The Official March Madness Thread

[Ruckus]

Great!  Bank on Tyler's Senior Year.

Think of it as James Worthy's Junior Year.  I hope it will be similiar.

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I met Worthy 2x as a kid in LA.  That was of course prior to his "sole" indiscretion with an escort service. ;)  Fastest man on the wing and fastest bball player I've seen until Lebron James.  Ahh the first step

[Ruckus]

Ohh I forgot to mention I'm an Illini alum so %^&* U!!! ;D

[primushead]

Really?!?!

Well, Lebron KILLS Worthy. I'll give you that.  But I'll also give you this!

:D

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRbP9dNKR08[/media]

[Ruckus]

Really?!?!

Well, Lebron KILLS Worthy. I'll give you that.  But I'll also give you this!

:D

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRbP9dNKR08[/media]

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[capt. scotty]

Doggin' It

My picks:

Purdue +7
'Nova   +2
Mizzou  +5.5

Thoughts?

I definitely like Nova +2 and also like Mizzou, but Im torn on that Purdue spread. I think UConn can once again dominate another game, but maybe the whole recruiting scandal thing a day earlier gets in their heads?!

So no bet on Pitt/Xavier? I think Pitt will win, but it really rides on Blair and staying out of foul trouble. I think Xavier coach/former Pitt player Sean Miller is a better strategic/in-game coach than Jamie Dixon and even has a history of getting big men in foul trouble (see Oden 2007 when they almost beat OSU), plus 2 Elite 8 appearances. I think it really all comes down to Blair playing 35+ minutes.

I took Xavier +7

[Ruckus]

Doggin' It

My picks:

Purdue +7
'Nova   +2
Mizzou  +5.5

Thoughts?

I definitely like Nova +2 and also like Mizzou, but Im torn on that Purdue spread. I think UConn can once again dominate another game, but maybe the whole recruiting scandal thing a day earlier gets in their heads?!

So no bet on Pitt/Xavier? I think Pitt will win, but it really rides on Blair and staying out of foul trouble. I think Xavier coach/former Pitt player Sean Miller is a better strategic/in-game coach than Jamie Dixon and even has a history of getting big men in foul trouble (see Oden 2007 when they almost beat OSU), plus 2 Elite 8 appearances. I think it really all comes down to Blair playing 35+ minutes.

I took Xavier +7

I couldn't get a comfortable read on that game.  That said, I feel like this is the game that Pitt brings it for the first time in the tourney.  It'll be a last second play I think :-/

[Ruckus]

So is it me or is Jim Calhoun a complete cockstain?

[capt. scotty]

Doggin' It

My picks:

Purdue +7
'Nova   +2
Mizzou  +5.5

Thoughts?

I definitely like Nova +2 and also like Mizzou, but Im torn on that Purdue spread. I think UConn can once again dominate another game, but maybe the whole recruiting scandal thing a day earlier gets in their heads?!

So no bet on Pitt/Xavier? I think Pitt will win, but it really rides on Blair and staying out of foul trouble. I think Xavier coach/former Pitt player Sean Miller is a better strategic/in-game coach than Jamie Dixon and even has a history of getting big men in foul trouble (see Oden 2007 when they almost beat OSU), plus 2 Elite 8 appearances. I think it really all comes down to Blair playing 35+ minutes.

I took Xavier +7

I couldn't get a comfortable read on that game.  That said, I feel like this is the game that Pitt brings it for the first time in the tourney.  It'll be a last second play I think :-/

Aren't these conflicting sentences???

[Ruckus]

Doggin' It

My picks:

Purdue +7
'Nova   +2
Mizzou  +5.5

Thoughts?

I definitely like Nova +2 and also like Mizzou, but Im torn on that Purdue spread. I think UConn can once again dominate another game, but maybe the whole recruiting scandal thing a day earlier gets in their heads?!

So no bet on Pitt/Xavier? I think Pitt will win, but it really rides on Blair and staying out of foul trouble. I think Xavier coach/former Pitt player Sean Miller is a better strategic/in-game coach than Jamie Dixon and even has a history of getting big men in foul trouble (see Oden 2007 when they almost beat OSU), plus 2 Elite 8 appearances. I think it really all comes down to Blair playing 35+ minutes.

I took Xavier +7

I couldn't get a comfortable read on that game.  That said, I feel like this is the game that Pitt brings it for the first time in the tourney.  It'll be a last second play I think :-/

Aren't these conflicting sentences???

I mean that I'll make my play right before tipoff ;D

[capt. scotty]

So is it me or is Jim Calhoun a complete cockstain?

Ive never really liked Calhoun, although when I was 12 I became a UConn fan because I liked Ray Allen's game, and then even moreso in '99 with that team and Rip Hamilton remains 1 of my favorite players going.

I dont like Calhoun, but I've liked a lot of UConn players/teams. Maybe thats why I picked them to win it all this year, I like their squad  ;D

[capt. scotty]

Doggin' It

My picks:

Purdue +7
'Nova   +2
Mizzou  +5.5

Thoughts?

I definitely like Nova +2 and also like Mizzou, but Im torn on that Purdue spread. I think UConn can once again dominate another game, but maybe the whole recruiting scandal thing a day earlier gets in their heads?!

So no bet on Pitt/Xavier? I think Pitt will win, but it really rides on Blair and staying out of foul trouble. I think Xavier coach/former Pitt player Sean Miller is a better strategic/in-game coach than Jamie Dixon and even has a history of getting big men in foul trouble (see Oden 2007 when they almost beat OSU), plus 2 Elite 8 appearances. I think it really all comes down to Blair playing 35+ minutes.

I took Xavier +7

I couldn't get a comfortable read on that game.  That said, I feel like this is the game that Pitt brings it for the first time in the tourney.  It'll be a last second play I think :-/

Aren't these conflicting sentences???

I mean that I'll make my play right before tipoff ;D

Ahh....that makes more sense then  ;D

[capt. scotty]

Pitt not looking so hot  :-/

I thought going in it would depend on Blair staying out of foul trouble and putting up at least a double-double, and which good rebounding team (Pitt at +10 and X at +8 on the season) would win that battle.

Both things certainly went Xavier's way in the first half

[primushead]

Yeah, what is up with Pitt? :o

[ycartrob]

Hoping my brackets take a dive with Memphis and Villanova wins!

[primushead]

Wow, Lavance Fields pulled that comeback out of his arse...great effort by Xavier though.

On to Memphis/Mizz...go Tigers!!

[capt. scotty]

Yeah, what is up with Pitt? :o

Apparently what theyve been doing lately - standing up and delivering in crunch time.

That 3 by Fields with 50 seconds left was the definition of Bill Raftery's ONIONS!!

Huge second half by Blair, mostly on the boards with 13 in that half and 8 points.

...tough decision now on which of these games to watch. I expect both to be exciting games that come down to the last couple minutes.

[EAZYE]

LET'S GO MIZZOU!

[capt. scotty]

Mizzou is impressive. This is the first time Ive seen them play and I like their style. I cant remember if this was the style Mike Anderson had his team play with when he was at UAB, but if it was, its apparent why that team was is the NCAA's almost every year.

I can see why a good amount of people were saying Mizzou would give Memphis trouble.

Should be a good 2nd half

[capt. scotty]

wow...19 point lead 3 minutes into the 2nd half for Mizzou

Game Set Match??

[TheBigChicken]

party at Matts house :D :D :D :D :D :DGO TIGERS