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Guest Jimbo

Wow, St. Joe's is at #2, that's pretty damn amazing. Only thing more amazing would be if Duke actually drops a game and they get to #1. It's mind blowing really.

 

Duek very well could lose a game this Thursday at UNC. The Tarheels played poorly at Clemnson on Saturday and I imagine they'll be pretty hungry to get a win and knock off #1 Duke. Any predictions? I certainly wouldn't be suprised if UNC gets the win, but ya just can't bet agains the Dukies right now.

 

Btw, anyone watching Syracuse/UCONN? The Huskies are in control at the half 41-31...

 

PS: G'Town won over the weekend! WOO HOO! :D

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Wasn't Florida No. 20 going into their loss to Tennesee? How did they jump up to No. 8?

 

And has anyone seen Miss. State play? Are they "for real"?

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Wasn't Florida No. 20 going into their loss to Tennesee? How did they jump up to No. 8?

Your thinking of the voter polls. I'm posting the RPI ratings every Monday and last week they were #5.

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Anyone watching the Stanford/Arizona game?

 

Stanford got hot early and built up a lead, but Arizona chipped away at it. During the first 5 mintues of the seocnd half, they were trading baskets and it looked real good for Arizona, but Childress hit a big 3 and Stanford's back up by 12 witih 13 minutes left. Tis a good game, despite the margin as Arizona has the ability to get it very cloose again, very fast.

 

Kansas is in control against Bobby Knight's crew...

 

UNC got a big win road over Wake as well...and maybe those Hoyas will pull a win outta their asses tonight after that horrific show versus Villanova earlier this week. :mellow:

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Final score: 80-77 in that Stanford game...that game winning shot was fucking amazing. B-)

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Florida St and Maryland also going at it as Florida St tries to win an ACC game on the road for once this season.

 

Also, I'd like to say to all the college kids out there....STOP RUSHING THE COURT FOR THE MOST AVERAGE OF WINS!

 

The ONLY time you should rush the court is if a) your team is unranked, your opponent is in the Top 5 and your team on the outside looking into the tournament. Otherwise, stay the HELL off the court.

 

It's getting pathetic to see these teams rushing the court for beating a team ranked like #21 or ranked below them (see Stanford celebration).

 

It just taints the importance of rushing the court when a DESERVING team does it. God, if you want to jump up and down on the court like a moron then wait till your team accomplishes something like winning your conference tournament...you know, when the title really matters.

 

If they aren't in the top 5, stay off the court.

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It's getting pathetic to see these teams rushing the court for beating a team ranked like #21 or ranked below them (see Stanford celebration).

I don't go to Stanford and I'm not necessarily trying to defend them, but I don't think they would have stormed the court if they didn't win on one of the most amazing last-second shots this season, if not this decade (taking into account that they had to steal the ball in order to even shoot it).

 

Jason

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It's getting pathetic to see these teams rushing the court for beating a team ranked like #21 or ranked below them (see Stanford celebration).

I don't go to Stanford and I'm not necessarily trying to defend them, but I don't think they would have stormed the court if they didn't win on one of the most amazing last-second shots this season, if not this decade (taking into account that they had to steal the ball in order to even shoot it).

 

Jason

 

That's just it, I have my doubts they wouldn't have stormed it anyway.

 

I CAN let that game go, it was a dramatic moment. I still think it tends to taint the rushing of the court since you just beat a team you were supposed to beat. I mean, would they have rushed the court if that was Washington they used to beat with a three like that? If the answer is yes, then I'm fine with it.

It was dramatic so that rushing wasn't as huge.

 

But the rest of these kids, rushing the court for no reason other than to rush the court gets on my sports reporting and fanside nerves.

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2GOLD, Stanford has been a top flight program since 1998 now so the fans are smart enough not to rush the floor if they had just simply blown out Arizona. But because it was such an amazing finish I can almost guarentee that the reaction of the fans was completely spontaneous.

 

Oh side note, Arizona was ranked #12 in the national polls. There were #21 in the RPI thru last week.

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I won't get on Stanford for rushing the court since that was an amazing shot and win. What makes me sick is crap like Memphis storming the court when they beat U of L the other night. I mean, we had our two best players hurt for god's sake! They get a gift win due to our guys being hurt and not playing, they win in lame fashion by FOUR, and you think it's something to cheer about? They have to come to Freedom Hall later in the season....and we'll hopefully be healthy by then. Asses will be kicked.

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Man Oklahoma.......*shakes head*.....so you've been in the tournament for the past 9 years and now you may not even make an appearance? I read this funny thing that said "Maybe OU should've sent their football team to play Texas since they seem to be able to beat Texas."

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Here is Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology:

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology

 

And as usual here is the Top 25 teams in the RPI ratings from collegerpi.com thru Sunday's games:

 

1. Duke 20-1

2. Saint Joseph's 20-0

3. Kentucky 16-3

4. Connecticut 19-3

5. Louisville 17-3

6. Stanford 20-0

7. Mississippi State 19-1

8. Florida 14-6

9. Texas 16-3

10. Kansas 14-4

11. Oklahoma State 16-2

12. Providence 15-5

13. Pittsburgh 21-1

14. Gonzaga 19-2

15. North Carolina 14-6

16. Georgia Tech 17-5

17. Texas Tech 17-5

18. LSU 16-4

19. N.C. State 14-5

20. Wisconsin 15-4

21. Seton Hall 14-5

22. Southern Illinois 18-2

23. Cincinnati 16-3

24. Alabama 11-8

25. Arizona 14-6

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After that thumping of Kansas last night I just can't believe how good Oklahoma State has gotten.

And I still don't understand how the tournament works. I've never watched before so I don't know.

Does like a group of officials determine who they think is good enough to be in the tournament or is it just the Top 65 teams based off of the polls?

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32 teams I believe earn automatic bids by winning the conference championship.

 

The 33 at large are determined by many factors. Record, RPI, SOS, record last 10 games, conference RPI. The committe meets to see who makes the tourney, and than seeds them where they think is appropriate.

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Yeah, you see Damaramu you can be in the top 65 and be shut out because they let in the champion of all the crappy conferences. That's how you get a 16 seed with a 13-18 record at times, they win their tourney. I think a tourney adds intrigue with more lesser known teams, rather than just putting in ho hum jobbers from major conferences like Missouri or Michigan St.

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Seeing the small conference schools celebrate making the tourney is one of my favorite things about March Madness.

 

I would however make a change for those tourney's. Give the team who won the regualar season title, home court in the conf. tourney. This isn't like the major conferences, whose tournament champion is likely already in reguardless of winning or not.

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I hate conference tournaments as a whole and think it completely cheapens the regular season but I a least understand the exsistence of them for the smaller conferences. I don't like a team having to play all year and win their regular season conference title only to see their postseason chances erased by one bad game in a conference tournament. That being said it is the only time a lot of those small conference teams get any national coverage so I accept their exsistence. The major and "mid-major" conference tournaments though are 100% pointless and a complete waste of time. If Stanford and/or St. Joe's goes undefeated what do they have to prove by playing three more games in a conference tournament? Same goes for Duke as they have a shot at being undefeated in the ACC. Those teams would have nothing to prove and shouldn't have to risk injury by having to play three more games.

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Conference tourneys are kinda silly, I'll admit. For instance, take a look at the champions of the 1990s. I'm not sure for a few years but I know UNC didn't win the ACC tourney in 1993, but won the national title. Ditto Arkansas in 1994 (UK with the slight upset). UK in 1996 lost to Miss St. in the SEC finals. So it's not like these things matter in the grand scheme of things.

 

The OVC has it about right. You have to play well to even make their conf. tourney, and the 1st place team gets home court provided their arena is decent enough. At least that's what someone told me recently. Austin Peay vs. Murray St....smell the ratings for ESPN.

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Well I'm hoping OU can find a way to win the Big XII tournament and find a way to sneak into the NCAA tourney.

This is what happens when all your good players graduate and you're left with a young team.

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Texas Tech is beaten by Oklahoma and Bobby Knight provides a constant source of entertainment......god I love(and hate) that guy.

Anybody here about the Bob Knight Salad Bar incident?

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Seeing the small conference schools celebrate making the tourney is one of my favorite things about March Madness.

 

I would however make a change for those tourney's. Give the team who won the regualar season title, home court in the conf. tourney. This isn't like the major conferences, whose tournament champion is likely already in reguardless of winning or not.

That could be a logistics nightmare for facilities if a small conference comes down to the last few games of the season.

 

I agree though, it really isn't fair for small conferences that only have 8 teams so the best team doesn't even get the rewards of playing one less game like the 12 team conferences do.

 

Don't bet the farm on OU making the dance either, they gotta have a good final 10 games, and the schedule is tough.

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Seeing the small conference schools celebrate making the tourney is one of my favorite things about March Madness.

 

I would however make a change for those tourney's. Give the team who won the regualar season title, home court in the conf. tourney. This isn't like the major conferences, whose tournament champion is likely already in reguardless of winning or not.

That could be a logistics nightmare for facilities if a small conference comes down to the last few games of the season.

 

I agree though, it really isn't fair for small conferences that only have 8 teams so the best team doesn't even get the rewards of playing one less game like the 12 team conferences do.

 

Don't bet the farm on OU making the dance either, they gotta have a good final 10 games, and the schedule is tough.

If what I heard is correct then this'll be the first time in 9 years. Man this is not a good year for Oklahoma sports.

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Actually after looking at their remaining games I gotta think they got a pretty good shot still. 15-5 and 5-4 on conference right now.

 

Last 7 games

 

at Texas A&M

OK State

Texas

at Colorado

at Kansas

Texas A&M

Baylor

 

If they go 4-3 in those games, they'll be 19-8 going into the Big 12 tourney with winning record in conference. I guess they can do it now, but the young guys will have to step up no doubt.

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I'm kind of follow Oklahoma. Two guys from Minnesota are on the team. Johnny Gilbert who's never done anything, and Lawrence McKenzie whose only a Freshmen but is picked up his game recently.

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