Bracket Reveal chat. Sneak preview
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Ha… I’m loving it.
WSU vs Kentucky.
I am psyched for this potential game.
Also Gonzaga potentially facing WVU? Are you kidding me? Ha! Brilliant!
Purple Kitties vs Danny Manning? Danny gets another shot at the kitties. Awesome!
Duke vs Nova? Ha. So one of these teams goes home before the FF, guaranteed!
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@approxinfinity Again, I think the OSU win is a krypto breaker. I think the krypto curse is off, even if KU faces MSU. I have Miami over MSU. I do think Miami gets the edge over a young unproven MSU team. I have Purdue over ISU. ISU doesn’t have the coaching at this level. They have the talent, but in the end, the B12 tourney took a lot out of them. I will be a little surprised if they get passed Nevada. I have KU and L’ville slugging it out in the E8. The Oregon L’ville game will be a good one. I think L’ville has the edge over the Pac12. I’d like to see a Nova KU rematch from last year.
I went over the ESPN tourney challenge and I was surprised at some of my picks.
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Is someone setting up the buckets brackets challenge this year? Also we play Friday @ 5:50 CT.
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@kjayhawks 5:50 Central time
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I believe Self is 2-4 in the KU era against Izzo which to me makes this coaching match-up more problematic given Self’s overall 82% win rate. But please correct me if I am wrong.
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@CRH107 selfs due!
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Was just getting ready to post almost identical to yours. I too think that when Bill won at OSU, the old voodoo spells are falling by the wayside. And I too give the edge to Miami so we may not even see Izzo.
I see Purdue and ISU a toss up, and will be interested to see how your “B12 tourney taking a lot of them” stands up… both for them and conversely, how much it helps us to be rested and ready. And once agree with you, Oregon L’ville is going to be great, but KU takes L’ville down. And once last agreement - a Nova KU rematch will be awesome and paybacks are going to be hell for them!
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@CRH107 Did we lose the last one? If so, you’re right. Well, this is the year to kick his ass when he’s down.
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@approxinfinity last one was when BG threw a fit. Chicago
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@StLJhawk ISU has that BU tendency. They reach a certain point and they just fizzle. The magic is gone at this point. They just don’t have the endurance in the tourney.
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@kjayhawks Here we go! Bracket Challenge!
http://www.kubuckets.com/topic/5494/ku-buckets-bracket-challenge
Or… direct link
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@Crimsonorblue22 Ah, there it is: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400809204
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@KUSTEVE ummm, NOPE lol
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Possible 2nd round game with Michigan State could be pretty tight. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Congrats to Danny Manning. It’s been 7 long years since Wake Forest has been in the Tournament. Beating Louisville and Miami towards the end is what did it. Congrats to Dooley, and Jankovich. Obi 1 Self has taught you well… Joe Dooley will be offered lots of $ if he wants to leave Paradise.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 I agree, could be a lot worse - -I really think it’s going to boil down to KU- Louisville - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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I have to believe and think as well as others MAN they screwed Wichita State, I’m sorry say what you want that IS NOT a # 10 seed. - -that’s laughable like Jay Bilas said whats goin to happen with them seeding them like that look out. - -Could be a very interesting re-match possible 2nd round Kentucky - -Wichita State and I kind of like Wichita State I just do - -Kentucky is on and off - - Call me crazy I wanna keep my eye on that game - - Wichita State pretty deep bench - -Got some nice height - -we shall see. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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well we play early Friday 5:50 at night think I like the early game time to rest afterwards - -of course we got to win this 1st one first - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@sfbahawk The Badgers had a key injury to Bronson Koenig a month ago and they lost 5 of 6, playing exactly like you saw in the 2nd half today. He got healthier, and they finished the season strong. 1st half was ugly today too, but a late run put us in good shape, and then you nailed it, just played about as ugly a half as could be. I don’t know what happened. Since that game ended so close to the brackets being released I’m guessing the result wouldn’t have helped UW much as Michigan only got a 7 seed despite winning 4 in a row win the tournament.
For the record, I’m still really pissed about the Badgers poor treatment, but satisfied with the most important team, KU!
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Was just watching a video on espn on how to predict the winners of the Big Dance.
The numbers are pretty strong indicators… sure hope they are wrong about defensive efficiency this year, but have to admit, it does make sense.
Spoiler alert, it has Kensucky to win it all. Screw that. We play all 40 minutes with good defense for the next six games and we cut down the nets.
Defense wins dances…
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Wow. Corey Alexander is the dumbest person I’ve ever heard on the Selection Sunday show.
He said, in quick succession:
- He’s picking Miama to beat us.
- Miami’s backcourt is better than ours.
- The ACC is the best conference.
- How did Duke have 7 losses if it isn’t the best conference?
- Kansas just lost to TCU didn’t they?
- Anyone can beat anyone. That’s what March Madness is all about.
… So they picked Miami over Kansas. :hurtrealbad: click
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Also, their highlight reel of all teams throughout season showed us briefly losing to TCU, a team that isn’t even in the tournament. That was our only clip. No WVU comeback. No JJ dunking on the baseline against Kentucky. No Frank Mason dagger against Duke.
At least Kara Lawson (I think that’s her name?) gave us some love, picked us to win it all.
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Lunardi got 5 match-ups correct out of the first round. Why do people pay attention to that guy and worry about his bracket predictions?
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@DanR I equate him to the ground hog
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Here comes the Wichita news on wsu
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Interesting bit if we face UC Davis Friday, their coach Jim Les was head coach of Bradley in 06 when they beat us first round. I think they will lose to NCCU anyway. Hopefully we come out ready after a loss and 9 days to think about it. Get up big and Tyler Self scores his first points in the NCAAs while starters rest.
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@approxinfinity He’s a big MOUTH
Miami is not even ranked in the top 25. How much of a moron can you be to bet against a team that wins in what is arguably the toughest conference for the 13th consecutive year? The idiot is arguing against what many other better known critics have tried to do and learned not to after Self has proven the pundits wrong. They don’t bet against KU. KU isn’t out until the FAT LADY sings 
Let him open his mouth and insert his foot. KU has achieved more with less and has proven themselves to be totally competitive in some really tough games. Also, they bring one of the most experienced teams into the tourney. If people think the TCU loss defines KU’s season? They are truly stupid.He obviously hasn’t seen KU’s BPI, RPI, SOR, and SOS. KU is ranked in the top 10 in the nation statistically. Miami’s SOS is #17 and KU is #12. All others are a distant prayer compared to KU. It is March Madness, but Miami is nothing compared to KU.
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Based on true seeds, KU has the easiest path to the Final Four. Louisville is the weakest 2 seed (8th overall), Purdue is the weakest 4 seed (16th overall), Iowa St. is the weakest 5 seed (20th overall), Creighton is the weakest 6 seed (24th overall), Michigan is the 2nd weakest 7 seed (27th overall), and Michigan St. is the 2nd weakest 9 seed (37th overall).
Oregon is the strongest 3 seed (9th overall), but the reality is they’re probably the weakest 3 seed with Chris Boucher’s injury factored in. Miami is the 2nd strongest 8 seed (30th overall), but they’re one of the most offensively challenged teams in the field.
So according to the NCAA Selection Committee, we have the weakest 2, 4, 5, and 6 seeds and the 2nd weakest 7 and 9 seeds.
Here’s the Wikipedia for the true seeds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_Men’s_Basketball_Tournament#Tournament_seeds
