Originally posted by kennyj:
<strong>Kentucky, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma all have a great shot. Kansas, Pitt and Duke look to be a notch below.
St. John's was relegated to the NIT.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Any coincidence that these Universities are mostly from the south and areas where the word "redneck" would be the first word to describe the people.
They have better sports scholarships in the south than the north or just better athlethes or better training conditions?
Originally posted by AhmedDimwitson:
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Any coincidence that these Universities are mostly from the south and areas where the word "redneck" would be the first word to describe the people.
They have better sports scholarships in the south than the north or just better athlethes or better training conditions?</strong><hr></blockquote>
You are right that the the schools above are pretty much centered in the south and midwest. It's cyclical. Sometimes it's teams from the east or from big cities. Those programs recruit from all over, it's usuually not a team of local kids. The scholarships are uniform but a lot of city kids want to get away from the city and live on a college campus somewhere different. Basketball players are treated like stars on campus.
Most of the above programs have the reputation of being successful year after year and have excellent coaches. Kids going there know that they'll be competing for a national championship every year. Also, every kid dreams of turning pro and kids know that the good coaching will help them get to the next level.
Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>Looks like the tournament might get delayed because of the war.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Next week's two-game opening series between the A's and Mariners in Japan will be rescheduled too.
Originally posted by Raoul:
Looks like the tournament might get delayed because of the war. <hr></blockquote>
I thought they decided to go on with the tournament last night?
BTW anyone got BYU in the office pool? they won't play Sunday and so could upset a whole lot of people!
Originally posted by United78:
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I thought they decided to go on with the tournament last night?
BTW anyone got BYU in the office pool? they won't play Sunday and so could upset a whole lot of people!</strong><hr></blockquote>
If BYU wins two games, they get shifted to another bracket to avoid playing on a Sunday. Really screws up the office pools.
Originally posted by kennyj:
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If BYU wins two games, they get shifted to another bracket to avoid playing on a Sunday. Really screws up the office pools.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I don't think that will be a problem. The only Mt. West team capable of winning anything is Utah, and they aren't all that strong this year.
Originally posted by FresnoBob:
<strong>Cal eliminated N.C. State on a three point shot with three seconds left by Richard Midgley--a freshman from London. England is helping me in the office pool.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Israeli Amit Tamir starred with 8 points, though he missed 14 of 17 attempts from the field <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
Originally posted by FresnoBob:
<strong>Cal eliminated N.C. State on a three point shot with three seconds left by Richard Midgley--a freshman from London. England is helping me in the office pool.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I saw that game at lunch today. I had NC State to advance.
Originally posted by kennyj:
Marquette handled Pitt relatively easy last night. I think that they might beat Kentucky.
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You called this! Well done.
Anyone still in with a chance in their office pool?
Originally posted by United78:
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You called this! Well done.
Anyone still in with a chance in their office pool?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I didn't have a shot, but I have Texas winning (vs Pitt) and with all of the one seeds losing I might sneak back into it.
I think Marquette will beat Kansas by about 8 points. I don't think that KU has anyone to stop Wade and no team matches up against Lukas.
I could see Syracuse winning a close one against Texas. Texas has better shooters than Oklahoma, but Syracuse's interior defense will prevent a lot of Ford's drives. The Syracuse zone can overplay Mouton and Ivey, and force Ford to beat them from the outside because he really hasn't been shooting well. I don't think that Texas has anyone to match up against Anthony and Syracuse is peaking at the right time. I think Texas was playing better during the season.