OT: NCAA basketball and March Madness discussion

big3_8_19_21 · Post #1 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:03 am

This is mostly a shameless plug for my team because I go to Drake and we just destroyed Illinois State 79-49 in the MVC championship game (biggest margin of victory in the MVC championship in history), but also I figured it was about time to get a March Madness thread going.

Who do you guys have picked as upsets? Who do you guys have winning it all?

dunkonu21 · Post #2 » by **dunkonu21** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:23 am

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Post #3 » by **C.lupus** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:32 pm

I have Drake winning it all.

Post #4 » by **Klomp** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:55 pm

Winona State

Devilzsidewalk · Post #5 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:58 pm

I like that small school of scrappy overachievers, you know the one, they don't have much size but they can get hot and beat you with the 3 ball.

I expect them to get to the elite 8 and we're all rooting for them and they come up just short.

Vindicater · Post #6 » by **Vindicater** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:43 am

Im just looking forward to seeing Rose play, i want to see how he goes under pressure (real pressure)

Cy32 · Post #7 » by **Cy32** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:56 pm

C.lupus wrote:I have Drake winning it all.

I heard them say on sports news recently that (Missouri Valley Conference Drake predicted in the preseason to finish 9th in the conference) rookie Drake coach Keno Davis is a top 12 finalist for NCAA coach of the year? Has anyone seen who the rest of the finalists are and how soon do they announce the winner?

theGreatRC · Post #8 » by **theGreatRC** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:11 pm

I wouldn't be surprised at all to see (15)Uconn in the final 4.

Kansas St vs Texas A&M Should be good.

UNC4215 · Post #9 » by **UNC4215** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:27 pm

theGreatRC wrote:I wouldn't be surprised at all to see (15)Uconn in the final 4.

Kansas St vs Texas A&M Should be good.

Im waiting to see a Kansas Texas rematch in the big 12 finals. If the A&M of the past two games shows up I think they win.

TrentTuckerForever · Post #10 » by **TrentTuckerForever** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:28 pm

I'm going Pat Riley on the tourney this year... only watching to scout potential Woofie picks:

Michael Beasley
Derrick Rose
Brook Lopez
Roy Hibbert

4ho5ive · Post #11 » by **4ho5ive** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:52 pm

Final Four Finalists

1. North Carolina
2. Georgetown
3. UCLA (how i hate them)
4. Texas

big3_8_19_21 · Post #12 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:00 pm

Cy32 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I heard them say on sports news recently that (Missouri Valley Conference Drake predicted in the preseason to finish 9th in the conference) rookie Drake coach Keno Davis is a top 12 finalist for NCAA coach of the year? Has anyone seen who the rest of the finalists are and how soon do they announce the winner?

I have a hard time imagining anyone else winning it. From a preseason prediction of 9th in the MVC to 20th in the nation at end of the year?...and managing to do that DESPITE having Klayton Korver as a starter?

Vindicater · Post #13 » by **Vindicater** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:17 pm

its gonna be fuuuunnnnnn

Post #14 » by **TheFranchise21** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:19 pm

big3, what year are you at Drake?

big3_8_19_21 · Post #15 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:41 am

freshman...the low rung on the ladder

Post #16 » by **revprodeji** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:09 am

TrentTuckerForever wrote:I'm going Pat Riley on the tourney this year... only watching to scout potential Woofie picks:

Michael Beasley
Derrick Rose
Brook Lopez
Roy Hibbert

amen...and we know Mchale likes a strong tourney performance.

Post #17 » by **Klomp** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:25 pm

Which is why I'm not sure it'll be Beasley

Post #18 » by **TheFranchise21** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:57 pm

big3_8_19_21 wrote:freshman...the low rung on the ladder

Oh, I had a friend who went there the last two years but you probably wouldn't've known him.

revprodeji wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

amen...and we know Mchale likes a strong tourney performance.

I've mentioned this before. Which is why I hope Memphis does well

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Vindicater · Post #19 » by **Vindicater** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:12 pm

Lets go GONZAGA!!!

are they even in it? I just like the name really

Post #20 » by **revprodeji** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:28 pm

Do we assume Donte Greene is no longer on the draft board?