NFT: St. Peters Peacocks vs. Purdue

Purdue has huge size advantage though, plus Ivey. Will be tough.

FYI...today is also National Peacock Day. Haha.

Don't ask me why I bet exactly $28-- I just did lol.

Probably as good as throwing cash in the garbage disposal but whatever just wanted to make it a little more fun to watch. I honestly don't know shit tbh hahaha

In comment 15645020 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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FYI...today is also National Peacock Day. Haha.

Of all things this was actually like the main reason I bet on Saint Peter's LMAO

Purdue is enormous

Yao Ming.

In the St. Peters t-shirt?

Apparently he is a fan

In comment 15645063 lono801 said:

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In the St. Peters t-shirt? Apparently he is a fan

once Hudson County, always Hudson County

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by the smaller squad

Home to the obsessed city basketball players during the 70's.

- their coach called a good timeout and adjusted.

Good Lord.

Has been hit garbage today. Brutal.

has a real chance to win this game. Good for them.

Go Peacocks!

its a 2,600 student commuter sschool

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win! Wow. Awesome.

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Wow. Insane.

was awesome.

Jubilation in Jersey City!!!

I know a lot of NBA diehards look down on college hoops, but I’m sorry - I just love March Madness so much. The drama is just off the charts.

In comment 15645028 Leg of Theismann said:

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Don't ask me why I bet exactly $28-- I just did lol. Probably as good as throwing cash in the garbage disposal but whatever just wanted to make it a little more fun to watch. I honestly don't know shit tbh hahaha

Drinks are on Leg!

That is one gritty team

In comment 15645112 GNewGiants said:

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Has been hit garbage today. Brutal.

He gets a lot of love on Knicks threads, and I'm not against him. Clearly he is really fast up the court and can shoot 3s. But he couldn't lead his team to a victory over St Peters. Not that anyone could right now, LOL.

That Mason team had a great regular season. This is a team that lost 11 games and plays in the MAAC. Serious March magic.

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is one of the cooler names for a home court in college basketball.

Nice to be so small that no soulless corporation cares enough to give yo money for naming rights.

In comment 15645137 bluefin said:

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In comment 15645028 Leg of Theismann said: Quote: Don't ask me why I bet exactly $28-- I just did lol. Probably as good as throwing cash in the garbage disposal but whatever just wanted to make it a little more fun to watch. I honestly don't know shit tbh hahaha Drinks are on Leg!

Hahahaha amazing that my bet didn’t jinx a team for once !!!

That was an absolute MASTERFUL performance by Saint Peters— coach and players alike!! Omg! Such sound basketball all the way around— disciplined play, making their free throws, properly executed plays late in the game to keep the ball away from Purdue (things that teams don’t practice enough and end up screwing up in high pressure situations). Big shots hit all around. The moment was never too big for these young men. Instead they clearly embraced it and leaned into it. That was a thing of beauty to watch. Whatever happens from here this was a massive achievement by them to this point — of course I’m sure those Saint Peters kids aren’t feeling that way! You can tell it’s championship or bust for them. WOW.

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wrong CAA team/year - 2011 was VCU in the final four. still most underrated conference in the country.

In comment 15645135 Sean said:

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I know a lot of NBA diehards look down on college hoops, but I’m sorry - I just love March Madness so much. The drama is just off the charts.

I never watch the NBA, boring and no defense. College basketball, especially the tournament, is unbelievably exciting. Much more emotion. St Peters is a ridiculous story, first 15th seed ever to make it the final 8. A school of 2,600 students knocked off Kentucky and Purdue. I am certain there is not 1 player on St Peters who would have ever been considered for a scholarship at Kent/Purdue.

As an aside, Holloway must be one hell of a coach.

and he had the team in foul trouble. Just adding the full court pressure didn't give Purdue bigs the ability to camp out in the paint all day. Once it was tied toward the end, St. Peter's guards took over. Painter never adjusted. Holloway also runs some great stuff offensively.

Big 10 stuck in Izzo 2000-ball.

As a Seton Hall alum. Supposedly a done deal for a little while now. He could transcend the SHU program if this is what you're getting from him on a consistent basis.

In comment 15645169 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:

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and he had the team in foul trouble. Just adding the full court pressure didn't give Purdue bigs the ability to camp out in the paint all day. Once it was tied toward the end, St. Peter's guards took over. Painter never adjusted. Holloway also runs some great stuff offensively. Big 10 stuck in Izzo 2000-ball.

good stuff - Holloway also is masterful at using his bench, his substitutions and rotation are very effective.

In comment 15645163 PatersonPlank said:

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In comment 15645135 Sean said: Quote: I know a lot of NBA diehards look down on college hoops, but I’m sorry - I just love March Madness so much. The drama is just off the charts. I never watch the NBA, boring and no defense. College basketball, especially the tournament, is unbelievably exciting. Much more emotion. St Peters is a ridiculous story, first 15th seed ever to make it the final 8. A school of 2,600 students knocked off Kentucky and Purdue. I am certain there is not 1 player on St Peters who would have ever been considered for a scholarship at Kent/Purdue. As an aside, Holloway must be one hell of a coach.

I'm with you both. It's all College hoops for me

is filled with half of North Jersey.

had 464 total people. Now they are playing Sunday against UNC/UCLA in front of millions.

Holloway = $300K
Calipari = $8M

Someone wrote that every assistant at Kentucky has a higher salary than Holloway...my guess is not for much longer.

for Seton Hall. He will be "the" hot commodity and can probably pick between a few Big 5 conference jobs. However I think he's a local, loyal guy, and will stick with The Hall. Maybe bring some players with him.

In comment 15645246 PatersonPlank said:

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for Seton Hall. He will be "the" hot commodity and can probably pick between a few Big 5 conference jobs. However I think he's a local, loyal guy, and will stick with The Hall. Maybe bring some players with him.

He turned down 2 Coach K visits to stick with Seton Hall way back when. He also met his wife there. ”Dream job” is subjective but this is his dream job.

SHU & Holloway have had a deal in place since before the tournament but they keep coaching contracts very quiet. Whatever the number is he should ask for more, they’ll have no objections.

Pay wise & facility wise you can do WAY better than Seton Hall. But, you have basically no power 5 openings right now and Holloway wants to be the guy that builds Seton Hall into a big time program.

Not only did I bet on the Peacocks, but had a small amount on a 4 team parlay of St.Peters—Kansas—UNC—Miami. All in all turned $35 into almost $500. Frickin wish I’d had the balls to bet a little more lol but figured it was such a long shot, I just wanted a little added excitement watching the games.

What’s insane is I literally know nothing about this year’s college basketball and this is my first time even doing any Sportsbook betting on college basketball— and yet I immediately have more success dollar for dollar than I think I had ALL YEAR betting on the sport I’m supposedly most knowledgeable about in the NFL.

Reminds me that joke I heard Norm MacDonald tell one time:

a guy tells his bookie “ugh man I’m down big, I’ve lost money on literally every bet I made today— all the Football games I bet on, the soccer games, the basketball games, the baseball games, even the golf tournament. Are there any more games tonight I can bet on to make my money back?”
The bookie says: “well sure you can bet on the NHL game tonight”
And the guys goes: “ah no thanks I don’t know anything about hockey.”