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Post by Xeliou66 on Feb 26, 2017 9:17:03 GMT
No posts about Gonzaga getting upset by BYU? Shocker, although I've said all year that Gonzaga is overrated and definitely won't make it past the Sweet 16.
Also Duke lost again, which was awesome, talk about overrated and without the tripper they don't have any offense whatsoever, so much for having such great talent and being the undisputed number 1 like all the stupid pro Duke media outlets said.
UCLA pulled off a win at Arizona, big for the Bruins. They have a great offense when they are clicking and are a Final Four contender, I hope they never make it though. Steve Alford is a rapist protecting fraud douche and I'm also so sick of hearing about Lonzo Ball and his amazing family and his worthless dad who needs to shut the fuck up.
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Post by tyler92 on Feb 26, 2017 12:13:14 GMT
Obviously as a Bruin alum I'm something of an apologist, but I was critical of Alford, too, and certainly still think he mismanaged the situation. However I'm not going to hold it against him forever if he really understand that what he did was wrong and why. When he first got to UCLA, I'm not entirely sure he did understand, but his statement a bit later seems genuine:
"Over the past week, questions have arisen about my handling of an incident involving a charge of sexual assault made against a student-athlete in 2002, while I was coach of the University of Iowa men's basketball team. At that time, I instinctively and mistakenly came to his defense before knowing all the facts. I wanted to believe he was innocent, and in response to a media question, I publicly proclaimed his innocence before the legal system had run its course. This was inappropriate, insensitive and hurtful, especially to the young female victim involved, and I apologize for that. I have learned and grown from that experience and now understand that such proclamations can contribute to an atmosphere in which similar crimes go unreported and victims are not taken seriously..."
And LaVar ball is all over the place and doesn't know when to be quiet, but by all accounts Lonzo is a great kid and he plays the game in a smart, unselfish way that I wish more guys would pick up. It'll be a bummer when he leaves after this season but it's completely understandable.
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Post by marsexplorer on Feb 26, 2017 14:15:28 GMT
Steve Alford is a rapist protecting fraud douche and I'm also so sick of hearing about Lonzo Ball and his amazing family and his worthless dad who needs to shut the fuck up. Alford also raped the Iowa program. He came to Iowa City the new Moses who will bring Iowa a title and what did he do? He drove the program to sub-500 ball, alienated any top recruits and then snuck off in the middle of the night without so much as a peep. The Iowa program is just now starting to recover. Fuck Steve Alford.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2017 14:31:11 GMT
North Carolina has secured the ACC regular season title. They will be impressive in March while Duke has shown over and over that they were overrated in the pre-season polls and shouldn't go that far in March Madness although one never knows; they did have a better record when coach K came back from surgery than while he was out and for a while they had a winning streak, then faltered again. The tripper thing puts a horrible stain in their season so I hope they don't succeed. That guy is otherwise a good player but seriously troubled and unethical so I wonder what the NBA will think of him when he presents for the draft.
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Post by Xeliou66 on Feb 26, 2017 19:45:56 GMT
Syracuse at Louisville on now, Louisville on fire from the field, they have some really good shooters and can score, but they don't have much of an inside game or any big guys
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Post by marsexplorer on Feb 26, 2017 19:58:35 GMT
Syracuse at Louisville on now, Louisville on fire from the field, they have some really good shooters and can score, but they don't have much of an inside game or any big guys That corner trap Syracuse is trying is killing them. Louisville just gets it out and around the horn...bingo, open jumper.
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Post by Xeliou66 on Feb 26, 2017 20:28:07 GMT
Yeah Syracuse is getting crushed on defense, they are leaving guys wide open and Louisville is just moving the ball around until they get an open jumper. I think that a man to man defense works better against this Louisville team and the traps for Syracuse have been disastrous. They are getting crushed on the glass as well. Syracuse usually sucks away from the Carrier Dome, they are a strange team.
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Post by marsexplorer on Feb 26, 2017 21:12:32 GMT
Now for Wisconsin-Michigan St. Both teams need this one in different ways. The Badgers for seeding, the Spartans to make the field.
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Post by Xeliou66 on Feb 26, 2017 23:32:16 GMT
Spartans pull off the win, they should be in the tournament. They've had a disappointing year but Izzo's teams are always dangerous in March.
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Post by marsexplorer on Feb 27, 2017 0:03:57 GMT
We could see a Michigan-Michigan St Big Ten championship game.
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Post by Xeliou66 on Feb 27, 2017 0:16:51 GMT
Possible, but I think that Purdue is the best in the Big 10 and should win it.
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Post by schizkebab on Feb 27, 2017 18:11:10 GMT
North Carolina Tar Heels Vs. Virginia Cavaliers Tonight 7:00 Eastern Time I'm guessing it will go much like the first meeting between the two earlier this season... Virginia will keep it close for the most part, but the Tar Heels will pull away at the end. Only two more games in the regular season. I can't believe how fast it's flown by!
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Post by marsexplorer on Feb 27, 2017 19:54:35 GMT
North Carolina Tar Heels Vs. Virginia Cavaliers Tonight 7:00 Eastern Time I'm guessing it will go much like the first meeting between the two earlier this season... Virginia will keep it close for the most part, but the Tar Heels will pull away at the end. Only two more games in the regular season. I can't believe how fast it's flown by! Really looking forward to West Virginia-Baylor. UWV is fighting for a 2 seed in the Big 12 Tourney and finishes with Iowa St. I think this is a must win for them.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 0:36:02 GMT
North Carolina Tar Heels Vs. Virginia Cavaliers Tonight 7:00 Eastern Time I'm guessing it will go much like the first meeting between the two earlier this season... Virginia will keep it close for the most part, but the Tar Heels will pull away at the end. Only two more games in the regular season. I can't believe how fast it's flown by! The Cavaliers are playing at home so maybe it will be a bit different. Or not. I just tuned in and the Cavaliers are making some mistakes already, squandering a 5-point lead.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 1:52:08 GMT
Virginia won. Predictable, really. The Tar Heels have nothing to fight for at this point; this is the game they could lose without much damage. They have already secured the regular season title and the #1 title in the ACC tournament, might as well take it easy before the showdown against Duke next Saturday. Hopefully they'll beat Duke.
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Post by marsexplorer on Feb 28, 2017 12:32:30 GMT
Virginia won. Predictable, really. The Tar Heels have nothing to fight for at this point; this is the game they could lose without much damage. They have already secured the regular season title and the #1 title in the ACC tournament, might as well take it easy before the showdown against Duke next Saturday. Hopefully they'll beat Duke. That slowdown ball that Virginia plays can bite people sometimes. You are right though that UNC had no vested interest in this game. It shows in the stats. UNC shot only 32% and their defense must of been terrible seeing that they forced only 4 turnovers. It didn't watch the game, but it looks like a complete lack of effort on UNCs part to me.
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Post by Xeliou66 on Feb 28, 2017 12:47:10 GMT
Yeah UNC was just sleepwalking pretty much, they've already clinched the ACC regular season title with their win over Louisville last week, they've already beaten Virginia by over 20 at the Dean Dome, and they are gearing up for the Duke game Saturday. They just didn't care. Virginia can be very hard to score on on defense but their offense isn't that great and is very inconsistent.
New number 1 Kansas handled Oklahoma at the Phog last night, Kansas has gotten red hot again and if their perimeter defense holds up they might be the best team in the country, they certainly have a ton of talent.
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Post by marsexplorer on Feb 28, 2017 14:15:12 GMT
I really like Kansas, good shooting team, have length, run the break well. I look for them to be Final Four bound unless they have their round of 16 choke like they sometimes do.
Really like UNC too despite the loss last night.
West Virgina lost to Baylor last night and fell out of a 2nd place tie in the Big 12. People haved raved about this team, but I have been arguing that they aren't that great. We will see what the do in the tournament, I think thay are out in the Sweet 16 or the round of 32.
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Post by marsexplorer on Mar 2, 2017 20:31:30 GMT
Huge game in the Big 12 tomorrow tonight. West Virginia-Iowa State. This is for the 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament. Winner wouldn't get Kansas until the final. BIG BIG game.
Be there @ 6pm CT ESPN2.
Anyone plan on catching a game tonight?
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Post by Xeliou66 on Mar 2, 2017 23:20:41 GMT
I don't know what I will watch tonight, I will probably either watch a CBB game or NBA. ISU/WVU should be fun tomorrow night and then there are some good games Saturday. I can't wait for the tournaments next week and then March Madness after that, fun time.
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