March madness!!!

[Kyle Orton]

:cheer:cheer:cheer:cheer:cheer

[# 1 Troll]

lol virgin

[Cry Havoc]

Clemson looks like they want to pull the first upset of the tourney.

[The Gemini Method]

I'm already screwed...I had USC winning vs. Georgetown. This whole loyalty thing is killing me.

[ChrisRichards]

Clemson looks like they want to pull the first upset of the tourney.
Word

[ChrisRichards]

I'm already screwed...I had USC winning vs. Georgetown. This whole loyalty thing is killing me.
Really? USC over G-town? Hmmm. We shall see.

[The Gemini Method]

Really? USC over G-town? Hmmm. We shall see.

USC was eliminated last night...

[Kyle Orton]

Yeah my pool allowed us to wait on all those play in games......I had USC over Georgetown but changed it to Gtown once VCU won.

Glad I picked Clemson, good start.

[baseline bum]

Damnit, my cable doesn't carry truTV and they have the Duke game tonight! I really wanted to see Kyrie Irving. Oh well, they'll be on CBS for sure Saturday.

[Cry Havoc]

I'm already screwed...I had USC winning vs. Georgetown. This whole loyalty thing is killing me.

You're aware that the Hoyas were #8 in the country before they were saddled with injuries, and that they're (almost) fully healthy now, right? I see G'town going to at least the S16.

[Cry Havoc]

Damnit, my cable doesn't carry truTV and they have the Duke game tonight! I really wanted to see Kyrie Irving. Oh well, they'll be on CBS for sure Saturday.

Uh... dude?

Every game is streaming online for free from CBS.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2010-12-19/ncaa-march-madness-demand

[The Gemini Method]

Oh damn...I forgot to change...now I got VCU beating G'town...

[baseline bum]

Uh... dude?

Every game is streaming online for free from CBS.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2010-12-19/ncaa-march-madness-demand

Nice. Thanks for the link. :tu

[Kyle Orton]

Yeah but Georgetown, like every other Big East team, is wildly overrated.

[The Gemini Method]

You're aware that the Hoyas were #8 in the country before they were saddled with injuries, and that they're (almost) fully healthy now, right? I see G'town going to at least the S16.

Yeah I was aware...but I went to USC. It would be hard for me to put my homerism aside even if they were playing Ohio St.

[baseline bum]

Yeah I was aware...but I went to USC. It would be hard for me to put my homerism aside even if they were playing Ohio St.

LOL Trojans

[The Gemini Method]

LOL Trojans

LOL indeed

[Cry Havoc]

Yeah but Georgetown, like every other Big East team, is wildly overrated.

Agreed, but not "losing to USC" overrated. They're still a damn good team. Austin Freeman is a beast, I saw him play a couple times this year at home.

[Kyle Orton]

LOL Trojans
LMAO angry drunk coach :lol

[The Gemini Method]

LMAO angry drunk coach :lol

That was funny. Kevin O'Neill celebratin' his Irish heritage a tad bit early.

[Kyle Orton]

lol Kevin O'Neil
lol having Bayless, Jordan Hill, Budinger and Nic Wise but still only being 7th in the Pac-10 :lmao

[Cry Havoc]

CBS is so far ahead of the curve on broadcasting these games it's not even funny. How many people are pirating their signal when they can just get a free stream online? And it even has commercials, so they don't lose any revenue. SHOCKING.

[Cry Havoc]

WVU looks horrible right now.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

College basketball is a total snoozefest.
:wakeup

[Kyle Orton]

College basketball is a total snoozefest.
:wakeup
Thanks for the input.

[Cry Havoc]

College basketball is a total snoozefest.
:wakeup

lol curling being a major sport in your country.

[Kyle Orton]

lol curling being a major sport in your country.
:lmao

lol hockey
lol Canadian sports

[Amuseddaysleeper]

lol @ me never watching curling ever

[Amuseddaysleeper]

:lmao

lol hockey
lol Canadian sports

:lmao

[The Gemini Method]

lol hockey
lol Celine Dion
lol America's Hat

[Kyle Orton]

tbh I used to hate college ball but NCAA >>>>>>>>> NBA

[Amuseddaysleeper]

lol @ me not giving a shit about Canada whatsoever

[Cry Havoc]

It's baffling that someone can enjoy the NBA but not appreciate March Madness.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

tbh I used to hate college ball but NCAA >>>>>>>>> NBA

Why is that, what makes NCAA better to you? I watch the last 2 rounds, but I dunno, can't get into it the way I can with the NBA

[The Gemini Method]

tbh I used to hate college ball but NCAA >>>>>>>>> NBA

I used to like College Bball more than I do these days, but of late it has always been about the brackets for me.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It's baffling that someone can enjoy the NBA but not appreciate March Madness.

Not really, I think the talent level is far better in the NBA (obviously) and the games and you always get the better team winning a best of 7 series as oppose to a one game fluke.

I know I'm in the minority here, just stating my two cents.

[Kyle Orton]

Why is that, what makes NCAA better to you?


refs aren't as shitty
More upsets/more exciting
they try a lot harder during games
stuff like market size doesn't matter

[The Gemini Method]

The one game shocker is really the drawing point. To have Wofford beat, say, BYU (or the chance of it happening...) appeals to people. The 7-game series is nice, but sometimes a series goes through a doldrum on its way to concluding. Both have their merits, but March is generally NCAA time.

[Giuseppe]

It's a joke. The interminable timeouts at the end & the short 3 point line.

I wouldn't hit a dog in the ass with it.

[Cry Havoc]

Not really, I think the talent level is far better in the NBA (obviously) and the games and you always get the better team winning a best of 7 series as oppose to a one game fluke.

I know I'm in the minority here, just stating my two cents.

That's the beauty of March Madness. There's virtually no chance you'll see a 5 or lower seed win the NBA Championship, but you'll see teams from tiny colleges sometimes upset mammoth programs like Kansas. There's beauty in the upset. Again, isn't that one of the main reasons to watch a sport, especially if you don't have a dog in the fight that you're already rooting for?

When NI knocked off the Jayhawks last year, that was one of the best things I'd ever seen as a sports fan. You could hear the tearing of about 20,000,000 brackets falling apart at once. :lol

[Amuseddaysleeper]

refs aren't as shitty
More upsets/more exciting
they try a lot harder during games
stuff like market size doesn't matter


That's what I was gonna ask next, how the refs were since they're atrocious in the NBA. I've been wanting to get into College ball but maybe I need to give more of an effort. The final 4 is always cool, but maybe because I lack the familiarity of the players unlike the NBA, I just can't get the same connection for the time being.

[The Gemini Method]

That's the beauty of March Madness. There's virtually no chance you'll see a 5 or lower seed win the NBA Championship, but you'll see teams from tiny colleges sometimes upset mammoth programs like Kansas. There's beauty in the upset. Again, isn't that one of the main reasons to watch a sport, especially if you don't have a dog in the fight that you're already rooting for?

When NI knocked off the Jayhawks last year, that was one of the best things I'd ever seen as a sports fan. You could hear the tearing of about 20,000,000 brackets falling apart at once. :lol

I was one of the 20 mil...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

That's the beauty of March Madness. There's virtually no chance you'll see a 5 or lower seed win the NBA Championship, but you'll see teams from tiny colleges sometimes upset mammoth programs like Kansas. There's beauty in the upset. Again, isn't that one of the main reasons to watch a sport, especially if you don't have a dog in the fight that you're already rooting for?

When NI knocked off the Jayhawks last year, that was one of the best things I'd ever seen as a sports fan. You could hear the tearing of about 20,000,000 brackets falling apart at once. :lol

:lol

I see where you guys are coming from, and who doesn't love a david beating a goliath.

Good posts.

[Cry Havoc]

Stitt is a beast, TBH.

Clemson's perimeter defense is very solid.

[Kyle Orton]

That's what I was gonna ask next, how the refs were since they're atrocious in the NBA .
The way I feel is that too many defensive fouls are called in the NBA (so too many free throws), and in the NCAA there are too many offensive fouls called. The amount of offensive fouls doesn't nearly fuck up a games rhythm the way an NBA free throw fest does IMO.

Jesus WV looks like shit.

[Cry Havoc]

I was one of the 20 mil...

I almost never pick the odds on favorite to win, so when that upset dropped I was going nuts.

Alas, finished #2 in my pool like always.

[The Gemini Method]

lol @ all the experts who said Clemson didn't belong...or VCU...and UAB found itself out of the tourney, so that's the only moral victory they could claim.

[baseline bum]

College ball used to be kind of boring in the 45 second shot-clock days, but now I love the pace; it reminds me of the 80s NBA when offenses weren't so conservative.

[The Gemini Method]

Best names of the tourney: Jimmer Fredette and Scoop Jardine...

[Cry Havoc]

That's what I was gonna ask next, how the refs were since they're atrocious in the NBA. I've been wanting to get into College ball but maybe I need to give more of an effort. The final 4 is always cool, but maybe because I lack the familiarity of the players unlike the NBA, I just can't get the same connection for the time being.

For one thing, it's not nearly as much ISO. It makes the game easier to officiate when you don't have wing players as frequently going into the post at full speed and drawing all kinds of contact. Secondly, the game is a little slower (because of lower skill/athleticism, not pace), so again, easier to officiate. Third, there are very few superstars in college, so the refs don't feel the need to make calls based on reputation.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The way I feel is that too many defensive fouls are called in the NBA (so too many free throws), and in the NCAA there are too many offensive fouls called. The amount of offensive fouls doesn't nearly fuck up a games rhythm the way an NBA free throw fest does IMO.

Jesus WV looks like shit.


Which is what I don't get about Stern. He wants the scoring pace to increase, yet decides to do that by awarding more free throws which just slows down the game.

Last question: Do a lot of players flop in NCAA due to all the offensive fouls? I'd imagine many would take advantage.

[IronMexican]

Not really a College BBall fan. But I always tune in for the tournament, since it's exciting ball.


College foosball>>>>>

[Kyle Orton]

Wow WVU tied it up at the half idk if Clemson can come back from that.

[Kyle Orton]

Last question: Do a lot of players flop in NCAA due to all the offensive fouls? I'd imagine many would take advantage.
No more than they do in the NBA. The NCAA not having a restricted area is the main reason for more offensive fouls called.

[Cry Havoc]

Last question: Do a lot of players flop in NCAA due to all the offensive fouls? I'd imagine many would take advantage.

Flopping isn't nearly as prevalent. Refs don't call fouls for ticky tack, and they usually let players play for the most part, so if you fall down, you're likely hurting your team.

NBA players need to flop these days, because refs don't call fouls if a player stays on his feet anymore. It's really gotten out of hand, and I don't blame anyone in the NBA for flopping anymore. The officials have totally lost the handle on the game. I'm waiting for the day that a player bitches at a ref for not calling heavy contact and the ref responds, "Well, if you got hit so hard why didn't you fall down?"

[IronMexican]

Am I the only person who doesn't have TruTV?

[Cry Havoc]

Am I the only person who doesn't have TruTV?

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2010-12-19/ncaa-march-madness-demand

Happy birthday.

[Booharv]

Temple's gonna cream Penn State today imho

[Kyle Orton]

Agreed. Penn State shouldn't be anywhere near the tourney.

[Zelophehad]

Owls gonna feast!

http://www.cracked.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/barnowlhorror.gif

[Cry Havoc]

Owls gonna feast!

http://www.cracked.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/barnowlhorror.gif

I forgot about that gif. Holy crap that's enough to give someone nightmares.

[Cry Havoc]

WVU taking over. Sometimes I don't get NCAA games. This looked like a blowout in the 1st.

[Kyle Orton]

Eh it's not over, at this rate Clemson will be in the double bonus most of the 2nd half.

[Cry Havoc]

WVU is not nearly a #5 seed watching this.

Oooo, hard fouls.

Who's getting work done today? Not I.

[Kyle Orton]

None of the Big East teams deserve the seed they have. It's gonna be just like last year.

[Juggity]

College basketball is a total snoozefest.
:wakeup

^ Agree. Shouldn't even be televised except for late at night, tbh. Because that's when people want to fall asleep.

[Cry Havoc]

WVU is playing some ugly (winning) basketball right now. They basically throw up a shot and have 4 guys crash the boards.

[The Gemini Method]

WVU is playing some ugly (winning) basketball right now. They basically throw up a shot and have 4 guys crash the boards.

That's been Mountaineer bball for years now...

[redzero]

Back breaking steals.

[The Gemini Method]

That Old Dominion and Butler game looks to be the first real exicting finish. The teams have been trading the lead back and forth...

[ohmwrecker]

lol Canada

[Kyle Orton]

#24 on Old Dominion has one of the lowest basketball IQs I've ever seen

[Cry Havoc]

White guys > Black guys.

It's official. :lol

[Bill_Brasky]

Fuckin great ending to the Butler game....

[IronMexican]

white power

[Cry Havoc]

Morehead St. doing the bizness against Louisville. :lol

[Cry Havoc]

WHAT A SHOT.

26 footer for treeeeeeeeeeeey.

[Crytek]

Curious who would draft Faried.

[Kyle Orton]

:lol Pitino is such an overrated coach

[djohn2oo8]

Pitino :bang

[IronMexican]

Sons, I just beat Ealoseum on Infinity Blade. Fuck yeah.

[Cry Havoc]

Lol his team up 2, he misses the front end of a 1 and 1. :lol

[Kyle Orton]

lol having that white scrub on the court in that situation

[Kyle Orton]

:lmao Pitino

[Cry Havoc]

OH MY GOD

HE HIT IT

MOREHEAD up ONE!

[redzero]

Goddamn.

Did Louisville not know they had a timeout?

[Cry Havoc]

:lol

I see where you guys are coming from, and who doesn't love a david beating a goliath.

Good posts.

I hope you're watching this game (Morehead St. vs. Louisville).

[Cry Havoc]

OH YEAH, BaBY!

[Cry Havoc]

Great no-call at the end of that game. All ball, baby!

[baseline bum]

Damn, Faried seals it with the block!

[ernest787]

what a great game and a huge upset.

LOVE IT

[crc21209]

Well there goes my bracket...thanks Morehead State! :lol

[ernest787]

that was bad offense by Penn State

[ernest787]

HOLY CRAP

Battle just shut me up with that 3 pointer

[redzero]

From way down town!

[ernest787]

Fernandez!!!

Right back atcha

[redzero]

Fernandez with the bullshit shot.

[Kyle Orton]

College basketball is a total snoozefest.
:wakeup
3 game winners already :lmao

[crc21209]

:lol Damn....

[The Gemini Method]

A wide-open season just being what its supposed to be: full of win!

[Darthkiller]

fernandez lol

[ernest787]

3 game winners already :lmao


i typically agree with the statement except during March Madness. And so far you can't beat this first day

every game just keeps one upping the last.

[Cry Havoc]

Woooooooow.

Princeton up on Kentucky and UNC-Ash giving Pitt a run... down 5!

[ginobili's bald spot]

Fucking Louisville. Are you kidding me? I had that as an upset and changed it last second.

[usdane]

Woooooooow.

Princeton up on Kentucky and UNC-Ash giving Pitt a run... down 5!

LOL it's Brains vs. Athletics and the Brain is winning.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Kentucky losing will make an easier road for Ohio State so I'm all for it even though it screws my bracket up further.

[Kyle Orton]

GBS, I expect you to help unleash hell onthe UTSA fags after OSU destroys them :lol

[usdane]

Can't wait for San Diego State.

Keep an eye on Kawhi Leonard he will be in the NBA next year. He has some Lamar Odom in him, does a bit of everything and plays both the 3 and 4.

[Greg Oden]

Kentucky's not losing to these smart homos.

[ginobili's bald spot]

GBS, I expect you to help unleash hell onthe UTSA fags after OSU destroys them :lol

:lol I didn't even think about that. This is a good excuse to troll the shit out of the UTSA forum.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Can't wait for San Diego State.

Keep an eye on Kawhi Leonard he will be in the NBA next year. He has some Lamar Odom in him, does a bit of everything and plays both the 3 and 4.

Breaking news everyone! Kawhi Leonard is good at basketball.

[Cry Havoc]

Not gonna happen, but what would people do if NC- Ash knocked off Pitt? :lol

[Kyle Orton]

I'd be happy since I have Pitt losing to K-state in the sweet 16. The Big East is gonna get fucked.

[Kyle Orton]

lol dumb SEC school kentucky getting bailed out by their white player with actual skill and intelligence

[baseline bum]

Fucking Brandon Knight looks horrible today.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Mind > Body


Princeton's got this shit wrapped up.

[The Gemini Method]

Damn...the 1st round has been scintillating up to this point!

[Greg Oden]

lol princeton

[baseline bum]

Speak of the devil, lol.

[Kyle Orton]

lmao his first FG of the game

[ginobili's bald spot]

Had to use the jinx to save my bracket.

[redzero]

Fucking game winners, how do they work?

[Greg Oden]

Fucking Brandon Knight looks horrible today.

I don't think baseline bum wants to have a talk with the ole ball coach after dat one.

[Kyle Orton]

Had to use the jinx to save my bracket.
How far do you have Kentucky going? Virtually everyone has them going sweet 16, you don't have them beating OSU do you?

[ginobili's bald spot]

How far do you have Kentucky going? Virtually everyone has them going sweet 16, you don't have them beating OSU do you?

Got OSU taking them out in the sweet 16. I went full on homer with my bracket.

[crc21209]

Almost every single game today has gone down to the wire...:tu. Good stuff..

[ginobili's bald spot]

Who else had Richmond over Vandy? :king

[Greg Oden]

Fucking game winners, how do they work?

neat sig.

[The Gemini Method]

Who else had Richmond over Vandy? :king

I had them winning over Vandy...Vandy has struggled against lower seeds for the past few tourneys...yay!

[Kyle Orton]

THIS nigga picked Richmond but it's not over :cry

[Ghazi]

go anyone but the Buckeyes :)

[ginobili's bald spot]

go anyone but the Buckeyes :)

Don't you live in Ohio tbh?

[Ghazi]

yea, I'm just a hater :lol

FREE MAURICE!!

[Kyle Orton]

Maurice Clarett?

[Greg Oden]

Don't you live in Ohio tbh?

tbh I heard THAT nigga Ghazi attends THE Ohio St. University.

[Ghazi]

taking 1 class :cry :cry :cry

[ginobili's bald spot]

yea, I'm just a hater :lol

FREE MAURICE!!

:lol I think he's free now. Hide your women and children.

[The Gemini Method]

Don't you live in Ohio tbh?

What's your connection to the Buckeyes?

[IronMexican]

gbs is one weird nigga. I think he's an Eagle fan, too.

[IronMexican]

Still my nigga, though.

[ginobili's bald spot]

What's your connection to the Buckeyes?

A buckeye fan from Southern California. Pure bandwagoner imo.

[Kyle Orton]

Tbh it's not as bad as the USC football/UCLA basketball SoCal fans.

[The Gemini Method]

Tbh it's not as bad as the USC football/UCLA basketball SoCal fans.

lol 24-21

[ginobili's bald spot]

gbs is one weird nigga. I think he's an Eagle fan, too.

At least I'm a Dodger fan. That's normal. Depressing but normal.

[The Gemini Method]

A buckeye fan from Southern California. Pure bandwagoner imo.

At least you're not a SEC bandwagoner...them are the worst.

[Kyle Orton]

Chandler Parsons be shittin' on niggas

[The Gemini Method]

UCSB is going to get smoked. Long Beach St. would've not fared better, but its the local school so it would've been cool to root for 'em.

[Greg Oden]

At least you're not a SEC bandwagoner...them are the worst.

tbh they make our great conference look bad. in general tho, SEC fans are THOSE niggas.



Chandler Parsons is tapping some ass. great fuckin white hope :cry

[The Gemini Method]

tbh they make our great conference look bad. in general tho, SEC fans are THOSE niggas.



Chandler Parsons is tapping some ass. great fuckin white hope :cry

The real SEC fans, yes. I've met quite a few bombshell female SEC fans that will be more knowledgeable than many, many, female fans of other conference...that's haute.

[Greg Oden]

The real SEC fans, yes. I've met quite a few bombshell female SEC fans that will be more knowledgeable than many, many, female fans of other conference...that's haute.

what school's fans tbh?

[IronMexican]

tbh they make our great conference look bad. in general tho, SEC fans are THOSE niggas.



Chandler Parsons is tapping some ass. great fuckin white hope :cry

The South will rise again.

[The Gemini Method]

what school's fans tbh?

I did an internship with a number of students from across the country in L.A. and there were about 3 Crimson Tide co-eds who were in the same program and they were all pretty attractive and knew their sh#t about football. It was very 180 from the 'SC coeds I've gotten to know. I mean, it was a small sample size, but still impressive for several blondes tbh.

The cutest girl that would've been fun to smash in that group study would've been the Asian girl from DePaul Univ...

[ginobili's bald spot]

At least you're not a SEC bandwagoner...them are the worst.

Nah I was kidding about the bandwagon thing. I just hate USC and been a buckeye fan since i was a kid. Wasn't really raised to be a college sports fan like I was with the Lakers and Dodgers. The Game is what made me start getting into college football when i was like 12. Basically OSU got me into college sports not the other way around.

[The Gemini Method]

Nah I was kidding about the bandwagon thing. I just hate USC and been a buckeye fan since i was a kid. Wasn't really raised to be a college sports fan like I was with the Lakers and Dodgers. The Game is what made me start getting into college football when i was like 12. Basically OSU got me into college sports not the other way around.

Did you go out and catch the recent USC vs OSU home-away series? I was at the Coliseum game and that was really cool to see the passion Buckeye fans had for their team to come out to L.A. Though, some of them were tad bit nasty when they left the stadium. I'm sure, though, some of the Trojans' bandwagonners probably provoked them into some animosity.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Did you go out and catch the recent USC vs OSU home-away series? I was at the Coliseum game and that was really cool to see the passion Buckeye fans had for their team to come out to L.A. Though, some of them were tad bit nasty when they left the stadium. I'm sure, though, some of the Trojans' bandwagonners probably provoked them into some animosity.

Of course. I don't get to go to games often so I take advantage of every opportunity I get. I'm not going to defend the way a lot of Buckeye fans act. Some of them just aren't very bright. If you want to see what I'm talking about go to that shit hole called bucknuts.com. :rolleyes

[The Gemini Method]

Of course. I don't get to go to games often so I take advantage of every opportunity I get. I'm not going to defend the way a lot of Buckeye fans act. Some of them just aren't very bright. If you want to see what I'm talking about go to that shit hole called bucknuts.com. :rolleyes

I've been there...and to tell you the truth, they're not nearly as bad as the peeps on the Florida or LSU boards. I can deal with BuckNuts alright...I used to go on there once in a while.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Alan Boston says that Bucknell is going to beat Uconn. That alien looking motherfucker better not be wrong.

[Kyle Orton]

Chandler Parsons be droppin dimes like a coinstar

[Kyle Orton]

please Wofford upset those faggot ass mormons

[The Gemini Method]

Davies is probably gettin his smash on...you go man!

[Pelicans78]

I'm 5-3 right now, about to be 7-3 and could be 9-3 if BYU and Wisconsin hold on. I actually lost the first 3 games with Clemson, Old Dominion, and Louisville losing.

[JMarkJohns]

lol Kevin O'Neill
lol having Bayless, Jordan Hill, Budinger and Nic Wise but still only being 7th in the Pac-10 :lmao

No fucking kidding. Two lottery picks in Bayless (20 ppg, 4 apg and AA 2nd team nationally) and Hill (13 ppg, 8 rpg, 2 bpg), a third current NBA starter on the rise in Budinger (17 ppg, 5 rpg, 3 apg) and a PG in Wise who averaged 10 ppg, 5 apg and 2 spg that season. Not to mention a senior SG off the bench in McClellan who averaged 10 ppg, 3 rpg, 2 apg.

That team was fuckin' loaded and O'Neill coached 'em to a 7th-place Pac-10, first-round NCAA flameout.

lol bozo

[Kyle Orton]

Rofl I forgot they also had McClellan that year, who if nothing else was a senior 5 star talent.

[IronMaxipad]

http://www.esquire.com/cm/esquire/images/ucla-logo-old-lg-35896874.jpg

http://thekobebeef.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/tim_duncan_game_over.gif

[Venti Quattro]

Michigan State :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[JMarkJohns]

Rofl I forgot they also had McClellan that year, who if nothing else was a senior 5 star talent.

That team had a legit three players who averaged 13-21 ppg, and two more at just over 9 ppg. They didn't have a lot of size, playing a freshman Horne and senior walk-on Breilmaier at PF, so there wasn't a whole lot of talent up front, but lots of elite-level perimeter scoring, including Bayless who averaged over 7 FTs per game. They had sold low-post defenders in Hill and Breilmaier, a solid perimeter defender in Dillon for balance. They suffered from transfers (Prince prior and Laval-Perry during), but O'Neill just couldn't maximize the talent. He wanted to slow everything down, control tempo, run 25-second offensive sets and it blew up in his face.

[Kyle Orton]

Florida and UCLA is gonna be a sick 2nd round matchup.

[JoeTait75]

I guess this is the year Sparty doesn't turn it on in March.

[JMarkJohns]

Florida and UCLA is gonna be a sick 2nd round matchup.

UCLA, fwiw

That bracket is all about UCLA and Pitt.

[JMarkJohns]

UCLA has stopped attacking the offensive glass.

[Pelicans78]

Florida should beat UCLA. But anything can happen in March.

[JoeTait75]

Does anyone really know how good Florida actually is? The SEC is garbage.

[JMarkJohns]

Florida should beat UCLA. But anything can happen in March.

Florida has struggled with size all year. UCLA has depth, good defense and quickness on the perimeter, and, when focused, may be one of the top-10 rebounding teams in the country.

[Greg Oden]

Does anyone really know how good Florida actually is? The SEC is garbage.

Big talk since Ohio St. finally stopped sucking the SEC's chode for once.

[JoeTait75]

Big talk since Ohio St. finally stopped sucking the SEC's chode for once.

Well yeah, no shit.

(I rep Kent State in basketball, FWIW.)

[JMarkJohns]

All I know is that prior to the start of the Conference tournaments, UCLA was mocked as a 5-seed (remember, they beat St. John's, BYU, Arizona and nearly beat Kansas) while Florida was consistently mocked as a 4-seed. UCLA loses, Florida beats a couple of shit SEC teams, all of a sudden it's a 2-seed vs. 7-seed.

As I type Smith limps off the floor, but if he's healthy, UCLA will dominate the paint and the boards.

[Pelicans78]

LOL UCLA, trying to get the clock operator to help them.

[JMarkJohns]

Can Michigan State miss a three? Unbelievable. Make your FTs, UCLA...

[JMarkJohns]

missed 'em both

[JMarkJohns]

UCLA is gonna lose. Epic Fail... they lose, my bracket gets blowed up...

[JMarkJohns]

finally... make the FTs, Honeycutt.

[JMarkJohns]

Fuck

[Pelicans78]

Hahahahahaha

[baseline bum]

Wow, epic choke Bruins. :(

[DesignatedT]

wow ucla.

[JMarkJohns]

UCLA is gonna lose.

[baseline bum]

I just don't want to see them crying at halfcourt like that fuck Morrison after blowing this lead.

[baseline bum]

Nice, outchoked!

[Banzai]

Florida has always owned UCLA though right?

[JMarkJohns]

wow... what a POS second half. Any half resembling that vs. Florida will lose them the game. That's the major flaw with this Bruins team... focus. When focused and playing hard, they are damn good. When they let their mind wander, they just fuck it all up.

[DJ Mbenga]

im not a bruin but i have family that are bruins, my god almost an epic choke. that fat ass 34 should help them against florida

[Venti Quattro]

Holy fuck what an epic UCLA choke job

[Pelicans78]

At least Gonzaga and Cincy won tonight. Mich St let me down. Hopefully Utah St can come back.

[IronMaxipad]

fuck I almost jinxed it :lmao

[Pelicans78]

Crap, Utah St couldn't pull it off. Went 11-5. Missed on Clemson, Old Dominion, Louisville, Michigan St., and Utah St.

[IronMexican]

fuck I almost jinxed it :lmao

You texted me saying UCLA was choking, but it was like a 20 point lead. I leave and come back, and it was like 12.

So wassup with jasmine at Jahoo :lmao

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

All-Aussie St John's out already!? Damn. But not really.

All I know is that the highlights are utter garbage. Try editing them together NCAA. :rolleyes

[IronMaxipad]

You texted me saying UCLA was choking, but it was like a 20 point lead. I leave and come back, and it was like 12.

So wassup with jasmine at Jahoo :lmao

:lmao:lmao idk

but wtf was up with that random txt and shit?

[IronMexican]

:lmao:lmao idk

but wtf was up with that random txt and shit?

I thought you were my cousin cause I read the 310 on the area code.

[IronMaxipad]

I thought you were my cousin cause I read the 310 on the area code.

my area code is 323

You talking bout the 310 in the email address i sent you? Cuz im talkin bout the earlier txt asking about some girl

[IronMexican]

my area code is 323

You talking bout the 310 in the email address i sent you? Cuz im talkin bout the earlier txt asking about some girl

I got no excuse then. I guess I just totally messed up.

[IronMaxipad]

thought you were giving me your MU premium info when u sent me your email for no reason.. :lol

[Cry Havoc]

Day 2. FIGHT!

[Cry Havoc]

I think Oakland has a chance in this.

[DPG21920]

Texas is playing well. Obviously, a team that can score like people say OU can, is never really out of a game since they can get hot, but UT playing well.

[Cry Havoc]

How did everyone's bracket do yesterday? Anyone lose an elite 8 or final 4 team yet?

[Kyle Orton]

Texas in the sweet 16 is gonna be the easiest 2 points I'll have since everyone else in my bracket has Arizona beating them. Arizona is gonna be a contender next year but no fuckin way are they prepared to deal with a team athletically superior to them when their athleticism is how they win so many games.

[DPG21920]

I didn't even fill out a bracket.

[Cry Havoc]

Texas is hot. They're hitting everything.

[Cry Havoc]

Texas players crying after every foul call. :lol

[DPG21920]

None of these players seem like NBA prospects to me.

[Cry Havoc]

Balbay is trash this game. :lol Pretending like that was an accidental pick. :lol

[Cry Havoc]

None of these players seem like NBA prospects to me.

This is supposed to be something like the worst draft in history, or close to it.

[DPG21920]

There is that scoring. Even OU misses look pretty good for the most part. They have some shooters.

[Cry Havoc]

Oakland already back to 5 points. They look very tough. Texas has played well so far and isn't pulling away.

[IronMexican]

It's like watching JR Smith

[baseline bum]

This is supposed to be something like the worst draft in history, or close to it.

I can't see this being as bad as 2000. Still, next year's with Davis, Rivers, Gilchrist, Miller, McAdoo, etc. will shit all over this season's. Too bad Drummond will be a couple of months shy of 19 by June 2012, or it could really be a filthy draft.

[Cry Havoc]

Bader with a RIDICULOUS block.

[Cry Havoc]

:lmao

Texas with a 4 on 1 and he takes it himself.

[Cry Havoc]

Oh wow, Oakland back within 5. So much better than a 13 seed. They got shafted.

[Cry Havoc]

Holy crap these refs have sucked in the 2nd half.

[Cry Havoc]

Texas escapes. Horrible calls, but Oakland took some bad shots too.

[baseline bum]

What the fuck Tennessee? They've been outscored 42-16 in the second half.

[Kyle Orton]

I wonder how quickly it'll take for Pearl to be fired

[baseline bum]

Apparently Arizona was inspired by Tennessee's performance.

[Kyle Orton]

Please kill yourself Momo Jones

[Greg Oden]

Kyrie Irving ecstasy :cry

[IronMexican]

He obviously doesn't speak Jive. Mo mo is obvious for Lamont.

[DPG21920]

I bet IM likes Georgetown.

[IronMexican]

I bet IM likes Georgetown.

I'm not black, bro.

[Kyle Orton]

God damn Momo Jones is so fuckin stupid

[DPG21920]

I'm not black, bro.

Oh yes you are.

[IronMexican]

And College bball isn't really my thing. I'll watch the tournament and bandwagon SC if they make it, but that's about it.

[DPG21920]

http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoyahat.jpg

[redzero]

Do any of these college homos know how to make a free throw?

[Bill_Brasky]

George Mason!!!!!

Cmon upset!

[redzero]

Bricking free throws and fouling on 3-point attempts--I love me some college basketball.

[DPG21920]

So calm. Nice shot.

Villa had a really good look at it right after.

[JJ Hickson]

Wow what a game but this officiating is terrible.

[DPG21920]

How is it an upset :lol

[redzero]

:lol somebody get a screenshot of the crybaby.

[Kyle Orton]

That dunk musta been such a good feeling

[DPG21920]

I wish I could dunk

[IronMexican]

Good game.

[DPG21920]

:lol somebody get a screenshot of the crybaby.

You're an a-hole.

[Bill_Brasky]

George mason has been game of the day thus far.

[Kyle Orton]

I wish I could dunk
At least you have height as an excuse

[DPG21920]

There are no excuses in life. I have failed.

[JJ Hickson]

I wish I could dunk

Here's your song lil guy.

Zyf0YwUJcqk

[DPG21920]

I can run around like Nash while always maintaining my dribble and never getting ripped because I dribble so low to the ground though. So I have that going for me.