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Everything posted by bukie
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Sigh, I don't care how low percentage you think the shot is. You just can't let them have it from there. Air Force shooting almost 60% from 3-point range, they can and will make it tonight.
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Bah, seems like every game the Illini go on a run, and then expect the other team to simply give up. Then it gets close again. However, if they could hit some kind of shot that wasn't a layup or dunk, it would be a safe distance again. Even though they are shooting probably better than 50% yet. Lots of layups and dunks.
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Going with "I'm trying to win the pool" until that option stops being realistic.
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Players need something to drive around in out there...
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Not sure which is more disheartening as an Illinois fan. Not having a single expert take Illinois to the final four, or having just Brent Musberger taking Illinois to the final four.
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I have 2 sets of picks: rooting interests and reality check. Rooting interest final four: Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio State Reality check final four: Texas, Kansas, UConn, Ohio State If UConn were to lose before the final four, it would screw up a ton of brackets. So...go Albany!
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So am I. But that includes Memphis, and that's why I picked Raisin's Bruins to go to the title game. That could be the most difficult region to pick, because there is no dominant team. Considering the options, I went with Kansas, actually. Now they'll go and lose to Bradley.
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To me, I hope the mid-major teams have a good showing (except Air Force...sorry boys). I think the teams with the best shot of advancing to the sweet 16 are San Diego State (IU probably overseeded at 6, and Gonzaga has looked vulnerable for weeks), Wichita State (Seton Hall one of the weakest profiles of teams in the bracket, and Tennessee is the weakest 2 seed), Nevada (hey, they are a 5 seed! playing the weakest 12 seed, and a BC team that was considered inconsistent until they played a good ACC tournament) and Wisconsin-Milwaukee (shaky Oklahoma, and has Florida ever played up to their seed?)
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Bracket breakdown by efficiency: Ken Pomeroy Every single expert bracket has UConn in the Final Four. Every last one.
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Jim Nantz...who else in the ACC was worthy of a bid? Seriously. The # of bids per league have nothing to do with the relative strength of a league. Evaluation is on a team-by-team basis. Honestly, I think teams like Alabama, Cal, and NC State don't have resume's worthy of making it either over several other teams that got left out.
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Cincy out. Hofstra out. Missouri State out.
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Wow. Seton Hall, Utah State, AND Air Force all in, in the same bracket. Illinois down to a 4 seed.
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Bradley in! At least some respect for the MVC so far.
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Wow, Syracuse gets the Maryland treatment, going from bubble to 5 seed over the weekend. Granted, it was a great weekend.
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96-97-98, I believe it was, for UK in the Final game, right? Or was 97 a FF loss to Zona?
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So, then the SEC deserves just their auto bid, since they haven't made the Final Four since 2000.
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Mostly because of having 7 teams in the top 40 for most of the year (Michigan just slipped below 40), and just one team outside the top 105 (Purdue). There was a lack of a dominant team, but a lot of really good teams. EDIT: I see Ohio State and Memphis in the same bracket in an hour. Not sure who's going to end up being the 1 seed and who will be the 2 seed.
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They are very close, but their finish was bad, and the loss to Minnesota to leave the committee with was bad. Second to last team out of our bracket.
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Also of note is our bracket differs from Lunardi's by 2 teams: He has Seton Hall and Florida State in, with Missouri State and Hofstra out. Stewart Mandel has Seton Hall and Creighton in, with George Mason and Hofstra out. Gregg Doyel has Seton Hall in, and Missouri State out. Tony Mejia has Seton Hall in, and Cincy out. Jerry Palm has Houston and Creighton in, with George Mason and Hofstra out. I believe Digger has Maryland, Florida State, Wake Forest, Miami, and Seton Hall in, forfeiting all MVC and CAA bids.
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Yeah, BC and MSU were really close, and I wouldn't be surprised at all in the real rankings if BC were a 4 and MSU a 5. I pretty much agree with the rankings of everything else. Incidentally, our lowest at-large teams are Cal and Alabama.
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Well, of the entries we have, here is a preliminary seeding (not going to have enough time to make sure it obeys all the rules, this is just a strict S-curve): Top seed: Duke Duke bracket: 1. Duke 16. Play in- Monmouth vs. Southern 8. Kentucky 9. Arizona 4. Michigan State 13. Xavier 5. Boston College 12. Wisconsin Milwaukee 2. Illinois 15. South Alabama 7. Syracuse 10. George Mason 3. UCLA 14. Penn 6. Georgetown 11. UNC Wilmington Memphis bracket: 1. Memphis 16. Hampton 8. Wichita State 9. UAB 4. LSU 13. San Diego State 5. Kansas 12. Kent State 2. Ohio State 15. Pacific 7. Wisconsin 10. NC State 3. Pittsburgh 14. Murray State 6. George Washington 11. Cincinnati Connecticut bracket: 1. Connecticut 16. Albany 8. Nevada 9. Missouri State 4. Florida 13. Winthrop 5. Oklahoma 12. California 2. North Carolina 15. Oral Roberts 7. Indiana 10. Bucknell 3. Gonzaga 14. Northwestern State 6. Washington 11. Texas A&M Villanova bracket: 1. Villanova 16. Belmont 8. Southern Illinois 9. Arkansas 4. Tennessee 13. Iona 5. West Virginia 12. Alabama 2. Texas 15. Davidson 7. Northern Iowa 10. Bradley 3. Iowa 14. Montana 6. Marquette 11. Hofstra
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Haven't received new entries yet, so I'll just go with what I have.
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2 more hours to get your 65 teams to me if you haven't done so yet. I have 4 entries so far.
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Yes. Same with Delaware State out, Hampton in.
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Notes for selections: Xavier ended up winning the Atlantic 10, and Hampton won the NEC.
