MARCH MADNESS 2014 - NCAA Tourney Thread

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Mar 21, 2014 4:31 PM
KU with 5 turnovers by the first TV timeout

Sheesh.

Get Tharpe out of there
Mar 21, 2014 4:31pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:31 PM
wildcats20;1594529 wrote:Um...they weren't even top 15 in the regular season in 3-PT%.
Duke was leading the nation in 3-PT% in mid-February at a 42% clip. Things went down hill after that. That is why I said "most of the season."
Mar 21, 2014 4:31pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:31 PM
Not top 5 in 3's made a game either.
Mar 21, 2014 4:31pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:33 PM
dlazz;1594534 wrote:False. The UD/OSU one was easy to predict
Seeding is overrated.

OSU was a 6-point favorite.
Duke was a 13-point favorite and the game was in Raleigh, NC.

History says the 5/12, 6/11, 7/10 and 8/9 games are usually pretty even. When a 2 or 3 loses in round 1, that's definitely a huge upset.
Mar 21, 2014 4:33pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:33 PM
wildcats20;1594531 wrote:lol nice edit Rec.
Haha. Was just trying to break up a long post.
Mar 21, 2014 4:33pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:33 PM
So their percentage drastically drops in the last month and half of the season and you are OK with them continuing to chuck them?
Mar 21, 2014 4:33pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:34 PM
Azubuike24;1594540 wrote:
OSU was a 6-point favorite.
Guess I'm still right then, huh?
Mar 21, 2014 4:34pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:34 PM
I have a feeling I'm going to see this Cozzy guy in my nightmares tonight
Mar 21, 2014 4:34pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:35 PM
wildcats20;1594539 wrote:Not top 5 in 3's made a game either.
They were in mid-February -- which is also why I said "most of the season."

Just stop.
Mar 21, 2014 4:35pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:35 PM
dlazz;1594543 wrote:Guess I'm still right then, huh?
Both upsets, so technically lol.

Just saying. Overall brackets had Mercer picked in about 3%. Dayton was closer to 20%.
Mar 21, 2014 4:35pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:37 PM
SportsAndLady;1594544 wrote:I have a feeling I'm going to see this Cozzy guy in my nightmares tonight
I posted it on Sunday and reminded you yesterday, haha. EKU wasn't a team I'd want to see as a top 4 seed. Same with Mercer. And Lafayette. Still need a lot to go right to pull an upset, but they definitely passed the eye test at times when I saw them this year.
Mar 21, 2014 4:37pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:41 PM
Azubuike24;1594546 wrote:Overall brackets had Mercer picked in about 3%. Dayton was closer to 20%.
That's surprising about Mercer.

Both upsets, but both easy to see, relatively speaking. Also both tough to pick because neither Duke nor OSU had the most difficult path to the Elite 8. So you're sitting there saying these guys could lose in R1, or go on a pretty deep run. How do you choose?
Mar 21, 2014 4:41pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:41 PM
Dumb 4th foul on Long, but ULL within 2.
Mar 21, 2014 4:41pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:42 PM
I think 37 is about 15 more then their average, isnt it?

37 3s is a ton. Maybe they did it before the tourney a few times, but I didnt see it. I dont recall a team shoot nearly 40 3s unless it was in full desperation mode.
Mar 21, 2014 4:42pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:43 PM
gut;1594549 wrote:That's surprising about Mercer.

Both upsets, but both easy to see, relatively speaking. Also both tough to pick because neither Duke nor OSU had the most difficult path to the Elite 8. So you're sitting there saying these guys could lose in R1, or go on a pretty deep run. How do you choose?

Did you watch OSU this year? They had virtually no shot of making a deep run.
Mar 21, 2014 4:43pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:43 PM
dlazz;1594543 wrote:Guess I'm still right then, huh?
I agree that picking Dayton over Ohio State was an easy pick, but anything higher than a 12 seed isn't really an upset IMO. Two of this year's 12 seeds are from the ACC and SEC for crissakes.

Out of all the 14 or lower seeds, Mercer was the easiest upset to nail. Excluding 2010, Duke has been a nightmare in the first round for the last six or seven years.
Mar 21, 2014 4:43pm
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Laley23;1594551 wrote:I think 37 is about 15 more then their average, isnt it?

37 3s is a ton. Maybe they did it before the tourney a few times, but I didnt see it. I dont recall a team shoot nearly 40 3s unless it was in full desperation mode.
But they were top 5 in % in FEBRUARY.
Mar 21, 2014 4:43pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:44 PM
So Lafayette is playing some ball now.
Mar 21, 2014 4:44pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:46 PM
McDermott too passive. Everyone else is tightening up and missing shots.
Mar 21, 2014 4:46pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:46 PM
I'm so upset I didn't take ULL over Creighton in any of my brackets and took David Brown over Elfrid Payton. Not my best year.
Mar 21, 2014 4:46pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:47 PM
wildcats20;1594552 wrote:They had virtually no shot of making a deep run.
Have you looked at their bracket? Not very good/consistent this year, but the talent & tournament experience to put something together. I said they were about as likely to lose R1 as they were to make the Elite 8.
Mar 21, 2014 4:47pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:47 PM
Laley23;1594551 wrote:I think 37 is about 15 more then their average, isnt it?

37 3s is a ton. Maybe they did it before the tourney a few times, but I didnt see it. I dont recall a team shoot nearly 40 3s unless it was in full desperation mode.
Duke shot more than 30+ threes on four occasions this year, including 36 at Syracuse, in what was a tight game throughout.

That 2001 Duke team I mentioned with Battier, Boozer and Dunleavy attempted 28 threes per game and routinely shot 30+, including launching 38 triples in three different games.

This is what Duke does.
Mar 21, 2014 4:47pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:49 PM
Terry_Tate;1594558 wrote:I'm so upset I didn't take ULL over Creighton in any of my brackets and took David Brown over Elfrid Payton. Not my best year.
Yeah I almost wanted to take ULL in mine but just couldn't do it. And I even did draft Payton :).
Mar 21, 2014 4:49pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:49 PM
Kansas is about to go down. I can't believe this.
Mar 21, 2014 4:49pm
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Mar 21, 2014 4:49 PM
If only there was a Duke thread to talk about Duke's 2013-2014 team...........
Mar 21, 2014 4:49pm