March Madness Discussion (Men's Nat'l Championship Game: Mon 4/8: Purdue vs UCONN)

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Re: March Madness Discussion SECOND CHANCE BRACKET FOR SWEET 16 (LINK ON PAGE 34, POST 671)and prospect watch 

Post#721 » by jkvonny » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:04 am

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I don't think Aztecs are as good as last year.

You're probably right.

They are still a good defensive team, but not a lot of offense.
Aztecs led the game very early on. 2-0.
All UConn since then, so far.


They still got a 3 point shooter, but they don't got the huge physical center like they did last year. This was one of the beefiest oldest teams last year. They could've played football. That's how they got to final four.

True.

All the way to the title game.
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Post#722 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:04 am

bwgood77 wrote:Caleb Love 2-9 and 0-4 from 3. He looks horrible. Throwing up airballs. If he doesn't get going early in the 2nd half, they need to let the others handle the offense.


Yeah problem for Arizona it's not just Love who's sucking. Boswell is playing like CRAP since mid season, can't shoot for his life, and their Swedeish sniper hasn't shown up yet either.
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Re: March Madness Discussion SECOND CHANCE BRACKET FOR SWEET 16 (LINK ON PAGE 34, POST 671)and prospect watch 

Post#723 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:05 am

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jkvonny wrote:You're probably right.

They are still a good defensive team, but not a lot of offense.
Aztecs led the game very early on. 2-0.
All UConn since then, so far.


They still got a 3 point shooter, but they don't got the huge physical center like they did last year. This was one of the beefiest oldest teams last year. They could've played football. That's how they got to final four.

True.

All the way to the title game.


Damn I forgot yeah they got to the final lol.
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Post#724 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:09 am

In my second chance bracket I picked AZ all the way to the Championship based on them playing in Arizona (and west coast) the rest of the way. Oh boy am I wrong now!
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Re: March Madness Discussion SECOND CHANCE BRACKET FOR SWEET 16 (LINK ON PAGE 34, POST 671)and prospect watch 

Post#725 » by jkvonny » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:10 am

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They still got a 3 point shooter, but they don't got the huge physical center like they did last year. This was one of the beefiest oldest teams last year. They could've played football. That's how they got to final four.

True.

All the way to the title game.


Damn I forgot yeah they got to the final lol.

Yup!

Beat FAU on a buzzer beater. Then played UConn in the NC. Had a nice lead early on in the game, but UConn had too much firepower after that.
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Re: March Madness Discussion SECOND CHANCE BRACKET FOR SWEET 16 (LINK ON PAGE 34, POST 671)and prospect watch 

Post#726 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:21 am

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jkvonny wrote:True.

All the way to the title game.


Damn I forgot yeah they got to the final lol.

Yup!

Beat FAU on a buzzer beater. Then played UConn in the NC. Had a nice lead early on in the game, but UConn had too much firepower after that.


UConn was one of the few teams who can match their physicality inside. And had better perimeter players. No contest. This year they're superior inside and outside. THAT SAID it's a 4 point game now!
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Post#727 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:26 am

Clingon can't make a freakin layup. What use is your 7'2" height!!!
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Post#728 » by JustBuzzin » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:29 am

___Rand___ wrote:Clingon can't make a freakin layup. What use is your 7'2" height!!!

He's gonna be a backup at the next level. Not enough athleticism to be a full-time starting center. Shows you how weak this draft is when Clingon is a projected top 10 pick.
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Post#729 » by JustBuzzin » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:30 am

I told you azcatz11 got his boys motivated. They back in this game now.
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Post#730 » by jkvonny » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:31 am

AZ coming back, about to take their first lead of the game.
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Post#731 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:45 am

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___Rand___ wrote:Clingon can't make a freakin layup. What use is your 7'2" height!!!

He's gonna be a backup at the next level. Not enough athleticism to be a full-time starting center. Shows you how weak this draft is when Clingon is a projected top 10 pick.


He should be a 2nd round pick. Can't shoot, can't finish, too slow.
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Post#732 » by bwgood77 » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:45 am

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bwgood77 wrote:Caleb Love 2-9 and 0-4 from 3. He looks horrible. Throwing up airballs. If he doesn't get going early in the 2nd half, they need to let the others handle the offense.


Yeah problem for Arizona it's not just Love who's sucking. Boswell is playing like CRAP since mid season, can't shoot for his life, and their Swedeish sniper hasn't shown up yet either.


Yeah, doesn't seem like they have done anything. Luckily Johnson and Ballo (aside from his 6 missed free throws) have stepped up, as well as the bench.

It's weird, considering Clemson's strength is their bigs.
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Post#733 » by jkvonny » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:48 am

JustBuzzin wrote:I told you azcatz11 got his boys motivated. They back in this game now.

They rallied all the way and got the lead for a bit. Competitive game now.
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Post#734 » by bwgood77 » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:53 am

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JustBuzzin wrote:I told you azcatz11 got his boys motivated. They back in this game now.

They rallied all the way and got the lead for a bit. Competitive game now.


KJ Lewis and Jaden Bradley doing work. They are the future...along with their 4th ranked recruiting class.
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Post#735 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:54 am

Clemson in foul trouble. Az gonna be driving hard the rest of the way to draw fouls.
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Post#736 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:00 am

Boswell has ZERO confidence in his shot. Kid is broken.
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Post#737 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:02 am

Arizona stone cold from 3. Man this is NOT looking good. I expected Larson to be reliable.
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Post#738 » by bwgood77 » Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:03 am

Damn, AZ 3-21 from 3. Awful. If they can just hit 1. Good thing Clemson missed all those 2nd chances. AZ can't drive as well with this zone defense.
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Post#739 » by bwgood77 » Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:07 am

At least I'm getting excited for this Bradley/Lewis starting backcourt next year.
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Post#740 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:07 am

Arizona needs to DRIVE TO THE BUCKET GET FREE THROWS not chuck up 3s.
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