Rowand44

GET KAWHI LEONARD THE f***IN BALL GOD DAMN IT. Unreal.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Mar 18, 2011 -> 03:56 PM) Sorry to bash your beloved mid-major teams, but ODU and Butler were both very mediocre this year. ODU had 4 good wins with 2-3 bad losses. Butler went 15-5 in an ok Horizon League and their only win over a tourney team is Florida State. I guess in Butler's case it's fair that they got a higher seed after getting screwed in the past, but that's not an 8 seed resume to me. I really couldn't care less about the seeds, that's not what I was talking about. To say they're both "terrible" teams is crazy talk. Low major, mid major or high major, ODU and Butler are both very good basketball teams.

Go Zips!

QUOTE (danman31 @ Mar 17, 2011 -> 02:57 PM) Both of those teams are terrible. For that to be an 8-9 game is a joke. That's silly. QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 17, 2011 -> 10:46 PM) UCLA is trying hard to complete the biggest choke job in college basketball history. That was absurd, wanted to throw something at my tv, thankfully the Bruins held on. They're a very talented team but god damn they're dumb at times. Also, good win for the Badgers. Belmont wasn't outclassed but Wiscy made their shots and were certainly the better basketball team.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 18, 2011 -> 11:01 AM) It is supposed to be a 15 year deal. 14 I believe. But ya, we got it for a while.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Mar 17, 2011 -> 05:00 PM) And, as usual, Vandy doesn't show up in the tournament. Good thing I picked Richmond... Vandy gets some really freakin tough matchups in the tourny. Granted, they're loaded with talent and shouldn't be a one and done but the committee has certainly done them no favors the past couple of years.

My bracket made quite the recovery today. Lost the first 3 games including 2 sweet sixteens and then proceeded to go 12 and 1, losing only 1 pt the rest of the day.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 17, 2011 -> 08:20 AM) Can't put $10 down in addition to your other billion and can't come try a health club for free for a week. Weak! If you were running it, I'd just drop 10 bucks by your house, I really don't want to put more money on my credit card card though. And that's your damn fault for always working sundays on my off/get over hangover day!

Ya, sorry guys, I have about a billion dollars into tourny pools right now, I think I'm going to pass on this one.

My left side of the bracket is so chalky and the right side is complete chaos.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 16, 2011 -> 09:45 PM) Personally, Lebron's far more unlikeable IMO. LeBron more unlikeable off the court and overall imo, Wade more unlikeable on the court.

Kelsey Barlow suspended, Kyrie Irving possibly coming back, a lot going on these last few days before we actually get started.

If I'm starting a franchise, I'm easily taking Love, that's not even a question. On this Bulls team, I'm keeping Noah, also a pretty easy decision.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 02:32 PM) Josh Hamilton That's quite the different set of circumstances.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 06:31 AM) Honestly I am pretty Bobby Knight on the conference tourneys. I actually completely understand why people would feel this way but to me, the conference tournaments play into what March Madness is, leave them alone. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 08:55 AM) It is on Comcast? Sweet. It is.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 07:32 PM) Ya been there, I tend to analyze everything to death, makes me change some things that end up killing me at the end. So far I haven't changed a single thing this year though, pretty proud of myself. Ya, well so much for that, major changes to my bracket, more so than I've ever made after my gut picks.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 08:21 PM) Boston loses to NJ. HURRRRR. Bulls even in the loss column. Lets take over 1st tomorrow!

Milledge showed some ridiculous pop today, not too hard to see why he used to be so highly regarded. Obviously I'm not expecting him to turn into a star or anything but he deserves to be on this roster come opening day.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 04:56 PM) That's why I changed it. I originally had Kentucky, but in my over-analysis of other things I somehow glossed over that fact. Sullinger is going to draw fouls, and if Jones or Miller has to guard him it's going to get ugly. Too bad the committee had to put OSU, UNC, Syracuse and Kentucky all in the same bracket. Put any of them in the southeast with Pitt and I'd have them in the Final Four. Ya been there, I tend to analyze everything to death, makes me change some things that end up killing me at the end. So far I haven't changed a single thing this year though, pretty proud of myself.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 04:57 PM) I think if you win your conference then youre in the tournament. They did what they were asked to do to make the field of 64. The play-in games should consist of the lowest at-large bids. Completely agree.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 04:54 PM) Defensive basketball is winning basketball. Look at the NBA and which teams are successful this year. I like defensive basketball, that's the reason I don't like Wisconsin to do anything in this tournament because they're not a good defensive team. EDIT: And btw, it's not just offensive and defensive efficiency, every stat both offensively and defensively points to the fact that Wiscy is a good offensive team while not being a very good defensive club.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 04:13 PM) I wouldn't want anything to do with Kentucky in my bracket personally. They might only go 6 deep, but it's a solid 6. They have two lottery-type talents with Knight and Jones and they have a bunch of shooter. It's not like most teams go more than 8 deep, especially with quality, and OSU is similarly built. I keep switching back and forth between OSU and Kentucky. I think that'll be a REALLY good game and the winner goes to the Final Four. I love that Kentucky team too but if Harrellson gets in foul trouble against OSU they're just done. He's literally their only low block player and Sullinger is going to eat anyone else alive down there.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 12:50 PM) I cant believe I'm saying this, but Illinois has the talent to beat KU, and I think could really push the Jayhawks. I really hope they play like they can play. Even if Illinois gets by UNLV(which I don't think they will), they matchup horribly against KU. I don't see that one happening.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 11:23 AM) Defensive efficiency at 63 isn't really bad considering how many offenses they played with top 40 efficiency (OSU, Purdue, PSU, ILL and NU) especially considering the difference between MSU (35th defense) and Wisconsin (63) is 1.6 points, which I can only imagine is much closer if you take out the OSU game where they went 18-19 from 3. Its one of those times where the stats are not exactly correct. Now Im not going to say Wisconsin is the best defense, but they are certainly a tough defense. You're looking at adjusted efficiency which already take into the equation the offense of other teams. Their actual d efficiency is somewhere in the 150's, not every good, in fact it's pretty poor. This is another team that allows over a point per possession, that kind of stuff usually wont get it done.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 07:19 AM) Will any experts even pick Wisconsin to win? Belmont was everyone's "sleeper" mid-major team, Wisco just scored 33 points in their last game too and isn't the same team away from the Kohl Center. I think they can pull it off though, but Belmont +4.5 looks like a good bet to me. It's funny cause Wiscy the 33 points masks their real problem which is actually on the defensive side of things which is very odd for them. They're still one of most efficient offensive teams in the country this season but they struggle on the other side of the ball.