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Official NCAA Tournament Day 1 Open Thread

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Self-explantory. Basketball discussion = OK. Beer discussion = OK. GTE = OK. Robert-baiting = OK. SB-baiting = pointless, UCLA isn't in the tourney.

 

Link to LL Bracket Group!

 

9:20 AM West - (7) Brigham Young 99 vs. (10) Florida 92 FINAL 2OT

9:25 AM South - (6) Notre Dame 50 vs. (11) Old Dominion 51 FINAL

9:30 AM South - (2) Villanova 73 vs. (15) Robert Morris 70 FINAL OT

11:30 AM West - (4) Vanderbilt 65 vs. (13) Murray State 66 FINAL

11:40 AM West - (2) Kansas State 82 vs. (15) North Texas 62 FINAL

11:45 AM South - (3) Baylor 68 vs. (14) Sam Houston State 59 FINAL

11:50 AM South - (7) Saint Mary's 80 vs. (10) Richmond 71 FINAL

1:45 PM West (5) Butler 77 vs. (12) Texas-El Paso 59 FINAL

4:10 PM Midwest (8) Nevada-Las Vegas 66 vs. (9) Northern Iowa 69 FINAL

4:15 PM East (1) Kentucky 100 vs. (16) East Tennessee State 71 FINAL

4:20 PM East (6) Marquette 78 vs. (11) Washington 80 FINAL

4:25 PM Midwest (3) Georgetown 83 vs. (14) Ohio 97 FINAL

6:30 PM Midwest (1) Kansas vs. (16) Lehigh

6:35 PM East (8) Texas vs. (9) Wake Forest

6:40 PM East (3) New Mexico vs. (14) Montana

6:45 Midwest (6) Tennessee vs. (11) San Diego State

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Yes, and our office typically has the game on..and most everyone is watching on their computers.

So if a game is close at the end we all congregate by the front desk to watch on the flatscreen. I love the first day of the tournament!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Mar 18, 2010 9:32 AM PDT reply actions  

Leaving early today and have tomorrow off

should be perfect.

This time tomorrow, I’m going to be at one of the better beer bars in SD, watching 20 flatscreens all around me and drinking assorted delicacies from New Belgium and Russian River

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's doing it right.

Congratulations. (Yes, I’m incredibly jealous)

by marc w on Mar 18, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

Can't get to a TV?

They are streaming all 16 games today live here http://mmod.ncaa.com/

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 9:33 AM PDT reply actions  

Good call!

if you’re watching on MMOD though, just don’t forget the streams are usually about 60-90 seconds slow so don’t get mad about spoilers on LL =)

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

I figured as much..

That’s ok. I don’t care about any team in this tournament enough to get pissed about spoilers

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Uh oh.

I better get off LL

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

And yes!! They have a "boss button"

Hilariously awesome.

Even better? My boss is out for the week.

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

I love how in the tourney everything is magnified so much

team you usually couldn’t care less about is down five with 9 minutes to play in the first half? PANIC!!!

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 9:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Mormons are fuckin people up over here!

Where are we? Mountain Meadows?

(Kudos to the history buffs that get that joke)

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Is there a regional in St Louis this year?

BYU playing in Missouri would be funny for lots of reasons

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

I really am enjoying this streaming thing!

I was upset because I don’t have a TV above my desk like m previous job…

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 9:58 AM PDT reply actions  

Wow this is annoying.

On MMOD you can’t change games when the one you are watching goes to commercial. So you have to watch the commercials. This is going to get really obnoxious once games get into the closing seconds.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 10:59 AM PDT reply actions  

I would pay for commercial-less

online broadcasts. I don’t think they’re available though.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Old Dominion!!!!

Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.

p.s. fuck you angels

by InSpokane on Mar 18, 2010 11:11 AM PDT reply actions  

NCAA basketball ... who isn't?

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Mar 18, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

No.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Mar 18, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh you're right

they’re not for profit according to their site ;-)

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

My alma mater. Go Judges!

Made it to the Sweet 16 in the D3 tournament this year.

by Jed MC on Mar 18, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Bwahahahaah

Irish F U!

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 11:21 AM PDT reply actions  

Who the hell is Robert Morris?

Where the hell is this school?

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 11:26 AM PDT reply actions  

Illinois.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Mar 18, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

Errr, Pittsburgh; wrong RMU.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Mar 18, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Pittsburgh PA

Or Moon Township PA

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have UW getting there.

Does an 11 seed count as close enough?

by ExiledToSoCal on Mar 18, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have UW, SDSU and St. Mary's making it to the 16

My bracket could be fucked early but I prefer using it to try to WILL things to happen. Except for St. Mary’s, I just think they’re good at basketball.

by lemonverbena on Mar 18, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

RE-FUCKING-BOUND

Three people with their hands on it and knock it right to the Florida player.

by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2010 11:35 AM PDT reply actions  

I hate myself.

Have to eat, I had food poisoning so I haven’t eaten in two days. Bad timing.

On the other hand, I feel pretty comfortable wtih the ball in Scottie Reynolds hands. Thoughts? I mean the guy has played in like 8 NCAA tournaments.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Holy fuck what a game!

I love how March Madness makes me into a lunatic basketball fan..

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 11:50 AM PDT reply actions  

Yeah...

As a small team you really got to take advantage of your opportunities. They blew it, OT will give Nova a chance to regroup. Too bad.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

Cougars!

Finally broke that 7-game losing streak in the first round.

by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2010 11:58 AM PDT reply actions  

Yeah I love the first two rounds of the tournament

after that it gets boring

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

I blame it on the non-stop action during the first two rounds.

After that, it becomes regular basketball and the last two minutes of the game takes 30 minutes to complete.

Dribble-Foul-Timeout-Free throw-Timeout-Dribble-Foul-Timeout-Free throw-Timeout…..

by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Pretty much

that and the fewer chances for major upsets, and the fact that the games are spaced out more.

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't like Vandy since they beat WSU a few years back.

Plus the gf went there, and being that we’re both really competitive, I can’t like them. So here’s to Murray State!

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good

in general, the smaller college teams tend to be more experienced and play better team offense/defense because players don’t defect early to Europe, the NBA or because they have 0.6 GPAs.

When you can do that with big-school caliber athletes, it’s a very good recipe for sustained success (though rarely at an elite level)

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't pick Murray State in any of my brackets.

Much like ODO-ND, and that didn’t turn out well.

by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Food time!

Damn it is tough to try to go get something when all this is going on!

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 12:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah I settled for a kebab.

I’m going to hate myself in a few hours. But for now…WOOOO

Also, has anyone seen the Bird and Magic documentary? Thoughts?

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Magic/Bird doc was quite good.

Doesn’t really break new ground, but it was really well done.

by marc w on Mar 18, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's not too often that

the team from the major conference is less athletic than the small school team.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 12:58 PM PDT reply actions  

And how apt is the 'Racers'

nickname? The team is a bunch of small fast guys.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Console suggestion?

I’m debating between PS3 / Wii / 360. I’m exclusively a sports gamer — most likely NCAA Football, NBA, and MLB. I don’t play much online, though that could change I guess. I’d probably use it to watch Blu-Rays if I got the PS3 and I’d use it to stream Netflix in either the 360 or PS3 scenario.

I know the basic arguments for an against all three, but I’m open to your guys’ input.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Mar 18, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

360

having the online option is great, and streaming Netflix is a godsend. Also, quite simply, it’s cheaper than the PS3.

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

In what respects is it cheaper?

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Mar 18, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's worth noting that you have to be a Gold member to use Netflix on the 360.

If you’re into online gaming, it’s no big deal because Xbox Live is a great service, but if you’re not a fan, paying for Gold just to get Netflix is kind of a bitch.

by Teej on Mar 18, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ahhh, ok.. I never use it, I just remember seeing friends use it

I am a gold and my subscription was up at the end of January. My credit card was expired, so they couldn’t charge it and told me to add a new one so I could keep my gold. I still haven’t and my gold account is still active take THAT MS

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have both,

and I prefer my 360.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

All three.

Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.

p.s. fuck you angels

by InSpokane on Mar 18, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

And I prefer 360.

My PS3 is basically an over priced blue ray player. And the Wii is fun to play silly games with my wife, but even she prefers the Xbox, but there are not many two player games she enjoys.

Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.

p.s. fuck you angels

by InSpokane on Mar 18, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Unless you have any interest in the PS3 library exclusives, a 360.

Multiplatform games for the most part seem to perform better on the 360 because designers are more familiar with the API Microsoft uses.

Live is a better online service (even though there’s a $30-50 yearly fee depending on wher eyou look) than PSN.

Heck, the controller feels more comfortable as well.

by BrianL on Mar 18, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Programmers

not designers ;-)

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Its not so much familiarity as it is

DirectX is a lot easier to understand than the PS3 SDK.

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

St. Mary's

Samhan is the only guy doing anything, but just picked up his third foul. He’ll be out for the final 6 of the half.

by zeeehjee on Mar 18, 2010 1:23 PM PDT reply actions  

AHHHHH

what a block and 3!!!!

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 1:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Let's go Murray State

I want to have a final four of all double digit seeds.

by Mariner John on Mar 18, 2010 1:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Haha

Murray St has one white dude, he sits on the end of the bench, separated by a assistant coach (maybe a manager). He can’t even sit with the rest of the team!

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 1:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Ok this foul is ok.

Make them earn it, got a chance. All you need is a chance.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 1:39 PM PDT reply actions  

If he makes it at least it pretty much rules out OT.

Don’t want to go to OT if you’re Murray.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 1:40 PM PDT reply actions  

WOW.

What a terribly drawn up play. But what a fucking shot.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Murray's last three possessions were pretty awful

But if you hit a shot like that, it’s all good. Goddamn. That was one right out of a childhood fantasy.

by Nick S on Mar 18, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't know what the coach was doing in the timeout...

But hey, sometimes those scramble situations work out.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Jesus.

Sam Houston St. really shit the bed in the last 2 minutes.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 1:52 PM PDT reply actions  

My day would be great if St Mary's loses this game.

Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.

p.s. fuck you angels

by InSpokane on Mar 18, 2010 1:57 PM PDT reply actions  

I really need Richmond

But they don’t look too good right now.

by zeeehjee on Mar 18, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Always makes me smile.

Called that game.. Buddy made a Facebook group called “I hate that Vermont beat Syracuse and I really hate Eric Hess for calling it”

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

We beat them that year.

But not in the tourney :(

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ugh why didn't I pick Saint Mary's

I did not put much effort into this bracket.

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 2:07 PM PDT reply actions  

I just looked at my bracket again

I’m nor sure what compelled me to put Marquette in the Final Four, but I did.

Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 18, 2010 2:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Whoops!

For my sake, I hope you have a destroyed bracket soon.

by seattlesundevil on Mar 18, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

The weird shit's gotta happen somewhere, right?

I just had all of it in that region, I guess.

Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 18, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

So far you have people describing your bracket as

whoops, unconventional, and bold.

On the other hand, you get two Final Four teams right and you’ll win.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's, uh, bold.

Yet nothing would make me happier than you being right.

by Torrid on Mar 18, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

So my bracket is "whoops, unconventional, bold, and translucent."

When did I stop picking college basketball teams and start playing Apples to Apples?

Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 18, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, but I'm saying they already had two

and can’t have had any more than two in this situation because they still only had one offensive rebound when I made the initial reply to John

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

True,

but they had only scored once off an offensive rebound to that point, and it was a 2. They couldn’t have more points cause they hadn’t grabbed another offensive rebound.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

This might sound bold...

but if they hold on, St. Mary’s plays Villanova who looked really bad today, and if they beat them, odds are they play Baylor who didn’t look too good either.

Elite 8 is a real possibility for this team.

by zeeehjee on Mar 18, 2010 2:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Not sure it would matter.

It’d be hard to out-shoot McConnel and Steindl right now.

by zeeehjee on Mar 18, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah

What an unfortunate game. Announcers suck, can’t hear the crowd at all (probably because there aren’t many St. Mary’s fans out there), and no effort from one of the teams.

Also, that was a horrible call.

by zeeehjee on Mar 18, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

How embarrassed

I’m not even watching the game on TV and I’m embarrassed for Richmond fans

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is why I hate basketball

how the fuck am I supposed to predict that Richmond would decide that rebounding doesn’t actually count in basketball?

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 2:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Jesus.

Richmond doesn’t even try to play defense. It looks like they’ve just quit.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 2:30 PM PDT reply actions  

THEY GOT ONE!!

THEY GOT A REBOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Eh,

I’m switching over to Butler.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Crap Vanderbilt lost

I had them into the Semi! Curse you Wisdom of the masses!

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 2:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Even funny auto-tune stuff has out warn it's welcome.

Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.

p.s. fuck you angels

by InSpokane on Mar 18, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Living overseas

I miss out on American culture for like 9 months at a time.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 18, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Heading ot to watch the UW - Marquette game.

Hoping leaving an hour early is soon enough to get a table…

by Torrid on Mar 18, 2010 3:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Who talked me into UTEP?

And why didn’t anyone warn me of ODO and Murray State?

by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2010 3:59 PM PDT reply actions  

I followed the money ---> Murray St.

But missed on ODU even though I f-ing hate Notre Dame and their shitty RPI, no idea why I took them.

by lemonverbena on Mar 18, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like what someone wrote here a couple weeks ago.

About how it doesn’t faze him when the yankees win the World Series; he takes it as though the baseball season ended in a draw.

Even though it hasn’t happened in a while, that’s how I feel about Duke winning the tournament.

by katal on Mar 18, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

CLEAN

That was the best block of the day. Can’t believe they called a foul.

by marc w on Mar 18, 2010 4:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Great.

UTEP is going to foul pointlessly for the next minute.

by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2010 4:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Hell.

The close games today have rocked my bracket.

by katal on Mar 18, 2010 4:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Trojan

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought we were in on him

Or was that one of the other guys?

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

That was Moser, and he ended up at UCLA

Gaddy was committed to Arizona, de-committed, and was headed to UCLA if Jrue Holiday left, but signed with Washington when he was told Holiday would likely stay

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

MARCH MADNESS YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally off work and get to watch the games. My boss doesn’t like me not working while I’m at work and she sits right behind me, so I wasn’t able to watch earlier. She is off work tomorrow so I will be able to follow it all day.

"LARGENT! UNLOADED! and he got the ball!

by seattle_since_81 on Mar 18, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions  

The way they play.

Their stupid jerseys; it’s like they think they’re bees.
They are bees. All little, playing a game that is focused on offense.
What does “Marquette” even mean? ’Sounds French to me!
They dare to step to UW.

by katal on Mar 18, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

Well this is a new one

I have a Craigslist spammer from six months ago now trying to chat with me on GChat.

This is weird.

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 6:32 PM PDT reply actions  

....

me: Compaq C500 laptop – Intel Pentium Dual-Core @1.73GHz, 2.5GB RAM
what city do you live in?
 Janet: califonia
and you?
 me: california isn’t a city
 Janet: sorry..i live in gold country

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's like an alternating jump ball

and it includes the opening tip – so if you win the tip, the other team has the arrow for the next jump ball. Every time they call a jump ball, the team with the arrow gets it, and the arrow switches to the other team

by seattlebruin on Mar 18, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Defense wins you basketball games.

That was some great play by the Huskies. Just need to keep it going.

by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2010 6:42 PM PDT reply actions  

I would be really annoyed if I went for lightbulbs

and came home with new deck furniture.

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by bluemax on Mar 18, 2010 6:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Can someone explain to me how that is not a moving screen.

This has happened a couple of times already. The Marquette point guard is bringing the ball up court while the guy who inbounded the ball marches in front of him blocking the defender.

by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2010 7:00 PM PDT reply actions  

YES YES YES

THIS IS 2010 SPORTS IN SEATTLE

by katal on Mar 18, 2010 7:06 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm not.

It’s friendly banter. This is what sports is about.

by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was a very nice sweater though.

But I’m cool with it – I enjoyed watching the game in a sports bar full of Husky fans and the accompanying ribbing. This is by far my favorite time of the year.

by Torrid on Mar 18, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nothing is as bad as having your two least favorite teams fuck up your bracket.

Fuck you Huskies. Fuck you St. Mary’s. Choke on cocks and die.

Also, fuck you Anthony Johnson. The Griz were the only team today I really wanted to win (even though I didn’t pick them) and they should have won except you were beyond awful.

Agh. Most frustrating day of good basketball ever. Things aren’t going my way, which leads me to believe the Zags are screwed tomorrow. Fuuuuuuuuuuck.

by SethGrandpa on Mar 18, 2010 11:02 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm 14-2 in my only bracket.

Stupid Georgetown and Richmond. Jeez.

A Mariners fan in Seattle

by Coach Owens on Mar 19, 2010 1:07 AM PDT reply actions  

Tubby Smith in line for the Auburn job

is that why his team is losing today?

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by bluemax on Mar 19, 2010 11:33 AM PDT reply actions  

Yeah.

Hopefully Clemson-Mizzou gets good cause Gus Johnson is announcing it.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 19, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gus Johnson gets excited about everything

A game doesn’t have to be close for him to announce it like it is close.

by yakvalleycardinal on Mar 19, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wofford Terriers!

Not that I picked them, I just like Terriers!

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by bluemax on Mar 19, 2010 1:35 PM PDT reply actions  

Only 3 people left with perfect brackets on ESPN.com.

I don’t see all three making it passed RD1 unscathed. Two picked Houston over Maryland and the other picked Vermont over Syracuse.

by Wilder. on Mar 19, 2010 2:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Nope.

And nobody has a perfect bracket anymore. This has been a brutal tourney with upsets. I wasn’t expecting too many, and— surprise!— there have been an abnormal amount.

Ohio jobbed the most brackets. I can’t believe there were people who still had perfect brackets going after that.

by Wilder. on Mar 19, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

I learned yesterday that being ahead by 10+ points doesn't mean anything...

And I don’t want to jinx my Zags, but golly they’re doing well.

by katal on Mar 19, 2010 4:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, the key is to get as many teams into the Elite 8.

Big points start accumulating there. And you basically have to predict the championship game and winner to take your group.

by Wilder. on Mar 19, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

And when it comes to the Zags. They can Coug it.

See the heartbreak of the 2006 Gonzaga Vs. UCLA Regional Semi-Final.

Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.

p.s. fuck you angels

by InSpokane on Mar 19, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ugh.

Thanks for reminding me.

by katal on Mar 19, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Holy shit!

Did you see that bank shot?!

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 12:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Wooo

Let’s go Northern Iowa!!!

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 2:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Me too.

I am not to mad at Scottie though. I mean, for the rest of his life he’s going to remember when he shit his pants in the NCAA tourney his senior year. I feel bad for the guy.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think college players that

wear tshirts under their jerseys look disgusting. It’s so stupid.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 3:21 PM PDT reply actions  

1 on 3???

Might want to pull that one out Isaiah or Isiah or however you spell it.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 3:23 PM PDT reply actions  

It seems like every couple years, UW and Gonzaga put together teams that are great but not elite.

I look forward to the year where one of the two teams finally breaks into the elite eight or final four.

by katal on Mar 20, 2010 3:26 PM PDT reply actions  

I dunno....

Hand-eye coordination is probably genetic to some point, right? In my experience I think you can definitely learn to shoot better, but there are some people who are just born shooters. Not necessarily from deep, it can be a big guy who has great touch inside too.

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by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, agreed

I mean that the physical traits needed to shoot well are genetic, rather than a general “hey he shoots good, I bet his kid will come out of the womb able to make threes”

by seattlebruin on Mar 20, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

WHY DO YOU LIKE THAT SHOT??

THAT WAS A 29 FOOT THREE WITH TWO SECONDS ON THE SHOT CLOCK, THAT WAS THE WORST SHOT EVER

by seattlebruin on Mar 20, 2010 3:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Eh. Heat check.

Plus he didn’t have much room to get closer to the hoop, then he wouldn’t have as clear a look.

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by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was just a horrible possession

given that he got the ball with two seconds on the clock, sure, fire it up, but that still doesn’t excuse the awful execution on offense from that possession

by seattlebruin on Mar 20, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah.

I think loving the shot is a little overstatement, because it’s not like that’s what the Huskies wanted. But in the circumstances, it’s not terrible.

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by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Did UW run out of timeouts?

Why not immediately call a timeout after the basket there?

by Wilder. on Mar 20, 2010 3:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Not worth it, it's a two-second possession

and timeouts are for the whole game, not per half

by seattlebruin on Mar 20, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why is that not an over-and-back violation on Northern Iowa?

The NI guy knocked the rebound back out and it didn’t appear a KU player touched it at all.

by Wilder. on Mar 20, 2010 4:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Well yeah.

Land-locked, no mountains. Just fields and dust as far as you can see.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

Two observations about Northern Iowa

1) Oh my God those uniforms are terrible. And I LIKE purple.

2) Most of the players on their team appear to be in their early 40s.

by Aaron Campeau on Mar 20, 2010 4:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Man BYU-K state is up next too?

I may stay up all night watching games!

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by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 4:07 PM PDT reply actions  

OK, that was horrible on two levels

the UNI guy touched it last, but Aldrich went over his back to get it, and the ref gives it to UNI anyway

by seattlebruin on Mar 20, 2010 4:31 PM PDT reply actions  

That's pretty common though.

I like it. No reason to give unnecessary fouls. No advantage was gained, give the ball to UNI and it’s equal.

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by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

19 point lead!

Just… too…. sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

by katal on Mar 20, 2010 4:33 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm aware.

But I’m not going to keep updating everytime the score changes.

Besides, it’s back to 19 now.

by katal on Mar 20, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know.

I was more mocking those who corrected you when there was no reason to.

by Wilder. on Mar 20, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Heh! I see. Sorry.

“It’s hard to tell when someone’s joking on the internet” and all that…

by katal on Mar 20, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Damn.

That’s a bad waste of a timeout. That’s gonna hurt, only one left for UNI now. He coulda imbounded it to the big guy!

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 4:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh my god.

That might have been the coolest play I have ever seen. UW is really killing it.

by Kirk on Mar 20, 2010 4:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Dammit.

Kansas is killing UNI on pressure.

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by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 4:37 PM PDT reply actions  

FUCK YES!

Kansas is fucked! Wooooo.

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by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 4:50 PM PDT reply actions  

I can't feel too sorry for him.

Not to sound like a mook, but you know he’ll get a sympathy score tonight.

by katal on Mar 20, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah he choked.

That second free throw cracked the backboard.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah.

At least he didn’t airball I guess.

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by brayden04 on Mar 20, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wake Forest looks like they are hanging with UK.

I would love to see all four No. 1 and 2 teams go down today.

by Wilder. on Mar 20, 2010 5:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Just stopped by.

Totally agree with you, for what it’s worth.

by katal on Mar 20, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm done.

This is why I LOATHE basketball.

by Wilder. on Mar 20, 2010 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I dunno,

I watched the game and I didn’t think the reffing was that bad.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

It was pretty bad the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half.

Every touchy thing was called a foul on BYU. Then the clear fouls when BYU went to the basket were not called. It was getting ridiculous. It allowed KSU to play more physical and it showed when a lot of non-shooting fouls were called the last 10 minutes of the game against them.

BYU still lost the game, though. They played much better defense when playing man-to-man. Instead, they played zone defense for 30 minutes of the game. And the rebounding was atrocious. There were too many instances where 3 BYU players were around the ball and 1 KSU player would just jump between them and take the ball away. It was a poor showing by BYU.

by Wilder. on Mar 21, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

When a team matchs up against an opponent who is

clearly superior athletic, and mostly a driving/rebounding team, there are going to be a lot of touch fouls.

Maybe the reffing was bad, but if the foul situation took the coach by surprise then….he’s dumb.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don't understand what all the fuss about Jimmer Fredette is.

I mean, he has nice moves, granted. But he’s a shoot first point guard. If he was 6’5" SG he’d be real nice, but as it is, he isn’t that good. He shoots crazy shots when he would be much better off passing. I wouldn’t want to play with him.

I think a lot of it has to do with his name, which is actually really cool. And his brothers rap song. And probably some of it has to do with the fact that he’s white too.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 2:08 AM PDT reply actions  

Absolutely.

Jimmer should not be the point guard. His ball dribbling skills are terrible. He has a nice jump shot, but he can’t control the game as the lead player.

by Wilder. on Mar 21, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

I only saw the tournament games,

could Lloyd be a pg? I didn’t see that much of him cause I wasn’t only watching the BYU games, but he is nasty quick. I bet Jimmer would put up better stats too if he didn’t have to initiate the offense as well.

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by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Don't play zone against Syracuse!

That’s what they do. What do you think they practice against every day??

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by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 9:24 AM PDT reply actions  

Thank you!

it’s always upsetting when you see a team blatantly try a strategy when you know it’s a terrible idea.

by katal on Mar 21, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow!

Terrible foul by Jackson. Huge advantage for the Zags!

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by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 9:32 AM PDT reply actions  

Dammit Sacre.

Don’t pick up fouls now, you have the advantage!

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Now Sacre is out

and Gonzaga looks bad. Then need him.

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by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Awesome strategy there, Gonzaga.

Take a chance shooting a three. Miss. Let Syracuse rebound. Let them score again. Repeat.

by katal on Mar 21, 2010 9:52 AM PDT reply actions  

Thank you!

it’s always upsetting when you see a team blatantly try a strategy when you know it’s a terrible idea.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Does anybody have an idea of when the UW game will be on Thursday?

Cause their is a rather important soccer match that I have tickets to at 6:30.

by Robert on Mar 21, 2010 9:58 AM PDT reply actions  

I don't think it's been announced yet.

That said, yeah – between work and the Sounders game, there’s a very small window for when it is acceptable for UW to play their game.

by katal on Mar 21, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm bad luck so I'm turning it off.

Depriving me of Gus Johnson is a great way to make a lose 10x’s more painful.

by Robert on Mar 21, 2010 9:59 AM PDT reply actions  

Wow.

Came back from dinner and yikes. Then Gus asked Len Elmore, how do you work your way back into a game like this when the Zags are down 30 with ten minutes to go. Len Elmore just laughed :(

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 10:46 AM PDT reply actions  

Haha

Gus Johnson just emphatically proclaimed Sherman Douglass the best alley-oop passer in college basketball history.

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 11:10 AM PDT reply actions  

Fuck you Zags.

Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.

p.s. fuck you angels

by InSpokane on Mar 21, 2010 11:24 AM PDT reply actions  

That was awesome.

Great shot. The dude who made the pass almost threw the ball off his teammates head!

TouchMyIchiro

by brayden04 on Mar 21, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

the big east only has 2 teams left.

i’ve got west virginia winning it all but i would not mind if butler could win it. it would be great for the mid majors. btw they have won 23 games in a row

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 22, 2010 1:27 AM PDT reply actions  

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