ExplorerSunDevil Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Arizona vs Villanova, Michigan State vs Wichita State is my Final Four prediction Arizona vs Wichita State is my Championship game prediction Arizona is my National Champion prediction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 that's ballsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhu1148 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 11 hours ago, glduck said: well, i came up with a duke/north carolina final, so shoot me in the fucking face. MIDWEST: i have kansas coming out of the midwest because they have a cakewalk up to the elite 8, and while i did find the stones to pick oregon to "upset" louisville, decades of harsh fandom preclude me from taking the ducks over rock, chalk, jayhawk in god damn kansas city. i normally don't like taking kansas far in the dance, but there are a handful of schools i like picking in the ncaa tourney even less, and purdue just happens to be one of them. so this whole region will likely go nuclear on me in round two when tom izzo and sparty knocks kansas off and i'm left sitting there holding my dick. SOUTH: i'm a pussy, so here's me taking another #1 seed. this is more about playing the odds: good gravy what an easy walk to the regional final carolina has, whereas the bottom of the bracket looks like a messy blood bath. i've got wichita state knocking off kentucky, but ucla/cinci won't be a picnic. cinci can get after it defensively. i'm still taking ucla to the elite 8 before carolina knocks them off, but really, there are four different teams that look capable of meeting carolina there. i want no part of it, i'll take the odds. WEST: yeah i took arizona. it won't be easy -- really looking forward to that florida state showdown in the S16 -- but i just don't see gonzaga making it to the regional final (i've got west virginia taking them out) and what little pac-12 pride i have is enough to boost the wildcats to the F4. EAST: ugh, duke. they trailed by double digits in all four ACC tourney games so i know this is a stupid pick but i love me some jayson tatum and after a loooooong dry spell you just can't argue that duke doesn't bring it in the tourney these days. plus they play garbage until 'nova in the E8. smart money should probably be on 'nova there but i'm not a well man. so that's duke vs arizona and carolina vs kansas. arizona blows it, carolina beats kansas kinda/sorta easily, then we all wind up forced to play out a jay bilas wet dream. note: i'm dumb and often wrong. You are the best. Going chalk/blue chip/acc is usually the best choice in these things. Also, understated perhaps is the route one must take. Duke and Arizona, for example, have favorable paths to the Elite 8. The bottom portion of the Midwest and South (sorry Oregon and UCLA) are rough. My F4 is Duke, Arizona, Oregon, UNC. I'm the least confident about Oregon, but I didn't feel comfortable picking 3 ACC teams into the final. And as a general rule these past few years I don't pick the Big XII- they're 23-26 in the tourney the last 4 years. UNC over Arizona for the title. Thought about swapping Kentucky with UNC, but their path is just insane- Wichita, UCLA, UNC, Midwest winner, then Zags/Duke/Zona/Nova for the final. I didn't like those odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scscsc89 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Not seeing a lot of love for 'Nova -- what gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 prior to last year, they were one of the game's great choke artists. i have them reaching the E8 because i don't think much of their half of the bracket, but i ultimately picked duke over them hoping nova reverts to form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Same. I think that Tall white guard was a big part of what made that team so good last year. Their offense isn't as good and that makes them vulnerable. Also, teams pretty much never repeat in college so I'm playing that angle as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgreg Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Come on Trojans, tighten this shit up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 So far we are 0-3 in the NIT and USC is getting blown out. Another great showing by our conference appears to be in the works. I'm starting to rethink how could the elite teams in our conference are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scscsc89 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Don't disrespect the huddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Scscsc89 said: Don't disrespect the huddle. I just served up the all hail anti jinx special. You're welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgreg Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 That was a damn fine comeback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 sc's going to complete the comeback and knock off providence. once they figured the friars out they did whatever they wanted to. good work trojans. i'm hoping the nit games were just a case of martin having one foot out the door (to say nothing of not having bird/rabb) and utah being hot/cold the last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scscsc89 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I would be ok if we tried to avoid the double-digit deficit next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgreg Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Scscsc89 said: I would be ok if we tried to avoid the double-digit deficit next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 with ucla and oregon expecting heavy losses, sc could be a big player next year if boatwright and metu come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I normally don't read too much into it, but it's nice to see two CA/west coast teams beat two northeast teams tonight. Hell of a comeback by USC, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 i just switched it up and took nova over duke and then arizona, only to lose to carolina. this will be my undoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueDuck Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 5 hours ago, glduck said: i just switched it up and took nova over duke and then arizona, only to lose to carolina. this will be my undoing. Your undoing might be believing the ACC hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 i've only got 3 acc teams advancing to the sweet 16, that's not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 35 fouls in st mary's vs vcu.... IN THE SECOND HALF ALONE. that was the worst basketball game I've ever seen. every possession the last 7 minutes ended at the FT line. i'm now so turned off by basketball i'm going to go outside and discover nature or some shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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