2012-2013 College Basketball

ericm · Mar 15, 2013, 08:12 PM

Quote from: capt. scotty on Mar 15, 2013, 08:06 PM
Quote from: ericm on Mar 15, 2013, 05:19 PM
Louisville is looking mighty tough. If they play like they did last night vs Nova, they're going to be awfully tough to beat, IMO. They certainly looked like a #1 seed, and with the experience of last year, I'm liking their chances to cut down the nets in Atlanta.

Of course it's pretty wide open this year, and any number of teams could take it all, but Pittino and the Cardinals are my pick right now.

I think the Big Easy is sort of down this year. Wouldnt be surprised if they have no teams still in it past the Sweet 16.

Michigan lost today. Theyre 9-7 in their last 16. Love Burke, but sounds like a 3 seed to me

Maybe as far as the depth in the league goes, but their top 3 in L'Ville, G-Town, and Syracuse could all make some noise,IMO. I'd be surprised if at least one of these three aren't in a regional final at the least, and real surprised if L'Ville doesn't go further than that.

capt. scotty · Mar 16, 2013, 01:39 AM

Quote from: ericm on Mar 15, 2013, 08:12 PM
Quote from: capt. scotty on Mar 15, 2013, 08:06 PM
Quote from: ericm on Mar 15, 2013, 05:19 PM
Louisville is looking mighty tough. If they play like they did last night vs Nova, they're going to be awfully tough to beat, IMO. They certainly looked like a #1 seed, and with the experience of last year, I'm liking their chances to cut down the nets in Atlanta.

Of course it's pretty wide open this year, and any number of teams could take it all, but Pittino and the Cardinals are my pick right now.

I think the Big Easy is sort of down this year. Wouldnt be surprised if they have no teams still in it past the Sweet 16.

Michigan lost today. Theyre 9-7 in their last 16. Love Burke, but sounds like a 3 seed to me

Maybe as far as the depth in the league goes, but their top 3 in L'Ville, G-Town, and Syracuse could all make some noise,IMO. I'd be surprised if at least one of these three aren't in a regional final at the least, and real surprised if L'Ville doesn't go further than that.

Based on their talent, Cuse have really underachieved this year (pretty sure they werent the 3 seed either, right?!). Bad time to say it with them going to the conference championship game, but they have. Could be good news for their tourney chances though. I think what they do totally depends on Triche and MC-W going forward.

The Ville and Hoyas are good to very good, which is good enough to win this year. I love Otto, but GTown is so reliant on him, mostly due to necessity, its really hard to say how far they can go. Might be matchup dependent. Rivera-Smith should be getting more looks. I like the Cards, but Siva almost looks like he lost a step, Smith is schizophrenic, and after that ???

Like I said, wouldnt be surprised if the Big East has no teams in the E8 this year. I also wouldnt be surprised if LVille or GTown get there. If another team does, like Cuse, Pitt, ND, I will call you sir.

iLikeBeer · Mar 16, 2013, 12:22 PM

Quote from: capt. scotty on Mar 15, 2013, 08:06 PM

Michigan lost today. Theyre 9-7 in their last 16. Love Burke, but sounds like a 3 seed to me

I'm in agreement with Michigan being a 3 seed. They have them being shipped out west which I'm not thrilled about. The Wolverines have no inside presence with the exception of McGary and he's only a true freshman who still makes a lot of freshman mistakes. I was hoping Jordan Morgan would step up and take the next step in his development as a post player this year, but I think he's actually regressed this year?! As of now, he's being outplayed by both McGary and Horford inside. Maybe Michigan facing some non-B1G opponents will do them good come tournament time. One thing for sure, any B1G team in the field will certainly be battle tested come tournament time.

Louisville is looking good, but like Scotty said, I'm not sure what to make of the Big East. Syracuse is totally wasting talent. G'town was on a roll, but again, it was against Big East competition so how good are they? I say if the Cards win the Big East Tourney and they're a one seed though. Especially with Duke losing to Maryland yesterday. I'm actually wondering who really wants to be a one seed? Seems like we've seen a revolving door on Lunardi's ever changing bracket predictions?!

As much as I hate to say it, I think a team to look out for is OSU. They have been playing lights out lately including a win in Bloomington over IU. They seem to be peaking at the right time, but can they get over the hump and win the big one for Matta in the Big Dance?

Jaimoe · Mar 16, 2013, 02:25 PM

Syracuse underachievers? Any longtime Orange fan will tell you this is absolutely true. In fact, the Orangemen are one the biggest underachievers/chokers in modern NCAA history (save for one year). I've suffered greatly (doesn't help that I'm also a Toronto Raptors fan).

capt. scotty · Mar 16, 2013, 11:04 PM

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capt. scotty · Mar 17, 2013, 03:57 PM

I honestly think the most deserving of #1 seeds would be Zags, Ville, Kansas, Miami, but Indiana is seemingly a lock according to the "experts" so I guess someone is gonna get screwed. Really Zags should probably be a #2, but I dont think the Top 25 #1 has ever not got a #1 seed, plus they make sense to be the #1 in the west.

If the Dookies get a #1 I think ever Bilas would damn the committee.

iLikeBeer · Mar 17, 2013, 04:50 PM

Quote from: capt. scotty on Mar 17, 2013, 03:57 PM
I honestly think the most deserving of #1 seeds would be Zags, Ville, Kansas, Miami, but Indiana is seemingly a lock according to the "experts" so I guess someone is gonna get screwed. Really Zags should probably be a #2, but I dont think the Top 25 #1 has ever not got a #1 seed, plus they make sense to be the #1 in the west.

If the Dookies get a #1 I think ever Bilas would damn the committee.

I see no way Duke gets a #1. Right now, I see 5 teams battling for 4 spots. Personally, I think Miami should be the odd team out. I don't care if they won the regular season and tournament championship in the ACC, the ACC was way down this year. IU won an outright B1G championship and the B1G is hands down the toughest conference in the country. That should be enough to put IU over Miami as a #1 seed.

ericm · Mar 17, 2013, 07:24 PM

So what's the consensus on the toughest regions? I think the East, and South are the deepest, with the West the weakest.

I'm liking the way the Midwest has taken shape for L'Ville. Anything can happen, but I don't see anyone there giving them much trouble before the Regional Final.

iLikeBeer · Mar 17, 2013, 08:19 PM

Quote from: ericm on Mar 17, 2013, 07:24 PM
So what's the consensus on the toughest regions? I think the East, and South are the deepest, with the West the weakest.

I'm liking the way the Midwest has taken shape for L'Ville. Anything can happen, but I don't see anyone there giving them much trouble before the Regional Final.

I think the South is far and away the toughest. Kansas, Georgetown, Florida and Michigan were all talked about as being 1 seeds at some point in the season. No other reagion can make that claim among their top 4 seeds. I'd put the Midwest as 2nd toughest with Louisville, Duke, MooU and SLU. The East is 3rd and has IU, Miami, Marquette (3 seed... Really???) and Syracuse. And the West if by far the weakest with Gonzaga, OSU, UNM and KSU? Talk about an easy path for the Buckeyes to get to Atlanta...

johnnYYac · Mar 17, 2013, 08:27 PM

Don't really care about college hoops, but came across this bracket in PDF for anyone who IS interested.

capt. scotty · Mar 17, 2013, 10:02 PM

Marquette as a 3 was my biggest head-scratcher. I dont jerk off to NCAA bball like most of these guys, buy that was surprising.

Mahgeetah34 · Mar 17, 2013, 10:03 PM

You've gotta be kidding me with Indiana as a 1 seed. They lost like five times this year as a number one ranked team and didn't even win their conference tournament. I can't wait to see them lose again. Miami is gonna do some damage though, good shot at the elite eight.

capt. scotty · Mar 17, 2013, 10:05 PM

Quote from: Mahgeetah34 on Mar 17, 2013, 10:03 PM
You've gotta be kidding me with Indiana as a 1 seed. They lost like five times this year as a number one ranked team and didn't even win their conference tournament. I can't wait to see them lose again. Miami is gonna do some damage though, good shot at the elite eight.

Im perfectly fine with IU as a 1, someone from the Big 10 had to be really.

Mahgeetah34 · Mar 17, 2013, 10:07 PM

I'll be honest though, I didn't keep up with this season anywhere close to previous years. I'm actually a little hesitant on filling out a bracket, but it seemed like everytime I turned on ESPN, Indiana had been upset again.

capt. scotty · Mar 17, 2013, 11:00 PM

Quote from: Mahgeetah34 on Mar 17, 2013, 10:07 PM
I'll be honest though, I didn't keep up with this season anywhere close to previous years. I'm actually a little hesitant on filling out a bracket, but it seemed like everytime I turned on ESPN, Indiana had been upset again.

They have as many losses as anyone besides the Zags basically, and they played in the B1G. Hoosiers earned it.

Ruckus · Mar 18, 2013, 12:34 PM

Should be a craaaazzzzy tourney!

I have no complaints with Illinois' seeding or draw. Seth Greenberg has Colorado beating us and sees them as a threat to make an upset run to the Sweet 16. Not happening.

Good luck Tracy. That Wisconsin/Ole Miss matchup is one of the most intriguing of Round 1. I'll be rooting for ya but I think Wisky will control the pace and frustrate Miss O.

It's odd how the B1G Network has changed the way I watch college bball. I used to be so much more well rounded, catching a good number of games from different conferences a week. Now all I find myself doing is watching B1G games and as result, really have no idea about the rest of teams in the tourney. Definitely a shame but I guess this was a good year to have bball tunnel vision.

capt. scotty · Mar 18, 2013, 12:54 PM

Yeah, Id say 80-90% of what I watched this year, which didnt really start until February, was either B1G or Big East. Watching the Big East tourney was sort of sad, its a shame the conference couldnt stay together at least for basketball. Its always been my favorite tourney year in, year out, being at MSG just seemed to put it a step above the rest.

Reading back a page in here, Im surprised to see everyone think the West is the weakest region. Zags are the most unproven if not weakest 1 seed, but I think OSU is the best 2 seed, New Mexico arguably the best 3, and I think K-State and Wisky are definitely the best 4 and 5 seeds (Wisky over Zags looks like the trendy pick). I think the other regions are all pretty even, East the weakest probably because Marquette seems like they were overseeded as a 3, should be more like a 5.

Ruckus · Mar 18, 2013, 01:32 PM

Quote from: capt. scotty on Mar 18, 2013, 12:54 PM

Reading back a page in here, Im surprised to see everyone think the West is the weakest region. Zags are the most unproven if not weakest 1 seed, but I think OSU is the best 2 seed, New Mexico arguably the best 3, and I think K-State and Wisky are definitely the best 4 and 5 seeds (Wisky over Zags looks like the trendy pick). I think the other regions are all pretty even, East the weakest probably because Marquette seems like they were overseeded as a 3, should be more like a 5.

I agree with your assessment of Marquette. They have zero key road wins and their only significant non conference win was over Wisky. That said, I guess if you are are co regular season Big East champs, you are gonna get the nod. I haven't seen New Mexico play at all this year but they have been near the top of the RPI all season long. I'll be rooting for KState as a big Bruce Weber fan. I'm so glad he landed on his feet and is having so much success in his first season.

Jeff Murray · Mar 25, 2013, 03:41 PM

FGCU won the support of everyone in the Wells Fargo arena this past weekend... with the exception of Hoyas and Aztec fans... Their high flying style of play was fun to watch. At first I was a little disappointed that they were the first game Sunday night, but not anymore. Duke might have been the big draw for Philly, but FGCU took the spotlight. Their game against the Hoyas was so exciting I was too drained to stay for the SDSU/OU game, it was a long day of basketball. I'm glad I was able to get tix to these games. Go Eagles!!

capt. scotty · Mar 25, 2013, 06:45 PM

Although I was a bit jaded friday as someone who had the Hoyas in the final 4 in a bracket, I have never loved watching a cinderella more than Florida Gulf Coast. So much fun, so easy to root for. Florida has a couple players that Id like to just punch in the face (Wilbekin, Murphy, Rosario), really hope they can pull off another upset. DUNK CITY!!

FGCU Dunk City