Man this would be great. I don't want to play Indiana.Bing with the LOL of the day
Indiana is #7 in the country in adjusted offense per Kenpom
Chattanooga is #149
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NCAA March Madness 2016 - Men's Tournament |OT| Nobody is good this year
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Hasphat'sAnts
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Because the Regional Final is played in the "South" (Louisville)
chris121580
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Bing with the LOL of the day
Indiana is #7 in the country in adjusted offense per Kenpom
Chattanooga is #149
I'm still nervous about it. Everyone seems to be overlooking Chattanooga. Let's just hope the team isn't. Can't see Yogi allowing that but stranger things have happened. I continue to refuse to talk to anyone about the possibilities of the next round until we take care of business with Chattanooga first. Also, is it true that Stony Brook isn't really a slouch and could give UK troubles?
oh ok
Bing with the LOL of the day
Indiana is #7 in the country in adjusted offense per Kenpom
Chattanooga is #149
Maybe, but what I have been hearing is that Indiana is turnover prone, and Chattanooga is 31st in steals per game. Also Blackmon and Robert Johnson are both out.
Randolph Freelander
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A generation ago, the region names meant something the entire time. If you were in the west region, you played all your games out there (in two sectionals of 8 teams). It wasn't entirely necessary for the sectionals to be uniformly composed, of course, because two games in a weekend means you only need 4 teams clumped together, not 8, and certainly not 16. So they switched to the present format that allows top teams to potentially play closer to home* in the first two rounds before going off to the regionals.
A few years ago, they even had the genius idea of getting rid of the directional names altogether, and would use the city as the region's name. That went over so well that they switched back.
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*Seeds 1-4 get preferential placement, but higher seeds take priority. If Duke, North Carolina, and Virginia are all seeded highly and there happens to be games in the Carolina/Virginia area, then only 2 would get to stay in the area (2 clumps of 4 teams), and the third would get shipped out.
chris121580
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Blackmon is out...there hasn't been any confirmation on Johnson yet
linko9
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Having issues streaming this online. Game hitches every minute or so, erratic changes in quality, etc. I have fast internet, never have problems with ESPN or other streaming stuff. Anyone else running into issues, or is it something on my end? I don't remember having these problems in previous years. Going to be a real bummer if this continues.
nillapuddin
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As someone who lives in Fort Myers, Go Eagles!
but yeah please, save some magic
127-1 !
but yeah please, save some magic
127-1 !
if FGCU still does that dunk city shit we might hang 150 on them lmao.
Proelite
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Oh boy. I would love me some schadenfreude if FGCU gives UNC fans a little scare. Aint asking for much, just a small lead for a while in the second half.
Cuz you know UNC-W going to eek one out on us.
First tournament* game as a Vandy fan. Go Dores.
First half edit: This fucking game... nearly 30 total fouls called. And among those fouls, there has been some serious, SERIOUS bullshit calls for BOTH sides. Absolutely disgusting to watch, it's all but a FT contest.
Let the boys play a damn physical tournament basketball game JFC.
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First half edit: This fucking game... nearly 30 total fouls called. And among those fouls, there has been some serious, SERIOUS bullshit calls for BOTH sides. Absolutely disgusting to watch, it's all but a FT contest.
Let the boys play a damn physical tournament basketball game JFC.
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nillapuddin
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Just saw this on Reddit
"For Holy Cross to finish with a +.500 record they must win the National Championship"
Wow didnt realize that
Overall 14-19
Conf 5-13
"For Holy Cross to finish with a +.500 record they must win the National Championship"
Wow didnt realize that
Overall 14-19
Conf 5-13
Randolph Freelander
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The Fighting Bill Simmonses
Guhnmystro
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Woo, 2 for 2!
sf2fanatic
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Let's go Providence!! Beat USC
GoldenEye 007
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It greatly annoys me that teams like USF and FGCU have been more relevant on the basketball stage than UCF the last number of years. Soooo looking forward to our next coach and becoming competitive in the AAC and potentially earning NCAA bids again.
Ryan242004
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Wichita state! Let's go shockers!
Randolph Freelander
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That reminds me, when are you going to pick a real school to pull for?
Empyrean Heaven
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Calling it now, FGCU is going to to give UNC A LOT of grief.
Empyrean Heaven
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He always plays it so safe. Kansas is the favorite yes but I don't think they'll win. I've got them, UNC, and MSU winning in a third of my brackets, and I think I even have Miami winning one.
lol They havent won an NCAA Tournament game since 1997
Choke artists
Also, the game will be played in Des Moines, almost a home game for Iowa, another huge advantage
Uh, Iowa doesn't play in Des Moines.
Anyway, I picked Michigan State to win. Then again, since I've only paid attention to the Big 10 and 12 this year, my Final Four games are matchups within those conferences. My bracket might end up being terrible.
Quoted for posterity when the Heels win by 25+
Empyrean Heaven
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Having issue with two picks.
1. Seton Hall vs. Gonzaga. Have Seton Hall winning and going to the Sweet 16, but doubting that highly.
2. Heavily considering picking Wisconsin over Xavier in the second round. Should I do it?
1. Seton Hall vs. Gonzaga. Have Seton Hall winning and going to the Sweet 16, but doubting that highly.
2. Heavily considering picking Wisconsin over Xavier in the second round. Should I do it?
Brian Fellows
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I've got the Zags winning 2 and Wisconsin winning 3.
The last two times Obama has picked KU to win the title, they've failed to reach the Final Four.
Thanks Obama
Hasphat'sAnts
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Jabari's putting up 21/6/2 on 51% shooting post all star break.
I still for the life of me can't figure out how we lost to Mercer.
I still for the life of me can't figure out how we lost to Mercer.
Randolph Freelander
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And Rodney Hood is doin' thangs in Utah.
ISWThunder
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Seton Hall is really good and they are playing their best ball of the year, coming off consecutive wins over #2 seeds (Xavier and Villanova).
Come tournament time, I always favor the team with the better back court. Isaiah Whitehead is really good, averaging 25 pts, 5.5 assists and 5.5 boards over his last 7 games. Whitehead is a big time player and I think he's the difference maker against the Zags.
Grover Cleveland
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He wasn't even on the court down the stretch against Mercer.
K trusted his defense that little.
I don't know if that's a less embarrassing loss than 2012 when Austin Rivers was the only Duke player on the court who gave a damn, or this year will be after the entire team fouls out or falls over dead against Party School USA
Deadly Cyclone
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We beat Chattanooga by 20. I think IU will do fine against them.
Amory
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Randolph Freelander
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Y'all do realize that at some point in six games, Carolina might have to make a 3.
So basically it's a second round exit for those guys.
So basically it's a second round exit for those guys.
If they play defense like they did in the ACC championship game they won't have to make many threes, Especially if they have like 50 points in the paint
Hippopuncher12
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I have the same FF. KU/MSU in final with MSU winning it.
Randolph Freelander
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At the top of the most recent Bill Simmons podcast, Chuck Klosterman describes Grayson Allen as if JJ Redick and Hope Solo had a child that was adopted by Montgomery Burns. (And this is part of the reason he likes him.)
Young Scrappy, everybody.
Young Scrappy, everybody.
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