USC @ Stanford...

[johngateswhiteley]

...i get to see the game! its on fox sports rocky mountain (or whatever its called).

thoughts: we better win!
prediction: SC 76 trees 73

[johngateswhiteley]

anyone see the Duke/Clemson ending? unreal...thats all i have to say.

[tlongII]

anyone see the Duke/Clemson ending? unreal...thats all i have to say.

I think there should have been less than 4.4 seconds on the clock at the end.

[johngateswhiteley]

I think there should have been less than 4.4 seconds on the clock at the end.

....i agree.

[johngateswhiteley]

bad start.

[Horry For 3!]

USC is getting OWNED by the Lopez twins :lmao

[Horry For 3!]

Lopez twins are way better than the Collins twins

[Horry For 3!]

Brook Lopez, 8 blocks with 13 mins left in the 2nd half

[johngateswhiteley]

fuck!!! this week blows. maybe we can come back still...

[johngateswhiteley]

that lopez dirt bag has 10 blocks...and a triple double!

[Horry For 3!]

Brook Lopez has a triple double now. 14 pts 12 rebs 10 blks with 4 mins left

[johngateswhiteley]

doing our job an defense to complete the comeback, but can we score...?

[Horry For 3!]

18 pts 11 rebs 11 blks for Brook Lopez now

(I was wrong with the 12 rebs earlier)

[johngateswhiteley]

add lopez to the hate list...

[Horry For 3!]

Brook Lopez blocks another :lmao

[Horry For 3!]

I haven't seen this kind of domination on the defensive end by 1 person in a long time.

[Horry For 3!]

Stanford dominates USC 65-50


Brook Lopez finishes with 18 pts 11 rebs 12 blks

[KewlKat00]

well, i'm glad i had to miss the game. although i'm not sure the month late work holiday party was any better. i ended up with the worst secret santa gift: a stolen, used, "working woman" coffee mug with some coffee that won't work in my pod-only coffee machine. i actually think i would have chosen the game.

i'm not surprised that the twins dominated because we don't have the size. the remaining schedule is tough and mainly on the road.

[johngateswhiteley]

well, i'm glad i had to miss the game. although i'm not sure the month late work holiday party was any better. i ended up with the worst secret santa gift: a stolen, used, "working woman" coffee mug with some coffee that won't work in my pod-only coffee machine. i actually think i would have chosen the game.

i'm not surprised that the twins dominated because we don't have the size. the remaining schedule is tough and mainly on the road.

:depressed

[MajorMike]

1. USC is making the tourney
2. USC is finishing better than .500 the rest of the way

...not a chance, barring injuries, that either of those don't happen.

1-1
6 of your next 10 are on road. (Cal, UCLA, Zona, Az St, UW, Wazzu).
UCLA, Zona, Wazzu most likely losses. 1-4
Az St most likley win. 2-4
4 at home (Ore, Ore St, Stanf, Cal)
Ore St win for sure 3-4
Cal prolly win 4-4

Toss ups are @ Cal, @ UW, vs Ore, vs Stanf. You most likley have to win 3 of those 4 to be over .500 your last 12. I know little about Cal, but they won AT Stanf. However UW and Az St both took them to OT.

UW has a very poor record, but they had a BRUTAL sked (@SC, @UCLA, Zona, Az St, @ Stanf, @ Cal, @ Wazzu). I think they are much better than their record and should beat SC at home.

On the other hand, I think Ore is overrated. Nice team, yes, but I don't think they are a great 2-loss team by any means. They beat UCLA at home by 2 and Zona in the middle of their slump by 2 there. They still have to go to Wazzu, to SC, to UCLA, to Stanf, to Cal, and play Zona again.

I don't believe the P10 in general is as good as their records. I believe Wazzu is actually the 2nd best team in that league. UCLA is the real deal. Zona is very talented, but in a funk. I also think Stanf is much better than people think. The thing about Zona being so high in the RPI is that, unless they go sub .500 in the conf, they are getting a bid no matter what. I think the finish in the conf is:
UCLA
Wazzu
Zona
Ore

Stanf and SC will be fighting for 5th in the conf. I don't believe the P10 is going to get 6 bids. They very well MIGHT, as I doubt the B12 will have 6, and I don't see a great wealth of mid-majors getting bids like last year but still not likely.

Recent history:
'06 Stanf didn't get in 5th at 11-7 with RPI 87
'05 Ore St 5th 8-10; took 4 teams
'04 Ore and Cal were 4/5th both 9-9 (RPI 89/109); took 3 teams
'03 Ore got in 5th at 10-8 (RPI 50)
'02 UCLA got in 6th 11-7 (RPI 30)
'01 Cal got in 5th 11-7 (35)
'00 Az St didn't make it 5th at 10-8 (63)
'99 UW got in 4th 10-8 (27)
98 UW got in 4th 11-7 (41)
'97 Cal got in 4th 11-7 (52)

P10 has gotten 6 teams in once, in '02, and that year the 6th place team got in because they had the 3rd best RPI in the conf. Even thru the years that Zona and Stanf were 2 of the best teams in the nation, the P10 has gotten 6 teams in once and 5 teams in 3 times. One year that only had 3 teams. The catch-22 for SC is that if they are the 6th team at 10-8 with their RPI, they will not get in. If Stanf is the 6th team, the have a much better RPI base, so they might get in. Currently Stanf and SC are both 5-3 in conf, yet Stanf has an RPI of 35 while SC's is 58.

If SC is 6th at 10-8, they aren't getting in. If they go 11-7 I would say they deserve to get in.

[tlongII]

Oregon is NOT overrated. Their best player, Aaron Brooks, was suspended for last night's game against UW. I think they will beat Wazzu.

[MajorMike]

I understand they didn't have their main man; I wasn't making my assessment on last night. I think it very feasable they lose their next 3, then they have a Zona team that will be looking for revenge, plus 2 more away games at Stanf and Cal - 2 teams they beat at home by single digits. They only beat an awful Az St by 5. They also have Wazzu at home later. We will see, I just think they will settle into 3rd or 4th in the final standings.

[Willinsa]

that lopez dirt bag has 10 blocks...and a triple double!

Racist

[johngateswhiteley]

1-1
6 of your next 10 are on road. (Cal, UCLA, Zona, Az St, UW, Wazzu).
UCLA, Zona, Wazzu most likely losses. 1-4
Az St most likley win. 2-4
4 at home (Ore, Ore St, Stanf, Cal)
Ore St win for sure 3-4
Cal prolly win 4-4

Toss ups are @ Cal, @ UW, vs Ore, vs Stanf. You most likley have to win 3 of those 4 to be over .500 your last 12. I know little about Cal, but they won AT Stanf. However UW and Az St both took them to OT.

UW has a very poor record, but they had a BRUTAL sked (@SC, @UCLA, Zona, Az St, @ Stanf, @ Cal, @ Wazzu). I think they are much better than their record and should beat SC at home.

On the other hand, I think Ore is overrated. Nice team, yes, but I don't think they are a great 2-loss team by any means. They beat UCLA at home by 2 and Zona in the middle of their slump by 2 there. They still have to go to Wazzu, to SC, to UCLA, to Stanf, to Cal, and play Zona again.

I don't believe the P10 in general is as good as their records. I believe Wazzu is actually the 2nd best team in that league. UCLA is the real deal. Zona is very talented, but in a funk. I also think Stanf is much better than people think. The thing about Zona being so high in the RPI is that, unless they go sub .500 in the conf, they are getting a bid no matter what. I think the finish in the conf is:
UCLA
Wazzu
Zona
Ore

Stanf and SC will be fighting for 5th in the conf. I don't believe the P10 is going to get 6 bids. They very well MIGHT, as I doubt the B12 will have 6, and I don't see a great wealth of mid-majors getting bids like last year but still not likely.

Recent history:
'06 Stanf didn't get in 5th at 11-7 with RPI 87
'05 Ore St 5th 8-10; took 4 teams
'04 Ore and Cal were 4/5th both 9-9 (RPI 89/109); took 3 teams
'03 Ore got in 5th at 10-8 (RPI 50)
'02 UCLA got in 6th 11-7 (RPI 30)
'01 Cal got in 5th 11-7 (35)
'00 Az St didn't make it 5th at 10-8 (63)
'99 UW got in 4th 10-8 (27)
98 UW got in 4th 11-7 (41)
'97 Cal got in 4th 11-7 (52)

P10 has gotten 6 teams in once, in '02, and that year the 6th place team got in because they had the 3rd best RPI in the conf. Even thru the years that Zona and Stanf were 2 of the best teams in the nation, the P10 has gotten 6 teams in once and 5 teams in 3 times. One year that only had 3 teams. The catch-22 for SC is that if they are the 6th team at 10-8 with their RPI, they will not get in. If Stanf is the 6th team, the have a much better RPI base, so they might get in. Currently Stanf and SC are both 5-3 in conf, yet Stanf has an RPI of 35 while SC's is 58.

If SC is 6th at 10-8, they aren't getting in. If they go 11-7 I would say they deserve to get in.

i'm sticking with it....bra.

[MajorMike]

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