College Basketball Random Chatter 2013-2014 Season

• Mulva

  

  Good for Providence. They were the epitome of a bubble team. Came up huge.
• Laley23

  

  Well, probably knocks Creighton down to a 4 seed.
  
  Mulva now has a bit more of a challenge on his hands in the Player Pick-'Em!
• Terry_Tate

  

  Lol, Batts got plowed over going for that rebound and no foul.
• Laley23

  

  Also, love seeing teams like Providence, who were SQUARE on the bubble, just take charge. they won the big game versus SJ. But they didnt settle, took it out of the committees hands and just won the whole damn thing. THIS is what the conference tourneys are made for.
  
  Wouldnt be surprised if they played their way to a 10 seed.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Gotta say, if Ohio State ends up a 6 Providence is one team I definitely don't want to see on the 11 line.
• reclegend22

  

  McDermott's teammates lost this game by not getting him enough touches. As amazing as it might sound, even though pretty much only Pistol Pete has more points than he does in a career, McDermott goes unusually long stretches of his games without getting a touch. He's just such an efficient scorer that it doesn't matter.
  
  The supporting cast did nothing to help him to tonight.
• Laley23

  

  reclegend22;1591097 wrote:McDermott's teammates lost this game by not getting him enough touches. As amazing as it might sound, even though pretty much only Pistol Pete has more points than he does in a career, McDermott goes unusually long stretches of his games without getting a touch. He's just such an efficient scorer that it doesn't matter.
  
  The supporting cast did nothing to help him to tonight.

  I followed him all year as he was on my fantasy team. It seems as though he gets his 20+ and then the rest of the team just figures he got his.
  
  Not saying the team has animosity or anything like that...but a guy THAT good, should never go 3 possessions in a row without shooting it. I seriously believe he should be getting close to 25 shots a game. He is that talented.
• Ironman92

  

  Iowa St/Baylor is quite the game
• Ironman92

  

  I feel like Ohio State deserves a #6 but feel they will get a #5
• Mulva

  

  Azubuike24;1590061 wrote:Today:
  
  Providence over St. John's 79-74 - St. John's likely out (were 3rd out); Providence plays Seton Hall in the SF's tomorrow (Providence was 5th out)
  Arizona over Utah 71-39 - Utah definitely out (were 8th out)
  Missouri over Texas A&M 91-83 - Missouri plays Florida in the QF's tomorrow
  Kansas over Oklahoma State 77-70 (Oklahoma State possibly to a play-in slot, maybe a 10 or 11)
  South Carolina vs Arkansas
  Colorado vs California
  Wyoming vs UNLV
  Penn State vs Minnesota
  UTEP vs Southern Miss
  Alabama vs LSU
  Georgia Tech vs Clemson
  Marquette vs Xavier
  Stanford vs Arizona State
  
  Tomorrow:
  
  Dayton vs St. Joseph's - St. Joe's is the 4th last in, Dayton is 3rd last in
  Florida State vs Virginia - FSU is the 4th out, huge chance for a win vs a top 25 team
  Nebraska vs Ohio State - Nebraska is one of the last 6 in
  Tennessee vs Arkansas/South Carolina - Tennessee is one of the last 6 in

  What do you think bubble-wise at this point? I decided to give being a bracketologist a shot this year, and I have no idea who to include for the last spot. My final 5 in are Xavier, Dayton, Iowa, BYU, and ???
  
  I think the committee rewards BYU for their non-conference schedule, so I'd be shocked to see them out. That's the exact same reason I'm not comfortable including SMU. They played nobody. But then the other options all suck. NC State, Florida State, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, and Cal are all about even, and completely uninspiring. USM, La Tech, and Green Bay have pretty much no good wins. It's a tough, tough call.
• Azubuike24

  

  1-Seeds	2-Seeds	3-Seeds	4-Seeds	5-Seeds	6-Seeds	7-Seeds	8-Seeds	Last 4 In	Last 4 Out
  Wichita St.	Villanova	Kansas	Iowa St.	New Mexico	Kentucky	Connecticut	Texas	St. Joseph's	California
  Duke	Virginia	San Diego St.	UCLA	VCU	Oregon	Oklahoma	Iowa	Nebraska	Florida St.
  Florida	Louisville	Wisconsin	Creighton	Michigan St.	North Carolina	St. Louis	Baylor	Dayton	Minnesota
  Arizona	Michigan	Syracuse	Cincinnati	Pittsburgh	Ohio St.	Gonzaga	Harvard	Arkansas	BYU
  9-Seeds	10-Seeds	11-Seeds	12-Seeds	13-Seeds	14-Seeds	15-Seeds	16-Seeds	Play-In	Next 4 Out
  UMass	Geo.Washington	Tennessee	Last-In #1	New Mexico St.	American	Mercer	Play-In #2	Texas Southern	St. John's
  Memphis	Arizona St.	Kansas St.	Last-In #2	Georgia St.	N.C. Central	Eastern Kentucky	Play-In #1	Albany	N.C. State
  SMU	Oklahoma St.	Colorado	North Dakota St.	Western Michigan	Delaware	Weber St.	Wofford	Mount St. Mary's	Southern Miss.
  Stanford	Providence	Xavier	Stephen F. Austin	Manhattan	Tulsa	Milwaukee	Coastal Carolina	Cal St. Northridge	Missouri

• Azubuike24

  

  St. Joseph's	California
  Nebraska	Florida St.
  Dayton	Minnesota
  Arkansas	BYU
  Play-In	Next 4 Out
  Texas Southern	St. John's
  Albany	N.C. State
  Mount St. Mary's	Southern Miss.
  Cal St. Northridge	Missouri

• Azubuike24

  

  Last 4 In	Last 4 Out
  St. Joseph's	California
  Nebraska	Florida St.
  Dayton	Minnesota
  Arkansas	BYU
  Play-In	Next 4 Out
  Texas Southern	St. John's
  Albany	N.C. State
  Mount St. Mary's	Southern Miss.
  Cal St. Northridge	Missouri

• Ironman92

  

  Can Iowa St get a #3
• Laley23

  

  Az, I looked at your post. Seems it was too big of a table for the OC to handle. You can probably post it in increments.
• Azubuike24

  

  Ironman92;1591110 wrote:Can Iowa St get a #3

  They should. Bumping Syracuse and San Diego State down.
• Azubuike24

  

  Laley23;1591112 wrote:Az, I looked at your post. Seems it was too big of a table for the OC to handle. You can probably post it in increments.

  I'm just gonna post it as a doc. Gotta change it now with Iowa State anyway, lol.
• reclegend22

  

  Laley23;1591100 wrote:I followed him all year as he was on my fantasy team. It seems as though he gets his 20+ and then the rest of the team just figures he got his.
  
  Not saying the team has animosity or anything like that...but a guy THAT good, should never go 3 possessions in a row without shooting it. I seriously believe he should be getting close to 25 shots a game. He is that talented.

  This is what I have felt all year long watching Creighton (probably 20 times total). While I am sure on a basic human level it does get tiring for the other guys on the team with all of the focus and praise Doug gets, they need to realize who their bread and butter is. If Doug doesn't get those extra touches down the stretch in the NCAA, Creighton is going down early, probably before the Sweet 16.
  
  If the team plays to its strengths, like it did in the first two games of the Big East Tournament, Creighton could go as far as the Monday night championship game. I really do feel that. The necessary components for such a run are there -- a lottery pick surrounded by a veteran supporting cast of smart intangible guys and a swarm of shooters. A great offense can go as far as its shooting takes it. The major difference between Creighton and Butler in 2010 or 2011, however, aside from pace of play, is that the Bulldogs did not live and die by the three and had a stellar defense that could withstand bad shooting. Creighton will need to rain triples.
• Ironman92

  

  Azubuike24;1591113 wrote:They should. Bumping Syracuse and San Diego State down.

  I doubt Cuse will fall to a 4.....SDSU feels like that typical meh #3 seed, but I have them as a #5
  
  Iowa St is the last #3 or top #4
• Azubuike24

  

  Yeah, SDSU will fall out, a 4 or a 5. Cuse still likely a 3...not that they deserve it.
• Ironman92

  

  Bhuller is tiny. Lol
  
  Another from Huntington Prep
• Ironman92

  

  And his smaller brother (7'3) also plays for New Mexico St? Lol....about as close to actual twin towers as you can get
• ralphus33

  Coach K tried to make a case for NC State getting in the tourney and in the process tried to knock the Atlantic 10: http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2014-03-15/acc-tournament-coach-k-stumps-for-nc-state-dance-invitation?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
  
  No way NC State should get in. Their key out of conference win was against bubble team Tennessee. Their 9-9 record in conference only included 1 win against a team with a winning conference record (Pitt). The ACC has a lot of schools with basketball traditions, but this year there is a significant drop off after the top 5 teams. The top of the ACC is certainly much stronger, but the A10 should get more teams in than the ACC this year.
• Azubuike24

  

  Ironman92;1591133 wrote:And his smaller brother (7'3) also plays for New Mexico St? Lol....about as close to actual twin towers as you can get

  Now you're talking to yourself. Everyone knows about the Bhular freaks lol. Actually though, they are much improved. NMSU is pretty good...
• Ironman92

  

  Azubuike24;1591135 wrote:Now you're talking to yourself. Everyone knows about the Bhular freaks lol. Actually though, they are much improved. NMSU is pretty good...

  6 people on here doesn't mean everyone.
  
  I start late and watch everybody a bit before the tourney. Sometimes if you know too much you overthink the brackets.