Randolph Freelander
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Don't ruin spring for me, Bowser.
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NCAA March Madness 2016 - Men's Tournament |OT| Nobody is good this year
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Don't ruin spring for me, Bowser.
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Odd year with so many big first round upsets, but really no Cinderella team making it to the Sweet 16. 15 P5 conference teams, and regular mid major power Gonzaga.
Oh well, should make for some great games this week!
Oh well, should make for some great games this week!
In the most stunning news I've seen all week, Ben Simmons is entering the NBA draft.
#3 pick
Grover Cleveland
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Don't ruin spring for me, Bowser.
I mean, you were right, they can't shoot.
They also pull down 6000 offensive rebounds a game so it doesn't matter. They eventually score and/or get fouled on most possessions.
Even if takes them 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 shots to get there.
Yeah Jay Bilas has been arguing there is no parity in college basketball (or football really, but not his argument). Even with all the great upsets every year, it's always the same teams from the same powerhouse conferences in it every year. There's always a few small blips on the radar, but still.. no parity in the big picture. And it has always been this way.Odd year with so many big first round upsets, but really no Cinderella team making it to the Sweet 16. 15 P5 conference teams, and regular mid major power Gonzaga.
Oh well, should make for some great games this week!
Hasphat'sAnts
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#3 pick
I'm sure those two GMs who passes on Simmons is looking forward to getting canned.
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Yeah Jay Bilas has been arguing there is no parity in college basketball (or football really, but not his argument). Even with all the great upsets every year, it's always the same teams from the same powerhouse conferences in it every year. There's always a few small blips on the radar, but still.. no parity in the big picture. And it has always been this way.
I don't know that I'd agree with that for college basketball where teams like George Mason, VCU, Butler (title game 2 straight years), Witchita State etc. have made the Final Four in recent years.
The NBA requiring players to go to college at least one year has hurt things some though, since all those players go to power 5 schools, and mostly the top contenders like Kentucky, Duke etc. Though, on the other hand, I think that's given some of those mid-majors a tad of an advantage of having more junior/senior laden teams.
Football is a different animal. It takes a ton of money to be competitive there, and the power 5 leagues really just need to be in their own division. And ideally do an expansion to get the handful of programs not currently in P5 leagues that can compete included (Cincy, UCONN, Boise St and so on).
Heisenberg
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I'm sure those two GMs who passes on Simmons is looking forward to getting canned.
Thought I had heard recently that Brandon Ingram had passed him on most draft boards? Something about younger with better measurables.
He brought those examples up specifically. Like I said, there's blips on the radar. But it's always (or at worst "mostly") the same teams winning.I don't know that I'd agree with that for college basketball where teams like George Mason, VCU, Butler (title game 2 straight years), Witchita State etc. have made the Final Four in recent years.
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He brought those examples up specifically. Like I said, there's blips on the radar. But it's always (or at worst "mostly") the same teams winning.
To be fair, even in most pro sports leagues it's mostly the "usual suspects." Some teams rise up and drop off every few years but over every 5-10 year period there's usually a handful of the same teams always in the playoffs/title hunt.
The best teams/programs always attract the top recruits/free agents as players want to win, play in major sports cities/college towns etc. Especially in college sports and pro leagues without a hard salary cap when the financial gap makes it harder for teams outside the top echelon to compete.
Agree completely. People on ESPN just kept trying to make the argument that the ncaa tournament brings parity to college basketball, and he was arguing that it doesn't.To be fair, even in most pro sports leagues it's mostly the "usual suspects." Some teams rise up and drop off every few years but over every 5-10 year period there's usually a handful of the same teams always in the playoffs/title hunt.
The best teams/programs always attract the top recruits/free agents as players want to win, play in major sports cities/college towns etc. Especially in college sports and pro leagues without a hard salary cap when the financial gap makes it harder for teams outside the top echelon to compete.
The big thing that's happened is with all this football TV money, the big schools have dedicated practice facilities (at IU all the players can swipe a keycard, get in, and shoot around 24/7/365), nutritionists, elite strength & conditioning coaches, tons of support staff, etc. They also have the money to hire the best coaches.
Players are better overall so I think there's still a lot of parity, but the big schools have been able to maintain a gap with that.
Players are better overall so I think there's still a lot of parity, but the big schools have been able to maintain a gap with that.
Thought I had heard recently that Brandon Ingram had passed him on most draft boards? Something about younger with better measurables.
Yeah, I've seen a lot of people talking like Ingram will be the first pick and Simmons has been falling, ever so slightly of course, because of LSU's play towards the end of the season and his school issue. Still, there is no way in hell he's not one of the first 3 picks
Randolph Freelander
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TY sir. This is great.
Randolph Freelander
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Reminder: games resume tonight.
Miami-Villanova 7:10 ET (CBS)
Texas A&M-Oklahoma 7:37 ET (TBS)
Maryland-Kansas 9:40 ET (CBS)
Duke-Oregon 10:07 ET (TBS)
Miami-Villanova 7:10 ET (CBS)
Texas A&M-Oklahoma 7:37 ET (TBS)
Maryland-Kansas 9:40 ET (CBS)
Duke-Oregon 10:07 ET (TBS)
Reminder: games resume tonight.
Miami-Villanova 7:10 ET (CBS)
Texas A&M-Oklahoma 7:37 ET (TBS)
Maryland-Kansas 9:40 ET (CBS)
Duke-Oregon 10:07 ET (TBS)
Villanova favored by 4.5
Oklahoma favored by 2.5
Kansas favored by 5.5
Oregon favored by 3
Buddy Hield is pretty much unstoppable right now.
Beating A&M doing everything but the thing you know he will start doing sooner then later....Doesn't bode well for them.
firebricks3
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Eesh, neither game is good right now. Miami is playing bad and nova is playing well.
Elfforkusu
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Miami and A&M look a lot like teams that only made it out the round of 32 due to circumstance.
Violence Jack
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Holy shit, Nova shot 10-15 from 3 and 62% overall? Against an ACC team?
Grover Cleveland
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Duke better keep this shit respectable
weremichael
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Let's hope so. I'm skeptical though. They really need to play much better than they did against St. Joes.Let's go Ducks.
LowlySmokeGuy
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What a trash technical. I don't care who wins the game, but it pisses me off when the refs feel they have to get in the spotlight.
Elfforkusu
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Diamond Stone is such an incredible name.
Grover Cleveland
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Diamond Stone is such an incredible name
Sounds like either a Pokemon item or a stripper
EDIT: Plumlee has two fouls 5 minutes into the game. gg
Randolph Freelander
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Congrats, Ducks.
BaltimoreLarry
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Trimble missed a free throw, it's over.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Damn. This is where our season ends.
Randolph Freelander
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This is not good. Jeter has already dropped a pass and Thornton dribbled it off his foot. They've been in one possession.
:/
:/
Grover Cleveland
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Damn. This is where our season ends.
Late night west coast game against a hyper athletic PAC10/12 team.
I've seen this story before. It doesn't end well for the blue team
Hasphat'sAnts
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Late night west coast game against a hyper athletic PAC10/12 team.
I've seen this story before. It doesn't end well for the blue team
You got that Jayson Tatum highlight reel at the U19 FIBA World Championships loaded up Grover?
EDIT: Chase Jeter you mong. Just whack the fucker.
Randolph Freelander
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Coach K doesn't lose the jacket often. It's already gone.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Late night west coast game against a hyper athletic PAC10/12 team.
I've seen this story before. It doesn't end well for the blue team
Zona played in blue jerseys Grover.
Randolph Freelander
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At least they're trying.
OfficerRaichu15
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Fuck Duke, Orgeon you cluster fuck sake get back ahead.
Grover Cleveland
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Motherfucker is you serious right now?
And someone get Jeter some damn stickum
And someone get Jeter some damn stickum
Randolph Freelander
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Everything looked good except the thing that would have counted.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Chase Jeter is a bum.
Randolph Freelander
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They say the best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
Grover Cleveland
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Chase Jeter is a bum.
If he could catch or dribble or shoot or play good defense or rebound, he'd be a savage and you know it
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