Archive 2016 NCAA Tournament Discussion

SportsAndLady

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Mar 13, 2016 7:08pm

ironman02;1786300 wrote:The South and East are very close. Great rewards for the #1 and #2 overall seeds.

Also, Kansas playing in the Louisville regional rather than Chicago is absurd.

Why isn't ku playing in Chicago? I read on here they should be there.

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slingshot4ever

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Mar 13, 2016 7:08pm

Yeah, I was fully expecting KU in the Midwest. Jay Williams even brought it up with 1.5 hr flight vs 4 hours

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ironman02

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Mar 13, 2016 7:11pm

SportsAndLady;1786302 wrote:Why isn't ku playing in Chicago? I read on here they should be there.

In the Sweet 16/Elite 8 they would play in Louisville since they got sent to the South rather than the Midwest.

Spock

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Mar 13, 2016 7:24pm

ironman02;1786294 wrote:Tune in to ESPN at 7. Bilas is gonna ROAST this selection committee.

And he did

Spock

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Mar 13, 2016 7:35pm

ironman02;1786298 wrote:

Duke is the #13 team in the whole tournament? They finished 6th in the damn ACC!!

5th in ACC

Classyposter58

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Mar 13, 2016 7:46pm

Crimson streak;1786278 wrote:Cuse being in is a joke

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They have 5 wins against the top 50. How are you shocked

Classyposter58

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Mar 13, 2016 7:49pm

SportsAndLady;1786302 wrote:Why isn't ku playing in Chicago? I read on here they should be there.

Rovell tweeted so many are mad because they bought up a ton of tickets for that region

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ironman02

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Mar 13, 2016 7:50pm

Spock;1786306 wrote:5th in ACC

Actually, they finished 6th. Louisville wasn't eligible for post-season play.

I realize that Carolina, UVA, and Miami all obviously have a better body of work, but ND is #22 on the overall list by the committee. They basically have the same record as Duke, finished higher in the regular season standings, and beat Duke twice, yet they're a #6 seed in arguably the toughest bracket. Meanwhile, Duke is a 4 seed with a great draw once again.

Classyposter58

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Mar 13, 2016 8:01pm

Great quotes I had to dig up after saying how MSU was a national title team in January during their 3 game losing streak

Azubuike24;1777422 wrote:Dude, having 3 possibly legit players is a talent problem. At least it is if you're claiming to be an elite team.

Again, there are teams you probably who you have never seen play, that man for man, blow MSU's talent out of the water. Look at some teams like California, LSU, UCLA, Connecticut, many others.

Azubuike24;1779034 wrote:They can win 20 games in a row it doesn't change the fact that they don't have top 25 talent in college basketball.

We'll see in 2-3 years how many Spartans circa 2015-16 are in the NBA...

Laley23;1779092 wrote:He isn't getting crushed for it because it's true.

MSU is severely lacking talent. Davis is probably their only NBA guy with Valentine having a shot. Coaching matters though and they have one of the greatest ever. Lsu has more talent, but they suck cause thier coach sucks. Florida state has more God given talent. Same with lots of teams...with bad coaches.

Ironman92

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Mar 13, 2016 8:12pm

SportsAndLady;1786301 wrote:Kentucky deserves every bit of bad breaks they can get but they did brutally fucked.

Solid post, would read again.

Ironman92

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Mar 13, 2016 8:13pm

ironman02;1786309 wrote:Actually, they finished 6th. Louisville wasn't eligible for post-season play.

I realize that Carolina, UVA, and Miami all obviously have a better body of work, but ND is #22 on the overall list by the committee. They basically have the same record as Duke, finished higher in the regular season standings, and beat Duke twice, yet they're a #6 seed in arguably the toughest bracket. Meanwhile, Duke is a 4 seed with a great draw once again.

It would be great if they could win another title.

MontyBrunswick

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Mar 13, 2016 8:20pm

duke gonna lose to unc wilmington

Azubuike24

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Mar 13, 2016 8:26pm

My question is how does UK get a 4 and A&M a 3? Couldn't they have just switched them after today's game?

Laley23

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Mar 13, 2016 8:30pm

Classyposter58;1786312 wrote:Great quotes I had to dig up after saying how MSU was a national title team in January during their 3 game losing streak

You still have no idea what we were saying, do you?

Spock

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Mar 13, 2016 8:49pm

ESPN just showed everyone how to not do tv.

SportsAndLady

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Mar 13, 2016 8:51pm

Ironman92;1786315 wrote:It would be great if they could win another title.

No no it wouldn't. But the committee once again gave them a cake walk to get there.

Azubuike24

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Mar 13, 2016 9:02pm

Laley23;1786321 wrote:You still have no idea what we were saying, do you?

He still thinks Denzel Valentine is an elite prospect.

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ironman02

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Mar 13, 2016 9:06pm

Azubuike24;1786320 wrote:My question is how does UK get a 4 and A&M a 3? Couldn't they have just switched them after today's game?

They should have, but they wanted that IU/UK game so bad that they just couldn't help themselves.

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ironman02

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Mar 13, 2016 9:06pm

Ironman92;1786315 wrote:It would be great if they could win another title.

They're set up perfectly to make a run. If they win, though, I will lose my damn mind. You already knew that though. lol

ts1227

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Mar 13, 2016 9:16pm

First weekend announcers:

FIRST FOUR
Tuesday: Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl
Wednesday: Carter Blackburn / Mike Gminski // Jaime Maggio

THURSDAY/SATURDAY
Providence: Ian Eagle/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Evan Washburn
Raleigh: Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Lewis Johnson
Des Moines: Jim Nantz/Grant Hill/Bill Raftery//Tracy Wolfson
Denver: Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl

FRIDAY/SUNDAY
St. Louis: Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson
Brooklyn: Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce
Oklahoma City: Carter Blackburn/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio
Spokane: Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Ros Gold-Onwude

Ironman92

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Mar 13, 2016 9:19pm

ironman02;1786327 wrote:They should have, but they wanted that IU/UK game so bad that they just couldn't help themselves.

This.....they factor entertainment more than fairness (this is not all surprising)....I think I would have UK and A&M both as 3's. ND a 4 or 5 and Duke a 6.

Ironman92

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Mar 13, 2016 9:21pm

ironman02;1786328 wrote:They're set up perfectly to make a run. If they win, though, I will lose my damn mind. You already knew that though. lol

Set up nicely but my hopes aren't up. I fully expect UNC Wilmington to be a tough outfit Duke. In that same regional I think Yale will be a tough out for Baylor in Rhode Island.

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birddog23

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Mar 13, 2016 10:53pm

Duke did beat two #1 seeds already this year (UNC & UVA).

Classyposter58

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Mar 13, 2016 11:10pm

Azubuike24;1786326 wrote:He still thinks Denzel Valentine is an elite prospect.

Never said that. But this is a national championship level team, you and laley said they didn't have Top 25 talent. Izzo is good, he isn't that good

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Azubuike24

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Mar 14, 2016 10:24am

Define talent? I define it by future pros and recruiting rankings. Obviously that doesn't always correlate with how the college team plays. I'd still argue I could find 25 teams who have more future pros and/or higher rated overall recruiting on their current roster than MSU.