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Pretty good start to the tournament so far. BYU is hopefully starting to pull away from Chandler Parsons and company; Bobby Morris and Notre Dame are clinging to one-possession leads.
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We should have set up a BTP Tournament Challenge group, or did someone and I just wasn’t invited? Hahaha
nope, i never got around to it
Filled out a bracket this year but for some reason didn’t enter any contests.
Yeah, I just joined the only State group I could find that was public and unlocked. There are only 8 people in it, but it will still make it a bit more interesting. You guys should join. It’s called “Fans of N.C. State”.
by non_sequitur on Mar 18, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
spoke way too soon
Hell of an effort by those kids. Nova got some breaks from the officials down the stretch.
Yeah, I thought Bobby was going to pull it off for a moment there. What was with the Nova player opting not to take the uncontested layup with 15 seconds or so to go, only to get fouled, stop the clock and miss one of his free throws?
by non_sequitur on Mar 18, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
My sleeper final four pick of BYU is still alive
I was pretty sure Chandler Fuckface would nail a three at the buzzer to beat them.
I think BYU
had lost something like 7 straight first round games before this win. So that is a bold pick. Is bold the right word?
by PACKHOOLIGAN on Mar 18, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
i've got them in the S16
I was tempted to go F4 with those guys. They’re way underseeded. Have to say, though, I wasn’t all that impressed today. But Jimmer is legit.
Yeah I went with a very Ken Pom-ish approach to my brackets
Got Wisconsin in the FF as well. They are a 4, so not too much of a reach there.
I am in one bracket pool
I had ODU, BYU, and Nova. Although I have Nova losing in the second round, so I was rooting for their demise. In the current games I have Murray St. over Vandy, Baylor over Sam Houston, and whoever over North Texas
ditto
I’ve got Baylor in the F4…I’m certain I’ll end up regretting that. I always end up picking a team that has great offense and poor defense as my sleeper, and that team always falls short.
Whose excited
for the Wake-Texas game? First team to make 2, 3-pointers wins! Also why are today and tomorrow not national holidays? Who is actually working? I’d rather have these two days off than thanksgiving. Yay, I have free vacation at the end of november!!!
yeah, that should be fun
And if that game comes down to FTs for either of those teams, yikes. But I think Texas rolls.
in reading an article on Murray State's win over
Vandy, i noted that M State had one only one NCAA game. i immediately knew who they beat and when they beat them. it was none other that our beloved Wolfpack in 1988. Corch was a freshman. our Shack didn’t show up to play-not unusual for him.
back then public television picked up games and one in Northern Va. picked up this game. during the game the station asked for donations to help pay for the cost. i was about to give, realized State was going to lose, and then didn’t. what a bum i was. :-(
haven’t things improved tremendously with regard to one being able to see games?
what happened in 89?
Shack left for the pros and Avie Lester took over at center. State won the conference regular season but failed to show up for their tournament first round game against a terrible Maryland team and got crushed. however, State went to the sweet sixteen beating Iowa or Iowa State who was picked to win. Rodney Monroe, in the second half, just kept making one incredible shot after another to lead State to victory. State then played Georgetown in the sweet sixteen. in that game, as SFN has pointed out more than once, referee Hightower made a horrible call on a Corch basket which would have brought State to within one i think. State lost after that.
what happened in 1990?
scandal and probation becasue State players sold their issued tennis shoes. that coupled with transgressions such as Washburn getting into school began the downfall of State basketball.
what happened in 1991?
Les Robinson became coach and State had a good season. State played back to back games with UNC due to the first game being canceled in respect of the start of the Gulf Coast war. State won at home, and UNC won at home. i watched the team play at Cole field house against i think New Mexico or New Mexico State in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and then lose to Oklahoma State in the second game when Corch got into serious foul trouble and Monroe, who was ice, melted. that was an interesting game. i watched Oklahoma State players grab Monroe’s jersey and hold him a number of times when he ran through the lane. hard to get open for a good shot when that happens. by the way State got crushed in the ACC tournament by Duke in the semi-finals.
Ohio is up on Georgetown 48-36 at the half
This is gonna bust a lot of brackets if it holds up.
Ohio shooting 50% from three and about half of their attempts have come from deep. They averaged about 1.4 pts per possession. That is not likely to continue. Hoyas need to wake up defensively, though. No excuse to allow as many open looks and offensive boards as they did.
Seriously
I have Georgetown going to the Sweet 16.
by non_sequitur on Mar 18, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
i've got them in the elite 8
I’ve also seen lots of people pick them to get to the F4… You probably wouldn’t be hurt too much just having them in the round of 16.
i had georgetown losing in the second round
by PACKHOOLIGAN on Mar 18, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
nice
I had Marquette going to the Sweet 16 as well. Those are my two biggest hits so far.
by non_sequitur on Mar 18, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
ohio
giving georgetown the business. Ohio was a 9 seed in the MAC tournament and won. How did they even get a 14 seed?
marq/wash and uni/unlv games shaping up to be as competitive as they looked on paper
Not a lot of defense being played by anybody in the night session right now.a
how did marquette get a 6 seed?
with them, ND, and Nova, the big east was way overseeded in this tournament.
Marquette and Richmond
were my two biggest hits yesterday. I had both in the sweet 16 so it doesn’t hurt too bad.
There were some real quality games yesterday. I can’t help but enjoy the big east taking a beating, although their best teams don’t play until today. I’m really interested to see how FSU and Clemson play. I think FSU beats Gonzaga. I just have not been impressed by Gonzaga at all this year. It will be a close game, because FSU can defend anyone. FSU needs to use their size to get high % shots. Clemson against Missourri will just be an exhausting game to watch.
Morgan St
up 10-1 on WVU. There is a distinct trend this tourney of the little guy getting off to a quick start. I am anxious to see if all the big east bashing fires up the big east teams playing today or makes them tight (or it could have no effect at all).

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