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NFT: NCAA Tournament Thursday

Crispino : 3/16/2017 10:56 am
It begins in earnest today.

Some interesting matchups:
Princeton-ND
Bucknell-WV
East Tennessee-Florida
Middle Tennessee-Minnesota
Xavier -Maryland
Vermont-Purdue
VaTech-Wisconsin

I love these next two days!

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ETSU making this an up-and-down game  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/16/2017 4:07 pm : link
not good for Florida - tied at 30.
oh most definitely  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 4:09 pm : link
Nichols was an enormous loss. To still have a solid season after losing what may have been our best player was pretty satisfying, and they could have easily won several more. Lost a couple at the buzzer and a couple of other close ones because of bad FT shooting. If we can at least get to the S16, I'd say this was a successful year.
33-32 at the half  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 4:17 pm : link
Go ETSU!
Bucknell won't go away  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 4:52 pm : link
They've held the deficit around 5 for a while now, although they can't seem to get closer than that.
Pretty surprised there have been  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 5:01 pm : link
no upsets yet.
Bucknell is getting hosed by the refs  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 5:09 pm : link
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Steve Alford to IU.  
Stan in LA : 3/16/2017 5:32 pm : link
You heard it here first.
MTSU is beating Minnesota's ass now  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 5:34 pm : link
There's your 5-12 upset
RE: MTSU is beating Minnesota's ass now  
MetsAreBack : 3/16/2017 5:55 pm : link
In comment 13395624 Greg from LI said:
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There's your 5-12 upset



Easy upset call though. Minnesota had no business getting a 5 seed. And MTSU has the experience. I'd pat self on back but I'm pretty sure the damn 12 seed was a 1.5 point FAVORITE entering this game. Nice job committee!!
Minnesota sucks  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 6:16 pm : link
B10. Garbage.
Not our finest year  
Kyle in NY : 3/16/2017 6:20 pm : link
in the Big 10, that's for sure, but it would help if the committee would seed the conference properly
Great job committee  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 6:20 pm : link
giving Minnesota a 5 seed. Same seed as UVA and ND? Gimme a fuckin break.
Those seeds should have been reversed  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 6:23 pm : link
game was never in doubt.
Wow...With 12 secs and a one point lead, Vandy fouls intentionally  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 6:37 pm : link
Good Lord..Total brain lock
What an awful final possession by Vandy  
jlukes : 3/16/2017 6:37 pm : link
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Doug collins needs to not watch these games  
Rflairr : 3/16/2017 6:38 pm : link
He looks like its a real struggle for him.
Fuckin idiot Vandy  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 6:38 pm : link
fouls for no reason. Moron.
Wow  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 6:40 pm : link
Unbelievably bad finish by Vanderbilt.
RE: Steve Alford to IU.  
Rflairr : 3/16/2017 6:40 pm : link
In comment 13395621 Stan in LA said:
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You heard it here first.


I'm sure UCLA, would love for them to hire Alford.
That Vany foul was terrible  
SimpleMan : 3/16/2017 6:41 pm : link
but so was their last possession. Twenty or so seconds, down by 1, and they pass the ball exactly zero times and their guy launches a 3 from 5 feet behind the line. Brutal shot.
RE: That Vany foul was terrible  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 6:42 pm : link
In comment 13395669 SimpleMan said:
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but so was their last possession. Twenty or so seconds, down by 1, and they pass the ball exactly zero times and their guy launches a 3 from 5 feet behind the line. Brutal shot.


Same thing Princeton did at the end of their game.
RE: RE: That Vany foul was terrible  
Rflairr : 3/16/2017 6:43 pm : link
In comment 13395672 Greg from LI said:
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In comment 13395669 SimpleMan said:


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but so was their last possession. Twenty or so seconds, down by 1, and they pass the ball exactly zero times and their guy launches a 3 from 5 feet behind the line. Brutal shot.



Same thing Princeton did at the end of their game.


College and the NBA. Teams just are way too in love with the 3 Point shot.
Vandy couldn't have performed  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 6:45 pm : link
worst in the last minute. Pathetic.
And why is Charles Barkley  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 6:48 pm : link
doing college basketball again? He's the worst.
On the plus side, my bracket is now 8-0  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 6:55 pm : link
Resisting the siren song of the upsets...to this point, anyway.
yup  
MetsAreBack : 3/16/2017 7:06 pm : link
8-0 in one; 7-1 in the other (I chose Florida and ETSU to hedge). northwestern gave me a scare as had them in both, but you can always count on Vanderbilt for tournament choking. year in, year out - never fails.

8-0 too  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 7:09 pm : link
pretty much chalk at this point.
I didn't call too many first round upsets  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 7:20 pm : link
A few minor ones - Marquette, Xavier, VCU. Wichita State is technically an upset but they might be the most underseeded team ever.
I got Vermont over Purdue.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/16/2017 7:26 pm : link
Mostly because I partied at both places & Burlington kicked Lafayette's ass.

I'm undefeated thus far, though Maryland is doing me no favors right now.
Local kid from Shen  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 7:28 pm : link
doing well - Kevin Huerter. Great to see.
Nova scoring at a point per minute pace  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 7:42 pm : link
Jeez, and people gave us a hard time for starting slow.
haha  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 7:44 pm : link
starting slow? Or scoring slow?
Hey, we put up 75 today  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 7:49 pm : link
VCU fucking killing me here  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 8:15 pm : link
Can't do better against this WCC trash?
Let's go Xavier  
figgy2989 : 3/16/2017 8:18 pm : link
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Melo going cold...  
figgy2989 : 3/16/2017 8:19 pm : link
He is missing some easy buckets
Xavier starting to pull away a bit  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 8:34 pm : link
Cmon Musketeers
RE: Melo going cold...  
giantsfan44ab : 3/16/2017 8:36 pm : link
In comment 13395762 figgy2989 said:
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He is missing some easy buckets


Melo has been insanely disappointing. I thought he was going to be a star and was hoping for the Knicks to draft him one day.

Now I don't know if he'll ever play more than 20 minutes in an NBA game.
Man..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 3/16/2017 8:37 pm : link
against almost any other 4 seed, Bucknell probably gets a W. Tough matchup against a team that pressed for 40 minutes. Even then, they hung tough and had a couple horrendous calls against them.

I did call Winthrop losing by 12 though.
I had to stay away from TV, radio, & internet all day  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 3/16/2017 8:42 pm : link
so I could watch the Zags game unspoiled tonight, which is a lot more difficult than I thought. As for the game, the Zags couldn't hit an open shot (3 or free throw) if their lives depended on it. They were definitely tight as a drum.

I do feel a little better seeing that Nova was only up 1 at the half. But they're pulling away now.

St. Mary's beating VCU down is shocking.
Musketeers relying too much on shots beyond the arc  
figgy2989 : 3/16/2017 8:48 pm : link
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UVM  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 8:56 pm : link
Hanging in there. Down 4.

Now down 2. .
RE: Musketeers relying too much on shots beyond the arc  
figgy2989 : 3/16/2017 8:58 pm : link
In comment 13395787 figgy2989 said:
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Guess it didn't matter, Maryland is terrible.
Shocker  
giantsfan44ab : 3/16/2017 8:59 pm : link
Maryland doesn't get 20 more FT attempts than their opponent on a neutral court and lose to a lower seed by 10.

Who would've thought.
Maryland  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 9:03 pm : link
Another B10 team shits the bed. This is ridiculous.
St. Mary's VERY close to completely pissing that lead away  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 3/16/2017 9:06 pm : link
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Rams made this a game  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 9:08 pm : link
Really turned up the defensive intensity.
Still.undefeated  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 9:20 pm : link
But I think VCU is going to come up a bit short for my first loss.
RE: And why is Charles Barkley  
Cruzin : 3/16/2017 9:30 pm : link
In comment 13395678 B in ALB said:
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doing college basketball again? He's the worst.


Why are you on an NCAA tourney thread?

The JV plays when the big boys aren't on.
Lets go  
ctc in ftmyers : 3/16/2017 9:36 pm : link
Eagles
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