Conference Tournament Discussion Thread

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gorocks99
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Mar 9, 2012 2:06pm
Consider them bounced. Temple is in regardless, but it makes the road easier for one of those A10 bubble teams (St Joe's, Xavier, Dayton) to grab that autobid.
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Mar 9, 2012 2:41pm
Heck, UMass is on the bubble if anyone else in the A-10 sans St. Louis and Temple is.
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Mar 9, 2012 5:01pm
NC State's likely played themselves back in.*

*By this I mean everyone ahead of them has played themselves out, and NC State avoided doing that.
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Mar 9, 2012 7:35pm
Refs just missed two OBVIOUS goaltendings within 2 minutes in the UC-Syr game. Only in the Big East...
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Mar 9, 2012 7:51pm
Well, if the lights go out in Kansas City at least Baylor can usher everyone out with their glow-in-the-dark unis.
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Mar 9, 2012 7:58pm
La Salle really just lost 37-29 against Saint Louis? Look out, we got some offense over there.
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Mar 9, 2012 8:18pm
chicago510;1110498 wrote:Refs just missed two OBVIOUS goaltendings within 2 minutes in the UC-Syr game. Only in the Big East...
That first one was awful.
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Mar 9, 2012 8:43pm
Baylor is up 43-35 at half on Kansas. I don't think I can remember being less impressed by 2 probable #1 seeds then I've been with Kansas and Syracuse this year (not that there's any shame in losing to Baylor - I've been saying it all year).

One of them will probably win it all and make me look like a dumbass, but I can't believe either of them have won as many as they have.
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Mar 9, 2012 9:06pm
Cincy knocks off Cuse to reach the BE finals
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Mar 9, 2012 9:10pm
Helluva rally but just couldn't finish the comeback. I am a bit disappointed but I (obviously) am wanting a national title far more than I wanted the BET. Still a #1 seed, get your mind right and get ready to play your best ball when it really, really counts.

Congrats to Cincy. They played a whale of a game.
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Mar 9, 2012 9:36pm
Perry Jones has come out aggressive in the Big 12 tourney. He's only 7/18 tonight, but he just made a nasty post move to put Baylor up 67-62.
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Mar 9, 2012 9:43pm
Tennessee literally staying alive. Skylar McBee just hit a 30-footer, banked in...to tie it. Heading to OT.
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Mar 9, 2012 10:03pm
Mississippi beats Tennessee in New Orleans.

The freaking Ole Miss Rebels are probably now on the bubble line...crazy.
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Mar 9, 2012 10:06pm
Xavier down 10 at half to Dayton. Arizona down 7 at half to Oregon State.

Looks like Colorado State and SDSU are playing a good one right now. Unfortunately I don't get CBSSN or whatever that station is called.
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Mar 9, 2012 10:12pm
Who is gonna be the Cinderella this year? Just wondering. I say St. Mary or Murray State
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Mar 9, 2012 10:17pm
Murray State at 30-1 would be a cinderella in name only. If we're talking Final Four for a team not seeded in the 1-3 range, this year, that's a cinderella no matter what league they come from...
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Mar 9, 2012 10:25pm
Irish look good tonight
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Mar 9, 2012 10:55pm
Colorado State falls by 10 to SDSU.
Miami down 9 in the 2nd half to FSU.
Xavier and Dayton in a battle late.
Arizona is going to advance to the Pac 12 Finals.

Bubble teams need to hope for California to win, and limit the Pac 12 considerations to 2 teams.
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Mar 9, 2012 11:10pm
Likely Nevada/New Mexico State #3 tomorrow night. That should be a nice game to finish out the night watching...two dangerous teams.
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Mar 10, 2012 12:21am
Vandy plows Georgia, setting up a potential UK-Vandy final, they've been one of the few teams that can match up with the Cats.
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Mar 10, 2012 1:51am
Arizona - Colorado final in the Pac-12, so bid stolen there. Possibly from fellow Pac-12 team Washington.

If it gets more than 2 bids it would be a disgrace.

Louisiana Tech beats Nevada. Wolfpack's luck finally ran out. They went 13-1 in the WAC, but won 9 conference games by single-digits and 5 of them by four points or less. No top 50 wins and only 4 in the top 100, so I'd say they have 0 chance of an at-large.
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Mar 10, 2012 12:29pm
Memphis is rolling. They could be terrifying for a 2-seed in the 2nd round.
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Mar 10, 2012 2:00pm
Memphis probably moving up to a 6 or 7. I'm glad, I don't want UK to see them in round 2...
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Mar 10, 2012 2:16pm
Jimmy Dykes thinks the fact that Kentucky's players don't have headbands or 1 sock higher than the other means that they'll have long NBA careers.
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Mar 10, 2012 2:45pm
Donovan continued use of letting Walker and Boynton fire away befuddles me. They absolutely kill Florida with their poor shot selections and decisions.