Maury Ballstein Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Florida is insanely strong. Gonna be tough for anyone to take them out. I despise Calipari....fun to watch him lose. Takes all the blue chip one and doners then complains about it when they lose. Suck it coach Cal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 f-Florida....does the SEC even play basketball anymore????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 f-Florida....does the SEC even play basketball anymore????? +1 Down year. I don't think Florida will get to the final 4. I actually think Wichita state is the team to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 people are too quick to dismiss wichita st..this may fly in the face of my florida face, but wichita state is a final 4 team from last year and followed that up with an undefeated regular season(plus some)....that's not by accident...i know NOTHING about Wichita St. but you can't ignore them...look what happened when people ignored gonzaga...march madness is gonna be an incredible 2-3-4 weeks +1 Down year. I don't think Florida will get to the final 4. I actually think Wichita state is the team to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 people are too quick to dismiss wichita st..this may fly in the face of my florida face, but wichita state is a final 4 team from last year and followed that up with an undefeated regular season(plus some)....that's not by accident...i know NOTHING about Wichita St. but you can't ignore them...look what happened when people ignored gonzaga...march madness is gonna be an incredible 2-3-4 weeks I saw Wichita state play more last year and they were absurdly solid. Seems like they have the same team and are tournament tested. I have always had a high view of that program too, ever since they came to cuse and beat us in the dome about 7-8 years ago. Might not be popular, but I might pick them to win it all in my brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 To the streak ! Let's go heels. Keep this streak going all the way to the end! Watch for the duke flops and home calls. You will see jim boeheim was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 i was at my local pub watching the end of st johns marquette with some Nova fans waiting for the Nova game to come on and i looked at them and said, 'i miss big east refs....they let teams play, especially at the end of games'...they knew exactly what i was talking about and nodded in agreement To the streak ! Let's go heels. Keep this streak going all the way to the end! Watch for the duke flops and home calls. You will see jim boeheim was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Phantom 3rd foul vs McAdoo is gonna hurt. Defense falling apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 If Grant is 100%, I hope he plays today. If he is 99% or less, I hope they sit him. I guess Roberson is going to start again if Grant can't go, so I hope he doesn't look as nervous and hesitant as he did against GT. A win today would be big for seeding with all the top teams losing recently. I also just think it would be great for them to break out of the slump and get some confidence back. I believe we are locked into the 2 seed in the ACC tourney regardless of what happens today, is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 If Grant is 100%, I hope he plays today. If he is 99% or less, I hope they sit him. I guess Roberson is going to start again if Grant can't go, so I hope he doesn't look as nervous and hesitant as he did against GT. A win today would be big for seeding with all the top teams losing recently. I also just think it would be great for them to break out of the slump and get some confidence back. I believe we are locked into the 2 seed in the ACC tourney regardless of what happens today, is this correct? Yes this is correct. I wouldn't play grant and would try to get fair and cooney as much rest as possible results be damned. Having them fresh for the acc and ncaa tourney would matter much more. Beating fsu in the process would be nice but getting rest and healthy would be my top priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Amazing what a healthy Grant can do for this team. This is just what the team needed. Go Cuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Good win... forget everything I said above lol. It was nice to see them finally respond to the other teams run. Miami closed it to 1 and then I believe they went on an 18-2 to seal it. Grant is such a huge difference maker for this team. He gives them that 3rd offensive answer and is by far our most complete big man. I think everyone can step back from the ledge now. If they can make the ACC final I think that a 2 seed is certainly attainable. Looks like if everything goes chalk we will have another Duke Cuse game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 We really need cooney to step up...without him acting like GMAC or devo we don't go anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Good win... forget everything I said above lol. It was nice to see them finally respond to the other teams run. Miami closed it to 1 and then I believe they went on an 18-2 to seal it. Grant is such a huge difference maker for this team. He gives them that 3rd offensive answer and is by far our most complete big man. I think everyone can step back from the ledge now. If they can make the ACC final I think that a 2 seed is certainly attainable. Looks like if everything goes chalk we will have another Duke Cuse game. If we win the ACC tourney I think we could still be in line for a 1 seed. At this point, I'd almost rather have a 2 seed. I believe it would be Villanova getting the 1 seed in the East and we'd get the 2 in the East. That, IMO, would be the weakest 1 seed to be matched up against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 We really need cooney to step up...without him acting like GMAC or devo we don't go anywhere IMO, this was the difference today. The game turned when Cooney got aggressive and started feeling it. He hit those two 3's and it was over. Now, if we can get him to play like that for more than 5 minutes-- and say, hit 35-40% from 3-- we will be running on all cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 If we win the ACC tourney I think we could still be in line for a 1 seed. At this point, I'd almost rather have a 2 seed. I believe it would be Villanova getting the 1 seed in the East and we'd get the 2 in the East. That, IMO, would be the weakest 1 seed to be matched up against. I agree completely and would say if they win they would definitely get a 1 seed. I would prefer a 1 seed but as long as they go Buffalo MSG I don't really care what seed they are. I would love to see them win the ACC tournament but that would be a tall order with their short bench. However since they don't play until Friday they will have only played 1 game in 10 days by the time the game rolls around. Hopefully that is enough time for them to get their legs back, Keita's knee to recover more, and Grant to feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I was totally all-in on caring about MSG because our margin for error is so thin & we need every little edge we can get. But man, the reg. season is over now & there isn't much evidence that this team plays better at home (same # of losses, more close calls, didn't play significantly better vs any of the 4 duplicate opponents). We're a weak charge from going 3-1 @Duke/Maryland/UVA/FSU which I think is the best anybody would ever do. So whatever, I'm not going to worry about it. I'd like to avoid a 7seed like VCU in the 2nd round, which the syracuse.com bracket has now. However, Duke on Saturday could be the 2nd biggest conf. semi's game we've ever had just 'cause it'd be great to beat those clowns 2 out of 3 in our 1st year - behind only G'town last yr who we could not lose to 3x in our last year in the BE. Ironically this win today sets up arguably a tougher quarterfinal game on Friday (likely NC St instead of Clemson). But nice to see them play a long overdue good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I saw Wichita state play more last year and they were absurdly solid. Seems like they have the same team and are tournament tested. I have always had a high view of that program too, ever since they came to cuse and beat us in the dome about 7-8 years ago. Might not be popular, but I might pick them to win it all in my brackets. Picking a team that's almost as good as everyone else that nobody else will pick is definitely a good strategy, especially for larger pools. I'm guessing your typical distribution in most office pools will be something like 35% Fla, 25% Kansas, 20% Arizona, 10% Michigan St/Duke and a 10% sprinkling of Witchita/Cuse/Michigan/Wisconsin. I think I'm going to roll with Louisville. 2nd in kenpom, good on both ends of the floor, good road wins lately vs Cincy & SMU, nobody else is going to pick them. The only other teams w/ a top 15 efficiency on both ends of the floor are Florida, Witchita & Nova. Duke, Creighton & Michigan don't guard anyone. Arizona & Cuse can obviously have problems scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Picking a team that's almost as good as everyone else that nobody else will pick is definitely a good strategy, especially for larger pools. I'm guessing your typical distribution in most office pools will be something like 35% Fla, 25% Kansas, 20% Arizona, 10% Michigan St/Duke and a 10% sprinkling of Witchita/Cuse/Michigan/Wisconsin. I think I'm going to roll with Louisville. 2nd in kenpom, good on both ends of the floor, good road wins lately vs Cincy & SMU, nobody else is going to pick them. The only other teams w/ a top 15 efficiency on both ends of the floor are Florida, Witchita & Nova. Duke, Creighton & Michigan don't guard anyone. Arizona & Cuse can obviously have problems scoring. In CNY it will be about 30% picking Cuse at least. All of the people who fill out brackets but don't pay attention will pick them. I agree about your strategy and will also be picking Wichita St to win in at least one of my brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I really question Grant's basketball IQ. He makes head scratching decisions every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 This team will live and die by Cooney, I'm afraid. Was good to see him hit a couple big ones today...get his adrenaline pumping a little. I am concerned about CJ Fair having to carry too much of the weight on offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 This team will live and die by Cooney, I'm afraid. Was good to see him hit a couple big ones today...get his adrenaline pumping a little. I am concerned about CJ Fair having to carry too much of the weight on offense. My exact thoughts... Hopefully cooney gets hot at the right time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I agree completely and would say if they win they would definitely get a 1 seed. I would prefer a 1 seed but as long as they go Buffalo MSG I don't really care what seed they are. I would love to see them win the ACC tournament but that would be a tall order with their short bench. However since they don't play until Friday they will have only played 1 game in 10 days by the time the game rolls around. Hopefully that is enough time for them to get their legs back, Keita's knee to recover more, and Grant to feel better. CBS Sports currently has them projected as the top #2 seed in a region with Villanova at 1, Louisville at 3 and Michigan State at 4. ESPN hasn't updated since 3/6 so I won't bother posting it. still has Kansas as a 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 CBS Sports currently has them projected as the top #2 seed in a region with Villanova at 1, Louisville at 3 and Michigan State at 4. ESPN hasn't updated since 3/6 so I won't bother posting it. still has Kansas as a 1 Louisville is about as bad of a matchup as we could get in the tourney. I would hate to be in the same region as them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Louisville is about as bad of a matchup as we could get in the tourney. I would hate to be in the same region as them. And you never count Tom Izzo's teams out in the tourney either. Not favorable, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 And you never count Tom Izzo's teams out in the tourney either. Not favorable, that's for sure. I agree. I put Michigan State in the F4 every year in my brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Last night at the Hardwood Club dinner, Syracuse named the first ever individual award after Baye Keita. Basically an award for being a good person, student, and teammate. Tremendous honor and well deserved. Even more impressive that they named it after a current player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 he takes a lot of abuse from fans for having horrible hands, but look at how he has grown as a player over the years, no one works harder out there and he is a beast in the zone. I have heard he is also a good student as well. Congrats to him, he has made himself a big part of SU Basketball lore. Last night at the Hardwood Club dinner, Syracuse named the first ever individual award after Baye Keita. Basically an award for being a good person, student, and teammate. Tremendous honor and well deserved. Even more impressive that they named it after a current player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 This Baye award got me choked up a bit. What an awesome thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 So who won it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 So who won it? It's my understanding that the award was just introduced. No one actually won it yet. Could be wrong though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 11th in both polls.... Laughable to still see Duke up above with 7 losses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 It's my understanding that the award was just introduced. No one actually won it yet. Could be wrong though... Yeah, I was just kidding. I think it would be funny if they gave the first Baye Keita award to somebody else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Is Ennis declaring for the NBA draft this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 he was going to but the Bills signed him as Guard immediately after Free Agency started....same old Bills, always screwing it up no one seems to know yet... Is Ennis declaring for the NBA draft this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Cuse going to play the Miami/NC State winner. Who would you all rather see them play? I'd say Miami. I know they played us tough twice this year, but I'm terrified of TJ Warren. Kid can flat out ball...carry his team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Don't care too much but I'll take NIT St. They don't try as hard to bring the game to a snail's pace, Warren's all they got, they can't shoot 3's, and based on the spread today (and kenpom) Miami is actually a hair better. Plus it'd be pretty sweet to run thru an all Tobacco Road gauntlet to the title on their turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Villanova falls to Seton Hall in the BET. Huge upset. Could have major seeding implications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Plus it'd be pretty sweet to run thru an all Tobacco Road gauntlet to the title on their turf. Dream on. ACC roots are North Carolina and Virginia. You Yankee boys ain't gonna run through anything! Tar----heels Tar-----heeels Edited March 13, 2014 by Ryan L Billz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Dream on. ACC roots are North Carolina and Virginia. You Yankee boys ain't gonna run through anything! Tar----heels Tar-----heeels You better hope UNC doesn't't have to play the Cuse if they make it to the finals. Here's how it will go down. Cooney hits three quick three pointers to start the game and BOOM... Some weirdo comes over the loudspeaker and screams, "He's on fire!" and then Cooney bursts into flames and starts hitting half court shots that singe the nets and doing super somersault front flip dunks. Game over Edited March 13, 2014 by KikoSeeBallKikoGetBall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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