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

Post #161 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:54 pm

azcatz11 wrote:As much as I’d like Arizona to win it all - I don’t think we will. I think Caleb love will shoot us out of a game. I don’t like guards like him that are very streaky.

After all that negative talk about AZ, I see you picked them to win the national championship.

The pool now shows all winner picks by person. It's great we got 44 people to join! That's a lot. That's close to our NFL pick #s.

azcatz11 · Post #162 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:58 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:As much as I’d like Arizona to win it all - I don’t think we will. I think Caleb love will shoot us out of a game. I don’t like guards like him that are very streaky.

After all that negative talk about AZ, I see you picked them to win the national championship.

The pool now shows all winner picks by person. It's great we got 44 people to join! That's a lot. That's close to our NFL pick #s.

I pick us to win every year…lol. Can’t root against the boys. Hopefully we have a good showing this morning

Dan33185 · Post #163 » by **Dan33185** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:05 pm

I always forget how good Avery Johnson is until March Madness rolls around.

___Rand___ · Post #164 » by **___Rand___** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:58 pm

REJECTEDBYCLARK wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
I keep going back between Tennessee and Creighton in the elite 8.

Creighton is small. Pick Vols.

It's undoubtedly a tough matchup to call if it happens but Creighton most definitely isn't small that is an outright fabrication and I usually favor teams with multiple weapons spread out over an offense than the bulk condensed into one player. Trey Alexander might be 6'4 but he has a 6'10 wingspan. Meanwhile Zeigler is literally 5'9 170 lbs and Creighton is the small team? Scheierman is a 6'6 guard, Miller is 6'8 and Kalkbrenner is 7'0. They all play big just like Tennessee.

Alexander, Scheierman, Ashworth and Miller have all shown large sample sizes of being able to stroke it ~40% from downtown. That's four starters capable of doing that. Meanwhile they are incredibly disciplined on D and teams like Tennessee that score a bunch at the foul line likely won't be living there. Knecht will have to explode for an efficient 35 if they want to win or they will have to stroke the hell out of the 3 ball as a team which they're only average at. Tennessee also fouls a lot more and their offensive rebounding ADV with Aidoo can be minimized as Creighton is one of the best defensive rebounding teams in the nation.

Tennessee's advanced data shows how good they are at defending the rim and the 3 and forcing "bad" (midrange) shots. What could negate that advantage is that Alexander and Scheierman have very good midrange games. Overall I'd lean Creighton and give them like a 60-62% chance of winning but it's a very interesting matchup.

I've learned to not trust college height measurements long ago. I trust my eyes when it comes to size. I watched them play. Kalk is skinny and short-armed for a so-called 7'. Creighton just plays small for their published size to me.

You make good points. Vols look like a more mature team, but their coach doesn't have a good track record. We'll see how both perform.

___Rand___ · Post #165 » by **___Rand___** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:00 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:As much as I’d like Arizona to win it all - I don’t think we will. I think Caleb love will shoot us out of a game. I don’t like guards like him that are very streaky.

After all that negative talk about AZ, I see you picked them to win the national championship.

The pool now shows all winner picks by person. It's great we got 44 people to join! That's a lot. That's close to our NFL pick #s.

I have them coming in second in our challenge bracket - to my cinderella NC State! lol in the second bracket I made AZ the winner.

azcatz11 · Post #166 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:00 pm

Dan33185 wrote:I always forget how good Avery Johnson is until March Madness rolls around.

I like him lol

azcatz11 · Post #167 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:02 pm

Khalifa is pathetic. Need to pull this scrub he’s killing byu

Post #168 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:17 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:As much as I’d like Arizona to win it all - I don’t think we will. I think Caleb love will shoot us out of a game. I don’t like guards like him that are very streaky.

After all that negative talk about AZ, I see you picked them to win the national championship.

The pool now shows all winner picks by person. It's great we got 44 people to join! That's a lot. That's close to our NFL pick #s.

I pick us to win every year…lol. Can’t root against the boys. Hopefully we have a good showing this morning

I never do. I will always pull for them over a meaningless bracket, but at least if they do lose I don't massively screw up my bracket.

REJECTEDBYCLARK · Post #169 » by **REJECTEDBYCLARK** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:18 pm

azcatz11 wrote:Khalifa is pathetic. Need to pull this scrub he’s killing byu

Dude is a massive trashcan, he probably singlehandedly screwed their team.

azcatz11 · Post #170 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:23 pm

REJECTEDBYCLARK wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:Khalifa is pathetic. Need to pull this scrub he’s killing byu

Dude is a massive trashcan, he probably singlehandedly screwed their team.

I legit thought he was point shaving or something.

DirtybirdGA · Post #171 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:23 pm

Just following along on X, maybe AZ will shake the cobwebs off.

REJECTEDBYCLARK · Post #172 » by **REJECTEDBYCLARK** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:24 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
REJECTEDBYCLARK wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:Khalifa is pathetic. Need to pull this scrub he’s killing byu

Dude is a massive trashcan, he probably singlehandedly screwed their team.

I legit thought he was point shaving or something.

His performance was as damaging as Antonio Reeves' performance for Kentucky vs KSU last year

azcatz11 · Post #173 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:27 pm

REJECTEDBYCLARK wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
REJECTEDBYCLARK wrote:
Dude is a massive trashcan, he probably singlehandedly screwed their team.

I legit thought he was point shaving or something.

His performance was as damaging as Antonio Reeves' performance for Kentucky vs KSU last year

Finally playing. Need to get a few stops here

azcatz11 · Post #174 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:29 pm

I don’t understand why YouTube tv doesn’t let you pick which games to watch in multiview…is that a technology limitation or something?

Post #175 » by **Cactus Jack** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:32 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:As much as I’d like Arizona to win it all - I don’t think we will. I think Caleb love will shoot us out of a game. I don’t like guards like him that are very streaky.

After all that negative talk about AZ, I see you picked them to win the national championship.

The pool now shows all winner picks by person. It's great we got 44 people to join! That's a lot. That's close to our NFL pick #s.

I pick us to win every year…lol. Can’t root against the boys. Hopefully we have a good showing this morning

I guess I'll be pulling for Wazzu this year. I don't watch much college Basketball. I had no idea they we're a 7th seed. I don't think Wazzu has been in the dance since the Tony Bennett days.

azcatz11 · Post #176 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:34 pm

Cactus Jack wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
After all that negative talk about AZ, I see you picked them to win the national championship.

The pool now shows all winner picks by person. It's great we got 44 people to join! That's a lot. That's close to our NFL pick #s.

I pick us to win every year…lol. Can’t root against the boys. Hopefully we have a good showing this morning

I guess I'll be pulling for Wazzu this year. I don't watch much college Basketball. I had no idea they we're a 7th seed. I don't think Wazzu has been in the dance since the Tony Bennett days.

Seems like everyone is taking Drake…

Post #177 » by **Cactus Jack** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:35 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
Cactus Jack wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
I pick us to win every year…lol. Can’t root against the boys. Hopefully we have a good showing this morning

I guess I'll be pulling for Wazzu this year. I don't watch much college Basketball. I had no idea they we're a 7th seed. I don't think Wazzu has been in the dance since the Tony Bennett days.

Seems like everyone is taking Drake…

Drake? Is that who their playing? Never heard of the school.

azcatz11 · Post #178 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:38 pm

Cactus Jack wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
Cactus Jack wrote:I guess I'll be pulling for Wazzu this year. I don't watch much college Basketball. I had no idea they we're a 7th seed. I don't think Wazzu has been in the dance since the Tony Bennett days.

Seems like everyone is taking Drake…

Drake? Is that who their playing? Never heard of the school.

Lol

Post #179 » by **Cactus Jack** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:41 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
Cactus Jack wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
Seems like everyone is taking Drake…

Drake? Is that who their playing? Never heard of the school.

Lol

No, seriously. Never heard of the name. I thought maybe you we're referencing a player or coach lol. I had to look it up.

I know you're a hoops junkie.

azcatz11 · Post #180 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:42 pm

Cactus Jack wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
Cactus Jack wrote:Drake? Is that who their playing? Never heard of the school.

Lol

No, seriously. Never heard of the name. I thought maybe you we're referencing a player or coach lol. I had to look it up.

They are a trendy pick…I guess they are really good this year. Who knows. You should pull for us since we’re Eskimo brothers with Fisch :lol: