Ostensibly Hoops

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:26 am

I wonder if they're going to put UK in our bracket again this year...

bluetick · Post by **bluetick** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:06 am

crotch wrote:
bluetick wrote:KY's dozen 5 star players are gonna take us behind the woodshed tomorrow.

We have a 4 star but he's from France so he's never allowed to dribble or shoot.
Don't think so....... Rocky Top has the experience (and coach) and UK has the talent (supposedly). UT by 5. Will be the first time in history that Tennessee beats UK 3 times in one season in basketball.

Cats by 9. They bloomed later than any of Cal's recent squads, even the 2011 F4 team, but bloom they have. Whoa.

One correction though: TN swept KY in the reg. season then beat them in the finals of the '79 SECCT

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:17 am

Why did you lie, Crotch?

crotch · Post by **crotch** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:33 am

bluetick wrote:
crotch wrote:
bluetick wrote:KY's dozen 5 star players are gonna take us behind the woodshed tomorrow.

We have a 4 star but he's from France so he's never allowed to dribble or shoot.
Don't think so....... Rocky Top has the experience (and coach) and UK has the talent (supposedly). UT by 5. Will be the first time in history that Tennessee beats UK 3 times in one season in basketball.
Cats by 9. They bloomed later than any of Cal's recent squads, even the 2011 F4 team, but bloom they have. Whoa.

One correction though: TN swept KY in the reg. season then beat them in the finals of the '79 SECCT

Correction noted bluetick.... Didn't know that. Thanx

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/sc ... edule.html

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:54 pm

Win or lose, it's good to see that UK couldn't put the hammer down against UT. I can't really talk, though, we were up 13 on Duke with under 5 minutes to go two nights ago and they took us to the wire. Reinforces the notion that anybody can win or lose on a given night this year...

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:11 pm

hot damn...nothing against the previous two teams but they played us tired. This was a valid win today. The kids finally know their weaknesses

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:23 pm

UVA, UT and Cinci

I'll take that bracket

crotch · Post by **crotch** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:41 pm

One guarantee in March Madness is that either Dook or unc will get a cakewalk to the final four. Last year was Dook, this year is unc.

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:03 pm

I figured UK fans would be howling (just like every year) at their bracket. Zona in the second round? Then the overall #1 seed in the Sweet 16? Granted, if you get by that you should like your chances against anybody in the other side of the bracket, but still, that's a gauntlet. I don't think a group of freshman underachievers is prepared for UVa's methodical chinese water torture. That's if you get past Arizona. Davidson's no slouch, either. Gotta agree with Crotch, I'm not exactly terrified by our bracket. Hate to have to beat the same team again, esp. as they are playing much better now and will have had plenty of rest, but I can't say I'm too worried about anybody in our bracket. Jay Williams is already calling for a Missouri upset of Xavier and the rest of the guys seemed more excited about Gonzaga than Xavier. Of course, we could lose to Libscombe...

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:22 pm

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:35 pm

Mizzou ain't beating Xavier. Porter took 17 shots in 21 minutes.

aTm · Post by **aTm** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:39 pm

crotch wrote:One guarantee in March Madness is that either Dook or unc will get a cakewalk to the final four. Last year was Dook, this year is unc.

Maybe Providence can give them a game...

AlabamAlum · Post by **AlabamAlum** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:48 pm

One of you ACC folks give me the 411 on VaTech.

Not sure it matters, though. Even if we win, Nova will depants us.

DooKSucks · Post by **DooKSucks** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:50 pm

VT will run all game.

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:28 pm

Oklahoma getting in because Trae Young is a draw is a joke.

Its corruption actually. They were garbage

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:40 pm

aTm, what are our chances of getting past a dangerous and highly underrated TAMU squad in the second round?

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:41 pm

"One of you ACC folks give me the 411 on VaTech. "

Their coach, Buzz Williams, can be very animated and sweaty on the sidelines...

aTm · Post by **aTm** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:47 pm

Buzz Williams should be A&Ms coach.

In the unlikely event that A&M actually makes the 2nd round, i would imagine UNC is fine as long as they actually show up to the arena for the game.

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:59 pm

UK fans like Buzz Williams

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:11 pm

Every guy on ESPN (and Vitale too) had Michigan / Gonzaga as the Elite 8 game in our region. Seems like all of them had UVa vs. MSU in the finals, I think one of them picked UVa, the others went with MSU. Jay Williams was like "this is just like that other year when we all picked MSU" and one of the other guys said "Yeah, the year they lost to Middle Tennessee State in the first round". I do like that nobody picked UNC or Xavier to even make it to the regional finals...

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