The best tournament I have ever seen.

All the players jumping to NBA kill the great teams

 

Hey Moddy,I, too, was courtside for Richmond-Syracuse. In fact, I've personally seen two of the four 15-2 shockers (also saw Coppin win in Pittsburgh.) Great tourney so far.

 

The one thing the lower seeds that are left have in common is that they are veteran ballclubs. You put a bunch of talented seniors on the floor and they aren't going to be intimidated because they've been through it before.

 

Good point AQB. The midmajors are much more likely to have senior-laden clubs. Hell, Kentucky may never have sophomore-laden clubs as long as Calipari's there.

 

It's a great point.

 

I thought this was another CIT thread.

 

Too early to tell. I've seen great tournaments that led to quite forgettable Final Fours.
For example, 2006...George Mason's memorable run, Florida's upset of Villanova, a young LSU squad stunning Texas and UCLA outgrinding Memphis seemed to set up a great Final Four. Turned out to be a dog.
Or '97: Arizona beats Kentucky in a classic final (which I had to wait a few years to see on ESPN Classic - worked that night in a blizzard and hoped to watch it the next day, only to discover the power went out at my place midway through the first half). Looking back at the bracket, I remember Arizona knocking off #1 Kansas in the Sweet 16 and outlasting Providence in OT to get to the Final Four (one of my classic scream at the TV moments ever - 30 seconds left in regulation, tied, PC holding the ball for the last shot...and WPRI couldn't wait to run the state lottery drawing, leaving the game in a small square in the right upper corner of the TV), Tennessee-Chatanooga's Sweet 16 run, and perhaps the greatest Sweet 16 twinbill ever - both going double OT in San Antonio. Minnesota over Clemson, and UCLA rallying from 18 down to beat Iowa State.

 

Buddy of mine and I were talking about this very subject earlier this evening. We've both seen a lot of tournaments, and we both agreed that so far this has been one of the best, even if Kansas did make my brackets go kaplooey. But I also agree that it could change in the next round.

 

Outing alert: bjot is really Suzyn Waldman

 

Or are 16-year-old


Great first weekend...let's see what happnes from here on

 

I'm biased, but 1990 was my favorite.

-- Loyola Marymount
-- Twenty-three games decided by three points or less.
-- No. 14 Northern Iowa beating Missouri on a 3-pointer ... before any No. 15 seeds had won in the 64-team to that point.

And this ...



Ball State's Sweet 16 run, with a very near miss against UNLV which would have set up a Loyola Marymount-Ball State regional final. Two teams that couldn't have been more diametrically opposed style-wise.

Anyway, here's a cool dunk ...

 

I see you that and raise you...