Gordio Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Okay, the brackets have been set & the matchups are in place. This tournament is wide open this year. I am looking at some of 5/12 matchups & 6/11 matchups & there is not much difference between the teams. Arizona vs Memphis in a 5/12 game should be a good one. The one game I am really looking forward to on Froday believe it or not is Oakland/Texas. Oakland has got this kid Keith Benson, he is a strong post player & future NBA player. Game is in Tulsa so I got to figure home court edge will go towards Texas. Texas gets by that game & I actually like them to run the field(including beating Duke in the sweet 16) until they run into San Diego St in the elite 8. I got Ohio St/Kansas/SD St/Pitt in the final 4 with Ohio St beating Kansas in the National Championship. I watched alot of College BBall this year & I believe those 2 teams are the most complete. Crazy things happen in the tournament though & I would not be surprised if one of the 1 seeds do not make it out of the 1st weekend. Anybody have anything special planned for this weekend. I usually take a 1/2 day on Thursday & meet some of my friends at one of the local bars in the afternoon. Then on Friday I have all my friends come over for my annual tournament party. One of my favorite days of the year. I give the wife my credit card & tell her to go shopping to get her out of the house. She will take the kids & sleep over her parents house that night. I get up early, look at the lines, determine what teams I am going to lose my money on that day & tap the keg around 11am. From that point my friends(most of them I have known since high school 20 years ago) start trickling into my house. Should have about 10-15 people there. We drink, grill out(hopefully the weather is decent, calling for mid 50's Friday)& watch the games all day from noon to midnight. A poker game usually breaks out at some point during the day. A few of the guys that come over this is the only time I see them all year so we always have alot to talk about. Guys will trickle in all day. Some guys will be over my house at 10:30am & camp out all day, other guys will come in for an hour 2 after taking a long lunch at work. Just a fun day all the way around. I have 3 tvs in the basemnet so you get to watch the game of your choice. I will make some dips, throw some burgers on for lunch & then around 6pm I will come out with some strip steak & baby back ribs. The grand finally occurs at 10pm when I get 2 female escorts & my friends & I take turns on them in my bedroom(okay so I made that last part up). Anyways, great day. I look forward to it more then the bills open, college football opening weekend, new years day & the super bowl. My favorite sporting day of the year. Anybody else got something exciting planned. Edited March 14, 2011 by Gordio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I would really like to be your friend--that sounds unreal!! I'm actually thinking of going to Cleveland on Friday to scalp a few tickets and catch that session, including the Cuse game. The problem is going to be that I have a feeling that tickets will be hard to get with OSU, Syracuse, and Xavier playing in Cleveland. The brackets are impossible to pick this year! Good luck betting on a #1 seed, with potential second round opponents that include Tennessee, Villanova, Butler, and Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Awesome. Sounds like a lot of fun Gordio. Wish I was going. Unfortunately, I have a bar mitzvah (seriously don't know how I got roped into this one) up in Boston on Saturday. I'll watch/listen when I have a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 I would really like to be your friend--that sounds unreal!! I'm actually thinking of going to Cleveland on Friday to scalp a few tickets and catch that session, including the Cuse game. The problem is going to be that I have a feeling that tickets will be hard to get with OSU, Syracuse, and Xavier playing in Cleveland. The brackets are impossible to pick this year! Good luck betting on a #1 seed, with potential second round opponents that include Tennessee, Villanova, Butler, and Illinois. That is going to be a real tough ticket especially with Ohio St in that pod. I think cuse is going to have a tough game friday but I really like their draw. Indiana St is not bad, I think they have won 9 out of 10. Then my guess is they are going to get Xavier. If they could get by the 1st weekend, I got to like their chances against UNC. UNC does not have the perimeter play to bust open that zone. & then after that who knows. If they are fortunate enough to get to Newark, I got to believe they are going to be playing in front of a home court crowd no matter who they play. Go Cuse!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I've taken thursday and friday off from work this week, not because of march madness but because I drink very heavily on St. Patrick's Day but my college basketball team is Syracuse so that worked out really well this year and I can watch Cuse play as well friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 That is going to be a real tough ticket especially with Ohio St in that pod. I think cuse is going to have a tough game friday but I really like their draw. Indiana St is not bad, I think they have won 9 out of 10. Then my guess is they are going to get Xavier. If they could get by the 1st weekend, I got to like their chances against UNC. UNC does not have the perimeter play to bust open that zone. & then after that who knows. If they are fortunate enough to get to Newark, I got to believe they are going to be playing in front of a home court crowd no matter who they play. Go Cuse!!! That region is brutal. I'd have Kentucky in my FF if they were in any other region. I thought UNC was overseeded based on their relative lack of good wins, but they're still more talented than the other 2's with their NBA front line. When they played @MSG last year the crowd was fairly evenly split so I wouldn't expect a big homecourt vs. them in Newark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) That region is brutal. I'd have Kentucky in my FF if they were in any other region. I thought UNC was overseeded based on their relative lack of good wins, but they're still more talented than the other 2's with their NBA front line. When they played @MSG last year the crowd was fairly evenly split so I wouldn't expect a big homecourt vs. them in Newark. Now that I look at it the region is kinda brutal. Kentucky is the best 4 seed out there, UNC is probably the best #2 seed out there & Ohio St is the best team in the country. Xavier is always a tough out & Washington could beat anybody in the bracket on a given night. My guess is Cuse probably gets dumped by X in the 2nd round. I just like the matchup that Syracuse has with UNC if the brackets hold. I would be shocked if UNC does not get out of the 1st round in Charlotte. Which brings me to a complaint I have. Why is it that UNC/Duke always get to play in either Greensboro, Charlotte or Raleigh on the first weekend. One of those sites usually host the 1st weekend. UNC/Duke are smart. They are never the hosts(I do not even know if the Tournament would allow a place like Chapel Hill/Durham to host tournament games), but man what an unfair advantage. & when they do not get to play in the state of NC on the first weekend usually one of those teams has a chance to play in Charlotte in the Regionals the second weekend. It just seems unfair. Edited March 15, 2011 by Gordio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I am looking at some of 5/12 matchups & 6/11 matchups & there is not much difference between the teams. So must say I did not watch a ton of BBall outside of the A-10 this year, and specifically the Richmond Spiders.Don't sleep on these guys. They have that deadly combo in the tourney in that an experienced team led by 4 seniors, a great point guard in Kevin Anderson, and a first round choice at PF in Justin Harper. Plus they got a big white kid in Geriout who throws in the sky hook!!!!!Throw in the fact this group going to trny for 2nd year in a row..and I got em in the Sweet 16!! Course, i be a STH so maybe I be just a bit biased...and i watched exactly 0 SEC games this year(playing Vandy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 spiders a win over a 13 seed to be in the Sweet 16. great win today against Vandy! Here we go Spiders,here we go we are U R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) Okay, the brackets have been set & the matchups are in place. This tournament is wide open this year. I am looking at some of 5/12 matchups & 6/11 matchups & there is not much difference between the teams. Arizona vs Memphis in a 5/12 game should be a good one. The one game I am really looking forward to on Froday believe it or not is Oakland/Texas. Oakland has got this kid Keith Benson, he is a strong post player & future NBA player. Game is in Tulsa so I got to figure home court edge will go towards Texas. Texas gets by that game & I actually like them to run the field(including beating Duke in the sweet 16) until they run into San Diego St in the elite 8. I got Ohio St/Kansas/SD St/Pitt in the final 4 with Ohio St beating Kansas in the National Championship. I watched alot of College BBall this year & I believe those 2 teams are the most complete. Crazy things happen in the tournament though & I would not be surprised if one of the 1 seeds do not make it out of the 1st weekend. Anybody have anything special planned for this weekend. I usually take a 1/2 day on Thursday & meet some of my friends at one of the local bars in the afternoon. Then on Friday I have all my friends come over for my annual tournament party. One of my favorite days of the year. I give the wife my credit card & tell her to go shopping to get her out of the house. She will take the kids & sleep over her parents house that night. I get up early, look at the lines, determine what teams I am going to lose my money on that day & tap the keg around 11am. From that point my friends(most of them I have known since high school 20 years ago) start trickling into my house. Should have about 10-15 people there. We drink, grill out(hopefully the weather is decent, calling for mid 50's Friday)& watch the games all day from noon to midnight. A poker game usually breaks out at some point during the day. A few of the guys that come over this is the only time I see them all year so we always have alot to talk about. Guys will trickle in all day. Some guys will be over my house at 10:30am & camp out all day, other guys will come in for an hour 2 after taking a long lunch at work. Just a fun day all the way around. I have 3 tvs in the basemnet so you get to watch the game of your choice. I will make some dips, throw some burgers on for lunch & then around 6pm I will come out with some strip steak & baby back ribs. The grand finally occurs at 10pm when I get 2 female escorts & my friends & I take turns on them in my bedroom(okay so I made that last part up). Anyways, great day. I look forward to it more then the bills open, college football opening weekend, new years day & the super bowl. My favorite sporting day of the year. Anybody else got something exciting planned. What, no wings?!? Hope you have a blast....I went to work and had to dodge all the parade drunks on the way back to the train station. Edited March 18, 2011 by KD in CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I've got tickets to the regionals next weekend here in San Antonio. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Perfect so far but I'll be surprised to carry these late games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Hows everybody doing on their brackets so far? I'm in first place in my office right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 23-9. I was better at these things when I was 11-12yrs old doing my dad's office pool. With everyone picking Ohio St & Kansas and this Irving kid coming back I think I'm glad I went with Duke to win it all however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) Who is going to be the first number 1 seed to lose. The West and East brackets are going to put the top schools against each other, especially if it is The Ohio State and Duke. If The Ohio State goes and plays UNC (I don't see UNC making it that far) in the elite 8 to move on to Duke in the final four that would be amazing. The East has some of the most exciting games in the 2nd round but the Southeast has some games to watch, too. Duke getting back Kyrie was huge and might be what it takes to repeat. Although, being Duke, they are prone to a lapse...If they beat the Ohio State then they will win the championship. It makes it hard when your three favorite teams are Duke, The Ohio State and Cuse...and occasionally Wake Forrest and NCSU Edited March 19, 2011 by jboyst62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 So Ohio State has 4 players that graduated today. Could someone then claim since they are no longer students that they not be allowed to play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 So Ohio State has 4 players that graduated today. Could someone then claim since they are no longer students that they not be allowed to play? Nope. That Pitt loss hurt me but otherwise standing pretty strong. 44 points on the board with plenty to play this afternoon.... (standard scoring, no bonus for upsets) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) So THE Ohio State has 4 players that graduated today. Could someone then claim since they are no longer students that they not be allowed to play? fixed They definately look like the strongest team out there. Watching them play Duke in a few weeks will really hurt. So much indecision. Edited March 21, 2011 by jboyst62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 So is it now established practice for the officials to stop at every whistle in the last 20 seconds of a game to make sure they have the right number of tenths of seconds on the clock? Just when you thought they couldn't possibly drag out the end of a basketball game any longer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 So is it now established practice for the officials to stop at every whistle in the last 20 seconds of a game to make sure they have the right number of tenths of seconds on the clock? Yah that's pretty standard... Unless UNC is involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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