It's weird to me that a totally meaningless Rutgers loss with a few mitigating circumstances would be weighted so much more heavily than losing in your conference tournament but whatever.
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NCAA 2014-15 Men's Basketball |OT| It's Cal's World, We're Just Living In It
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It's weird to me that a totally meaningless Rutgers loss with a few mitigating circumstances would be weighted so much more heavily than losing in your conference tournament but whatever.
As great as it was to see a UNC win and a Duke loss in person, the best stuff of the night had to be the halftime/timeout games.
IDK where they found people that couldnt hit freethrows or layups. shit forks were barely getting rim.
This dude baaaaaaaaaadly airballed a halfcourt shot for a million, missed a freethrow for like $1000 and bricked a layup for $500
couple thoughts on the games
- justin jackson finally showed up major. no surprise that we actually beat an elite team because of that.
- UVA was not impressive at all. were it not for careless throwaways we win that by 12+. they look like the first 1 or 2 out.
- the crowd didn't give Duke a hard time at all. have to say that was overblown.
- okafor post moves in person
. the refs favor him too much though.
IDK where they found people that couldnt hit freethrows or layups. shit forks were barely getting rim.
This dude baaaaaaaaaadly airballed a halfcourt shot for a million, missed a freethrow for like $1000 and bricked a layup for $500
couple thoughts on the games
- justin jackson finally showed up major. no surprise that we actually beat an elite team because of that.
- UVA was not impressive at all. were it not for careless throwaways we win that by 12+. they look like the first 1 or 2 out.
- the crowd didn't give Duke a hard time at all. have to say that was overblown.
- okafor post moves in person
lazybones18
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Albany with the only 3-pt they had the entire game going to the Big Dance again. Way to choke Stony Brook
Empyrean Heaven
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WOOOOOOOOOO! ALBANYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will fully admit we didn't deserve to win that game.
nillapuddin
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Another home game in Nashville, lets get it!
nillapuddin
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Umm.. These calls. For both sides, wtf.
Are we here to play basketball or two hand touch ultimate Frisbee ..
Are we here to play basketball or two hand touch ultimate Frisbee ..
sf2fanatic
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We got one our first Tuesday games.. Hampton!!
RellyRell28
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Awesome left my last break when Wisky was down 5 this break I see they won by 20. Nice
nillapuddin
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Jeeze idk who is watching this game at home, but its dreadful. On course for 1 point per minute.
I'm sorry, after seeing Portis play 4 games this year, I don't see what makes him so coveted. I understand at the end of the game his scorecard looks good, but I'm not seeing him dominate a team or game. I feel like he gets all the easy baskets and then simply has such a height advantage over some of these same teams that he puts in work on the glass. Im not trying to be a hater, I just don't get it, maybe in the games I haven't seen he just goes off
I'm sorry, after seeing Portis play 4 games this year, I don't see what makes him so coveted. I understand at the end of the game his scorecard looks good, but I'm not seeing him dominate a team or game. I feel like he gets all the easy baskets and then simply has such a height advantage over some of these same teams that he puts in work on the glass. Im not trying to be a hater, I just don't get it, maybe in the games I haven't seen he just goes off
Grover Cleveland
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Tickets for the ACC Championship Game
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Mac the KNife
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Hot damn.
Awkward.Tickets for the ACC Championship Game
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Mac the KNife
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Refs did Maryland a favor with that foul. Dawson was there to jam it in.
Mac the KNife
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Trimble ain't smiling no mo'.
Rest up, my Spartans.
Rest up, my Spartans.
Defense has looked really solid the last couple days. Couldn't do much about the Terps starting hot from outside, but once they cooled off the momentum shifted (after being down 23-7, Spartans outscored them 55-35). Really tough effort and a great win.
Dawson is a beast around the rim. I'm going to miss watching him play for the g&w.
Clark is starting to gel, too.
AZ has three pretty ugly losses. Should not even be in the conversation for a #1. UVa will probably get the #2 (hopefully in the East), which would be fair for the way we are playing now.
Grover Cleveland
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For those playing at home
KenPom has UK,Zona,Sconi,UVa,Nova,Zags, Duke in that order
BPI has UK, Sconi, UVa, Zona, Zags, Nova, Duke
UK's obviously a lock, and Gonzaga's out. So we have Wisconsin, Virginia, Villanova, Arizona, and Duke competing for three spots.
By hard computer metrics (KenPom BPI), Duke and Nova would be the odd two out.
By quality of wins/SOS, Nova and Arizona would be the odd two out.
By eye test, probably Arizona and Virginia would be the odd two out.
For those playing at home
KenPom has UK,Zona,Sconi,UVa,Nova,Zags, Duke in that order
BPI has UK, Sconi, UVa, Zona, Zags, Nova, Duke
UK's obviously a lock, and Gonzaga's out. So we have Wisconsin, Virginia, Villanova, Arizona, and Duke competing for three spots.
By hard computer metrics (KenPom BPI), Duke and Nova would be the odd two out.
By quality of wins/SOS, Nova and Arizona would be the odd two out.
By eye test, probably Arizona and Virginia would be the odd two out.
I think it's obvious Duke deserves a 1 seed. They have the best wins out of that group. UK/Duke and personally I think it should be Wisconsin/UVa after that. Villanova's resume in terms of "best wins" and SoS doesn't really impress me.
Randolph Freelander
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Who cares if Duke gets a 1. Seeds are irrelevant if they're good enough.
Grover Cleveland
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I mean, I'll take a 3 seed if it means we don't have to see UK until the championship game.
I'm not trying to get Kansas'd in the Elite 8.
I'm not trying to get Kansas'd in the Elite 8.
Randolph Freelander
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Put Duke as the 16 in Kentucky's region. If Duke isn't good enough to beat them, then get it over quickly.
jakefromstatefarm
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If we win tonight, we'll almost certainly end up in the West, which is way more important than if we land as a 1 or 2 seed.
Well it's nice to not have to run into another 1 until the final four. And that 1-16 game is basically a bye since that upset has never happened. But you're right, not a big difference.
I just like the geographical advantage this year for UK as a 1. Louisville --> Clevland --> Indy = pro UK crowds.
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The best time to play UK would be in Cleveland where there's going to be fewer UK fans than Indy/Louisville.
Randolph Freelander
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Enjoy the final, Carolina/ND fans.
WOOOOOOOO!
ErasureAcer
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Guys...Wyoming stole a bid.
Randolph Freelander
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One team that won't win replaced another.
You have a job? Do you not have any pride? #damelogic
Laieon
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March Madness is the only time of the year I watch Basketball (or any sport really), mostly because I like to see how well I do in a pool without any knowledge going in.
Can we start filling out brackets yet? For the past 5 years or so I've gotten an invite to a pool from a teacher I had in High School, but I haven't gotten an email yet so I'm not quite sure what's going on with that. Does GAF have a group?
Can we start filling out brackets yet? For the past 5 years or so I've gotten an invite to a pool from a teacher I had in High School, but I haven't gotten an email yet so I'm not quite sure what's going on with that. Does GAF have a group?
sf2fanatic
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Question gaf, does the Strength of Schedule work in basketball as it did before in football? Meaning if Oregon wins will it help out UCLA? Just curious. Sorry for asking this again
Randolph Freelander
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Brackets are revealed tomorrow at 6PM EDT. ~20.5 hours from now.
sf2fanatic
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Who's making the March madness thread?
It wouldnt help UCLA much unless they have a win against Oregon.
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