RogueDuck Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Wow, what a game. RI gave us everything we wanted, but Dorsey is playing out of his mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 survive and advance. reminded me a little of the second uo/ucla game. RI looked great in the first half, knocking down shots, playing free, then tried to ice the game with 15 minutes to go. got themselves out of rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Ducks played to their seed but I think Michigan beats them in Kansas City. They miss Boucher inside for defending and outside for spacing the floor on offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhu1148 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Michigan will be tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 9 ACC teams get bids and only UNC makes it out of the first weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mano Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 When UCLA offense is clicking they are hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueDuck Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 On 3/13/2017 at 0:52 PM, All Hail said: They are taken into account but games towards the end of the season are weighed more heavily than games at the beginning. This is exactly why Vanderbuilt got into the tournament. They had 15 losses (a record for any team that got invited), many of them early and to mediocre teams. However, by the end of the season, they had defeated Florida twice, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia. Even with their 15 losses and only 19 wins, they received a 9-seed. The entire season matters, but games in December don't matter nearly as much as games in February or March. Cal being 4-6 in their last 10 games kept them from being in the tournament despite finishing with the same conference record as USC, playing a more difficult schedule than USC, winning more pac 12 tournament games than USC, and beating USC at USC. Or maybe the system is completely flawed, because the ACC was vastly overrated. As I've been saying the entire time. Bye bye dook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 13 minutes ago, Mano said: When UCLA offense is clicking they are hard to beat. Lonzo Ball is the best player in college basketball and it isn't close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueDuck Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Yeah, I'd personally take Jackson over Ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Of my Final Four, only UNC, my predicted champion, remains. And still, I'm in the 72nd percentile on ESPN. The fuck's up with Xavier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 9 hours ago, RogueDuck said: Yeah, I'd personally take Jackson over Ball. I don't know about Jackson -- he is too inconsistent for me. I would take Swanigan. That guy has the best PER in the tournament and he can do it all. Rebound, shoot, pass, defend, the guy is fantastic. 28 double doubles, he is 3 shy of the NCAA all-time record held by David Robinson. He also averages 3 assists per game, shoots a ridiculous 43% from 3 as a PF, and hits 78% of his free throws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 12 hours ago, MrBug708 said: Lonzo Ball is the best player in college basketball and it isn't close. I can see why you would think this but to say it isn't close is pretty damn homer-tastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Biased? Yup. Wrong? Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 2 hours ago, All Hail said: I don't know about Jackson -- he is too inconsistent for me. I would take Swanigan. That guy has the best PER in the tournament and he can do it all. Rebound, shoot, pass, defend, the guy is fantastic. 28 double doubles, he is 3 shy of the NCAA all-time record held by David Robinson. He also averages 3 assists per game, shoots a ridiculous 43% from 3 as a PF, and hits 78% of his free throws. Swanigan is this year's John Wallace or Sean May. Great college player who isn't going to be a big factor in the NBA. As for defending, Burton for Iowa State was abusing Swanigan, who doesn't have the foot speed to keep up with elite athletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 15 hours ago, MrBug708 said: Lonzo Ball is the best player in college basketball and it isn't close. I'm not sure about the "not even close" part, but he's the best player I saw all year and I think he'll be the #1 pick even if Boston wins the pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I'm hoping the NBA saves it's brand and fixes the lottery for the Lakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 i would be shocked if they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 27 minutes ago, PapaG said: Swanigan is this year's John Wallace or Sean May. Great college player who isn't going to be a big factor in the NBA. As for defending, Burton for Iowa State was abusing Swanigan, who doesn't have the foot speed to keep up with elite athletes. Yes, Burton is a quick but pudgy 6'5 guard who was playing forward for Iowa State. It's hardly a sin for a PF to have difficulty guarding a 6'5 guard who happens to be hitting step-back 3's. Burton also finished 9/20 so he wasn't that efficient at all. I don't disagree that Ball will be the better pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clpp01 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Lost 3 of my sweet 16 and I had Duke in the Final 4 but watching them lose was worth it ruining the east region of my bracket, helps that everyone had either them or Villanova coming out of it. outside of Arizona not winning the worst thing that could have happened in this tournament was a Duke-UNC title game, half the college basketball staff over at ESPN must be on suicide watch right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 1 hour ago, glduck said: i would be shocked if they didn't. It would be a welcome change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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