The Goat Pen

eCat wrote:are Maryland and Miami capable of doing any damage?

Maryland has a puncher's chance. The deeper the go into the tourney, the better they should perform. I look at them and Villanova the same way.

eh, what the hell, its just a bracket

Nate's boys have the South as the killer region. The East is second and KU wins it all.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mak ... -no-sense/

I stayed pretty much true to their stuff

but I think people are overestimating Kentucky's ability to win on the road or in a neutral arena.

they haven't really put up a solid resume on being able to travel well.

Gotta give Crotch some props, those guys are saying UNC vs. KU is the most likely finals matchup...

Bklyn wrote:

eCat wrote:are Maryland and Miami capable of doing any damage?

Maryland has a puncher's chance. The deeper the go into the tourney, the better they should perform. I look at them and Villanova the same way.

I will not get drawn in to investing emotional equity in this Villanova team. I don't see them making the sweet 16.

Villanova is the Eagles (the Andy Reid/Chip Kelly kind, not the Glen Frey version...or maybe both) of college basketball. They seem to be exciting and worthy of their place in high esteem, but ultimately disappoint.

With all the great teams, they have only reached the final four once since 1985. It's made me tune them out the last 5 years or so.

There is way too much chalk in my bracket for how mediocre most teams are this year.

I'll chalk that up to your mediocre hoops knowledge. Get it? "Chalk it up"? BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Ahem...

hedge wrote:Gotta give Crotch some props, those guys are saying UNC vs. KU is the most likely finals matchup...

told 'ya




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even when Kansas has the best team there is a 1 in 4 chance they'll lose by the second round.

Perry Ellis is already getting letters from AARP

It is impressive how Perry has kept his hairline from moving any farther than it has, though, over these years. I really expected his hairline to be much like Jevon Carter's from WVU at this point.

The fall out has begun


Well, DraftExpress via The Vertical no longer has Simmons the No. 1 overall pick, losing out to Duke’s Brandon Ingram. The one thing I took away from the article, is Givony citing a scout calling him ‘a taller Rajon Rondo’ in the sense of his stat sheet looks great, but half of the numbers come late in the game when it’s already over.

"Perry Ellis is already getting letters from AARP"

Crotch's first letter from AARP arrived via the pony express...

eCat wrote:The fall out has begun


Well, DraftExpress via The Vertical no longer has Simmons the No. 1 overall pick, losing out to Duke’s Brandon Ingram. The one thing I took away from the article, is Givony citing a scout calling him ‘a taller Rajon Rondo’ in the sense of his stat sheet looks great, but half of the numbers come late in the game when it’s already over.

I read that report. It was harsh, though not entirely without merit, but Ben may have needed that to kick him in the butt. He did not play with a lot of fire or leadership this year. Any idiot who drafts a Dukie deserves what they get, though.

LSU let that kid down

and Calipari, Coach K and Bill Self will remind every recruit out there

Good point...I bet they do.

Hedge, I have A&M losing to UNI because "Billy Kennedy"

eh, I have UK losing to IU