Jimbo's Drinker

I love Tyrus Thomas, he has the potential to be so damn good. I guess i have been a little behind, but who is the likely rookie of the year in the nba?

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 23, 2007 -> 12:44 PM) Yeah you guys got a much tougher draw than I thought, the best defense team in the nation followed by what is IMO the 2nd best defensive team in the nation on the road, hence me saying I think the UCLA/KU winner is the clear favorite in this whole tourney, even though I got Ohio State and their magic wand of comeback luck winning in my bracket. you sure have alot of opinions. haha

I have oregon in my final four, thats a dangerous team.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Mar 23, 2007 -> 12:06 PM) They may not have all the size in the world, but I am convinced that SIU is the best defense I've seen all year. Mata can bring whatever kind of pressure he wants tomorrow. Kansas favored by 2. Agreed, i could care less if we are favored, we have to basically win a road game. We need Julian Wright to go into what he calls "beast mode"

Gus Johnson is my favorite announcer in sports.....he is the young and exciting type of announcer that CBS should bring in. Dick Enberg just sucks.

I hope the intense pressure of SIU will make kansas get used to an intense Defense by UCLA. Pitt got a ton of open looks and just could not make.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 23, 2007 -> 09:37 AM) yoo-hoo does the trick for me. And last night's game makes me think you guys are in trouble against UCLA, they play almost as well as SIU does on defense, and their guards won't miss all those looks from deep. However after seeing the rest of this tourney, the UCLA/Kansas winner is, to me, the favorite to win it all. Like I said (and was right for once), the SIU defense would be fine, but the reason they'd lose was the Kansas defense (although SIU got more good looks than I was anticipating). Now it was closer than I thought, but SIU simply couldn't buy a hoop. The amazing part is that they were outshot 59 percent to 34, only tied Kansas at 10 in FT points, and still only lost by 3. KU must have had 20 turnovers last night, and it seemed like all of SIU's points came off of them. SIU has 22 pts off turnovers, KU looked like they were playing Bradley and Bucknell, i had that queezy midmajor loss feeling again. I for one am very happy we got this far, why not push it further.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 23, 2007 -> 08:55 AM) If you would have told me yesterday that SIU was going to hold Rush to 12 points and Wright to 7 points, and lose the game, I would have said you were nuts. Im still amazed at the effort by the Salukis, they came out swinging. I am just hoping SIU was "that game" that causes a team to wake up and see the finish line. I still have not taken a breath yet from last night, any drink recommendations to wake me up.

Holy s*** SIU fans. That was the most amazing 40 minutes of hell that i have seen against my jayhawks ever. I respect that coach and that team so much. They took any ebb and flow away from my jayhawks, got in their heads and ran with it. I feel blessed that we pulled it off. I would keep my heads up, SIU is better than 8/10ths of teams in this tourey. The difference in this game was Self. For the first time in 3 years he finallyl changed his offense in a tourney game. He told his team to reestablish the middle and it worked but baely. Keep those heds high Salulkis, keep em high...you gained my respect and then some.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Mar 22, 2007 -> 04:52 PM) Look where Marquette was before Crean and after Crean. After McGuire, the program took a tumble, and Crean has bought them back to respectability (and then some). He's one of the bigger reasons we have a great practice facility in the Al McGuire Center, and he's part of the reason we're in the Big East rather than the C-USA. He's an awesome publicist. His recruiting seems okay, nothing special -- I don't know if he's pulled in a top recruit yet, but he seems to do a good enough job. I don't think he's the greatest fit for KU, either. Whichever the case, I really hope Crean stays, but... he has done a good job, but I think he is good at Marquette, Kentucky may be too overwhelming.

sometimes i have no idea what the white sox are doing

If Kentucky is smart they go for Gillespie, the guy is as good as it gets. I wish we had him over self. QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Mar 22, 2007 -> 03:57 PM) UK might as well wait until the tourney is over and then throw the sun and the moon at Billy Donovan. or just throw money at him now. ala Roy Boy and UNC.

Crean with Dwayne Wade...good Crean without Wade....MEH

UK take Self, you know you want him.

SIU 54 KU 50 Pitt 68 UCLA 56

QUOTE(Felix @ Mar 22, 2007 -> 03:07 PM) So... I'm not the most knowledgeful about Tubby Smith as a coach, but I know his track record in terms of success. Can anyone give me details about his preferred style of play? Or recruiting ability? You know, the good stuff that makes me get excited for next year. In terms of recruiting its lacking for a powerhouse like Kentucky. That being said there is some kick ass talent in Minnesota every year.

How about Kentucky takes Self,Kansas take Weber and Illinois take SIU's coach. wouldn't that be funny again.

Calipari to leave before team gets knocked out. Makes you wonder what Derrick rose is thinking.

Big 10 is going to be a powerhouse, Weber better get some better recruits and fast...LOL, i know this has nothing to do with the illini. now only northwestern and penn state will be the whipping boys. QUOTE(AssHatSoxFan @ Mar 22, 2007 -> 02:28 PM) wouldnt he rather go to michigan? Minny may be paying more?? Beline to Michigan..Huginns to WVU(his alma mater) the question is where does the SIU coach go, especially after beating my jayhawks tonight.

hot rumor on the kentucky board.

tah tah toots.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 22, 2007 -> 12:15 PM) ISU is going after J'Mison Morgan HARD. Pretty sure we would win that little battle, considering he went to high school with shady.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Mar 22, 2007 -> 10:30 AM) This is gonna be a long day to have to wait through.... I want tip-off now damnit hey your almost halfway there. Watch this 200 times http://youtube.com/watch?v=bDesOv16mkY

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 22, 2007 -> 01:45 AM) KU never wanted him Jimbo, you know better than that (although your right about Misery). DeAndre might be the fattest, laziest, attitude issued, so called "high major prospect" I've ever seen play in person while he was in HS, and although I think based on the good will it'll build in the CPL alone it's a wise tactical move by Kelvin, it wouldn't surprise me if Thomas sucks his whole career at IU, but kills Illinois. That's just the luck/karma that squeaky has right now. I remember reading about him as a kid we were looking at.....KU is recruiting a kid similiar in size (J'Mison Morgan), but looks like not as screwed up.

Im sorry, but Tootoo and little b**** in same sentence is great.