whitesoxfan101 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Wish I had just been boring and took both 6 seeds right now. A lot of people filled out chalk brackets this year and I think they are going to be the ones doing well, which is a shame because that is just boring to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I almost went all chalk for the most part just because most of these teams are seeded pretty good this year. I went outside of chalk for almost all Big 10 games because I dont believe that the Big 10 is as bad as people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 03:56 PM) I almost went all chalk for the most part just because most of these teams are seeded pretty good this year. I went outside of chalk for almost all Big 10 games because I dont believe that the Big 10 is as bad as people think. So you have 3 or 4 Big ten teams in the sweet 16? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Wisconsin Final 4 MSU Sweet 16 Purdue Elite 8 Indiana out against UNC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Well I'll say this: Those picks will win you a lot of money if they are right and your in any pools, because nobody else will have picks anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) At work there are 3 entries with Wisconsin winning the whole tournament (1 is my upset bracket). The majority have UCLA v UNC, which is what I have in my competition bracket. As for the picks, i dont know its just based on match ups and how I perceive conferences. I downgraded most Big 12 teams because I felt the conference was weaker than people thought. Purdue over Xavier isnt a huge upset and Purdue over Duke would be, but the way both of those teams play I just feel Purdue may win and since I had both losing to UCLA i figured id take the shot. MSU the only upset is over Pitt and they play very similar styles and MSU just has been inconsistent. If they play like they can they can beat anyone (see Texas and UCLA games), in my upset bracket I have them over Memphis. I just like Izzo and the way his teams play in the tourney. It could burn me, but I watch the games all season Im not going to just believe in experts. (Also accuscore predictions have most of the games close. ie Wisconsin is a favorite with the computers of Georgetown, so the only real upset would be over Kansas, which the comps still had them at 40% chance.) Its just no fun unless you take some risks and represent your conference Edited March 20, 2008 by Soxbadger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Lost two games so far. Baylor and Kent St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 The shocker of the tournament thus far is that I've yet to see a Coach K commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 This was just an unbelievably bad day of games. Pretty much the most boring opening day I can remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 So how bad was the SEC this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 01:51 AM) So how bad was the SEC this year? Bad enough for Kentucky to go 12-4 woul be the correct answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Wow, my bracket blew up a little tonight. 2 12-13 matchups, pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/3349/crybabysn2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Here is a piece on Gordon from the blog of Terry Hutchens, the Indianapolis Star's IU beat writer. I think it is fair. What happened to Eric Gordon? Was his wrist hurt worse than was let on, or was that just a crutch? Did officials call things differently and let teams get away with more physical play with him when he drove to the basket, or does he simply need to be tougher? Was his propensity for turning over the basketball more rooted with him or with other players who couldn't catch up with his quick decisions? And what about his shot? Is he that fragile? I've seen a lot of players goe through shooting slumps in 10 seasons covering the Hoosiers. A.J. Guyton, Luke Recker, Bracey Wright, Rod Wilmont, even Lance Stemler his first season in particular. But I've never seen a player of Gordon's ability not be able to shake something like the slump he was in. And the crazy part is that you would watch him in practice and he never missed. But when he shot the same shot in games, he could never knock it down. And I don't think it was about defense. He was shooting open shots in practice, and the last five or six games he had the same open looks in games. Dakich made it a point to say after the game Friday that while Gordon did struggle some at the end that Indiana fans should celebrate the things he did early to help this team win 25 games. Perhaps, but I think most IU fans would trade all of those big games against the likes of Chattanooga, UNC Wilmington, Illinois State or Western Carolina for a meaningful game down the stretch any time. When the bright lights came on, that's when Gordon should have been ready for prime time. I was in the elevator at my hotel early Saturday morning and talking with someone who had just watched Gordon play for the first time in person. And his assessment may have been very telling. He said that to him that Gordon just looked like he didn't want to be there Friday night. If that's the case, he probably wasn't alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Anyone see the West Virginia press conference(s) after they beat Duke? Some fantastic quotes. Here's some of them: http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/mocking-duke/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpy2121 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Cam Thoroughman asked whether Duke’s Greg Paulus was one of the eight McDonald’s all-Americans. When told yes, Thoroughman said, “Oh my God. Are you kidding?” That has to be the greatest quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Good. Paulus mostly, but the rest of the Duke guys too, were talking trash the whole game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I thought it sounded stupid, After watching MSU handle Pitt the Big East Tourney Champ you didnt hear MSU saying "Well Pitt was like a Penn State or Illinois, probably shouldnt have been in the tournament." I hate Duke, but when you beat them you show class and rub it in their face. You dont act like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 It it classless, but they are also right. Outside of Henderson, that Duke team is full of overrated garbage in terms of the players. I always have a hard time ripping people for saying the truth, even if it isn't very classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Some pretty solid games this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I've said it before, but I'll say it again: The one seeds are as strong as ever, but the two are just awful. They've back this up by having 2 of them lose before the Sweet 16, and the other two narrowly escaping victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Also, what a joke the ACC has proven to be. They have yet to put a team into the second weekend(Although will more than likely do that tonight). Yes, I realize they are number 1 in terms of RPI, but, and I believe it was 101 who said it first, you are in trouble when Miami is your fourth best team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I like how the ex-Big East schools are starting to take over as the bigger powers of the ACC in men's basketball and football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Would a Wisconsin/Washington St. Final Four score end up like 23-20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) As for this game, somebody is going to get seriously hurt with the gigantic NCAA logos on the floors. I have seen at least 7 different players take hard falls because of that crap. I guess the NCAA would rather it be known for sure who's runnin the tourney over protecting the players best interest. Gotta love it. Edited March 23, 2008 by Palehosefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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