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Selection Sunday-NCAA tournament thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Mar 17, 2013.

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  1. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    What the hell does that mean? They were a No. 5 seed with a bad matchup this year. That's a Sweet 16 "level of a team" right now.

    Shit didn't break for them. That doesn't mean they weren't good.
     
    Versatile, Mar 23, 2013
    #661
  2. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    So much for the St. Louis bandwagon. Oregon's running over, through and past the Billikens. Ducks up 16 early in the second half.
     
    I Should Coco, Mar 23, 2013
    #662
  3. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Every time I look up, Oregon is missing a dunk and still rolling this team. Or, uh, wait. Marquette may have missed one dunk. Having two TVs in front of me is confusing my dumb ass.
     
    Moderator1, Mar 23, 2013
    #663
  4. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    They are good, but they do not have the pure talent yet. That was obvious today.

    With this coach, they could rise to a Louisville/Syracuse/Georgetown level. I don't think they have gotten too many three star recruits, ever. I would expect them to start getting three and four star recruits in the next few years. That will make a huge difference.
     
    93Devil, Mar 23, 2013
    #664
  5. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Why the hell did I pick Marquette to beat Butler? Should have known better. Oh well. Losses by Wisconsin and Notre Dame sunk my bracket, although I do have North Carolina beating Kansas.
     
    Mark2010, Mar 23, 2013
    #665
  6. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    I'm 28-8. I need much of everything else to fall into place to offset the Lobos-in-title-game pick.
     
    Songbird, Mar 23, 2013
    #666
  7. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    "The pure talent"? The Rams had Larry Sanders and Eric Maynor four years ago.

    They already get three- and four-star recruits. They brought in four-star Jordan Burgess last offseason. They have three three-star recruits coming in for next fall.
     
    Versatile, Mar 23, 2013
    #667
  8. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Pretty sure VCU is the only school in Virginia to have first-round picks in back-to-back drafts. Tough to believe with as good as Virginia was all those years ago. Maynor went 20th, Sanders 15th. VCU's improved talent has helped it to where it was a 5 seed this year. People now expect VCU to win in this tournament.

    League situation will be a factor. The A10 was an upgrade this year, by a shit ton. As it disintergrates, it may not and that could affect recruiting. "Hey we play Duquesne and St. Bonnie and Fordham every year" may not be enough.

    Curious, too, to see if Smart is long-term.
     
    Moderator1, Mar 23, 2013
    #668
  9. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    When Brey took over, Notre Dame hadn't been to the tournament in 11 years, Since 1987 they've made the second weekend once. And he's been higher than a five just once in nine trips. That's not even close to the expectations for Georgetown.

    Put it this way -- You want to question Brey keeping his job and he's the second most successful coach in school history in the NCAA era, third best overall.
     
    Della9250, Mar 23, 2013
    #669
  10. TrooperBari

    TrooperBari Well-Known Member

    I remember a certain Jim O'Connell loudly insisting on the Tony Kornheiser Show that Oregon was a terrible team that played terrible basketball. Maybe they don't get the Pac-12 Network out east, but I know what I saw and that's a damn good team. Glad I sprung for them reaching the 16s.

    WuShock U seems to be beating up Gonzaga. The Big Conference Schadenfreude should the Zags fall would even outdo that which followed New Mexico's flameout.
     
    TrooperBari, Mar 23, 2013
    #670
  11. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Will Gonzaga be first top seed to fall???
     
    HanSenSE, Mar 23, 2013
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  12. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Yes.

    And I'm loving this "extra mustard" stuff. The coolest alumni one was, well, cool. This is fun, too

    http://extramustard.si.com/2013/03/23/ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-florida-gulf-coast-university/
     
    Moderator1, Mar 23, 2013
    #672
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