March Madness!

[FerrariFan87]

Not as into March Madness this year, but I'll be pulling for my Tarheels and Huskies... of course, I'll also be cheering on Loyola tonight

[TreTheRaven]

I have UConn winning it all. Again. Much like I did last season, and every other season before that.

[cursona pirate]

Yeah 'Cuse won...

[IMissMattStover]

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Not as into March Madness this year, but I'll be pulling for my Tarheels and Huskies... of course, I'll also be cheering on Loyola tonight [img]http://content.boards.baltimoreravens.com//public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png[/img]
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I am too but its not looking good. Besides I need Ohio to win for my bracket.

[IMissMattStover]

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Yeah 'Cuse won...[img]http://content.boards.baltimoreravens.com//public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png[/img]
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It wasnt looking good there for a while.

[IMissMattStover]

Dang this is frustrating. I only have missed one game tonight. Im at 110 points out of 120. I got a gut feeling to go with VCU and it payed off, but that Colorado St. Loss to Murray is keeping me from having a perfect score so far.

[ghost1986]

The teams you can almost always bet on to choke: Duke and Louisville. I think Petino is a great coach, but he never seems to have depth or that one key guard. I just don't see Siva being a tier one guard. He tried getting the ball back by dribbling it and it went out of bounds. You teach players not to do that when they're kids. Not in college. And they don't have any power players inside. I'll take Tyler Zeller and Henson from UNC over Djeng any day. And wow. Baylor put on quite the show. I hate their neon uniforms, but boy can they shoot. And Wisconsin was great as well. Close game, but they have guys who can just shoot the lights out. But they don't have a strong inside game. All I can say though is Duke and Louisville are the reasons I didn't do a bracket this year. They always kill people. One year Duke will go all the way. The next, they go out in round one or two. And Petino has great teams that can run the floor, but they just can't play defense. I still love March Madness. It's good to see guys who aren't switching teams every year over money.

[ghost1986]

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I have UConn winning it all. Again. Much like I did last season, and every other season before that.
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Dang I hope you didn't create a bracket for that. Out in round one. Maybe they should have realized basketball was a team sport after Kemba Walker left. I don't have a bracket, but I'd like to see Roy Williams and the Tarheels get another championship. Gonna be tough to accomplish if Henson isn't playing. Zeller's a beast, but they're best when both he and Henson are healthy. I was surprised Louisville won tonight. But it was a pleasant surprise.

[TreTheRaven]

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Dang I hope you didn't create a bracket for that. Out in round one. Maybe they should have realized basketball was a team sport after Kemba Walker left. I don't have a bracket, but I'd like to see Roy Williams and the Tarheels get another championship. Gonna be tough to accomplish if Henson isn't playing. Zeller's a beast, but they're best when both he and Henson are healthy. I was surprised Louisville won tonight. But it was a pleasant surprise.
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I will always pick UConn. What's funny is, is I am still winning in my group. I don't even care though. I haven't watched a game since they lost.

They were a team last year. With the emergence of Lamb & Napier, then Oriakhi coming on strong last March really helped. This year -- Napier said it best. This team had no heart and didn't seem to care. Take on the fact that they have no leader ([i]Like Kemba[/i]), and it lead to an early dismissal. They have the talent to win games...

[codizzle]

Some good basketball today..
That msu/st. Louis game was awesome

[Gordo52]

my brackets looking pretty good so far.
my only stupid pick was harvard.
never trusting those nerds, ever again!

[ghost1986]

I felt so bad for St. Louis. I don't remember any teams at this point showing so much emotion last year in the post-game press conferences. I just felt so bad for them and also Kansas St. And mercy. Florida mopped the floor with Norfolk State. 84-50. Billy Donovan must really hate Cinderella. UNC won because they had Henson back. I will not feel bad for Creighton. They were a bunch of street ballers who were blatantly going after Henson's injured wrist. And their big oaf of a Center should have received a Tech for taunting, but like pushing off and moving screens that just isn't called anymore.

[codizzle]

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I felt so bad for St. Louis. I don't remember any teams at this point showing so much emotion last year in the post-game press conferences. I just felt so bad for them and also Kansas St. And mercy. Florida mopped the floor with Norfolk State. 84-50. Billy Donovan must really hate Cinderella. UNC won because they had Henson back. I will not feel bad for Creighton. They were a bunch of street ballers who were blatantly going after Henson's injured wrist. And their big oaf of a Center should have received a Tech for taunting, but like pushing off and moving screens that just isn't called anymore.
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St. Louis shoulda win that one.. Thy went cold for a few minutes ad it killed them. They also have one of the best coaches in the country in Rick majerus

I actually liked Creighton.. Henson is a big punk who is weak and I liked that they didn't back down to the big bad north Carolina team

[ghost1986]

Bad news for UNC. Marshall has a broken wrist and had surgery. Roy Williams said he's not sure if he'll play, but I doubt he will. Marshall's not productive point wise, but he's huge with assists. And you act like UNC are a bunch of bullies. Along with Louisville, they're one of the classiest teams in the tournament. I'm glad Michigan State got knocked out. Izzo's a good coach, but his team is too street. I think Green will be a perfect fit for the NBA. They pushed off a lot and Green grabbed one of the Louisville players (I think it was Chris Smith) by the foot to trip him and stop him from getting the fast break instead of going high and for the ball. And I also wanted to see a Petino/Donovan match and that's what's going to happen. I don't care who wins that one. Two great coaches. It's also a coach against student matchup since Donovan goes up against his old coach at from Providence. I'm bummed Wisconsin lost, but they need more athletic bigs if they're ever gonna go deep into the tourney again.

[ghost1986]

So UNC survived Ohio without Marshall and with Henson still not 100%. I think Kansas will beat them, but I don't mind that. I think Bill Self is another great coach. I like Roy Williams more. Also Pitino and Louisville beat Donovan's Florida. Pitino received a Technical Foul for yelling at his own player lol. Like I said earlier, it wouldn't matter who won that that game because they're both great coaches and class acts. After the game Donovan said if he had to lose, he was happy it was to Pitino and if that's what it took for people who stop overlooking Pitino for the Hall of Fame, so be it. I think that was one of the classiest things I've heard in the history of college basketball. Also Ohio State beat Syracuse. I had to mute that game. I threw up too much from hearing Bill Raftery yell "A little KISS for the big fella!" everytime a big guy made a shot. Seriously. Get rid of him and Lundquist. Lundquist needs to stick to basketball. I predict Kansas will beat UNC and Kentucky will beat Baylor. Baylor's great, but Kentucky's starting five will go to the NBA eventually and I'll never see them again because that's when the greed goes to their heads.

[codizzle]

Syracuse lost.. Sad day.. They definitely woulda won of fab was there.. That's what makes it worse

Baylor is interesting. They are playing great ball and match up very well with all of the teams left. As long ad Brady (their sharpshooter) can stay hot and either Percy or Acy can have a big game each game... They may be unbeatable

[cursona pirate]

Since 'Cuse lost then I guess go UNC?

[arnie_uk]

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Syracuse lost.. Sad day.. They definitely woulda won of fab was there.. That's what makes it worse

Baylor is interesting. They are playing great ball and match up very well with all of the teams left. As long ad Brady (their sharpshooter) can stay hot and either Percy or Acy can have a big game each game... They may be unbeatable
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dont watch much Bball, but watching baylor and kentucky here now, that dude millar is owning them, couple great blocks

[ghost1986]

Nope UNC doesn't have Marshall and the refs let Kansas' Robinson get away with 3 travels. It was blatant too. Even Steve Kerr said so. And Robinson's just flat out dirty. He's running his mouth after he makes a shot. And UNC got hacked all over, but they never get the calls. I hope OSU blows Kansas out. I like Bill Self, but he has too many dirty players. Anyone who has ever actually played basketball knows you don't run your mouth after a play because you can always get a technical foul. So yeah Robinson will fit right in the NBA. But Kentucky will probably win the entire thing. I don't see Louisville being able to knock them off. I'd love to see it, but it just won't happen. Kentucky's just too athletic. They run their mouths too, but that doesn't matter because most of them will probably go straight to the NBA after this. I'm sorry, but I just don't like the NBA. I think it has become a joke. Too many teams switching cities and players switching teams. If it wasn't for all the hard hits in the NFL, I'd probably stop watching professional sports altogether other than swimming and running in the olympics and the tour de france. And by the way, I like Boeheim, but I can't take a team seriously with a guy whose first name is Scoop. here's to praying Bill Raftery doesn't announce any of the final four games. Right now I'm pulling for Louisville.

[ghost1986]

So it's gonna be Kansas and Kentucky. I think Kentucky's gonna blow them out. I honestly hope they do because I'm sick of announcers making Robinson out to be better than he is. He gets away with too many travels and he trash talks way too much. But Terrence Jones of Kentucky has been known to do the same thing. 3rd year in a row when I could care less about who wins the Championship. Butler should've been banned from the championship game. Give UConn a better opponent. I think the only reason Gilchrist from Kentucky won't declare for the NBA draft is he's only a Freshman. He's good, but I think he should wait. And Anthony Davis is too skinny. That's why I think it was dumb for Henson from UNC to try for the NBA draft. He's way too skinny.

[Y2J]

I think Kentucky will beat Kansas. Can't wait for that game.

[ghost1986]

Wait a second. Wasn't it Bill Self who beat Calipari when Calipari was at Memphis in that Championship? If so, that'll be some sweet vengeance. I think Kentucky's just gonna light Kansas up. I know Kansas can run, but Kentucky's players are just race horses on steroids. not to mention they're high-flying. I'm really looking forward to seeing Robinson get dunked on.

[ravens__]

[quote name='ghost1986' timestamp='1333251401' post='1039535']
So it's gonna be Kansas and Kentucky. I think Kentucky's gonna blow them out. I honestly hope they do because I'm sick of announcers making Robinson out to be better than he is. He gets away with too many travels and he trash talks way too much. But Terrence Jones of Kentucky has been known to do the same thing. 3rd year in a row when I could care less about who wins the Championship. Butler should've been banned from the championship game. Give UConn a better opponent. I think the only reason Gilchrist from Kentucky won't declare for the NBA draft is he's only a Freshman. He's good, but I think he should wait. And Anthony Davis is too skinny. That's why I think it was dumb for Henson from UNC to try for the NBA draft. He's way too skinny.
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Did you just trash 3 out of the consensus top 5 picks in the draft?
I agree about Robinson though, he's way too overrated. Would love for my Wizards to draft a guy like MKG; a guy who really cares and works his butt off on the floor.

Not excited for the championship game per se but I want to see how Kentucky handles Withey's presence in the paint.

[ghost1986]

They'll just fly over him.