NFT: NCAA Tourny: Round 2 (part 1)

Wisconsin Wins!!!!!

but it is annoying that this is Duke's region to lose now.

in our Pool had Nova going all the way

Cést la vie.

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In comment 13398371 B in ALB said:

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That's gotta feel good. Enjoy. And Villanova shits the bed. Another 2nd round loss.

Thanks man. I'm so stoked right now.

it's them versus the field now

In comment 13398369 dpinzow said:

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they will be furious with the refs after Hayes got away with an intentional foul

Wisconsin fouled from the opening tip to the last play. And I was rooting for them.

This is also another example of bad seeding by the committee. Nova gets Wisconsin as an 8 when they should've been the 5 or 6 that Minnesota and Maryland.

Goddammit.

Bronson and Nigel have at least one more game in their college career.

Two classy young men.

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no one - no one - had Wisconsin winning this game

of stealing minutes with Koenig and Happ in foul trouble. Great coaching job in that regard.

Duke's is just dumb. Baylor, then the winner of Wisconsin vs Virginia/Florida? Far from a cakewalk.

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In comment 13398394 Jon in NYC said:

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Duke's is just dumb. Baylor, then the winner of Wisconsin vs Virginia/Florida? Far from a cakewalk.

Those teams would have to play an A game and Duke would have to play a C game for Duke to lose

In comment 13398391 montanagiant said:

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Me too pal. Me too.

In comment 13398400 dpinzow said:

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In comment 13398394 Jon in NYC said: Quote: Duke's is just dumb. Baylor, then the winner of Wisconsin vs Virginia/Florida? Far from a cakewalk. Those teams would have to play an A game and Duke would have to play a C game for Duke to lose

Wisconsin just played a C game and beat Nova.

Either way, I'm too happy to bicker over this shit. So fucking ecstatic.

In comment 13398404 Jon in NYC said:

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In comment 13398400 dpinzow said: Quote: In comment 13398394 Jon in NYC said: Quote: Duke's is just dumb. Baylor, then the winner of Wisconsin vs Virginia/Florida? Far from a cakewalk. Those teams would have to play an A game and Duke would have to play a C game for Duke to lose Wisconsin just played a C game and beat Nova. Either way, I'm too happy to bicker over this shit. So fucking ecstatic.

Wisconsin played their best game of the season to beat Nova

and getting destroyed by Michigan in the Big Ten tournament. Their C game gets them beat by 20 against Nova

In comment 13398407 dpinzow said:

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and getting destroyed by Michigan in the Big Ten tournament. Their C game gets them beat by 20 against Nova

2 best players missed major stretches. 7-16 from the freethrow line. Double their usual turnovers. Stop it.

Maybe Villanova played a bad game, but Wisconsin was far from their best.

In comment 13398386 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:

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This is also another example of bad seeding by the committee. Nova gets Wisconsin as an 8 when they should've been the 5 or 6 that Minnesota and Maryland.

Agree. At an absolute minimum, both Northwestern and Wisconsin were seeded 8th. Same geographies more or less, same conference obviously. Wisconsin finished 2 games ahead of NW in conference play and overall record.

Safe to say Wisconsin then would be a higher 8 seed... than Northwestern. So then why the fuck would you have the #1 overall seed in the tournament play the better 8 seed than what Gonzaga, overall #4 in the tournament, plays later today?

But obviously i agree with you that they should have been a 6 or 7 seed to begin with. I'd have given Wichita State the 5 seed, dropped Minnesota to 7 or 8, and dropped Vanderbilt to a 10.

In comment 13398388 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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Goddammit.

Every other team is a damn speed bump for Duke the rest of the way.

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In comment 13398386 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said: Quote: This is also another example of bad seeding by the committee. Nova gets Wisconsin as an 8 when they should've been the 5 or 6 that Minnesota and Maryland. Agree. At an absolute minimum, both Northwestern and Wisconsin were seeded 8th. Same geographies more or less, same conference obviously. Wisconsin finished 2 games ahead of NW in conference play and overall record. Safe to say Wisconsin then would be a higher 8 seed... than Northwestern. So then why the fuck would you have the #1 overall seed in the tournament play the better 8 seed than what Gonzaga, overall #4 in the tournament, plays later today? But obviously i agree with you that they should have been a 6 or 7 seed to begin with. I'd have given Wichita State the 5 seed, dropped Minnesota to 7 or 8, and dropped Vanderbilt to a 10.

When the bracket was announced I said immediately the NCAA F'ed Villanova. Top overall seed and to get a matchup vs a team that was better than a damn 8 seed? I can deal with losing. There is no shame losing next week at msg if that happens. When the 2nd seed (Duke) has an easier half of the bracket than the top overall seed, something isn't right.

Is getting their asses kicked.
Thanks NCAA.

Illinois hires Brad Underwood as HC away from Oklahoma State just one year into his deal.

But of course, coach does not have to sit out a year...

they were down at least 20 at one point and now they have 2 free throws to cut their deficit to 7. 6 minutes to go

who would have thought the Power 5 conferences would do so well this year (particularly the SEC, Pac-10 and big 10)... but that the one conference to struggle would be the ACC.

19 straight NW points

furious at a no call on a Gonzaga block with Northwestern down 5

that was goaltending; the Gonzaga defender put his hand through the hoop

The Zaga defender had his arm through the net on that block

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Could have called it twice

Fucking imbeciles. Make it about you. We all came to watch you.

Also Mcintosh playing way too fast now despite the three.

they will face a very tough test against West Virginia

Seminoles down 21 with 10 minutes left

And T completely ruined the game.

ND beaten pretty comfortably by West Virginia
FSU getting hammered by Xavier
Virginia definitely up against it vs. Florida in Orlando

After the black center for Xavier dunked, "He just did it gorilla style."

Uh-oh...

Already 5 teams eliminated and UVA has an uphill battle tonight too. No one has advanced to sweet 16 yet.

Meanwhile the much maligned Big 10, sec and pac 12 are doing very well

win for Wisconsin.

That is going to be a tough team to beat

But as good a season as they had, Leonard Hamilton should be ashamed of himself how his team played late in the year and in this tournament. That's terrible coaching. If I'm the AD I'm not at all happy. Losing happens but losing by 25 in Orlando - a halfway decent coach gets a lot more out of that FSU team than Hamilton did this year

Florida isn't a particularly impressive team

I suppose I can kick back and watch the rest of this tournament with my feet up.

Crazy day of upsets - I suppose not surprising with all the chalk Thursday

game may end up in the thirties. UVA needs to get Guy and/or Jerome in the game. They have no three point shooting right now.

comes in and hits a three. But Florida answers with a three of their won. Guy is also in for UVA.