're a terrible shooting team too. Idk why, but Miller's teams typically show up at the ft line once March rolls around
Tough to say. They're the first team in history to go 37-0, but not sure the level of competition in college these days is quite as high as in decades past.
WesternHeretic
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That's why I was curious. I remember that Syracuse team that started 34-0 or something but I remember watching them and saying they suck. Then of course they choked in the NCAA.
RellyRell28
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Rewatching the Badgers game. Frank Kaminsky's floppin is definitely NBA ready.
jakefromstatefarm
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I think Dekker'll be good at the next level. this might sound out there but physically, he reminds me of Luol Deng, in that he's a 6'8, 230 small forward who can slash to the rim and is way more mobile and explosive than someone his size has any business being
Don't worry dude, according to all the pundits Arizona has already moved on to the Final Four.
RellyRell28
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I agree. Kaminsky's I think will be a back end lottery pick and as long as he can shoot and hopefully get's a NBA 3 point shot he'll do well at the next level also. I need to see Hayes for one more season but he's on the way also.
Kaminsky is going top 15 in most mocks along with Dekker
WesternHeretic
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Link foo!
Haha damn, that is deserved though.
I'm curious to see which team comes out on Saturday with a bigger chip on their shoulder. Arizona is going to want revenge from last year but most of the experts are disrespecting the Badgers as a one seed. So Wisconsin will have some extra motivation for Saturday night as well.
I'm curious to see which team comes out on Saturday with a bigger chip on their shoulder. Arizona is going to want revenge from last year but most of the experts are disrespecting the Badgers as a one seed. So Wisconsin will have some extra motivation for Saturday night as well.
Quotes are WVU before the game, tweets are from UK after.
https://twitter.com/DevinBook/status/581308472257544192
https://twitter.com/DrewRoc5/status/581313036348166144
In response to a news story about the UK team playing Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo 64 in their hotels during the tourney.
https://twitter.com/tod_lanterIII/status/581313246872891392
jordan0386
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Yeah, that's great but it's also the past. They lose on sat and all that means jackshit. Big wins like this tend to bite teams in the ass because they get a little too cocky.
Laieon
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Like I've said many times on here, I hate playing basketball in these football domes. Glad to see that the NCAA is going back to all dedicated basketball arenas for the regionals starting next year.
Still, they went through Houston to get to Indianapolis in 2010 so the building has positive vibes for Duke.
I don't really follow sports so I'm sure the answer is something incredibly obvious, but why would they not just have these games in the Toyota Center? It's still in Houston, but it's a dedicated Basketball area/Hockey Arena. NRG Stadium (I didn't realize it was no longer called Reliant Stadium) definitely seems like a dumb choice.
tiggerkiddo
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The answer to all of those questions is money dear boy.
MisterR
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Give me a break. WVU talked shit and got some back. This has nothing to do with the Notre Dame game. UK respects ND and they're gonna be prepared. They might lose because ND is a good team, but it won't have anything to do with some tweets at WVU after the game.
Talent wise they might be one of the best I've ever seen. Being a whole bunch of one and done's though, they don't have any senior leadership and if they were to play a team on their level, I'm not sure how they'd respond. So far they've pretty much been coasting on athleticism. The 5 on their bench are better than almost every team they play.
ND is the best team offensively Kentucky has played by far and if they're hitting 3s, they can force Kentucky to go small to match up.
Kentucky is insane. That behind-the-back reverse layup I saw on the highlight blew my mind. They need to eliminate the one-and-done now, and not to curb Kentucky/Duke/whoever's dominance, but to allow these insane athletes to play at the level they belong and get paid for it.
MisterR
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This isn't a team of one and dones. 5 of the guys who play major minues are 2 or 3 year players. It would be 6/10 if AP hadn't gotten hurt. This team plays as a team. Their defense is historically good. They have size, depth and talent. As far as senior leadership, they don't have that. They do have 3 starters from a team that went to the championship game last year.
Grover Cleveland
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Neither Wisconsin or Arizona convinced me that they could beat Kentucky last night.
I'm not even sure about Duke winning tonight, let alone four more games.
Gonzaga is...Gonzaga.
Our best shot at seeing UK lose might be
A: Notre Dame goes supernova from three and is super efficient in their half court offense, limiting UK's transition game and forcing UK to keep up with them using just their half court O. Possible but unlikely.
B: Izzomagic
I'm not even sure about Duke winning tonight, let alone four more games.
Gonzaga is...Gonzaga.
Our best shot at seeing UK lose might be
A: Notre Dame goes supernova from three and is super efficient in their half court offense, limiting UK's transition game and forcing UK to keep up with them using just their half court O. Possible but unlikely.
B: Izzomagic
I'd like Kentucky to lose because seriously, fuck Kentucky, but they're the best team I've seen in college basketball in forever so I won't actually be too broken up to see them finish it off. They've certainly earned it.
Badgers have been able to squeak out back to back games without Kaminsky and last night Nigel Hayes played his worst game of the year. If they can all show up Saturday the Badgers will cruise. I don't think they will though. Dekker is due for one of his brain fart games for sure.
Badgers have been able to squeak out back to back games without Kaminsky and last night Nigel Hayes played his worst game of the year. If they can all show up Saturday the Badgers will cruise. I don't think they will though. Dekker is due for one of his brain fart games for sure.
In the ones that got any significant time last night it was 4 soph, 4 fr, 1 jr. So yeah, no seniors getting meaningful minutes. All those sophomores, that 1 junior, and most if not all of the freshmen will go pro this year.
But yeah, they play great defense and are a very complete team. I'm just saying that talent wise, they're way beyond every team out there. The only team I think has a shot at beating them in the tourney is Wisconsin.
lol no. NC State and UCLA can get fucked.
The Badgers are not going to cruise against this AZ team. It is going to be a hard fought game.
Hasphat'sAnts
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They're very very good, but it's a down year for CBB in general.
In the last 10 years I think 07 Florida, 09 UNC, and 12 Kentucky are demonstrably better than this year's Kentucky. You could have an argument for 05 UNC and even 10 Kentucky as well, even though that Wall/Cousins team didn't win the championship.
RellyRell28
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If they turn the ball over like against Xavier they will. Still it should be a good game.
I heard on the radio this morning that he hid in the bathroom and was forced to go out and answer questions LOL
If your gonna mouth off before the game man up after the game too
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