skyhoya
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Post by skyhoya on Mar 14, 2016 8:59:12 GMT -5
There are too many teams in the dance. It's all about making money. We should only have 16 teams.
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Post by wrestlemania on Mar 14, 2016 9:02:05 GMT -5
Need a little help. Is it possible to construct a bracket where you get every single game wrong? I've always wanted to try this.
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lucky
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Post by lucky on Mar 14, 2016 9:05:06 GMT -5
Need a little help. Is it possible to construct a bracket where you get every single game wrong? I've always wanted to try this. I've been doing this for years
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 14, 2016 10:05:54 GMT -5
Need a little help. Is it possible to construct a bracket where you get every single game wrong? I've always wanted to try this. Anything is possible - but you would have to pick every 8/9 and 7/10 game wrong, not to mention being able to predict the upsets so that you could pick the loser of each upset.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 14, 2016 11:25:34 GMT -5
Gonzaga is 1 pt favorites against Seton Hall. Hate to say it, but I think the BE got hosed again this year. I see no way Nova gets far in that bracket, and SH had an awesome run, and got rewarded with 6 seed to play against Gonzaga in Denver. Butler and Providence are basically playing toss up games. I think Xavier is our best shot.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 14, 2016 11:25:35 GMT -5
Well, that settles it. In the words of JFK, "Ich bin ein Flyer!" The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Mar 14, 2016 11:27:16 GMT -5
I was hoping Syracuse wouldn't get in, but you could see that coming. They were already dropping hints that not having Boeheim matters. What's laughable is that they were not even in the last four. Syracuse would definitely lose to more 200+ teams on the road if they had to play them. They lost to SJU. So saying Monmouth is screwed for those 3 losses is a joke. A lot of the big picture is getting missed here. It is one more chance to watch them lose and their orange-clad, mouth-breathing, cretinous fan base make fools of themselves. Just a glass half-full guy I am.
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Post by aleutianhoya on Mar 14, 2016 11:53:46 GMT -5
Gonzaga is 1 pt favorites against Seton Hall. Hate to say it, but I think the BE got hosed again this year. I see no way Nova gets far in that bracket, and SH had an awesome run, and got rewarded with 6 seed to play against Gonzaga in Denver. Butler and Providence are basically playing toss up games. I think Xavier is our best shot. I thought the BE did fine overall. Nova got hosed in terms of who their one seed is. But it really doesn't matter in terms of getting to the S16. And once you get there (and they better get there!), you've done what you need to do and you take your chances -- you're going to have to play two good teams regardless unless you get lucky. And Xavier could have been dropped a line but wasn't. As for SH, I think the Committee this year simply didn't overvalue the post-season tournaments. Michigan State didn't get bumped to a one either. Virginia didn't get bumped down (even though they lost in their final). And someone like SH didn't get any extra bump. We've been the recipient of that extra bump for BET results in the past. But I actually like this better. I guess you could say that Nova DID get bumped because of their tournament result, but I think that was just as much a factor of who they lost to than anything else. We've got two high seeds. And two teams (SH and Provy) that can beat absolutely anyone if they get the right matchup and their good players play great. (I don't expect as much from Butler, but they're obviously capable.) Three teams in the S16 would be a great result, given the size of our league. Two wouldn't be a disaster by any means. Either is eminently achievable.
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gunny
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Post by gunny on Mar 14, 2016 12:03:04 GMT -5
Gonzaga is 1 pt favorites against Seton Hall. Hate to say it, but I think the BE got hosed again this year. I see no way Nova gets far in that bracket, and SH had an awesome run, and got rewarded with 6 seed to play against Gonzaga in Denver. Butler and Providence are basically playing toss up games. I think Xavier is our best shot. I think Seton Hall will blast Gonzaga. Gonzaga has the edge inside, but the guards are average at best. I think the key to this game will be Whitehead. How does he play? Does he take good shots? Gordon and Sanogo will defend the heck out of Gonzaga. Carrington could be the X factor for the Hall. If you have watched Gonzaga at all this year sometimes they forget about Sabonis. That may work against St. Mary's and BYU, but not Seton Hall. Take the Hall and the point.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 14, 2016 12:36:59 GMT -5
Hosed is probably going too far, but I think that is a tough draw for Seton Hall. I hope they can win.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 14, 2016 20:55:55 GMT -5
Gonzaga is 1 pt favorites against Seton Hall. Hate to say it, but I think the BE got hosed again this year. I see no way Nova gets far in that bracket, and SH had an awesome run, and got rewarded with 6 seed to play against Gonzaga in Denver. Butler and Providence are basically playing toss up games. I think Xavier is our best shot. I think Seton Hall will blast Gonzaga. Gonzaga has the edge inside, but the guards are average at best. I think the key to this game will be Whitehead. How does he play? Does he take good shots? Gordon and Sanogo will defend the heck out of Gonzaga. Carrington could be the X factor for the Hall. If you have watched Gonzaga at all this year sometimes they forget about Sabonis. That may work against St. Mary's and BYU, but not Seton Hall. Take the Hall and the point. Boy, do I agree with this. Seton Hall has been playing really well for two months. I see them beating Gonzaga and Utah.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 14, 2016 20:58:19 GMT -5
Oh, also, putting Syracuse in (and as a 10 seed yet - same as the Pitt team that beat them three times) is the worst decision by the committee in the last 10 years.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 14, 2016 21:22:36 GMT -5
I was hoping Syracuse wouldn't get in, but you could see that coming. They were already dropping hints that not having Boeheim matters. What's laughable is that they were not even in the last four. Syracuse would definitely lose to more 200+ teams on the road if they had to play them. They lost to SJU. So saying Monmouth is screwed for those 3 losses is a joke. A lot of the big picture is getting missed here. It is one more chance to watch them lose and their orange-clad, mouth-breathing, cretinous fan base make fools of themselves. Just a glass half-full guy I am. Just hoping they end up wishing they had been playing IN Dayton rather than AGAINST Dayton.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 14, 2016 21:28:09 GMT -5
Oh, also, putting Syracuse in (and as a 10 seed yet - same as the Pitt team that beat them three times) is the worst decision by the committee in the last 10 years. Remember the committee is made up of AD's who detest the NCAA and its power; making sure that they rewarded a school for the games that it had to play without the coach whose program was caught cheating for the SECOND time is just the committee's way of thumbing their collective noses at that power.
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Mar 15, 2016 9:55:03 GMT -5
Oh, also, putting Syracuse in (and as a 10 seed yet - same as the Pitt team that beat them three times) is the worst decision by the committee in the last 10 years. Remember the committee is made up of AD's who detest the NCAA and its power; making sure that they rewarded a school for the games that it had to play without the coach whose program was caught cheating for the SECOND time is just the committee's way of thumbing their collective noses at that power. And those mouth breathers, desperate for any chance to leave the tundra, travel well and show up for games in big, ugly, cretinous groups. Simply stated, they spend their unemployment checks on NCAA hoops and the committee's favorite color is green.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 15, 2016 10:49:31 GMT -5
Wasn't there also some rumbling a couple of years ago about the P5 conferences breaking away from the NCAA, and even creating their own postseason tourney? Might explain the NCAA trying to appease them by selecting 7 teams from 4 conferences(the SEC was so weak not even the Committee could find any more teams for which superficial arguments could be made).
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This Just In
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Post by This Just In on Mar 15, 2016 10:53:28 GMT -5
Sweet 16 Picks *winner South 1. Kansas* vs 5. Maryland 3. Miami* vs 7. Iowa
West 1. Oregon* vs 4. Duke 3. Texas A&M vs 2. Oklahoma*
East 1. North Carolina* vs 4. Kentucky 3. West Virginia* vs 7. Wisconsin
Midwest 1. Virginia* vs 4. Iowa State 11. Gonzaga vs 2. Michigan State*
Elite 8 Picks South 1. Kansas* vs 3. Miami
West 1. Oregon vs 2. Oklahoma*
East 1. North Carolina* vs 3. West Virginia
Midwest 1. Virginia vs 2. Michigan State*
Final 4 Picks 1. Kansas* vs 2. Oklahoma 1. North Carolina vs 2. Michigan State*
National Championship 1. Kansas vs. 2. Michigan State*
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 11:20:21 GMT -5
Gonzaga was preseason top 10 I think the Hall can get them but that's pretty much a tossup in my view. Hopefully Delgado can stay out of foul trouble
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Post by kchoya on Mar 15, 2016 11:56:55 GMT -5
There are too many teams in the dance. It's all about making money. We should only have 16 teams. Said no one, ever
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Mar 15, 2016 14:06:12 GMT -5
I was hoping Syracuse wouldn't get in, but you could see that coming. They were already dropping hints that not having Boeheim matters. What's laughable is that they were not even in the last four. Syracuse would definitely lose to more 200+ teams on the road if they had to play them. They lost to SJU. So saying Monmouth is screwed for those 3 losses is a joke. A lot of the big picture is getting missed here. It is one more chance to watch them lose and their orange-clad, mouth-breathing, cretinous fan base make fools of themselves. Just a glass half-full guy I am. Yeah, screw SUcks. Hope they get blasted, and I get to watch it.
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