Thursday Sweet 16 Game Thread

Drocca

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7:05 Michigan v. Oregon
O/U 147.5 (I put money on the over)
Michigan -1

7:35 West Virginia v. Gonzaga
O/U 149
Gonzaga -3 (I bet this as well)

9:35 Purdue v. Kansas
O/U 157
Kansas -5

10:05 Xavier v. Arizona
O/U 145
Arizona -7.5

The Michigan game I think will be the most fun of the night but West Virginia/Gonzaga will be really interesting as well.
 

MillarTime

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Agreed. Also think Xavier may surprise some people tonight. They've figured out their rotation after losing Sumner and are playing extremely well.
 

Zososoxfan

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What time will the Michigan game be ending? First halves are usually done in just under an hour, so call it 8pm. Second half starts around 8:15-8:20, going for about another 1.5 hours, so 9:45 or so?
 

HomeRunBaker

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I like Purdue as the best upset chance. I think Michigan wins as well......they are on a massive heater since the airplane incident before the Big-10 tournament. Both teams peaking at perfect time.

I'd be very surprised if Arizona didn't advance. I give West Virginia a decent chance against the Zags as they have never seen this type of defensive pressure before but no value in that line.
 

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I like Purdue as the best upset chance. I think Michigan wins as well......they are on a massive heater since the airplane incident before the Big-10 tournament. Both teams peaking at perfect time.

I'd be very surprised if Arizona didn't advance. I give West Virginia a decent chance against the Zags as they have never seen this type of defensive pressure before but no value in that line.
Picking nits, but UM has been hot since February, well before the BTT. They lost a game @Minny because of shoddy referee work and lost a squeaker @NWU to a good team. Otherwise, it's been all W's for the past 8 weeks.
 

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I'm all in on Arizona. I hope they roll. And it would be nice to see Kansas lose. So go Caleb!

In the other two games, I think Michigan pulls it out and so do the Zags. But I am really interested in seeing how the Zags handle that WVa pressure. It should be intense.
 

DJnVa

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This West Virginia pressure is insane. Gonzaga is handling it well so far, but it is very stressful. WVU makes every pass difficult.
The announcer keeps saying that WV gets "10 more possessions" than the other team due to their press. Isn't that impossible?

WV wins tip, scores, presses and other team turns ball over. That's 1 possession each.

Does he just mean something like "turnovers forced + steals" is +10 over other team?
 

wibi

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This West Virginia pressure is insane. Gonzaga is handling it well so far, but it is very stressful. WVU makes every pass difficult.
You can tell Few is prepared for it if he brought in Rui Hachimura in the first half. Trying to keep legs fresh
 

The Big Red Kahuna

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The announcer keeps saying that WV gets "10 more possessions" than the other team due to their press. Isn't that impossible?

WV wins tip, scores, presses and other team turns ball over. That's 1 possession each.

Does he just mean something like "turnovers forced + steals" is +10 over other team?
I didn't hear it, but are you sure he didn't say they get 10 more possessions per game than other teams over a season? Meaning they are playing in games that are faster pace, more turnovers, etc.
 

DJnVa

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I didn't hear it, but are you sure he didn't say they get 10 more possessions per game than other teams over a season? Meaning they are playing in games that are faster pace, more turnovers, etc.
Maybe he meant that, but I don't think he said that. And they're like 56th in possessions per game, so it seems like it's be tough to make those numbers work.

Not a big deal, and I haven't heard him say it lately.
 

wibi

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Hope none of you bet the over on this game ... First team to 60 is going to win this one
 

DJnVa

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How is Gonzaga seemingly surprised by the pressure EVERY SINGLE TIME?
 

DJnVa

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Maybe, but it seems like all WV has to do is yell "Boo!" and Gonzaga dribbles straight out of bounds.
 

wibi

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Maybe, but it seems like all WV has to do is yell "Boo!" and Gonzaga dribbles straight out of bounds.
Perkins has proven to be that way all year ... NWG going out due to a foul troubles could be the death knell for Gonzaga.
 

wibi

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The blocks by WVU have got Gonzaga nervous going to the basket
 

DJnVa

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Gonna be WV ball

Webber keeps saying the players are losing their rhythm. Has he watched? There is no rhythm.
 

DJnVa

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Webber said the guy "didn't even set the screen because the player went under".

Uh, that's still screening him dude.
 

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I think they had to invent "inadvertent whistle" to do fairness. I think the problem was they can't overturn a ball out of bounds that wasn't, just who it's off of.

So I think the long review was trying to see if maybe it was off the Gonzaga player and when they couldn't say it was they finally came up with inadvertent whistle to do justice they probably couldn't do.