March Madness Thread

[USSoccer]

WVU players rip the Dukies in the post-game. Classy? No. Awesome? You better believe it.

 

As a reporter was leaving, the reserve Cam Thoroughman asked if Duke point guard Greg Paulus was one of the eight McDonald’s all-Americans. When told yes, Thoroughman said: “Oh my God. Are you kidding?”

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/sports/ncaabasketball/23duke.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

 

Greg Paulus is a bad basketball player. That reserve is right to mock him.

[Derwood]

so how many teams are going to shoot their way out of games today from beyond the arc? Siena couldn't shoot it, and now Davidson is 1 for 12

[imb]

I wonder if Damion James will go pro this year. I like his game. And that Abrams three reminded me that Collison from UCLA is shooting over 50% from three this year. Yikes. That's amazing.

 

I love his game, even though he A.) goes to Texas and B.) boned OU

 

He seems like a guy that will go in the mid-first round and then surprise people. He's definitely not a two, and he's not going to be a four, so he's kind of pigeonholed role wise.

 

I don't think he can defend on the perimeter well enough to guard twos either, but he'll always rebound well and he can hit a jumper from anywhere on the floor, but he's not an off the dribble shooter, so he can't be a first option on offense. I think if you put him on a fastbreaking team with a good offense, he'll do well. Now that I say that, he reminds me a lot of Shawn Marion, with a little extra bulk and a lot less defense.

[Jon]

This should be a better day for my bracket. I didn't have either Siena, Villanova, SD, or Western Kentucky playing today, but I have wins for Texas, Tennessee, Georgetown, Memphis, Louisville, and North Carolina. I should still have my Elite 8 intact.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

San Diego needs to kick it into gear, it's an opportunity for me to gain a couple points since pretty much no one picked them to win(or WKU for that matter).

[Exile on Waveland]

San Diego needs to kick it into gear, it's an opportunity for me to gain a couple points since pretty much no one picked them to win(or WKU for that matter).

 

I would've thought San Diego would win this game. Not that I picked them to get here, but I would've expected them to beat WKU. Not that they won't.

[Jon]

Apparently Tennessee believes that the way to put Butler away is by taking a bunch of ill-advised, long-range fadeaway shots.

 

What the heck happened to Texas' lead?

[Exile on Waveland]

Apparently Tennessee believes that the way to put Butler away is by taking a bunch of ill-advised, long-range fadeaway shots.

 

You expected differently from Tennessee? That's how they play.

[snoodmonger]

I wonder if Damion James will go pro this year. I like his game. And that Abrams three reminded me that Collison from UCLA is shooting over 50% from three this year. Yikes. That's amazing.

 

I love his game, even though he A.) goes to Texas and B.) boned OU

 

He seems like a guy that will go in the mid-first round and then surprise people. He's definitely not a two, and he's not going to be a four, so he's kind of pigeonholed role wise.

 

I don't think he can defend on the perimeter well enough to guard twos either, but he'll always rebound well and he can hit a jumper from anywhere on the floor, but he's not an off the dribble shooter, so he can't be a first option on offense. I think if you put him on a fastbreaking team with a good offense, he'll do well. Now that I say that, he reminds me a lot of Shawn Marion, with a little extra bulk and a lot less defense.

 

 

Given his shooting touch, I'm surprised how poor a FT shooter he is.

[Jon]

Umm, Augustin just missed his first FT by over a foot up 2 with 1.8 seconds left.

 

And Texas just barely survives.

[JimSorgi]

Davidson's making a comeback.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Hopefully there's a bunch of timeouts in one of the Davidson/Georgetown or San Diego/WKU games, right now they're on pace to finish at just about the same time.

[Jon]

So far Kansas is the only 1 or 2 seed to have a remotely easy win. Texas didn't have one and Georgetown and Tennessee certainly won't have them, either.

[Jon]

Holy crap. Tennessee was holding for a last shot and traveled with 4 seconds left.

 

But Butler can't get a shot off. They go to OT.

[Exile on Waveland]

Holy crap. Tennessee was holding for a last shot and traveled with 4 seconds left.

 

But Butler can't get a shot off. They go to OT.

 

It's too bad they couldn't get the ball to A.J. Graves there. Mike Green is a better one-on-one player but Graves is faster with the ball -- he's a blur with the ball -- and is a better shooter. Oh well, can't complain about overtime when you haven't lead the entire game.

[snoodmonger]

I would have Curry's babies.

[Warpticon]

Wow, Curry.

 

And Tennessee picks a minute too late to get serious, or we woudln't be in OT.

[Warpticon]

Haha, they cut to Davidson/Georgetown just in time for a time out 1.5 seconds later. THat was worth it.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Poor CBS wants to show me Davidson/Georgetown but it goes to timeout every time they switch.

[Jon]

Poor CBS wants to show me Davidson/Georgetown but it goes to timeout every time they switch.

I think I saw 15 seconds of actual play over the last 3 times they went to that game. I keep having to switch the game I have up online.

[Jon]

Wow. Tennessee got away with a goal tending there, I believe.

[Guest]

Outstanding set of games right now. Absolutely great.

[Jon]

What a costly mistake by Butler.

 

Of course, this game won't mean anything to me if Georgetown can't pull it out. I have them in the final game.

[snoodmonger]

I'm not sure who I want to win this Davidson game. I really don't want to play Georgetown in the EE (assuming we beat Nova), but I think we might match up better with them than Wiscy. And if Davidson wins, that basically opens it up for a game against the Badgers.

[Warpticon]

everything is so close. This is awesome.