Thursday NCAA Tournament Game Thread

Deathofthebambino

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No way Oklahoma wins this game.  They just can't at this point.  Wouldn't be surprised to see them lose by double digits now.
 

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Cellar-Door said:
I really need Oklahoma to win this.
 
How far do you have them going?
 
This strikes me as an upset that not too many were going to pick so most brackets take a hit and it evens out.
 

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DrewDawg said:
 
How far do you have them going?
 
This strikes me as an upset that not too many were going to pick so most brackets take a hit and it evens out.
Not far, but I have a very similar bracket to another person and he has NDSU, and I'm already behind because he got Dayton and SLU over me.
 

Deathofthebambino

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I have Oklahoma in a pool where you only pick 10 teams, and you get points based on the number of wins they get multiplied by their seed, so I probably need Oklahoma more than most. 
 
I just don't see them winning though.  Gave away way too many chances, and this has all the makings of a game where that comes back to bite you in the ass.
 

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Hard to believe a Lon Kruger-coached team can be this godawful at fundamental basketball and clock management. I mean, this is basic elementary shit,
 

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mabrowndog said:
 
That strategy sure as shit worked out great for Valvano in '83.
 
It did but there was no double bonus in those days so it's hard to compare.
 

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Milwaukee leading Nova 13-10 with 7:00 left in the half. Ugly game so far. Nova is 3 for 20 from the floor, while the Panthers are 5 for 24.  That's a combined 18%.
 

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I just knew two 12 seeds would pull upsets today, and that Harvard would be one of them. But I bet on the wrong horse in the other (NC State).
 

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Better call Saul.  (ND State coach Saul Phillips kinda looked like Bob Odenkirk for a second there when he was running around)
 

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Stevie1der said:
What's the accent of the play by play guy with Gottleib? Wiki says he's from Jersey, but he way he kept saying Bison sounded very foreign.
 
He's a North Jersey Greek from Paramus.
 

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mabrowndog said:
 
He's a North Jersey Greek from Paramus.
Greek? He's definitely Jewish. Has Israeli citizenship and played ball over there.
 

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All I can say is that Taylor Braun and his mates looked like they had just fought the Battle Of The Bulge after that game.  Its exceptionally fun to see a team like that win a game in this tourney.
 

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This day really needed Gus Johnson...dude would have been out of his mind with some of these games.