NCAA 19-20

[pdub]

[jfish26]

Right.
I'm talking about this.


And i'm gonna edit and take this photo down in 24 hours b/c I don't want Zion on this website more than he has to be.

Wonder where our odds would sit if we go 5-0 between now and Selection Sunday.

Or if we had the 24 hour espn hype machine pimping Dot and Dok as the greatest thing since sliced bread all season.

Or if Vegas could count on rubes to pump the stock, regardless of price.

[Deleted User 289]

Grandma downer post time......
Am I the only asshole on here who realizes less than a week ago we were a whopping 4 points better than a shit team that is 2-14 in the Big 12 and has basically zero chance of making the tournament?
Sorry kids, as good as this team may be, and as better as they may be ON PAPER than all the other teams, I just don't think it's as great as it seems some of you would like to believe it is.
Sure I believe we have the best team in the country - today. What does that get me come April 6th?
I'll choose to go one game at a time until we win 6. Until then, I'll chose to be a doubter - as tournament history has taught me to be.

Yes,you are.

Dayton beat a crappy George Mason by just 7.
Gonzaga beat a crappy San Francisco a few weeks ago by just 4.
Baylor won at Kansas State by just 6.
SDSU lost to a mediocre New Mexico
Kentucky has had a ton of close games against meh teams lately.

Every team in the nation has close wins against teams that they "shouldn't" have a close win against. If you want to downplay KU'S chances as a result of their close win, please be sure to use that same criteria when looking over every other team as well.

You answered my question with a "yes".
So you feel I am the only asshole on here who realizes we beat KSU by 4 points?
I assure you I'm not.

I'm fully aware that every team in the nation has close wins.
I'm going to downplay EVERY team's chances - not "just" as a result of their close wins but close wins being a factor in the point I'm making - that ANY team can lose on ANY day/night in the tournament and my feeling despite KU being the best team - they're vulnerable.

[Deleted User 289]

Gutter also completely ignores the fact our senior AA candidate hurt his ankle early in that game and was visibly hindered for the remainder.

LOL!
Hook, line, and sinker?

Didn't ignore it at all. No doubt it was a factor. Factors happen in ALL games. Right?
Injuries, poor coaching decisions, bad calls, things happen and there are factors that unfortunately happen to 1 seeds in the tournament.
Really good players simply having poor games are also usually a major factor that can be the difference between a 1 seed winning or losing to a "lesser" team.
In terms of that I'm reminded....
It was a factor when Danny had a shit game against Duke in 86.
It was a factor when Adonis had a shit game against UTEP in 92.
It was a factor when Mario had a shit game against UCLA in 07.
It was a factor when Tyshawn had a shit game against UNI in 10.
It was a factor when Brady and Tyrel had shit games against VCU in 11. Ok, maybe they weren't "really good" players.
It was a factor when Perry had a shit game against Nova in 16.
It was a factor when Devonte' had a shit game against Oregon in 17.
That's just guys having poor games when we were a 1 seed. There have been many other tournament losses where our key players had shit games. That's why our being "head and shoulders" better than the rest of the field is nice but it doesn't really mean shit until we play - and hopefully win a game.

[pdub]

Having a shit game is different than getting injured but it’s really not worth it to get into that.

I’m in agreement that in this format we are vulnerable as is any team, even the best ones, but the ksu game wasn’t a good barometer of this as it’s their super bowl, in a road environment with one if not our best player hurt.

[jhawks99]

Is that vitale calling the MSU PSU game? Dood needs a cough drop. Or retirement.

[pdub]

Vitale should have retired fifteen years ago.

[Deleted User 289]

pdub - True and I agree.
I very easily could have pointed out a game in which we dominated and used that as an example of why we could/should win a championship.
I'm going to try and change my tune. Usually I am pessimistic going in to the tournament so it helps soften the blow a bit. Maybe I should be optimistic and believe it will turn out well.
I mention this once a year usually right after we are ousted - At the team hotel in Auburn Hills after the loss to Bradley in 06 Lew Perkins looks at me and mutters, "It's a cruel tournament". So true and yet it's a really sweet one to the team that cuts down the nets and hoists the trophy after the final game.

[DCHawk1]

Gutter also completely ignores the fact our senior AA candidate hurt his ankle early in that game and was visibly hindered for the remainder.

And also the fact that it was Sandstorm Superbowl.

[ousdahl]

Texas at OU neither team wants to get to 50

[ousdahl]

Buzzer beater!

[ousdahl]

Also Tennessee just won in Lexington

[sdoyel]

TEXAS is going to finish 3rd in the league.

[DCHawk1]

TEXAS is going to finish 3rd in the league.

Gross

[pdub]

I think Texas is in the tourney now.

[Deleted User 289]

When someone can figure out the Big 10 please let me know.
MSU may be legit. They might not be.
Looks like PSU (lost 4 of their last 5) and Maryland (lost 3 of their last 4) are being exposed as frauds.
Iowa lost at home on Senior Night to Purdue.

I guess I can't figure out the other conferences either.
Kentucky lost at home on Senior Night to Tennessee.
Last place in the Big East DePaul beat Marquette last night. Might have knocked Marquette out of the tournament by doing as such.

Although it's highly doubtful, I fully admit I would laugh if somehow UNC won the ACC Tournament.

[pdub]

Tech's dropped 3 in a row with Kansas next.
They've played themselves onto the bubble.
If i'm Beard i'm praying Kansas wins tonight b/c a win v the no. 1 team in the nation, even if they are resting starters b/c they've clinched the title, would ease all worries.

[pdub]

Also UNC has to win @ Duke in order to avoid a last place finish in the ACC.

[twocoach]

Grandma downer post time......
Am I the only asshole on here who realizes less than a week ago we were a whopping 4 points better than a shit team that is 2-14 in the Big 12 and has basically zero chance of making the tournament?
Sorry kids, as good as this team may be, and as better as they may be ON PAPER than all the other teams, I just don't think it's as great as it seems some of you would like to believe it is.
Sure I believe we have the best team in the country - today. What does that get me come April 6th?
I'll choose to go one game at a time until we win 6. Until then, I'll chose to be a doubter - as tournament history has taught me to be.

Yes,you are.

Dayton beat a crappy George Mason by just 7.
Gonzaga beat a crappy San Francisco a few weeks ago by just 4.
Baylor won at Kansas State by just 6.
SDSU lost to a mediocre New Mexico
Kentucky has had a ton of close games against meh teams lately.

Every team in the nation has close wins against teams that they "shouldn't" have a close win against. If you want to downplay KU'S chances as a result of their close win, please be sure to use that same criteria when looking over every other team as well.

You answered my question with a "yes".
So you feel I am the only asshole on here who realizes we beat KSU by 4 points?
I assure you I'm not.

I'm fully aware that every team in the nation has close wins.
I'm going to downplay EVERY team's chances - not "just" as a result of their close wins but close wins being a factor in the point I'm making - that ANY team can lose on ANY day/night in the tournament and my feeling despite KU being the best team - they're vulnerable.

So basically, any team sporting a roster full of players in their teens and early 20s is vulnerable. Got it. I agree.

[twocoach]

When someone can figure out the Big 10 please let me know.
MSU may be legit. They might not be.
Looks like PSU (lost 4 of their last 5) and Maryland (lost 3 of their last 4) are being exposed as frauds.
Iowa lost at home on Senior Night to Purdue.

I guess I can't figure out the other conferences either.
Kentucky lost at home on Senior Night to Tennessee.
Last place in the Big East DePaul beat Marquette last night. Might have knocked Marquette out of the tournament by doing as such.

Although it's highly doubtful, I fully admit I would laugh if somehow UNC won the ACC Tournament.

The Big 10 is doing what the ACC normally does, getting credit for a mediocre middle beating a few highly overranked top teams. Having Michigan State, Ohio State and Michigan so overranked early on gave any team that beat them early a big bump in the rankings. Then it became "well, they must be good. They swept Ohio State" despite losing 8 conference games.

The Big 10 was also helped by their new 20 game conference schedule and starting conference games earlier.