Open Thread: March Madness (Day 2)
by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 10:31 AM PDT
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PrintUpset potentials Utah State and North Dakota State are within shouting distance at the half. Syracuse is blowing out Stephen F. Austin (who, I was excited to learn, have a 5'3" player AND a 27-year-old). Oklahoma State leads Tennessee by 4, also at the half. Arizona St/Temple, Utah/Arizona, Wisconsin/Florida St., Siena/Ohio St., Cleveland St./Wake Forest, Xavier/Portland St. (Go Viks!), West Virginia/Dayton, USC/Boston College all on tap for later, plus what should be some 1/16 and 2/15 blowouts
Talk about the games here
Final Scores:
(3) Syracuse 59, (14) Stephen F. Austin 44
(3) Kansas 84, (14) North Dakota State 74
(8) Oklahoma State 77, (9) Tennessee 75
(6) Marquette 58, (11) Utah State 57
(6) Arizona State 66, (11) Temple 57
(1) Pittsburgh 72, (16) East Tennessee State 62
(3) Missouri 78, (14) Cornell 59
(11) Dayton 68, (6) West Virginia 60
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I have Syracuse in the Final Four
nice to see them properly beating the 14 seed into submission.
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Only watched the first couple minutes, but I was really impressed with their defense. SFA was sniffing anything inside of 15 feet
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by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
*was = wasn't
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by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Can someone with MMOD tell me what happens w/MMOD during commercials?
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You see commercials
And it doesn’t let you change the channel to another game when commercials are on. You have to cleverly change channels when you know commercials are coming or else you get stuck.
Observations from NDSU/KU
I love Gus Johnson
This Ben Woodside fellow is good at basketball
Kansas’ alley-oops are a sign of being well-coached, IMO
If KU makes a deep run, Sherron Collins’ draft stock is going to shoot up
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Gus Johnson is March Madness
I love how he is excited about an uncontested layup in the first five minutes.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 20, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Puuuuuuuuuuuure!
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by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll be updating this thread with final scores when I can
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I'll be around as well
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by Cablinasian on Mar 20, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Tennessee vs. Ok State
up two in the second half, 67-65. Tyler Smith is tearing the OSU defense up.
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I love MMOD
CBS does a great job.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 20, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
my player doesn't load right
it always freezes up…which is stupid because it worked great last year
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nope
I have an ancient copy of IE that I’m using…
It must be your Silverlight plugin.
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i went and installed an update today
….still not working. Guess I’ll just watch whichever game is on TV.
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sloppy play by the Vols
and OSU nails a three to go up 3, 70-67
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by Cablinasian on Mar 20, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Marq vs Utah State is bowling-shoe-ugly
But it’s a close game and is now an upset special. Utah State now up by 3, 5 minutes left.
I have Utah State in the sweet 16
My bracket is already in poor shape so if Utah doesn’t pull this out I’m sunk
by trailblazersfan on Mar 20, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah. didn't know they allowed hockey plays.
it was the right idea from the Marquette player, but you shouldn’t be allowed to hip check the guy on a blockout.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah
Utah State gets the last second three attempt, just off. Marquette is going to pull this off.
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that first three to tie was just off
heartbreaking loss for the Aggies.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 20, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
rumor has it that
PSU took some talking mice along with them
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
just looked at Sports Guy's bracket.
He has PSU winning the first round too. so much for that pick.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
He only picked them because he thought it was funny that the coach was named Ken Bone
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by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
really?
I didn’t listen to the podcast. just saw the bracket. in that case, maybe my pick is safe.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep, him and Joe House laughed about it for like 5 minutes. They had originally picked Xavier, and then I think House brought up Bone’s name, and Simmons liked it so much that they switched it
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by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he's got Arizona as the only Pac-10 team advancing to round two
Still trying to figure out the C value paradox...
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Mar 20, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate’s son is #3 on ASU, right?
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Thanks
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Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
no problem.
it’d probably be useful to have rosters for all the teams. I’m watching Temple and I can’t name one player on their team. I didn’t follow NCAA ball at all this year. Too much Blazers
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he was #10...
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by Cablinasian on Mar 20, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
17 for 20 so far. Not bad for someone who knows nothing about college basketball :)
The Fighting Illini didn’t put up much of a fight…
Meh.
I’ve lost four… I don’t normally watch college basketball, so I’m expecting to do poorly from here on out.
I’m appreciating how skilled NBA players are, though. The NBA game is so much better.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 20, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I put a little on Portland State today
at +500 on the moneyline I figured it was worth a shot
Still trying to figure out the C value paradox...
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Mar 20, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions
Horrible call in the Pitt game
on the fastbreak, a Pitt player bumped into a ET player, bumping them into the player going for the layup… so that would be a foul on the non-shooter, right? No. The guy who attempted the layup went to the line.
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So
I guess I should root against Pitt, so Blair’s stock will fall… He’s like Oden, if Oden were short and of average athleticism.
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11 and 10 in the first half...
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by Cablinasian on Mar 20, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Harden does not remind me of Roy
I’m not that impressed by this year’s draft class.
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I am reminded of Roy
Smart player who can help any team win. Yet I think the “not very athletic” label is more justified in his case.
exactly
watching Roy in college, he stood out in a huge way. His athleticism was apparent, and he dominated both ends of the court.
Harden doesn’t jump out of the tv and scream “NBA star.” Roy did.
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This Christmas kid from Temple could be the next Anthony Morrow
he has a beautiful shooting stroke.
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it bodes well as long as Don Nelson draws breath
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I am doing real bad in the 1st rd but I only have 1 team out of my sweet 16 picks
I’m looking at you, Clemson.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Pitt is making me nervous
I have them in the Final Four… don’t look good against the sixteen seed.
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I dare anyone to watch him in this tournament
and claim that he wouldn’t be an incredible fit as the Blazer backup forward.
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I lost Clemson from my 16 too.
and even my 8 in my other bracket. ouch
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
ETSU tied with Pitt
Pitt comes down, Blair sinks floater in the lane. up 2, ETSU to the line.
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I have them winning it all
but I want them to lose so Blair’s draft stock drop. Sadly, he’s not helping much… he has a crazy stat line.
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ETSU can't sink a free throw to save their lives
clanking left and right… the pressure is getting to them.
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Christmas looked good in the last game
Temple played a solid game. I thought Arizona St. was going to blow them out of the water.
Bedge or go home -- Sabonis4Ever
That "March Madness on Demand" online video with Silverlight is crazy good
I’m using the ESPN scoreboard to start the player from CBS for the game I want. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard
Looks like nobody in the BE bracket can get a perfect score anymore. Everyone missed 1 game at least
Blazer’s Edge…Where “We Should Stick To The NBA” Happens?
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by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
haha no one's got a perfect jersey contest score yet either
we just fail at everything
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Where “Too Many Cooks Spoil The Proverbial Broth” Happens?
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by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the tiny little sweatband on Blair’s bicep
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i hate those things...they look pinching
would seem so uncomfortable
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lol
he is a good college guy, but he won’t be a good NBA player. he’s 290 and only 6’6. Zach Randolph without the attitude would be a best-case scenario I would think.
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at least, from the half-game I've seen today
I haven’t seen much more than 20 minutes of him play, so I reserve the right to alter my opinion.
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Barkley, Millsap
guys with length, rebounding, and elite athleticism always have their rebounding translate to the NBA.
He averages 1.6 times the offensive rebounds of the second best offensive rebounder in the conference.
I’ll post a breakdown on the DDB plog soon.
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Supposedly, he’s got a huge wingspan, like 7’3" or something, so he “plays taller”
by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be Al Jefferson. I would take that as our backup ;-)
I’ve got much more confidence Blake can overcome his difficulties to become a solid NBA player than Hansbrough at this point.
He looks like a more athletic Schortsanitis
The Greek Baby Shaq who killed Bosh, Jamison, Howard & Co. at the last world championships. That guy was too heavy to make it to the NBA, but you get the idea.
WOW
he just chucked that out of bounds like it was a grenade about to explode in his face
Bedge or go home -- Sabonis4Ever
These announcers Love Pitt
They just keep talking up pitt like crazy.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
Some of these stadiums are really empty, did the rose garden look empty?
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
it was relatively full compared to these i think
i caught the tail end of the last game there last night (VCU I think? where Maynor missed last sec shot)…..seemed way fuller than these games.
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unless you have WV going out of the second round it doesnt matter.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
yeah but as long as you don’t lose any sweet 16 teams in the first two days you are in good shape.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
I don't think he's a Clips fan
More of a Clips observer
by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I selected Western Virginia because of Joe Alexander's highlight reels
Yeah, I know little about college basketball :)
I just go to nbadraft.net
and see which teams are projected to have a lot of NBA players and pick those teams
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Simmons is a Clips fan
Meaning he is either retarded or a masochist.
Or both.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
He's an adopted Clips fan.
He’s also not anti-Blazers. He makes some really positive comments about them. I think he just knows that Portland has an active Internet presence and it’s a great way to get attention.
He does seem very pro-Durant and, therefore, anti-Oden though. Which plays well into the whole “getting attention” thing.
I hope he eats his Oden crow appropriately
He’s alright about that… he’ll probably say Oden is good, he was wrong, but he prefers Durant.
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Why is it either-or?
Both Durant and Oden are good players and they will both be great. It’s like Magic/Bird. You can’t tell me both of those teams weren’t happy with who they picked.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I also don't get why it's either-or
Sorry, I meant above that I was speaking as Bill would think, not myself. I figure both teams will be happy in time.
Did you read the epic "letter" to him at Sactown Royalty regarding moving of teams? Worth a read/skim
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/3/17/800894/my-open-letter-to-bill-sim
It got over 60 recs, which is roughly the number of fans the Kings have.
I really need to do that one of these days
by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
just wait for windows 7 and start over, it is really good so far.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
yup, it is really stable and a lot quicker than vista, also i am using the 64-bit version of 7 compared to the 32 bit version of vista. but i like it better.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
released beta.
i put it on a second partition.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
what are the sys requirements for that?
I have a duel core 1.83ghz 2gb ram 256 mb video card Dell with XP sitting around….is the beta open right now and is it worth upgrading to?
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it could probably handle it, windows 7 actually has lower requirements than vista because they have done a much better job with process management. The beta has closed for getting keys but they only issued 4 keys and you got one of the four, a quick search online would get you the beta and a key.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
I didn't realize it was the same 4 keys. Funny. :)
I’m considering setting up Windows 7 as the primary media center machine in the house, but am trying to confirm how stable the recording function is.
Hopefully Windows 7 is to Windows Vista, as IE8 is to IE7.
I was running it on a similarly spec'd machine
Running onboard Intel 965 graphics (A Dell Studio Hybrid) and it seemed fine.
Interesting
I usually can’t watch games that I already know the result of, dunno why…
by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey! I am 140th, we can’t both be 140th… errr oh wait yes we can.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
140th as well
I went a little Cavalier in my Bedge bracket just because i figure it’ll take some unorthodox picking to win out of the billions we have registered. I have Wake Forest (4) and Missouri (3) making the Final Four
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They have a midday break, from like 2pm to 5pm, then pick up through primetime.
Sometimes they have one game during that period. Yesterday, they put the UW game right during this stretch, so it wasn’t televised nationally.
I read the first 2.5 paragraphs, then skipped to the comments
by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
I heard some on radio, and have read recaps, but I haven’t actually seen it yet.
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Oh, I'll watch that as well
I kind of view the game as a win… proud of the guys that they didn’t collapse in the late third quarter, as they’ve done in most tough road games.
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The best part of March Madness has started!
I can’t believe that item was worth $2,800. They all waaaay underbid.
Ok, gearing up for round 2 of March Madness.
Some good NBA action tonight as well.
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I wish they were going up against Xavier instead of Wake Forest though
Wake Forest is the toughest 4 in the Tourney, imo
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Oh right, forgot you were the ambassador
by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re really fun to watch, a nice change of pace from what is usually seen in the tourney, particularly among the mid-majors
by inroywetrust on Mar 20, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Chase Budinger more than a jump shooter?
I doubt there is a need for him on our team, just interested in general.
Utah needs to get with the program
….i can’t believe i’m watching CBB. i get lucky with a bunch of picks and suddenly i give a damn. Come on utah, validate me!
I do believe in Greg, I do believe in Greg. I do I do I do I do I do believe in Greg.
Well shoot. I'm happy for the Pac-10, but Utah did me wrong.
I do believe in Greg, I do believe in Greg. I do I do I do I do I do believe in Greg.
Here is why I picked Dayton over West Virginia
WV had Kevin Pittsnoggle, who got a ton of press, then went on to be the MVP of his local 76 gas station. Dayton is down the highway from Newberg where I went to college. Therefore, Dayton >West Virginia.
When USC beats Michigan State, I will explain why I believe the power of “Trojan.”
I do believe in Greg, I do believe in Greg. I do I do I do I do I do believe in Greg.
I'm sure it's been pointed out
that sons of two members who take the Blazer plane to games are in the tourney (Rice and Nate).
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
Let's rec this so it goes to the top...
I didn’t realize this thread was here until someone pointed out that my thread was a duplicate.
Wake Forest has 3 potential first rounders playing right now.
Teague, Aminu, and Johnson
yeah...have not been impressed.
I like that Johnson guy though. Another guy who looks like a player is Evan Turner on Ohio State.
What is up with Wake Forest?
I take comfort is knowing that nobody picked Wake to lose, so we all go down together.
I do believe in Greg, I do believe in Greg. I do I do I do I do I do believe in Greg.
unbelieveable...
this always happens in the tournament. A lesser team gets hot and upsets the superior team. Hopefully, Wake wins. I have them going 2 more rounds.
Wisconsin is killing me!
I do believe in Greg, I do believe in Greg. I do I do I do I do I do believe in Greg.
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