KU Buckets Bracket Challenge!
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Well, barring an epic meltdown, it looks like we draw Sparty on Sunday. They are good but I think KU is better, faster, more athletic, more experienced. Lets go!
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How do the matchups work on Sunday vs MSU?
Does Jackson guard McQuaid? Do we go two bigs?
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No. We play our game. Make them guard 4 perimeter players.
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Tonight was probably the best game Michigan St. has played all year. There were only 2 categories where they had a significant advantage tonight and that was FG% and rebounding. 57% from the field and +13 on rebounds are the only categories where Sparty had a significant advantage so I think KU should be able to handle them. There’s a reason why Sparty lost 14 games this season and it’s because they’re a shell of their normal selves. If KU plays their normal game and MSU plays their normal game, KU will win. It would take a repeat of tonight’s performance for Sparty for them to win.
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Damm, did anyone hear that unbelievable BOOM? - - Well if you did, not to worry, it was just my brackets just bottoming out, crash landing like one of my worst nightmares - -OOOPS oh well it is what it is,. just like playing Russian Roulette, in one of my brackets I was 12-4 in the first 16, and ranked like are you ready? - -138548, roflmao, but finished up the round 25-7 jumped up from 138548 to 94,150- -hey got them on the run lol - - BUT on my other where I was 15-1 after the 1st 16 I finished the round at 27 -5 - - even with just one miss I was ranked 13,431 - -but NOW I am ranked 89,486. – NOW you al see why I do not bet lol. - -HEY the one that maters is still there OUR HAWKS. that’s all that really matters. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@jayballer54 Out of the almost 14 million brackets on espn only a few hundred are still perfect. Looking at those brackets the popular picks to win it all are Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, and Kansas. Duke, UCLA and even WVU got a little love, but those four are the favorites by the people with current perfect brackets.
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The Dark Side has joined the party.
I was a little late moving my bracket into the group. Today was the first time since last Sunday that I even looked at it.
Needless to say- pleasantly surprised at 98.6% - sorry @JRyman for knocking you off the top line!
Picked the Big 12 perfectly so far. Missed 3 teams with Maryland being the toughest hit since I had them going two more I think. Then SMU who I had going 1 more. But could really kick myself for not picking WI who I normally pull for now that they don’t play God-awful slowdown offense (sorry @wissox).
Will see from here. Rock Chalk.
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And that was probably short lived…had Nova in the NC game and losing there. I knew that first WI pick was going to hurt (the bracket - I’m actually happy). I just didn’t realize how badly.
But, I’m guessing a lot of people fall off the pace too now.
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And one of my 2 brackets has now moved into 3rd place in the “west” bracket group. Thank you Wisconsin!
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Didn’t realize 2 of my 3 brackets weren’t in the KUB West group or any group for that matter. Just got them moved and hot damn, looks like I’m at the top.
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Omg that’s a rediculous carry by Kennard dribbling through traffic. Come on
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Can’t just pick the ball up and run with it when it suits you
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But I’ll gladly give up that spot if SC and Cinn hang on.
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@brooksmd wish I picked like you then because things are falling just about how I like em!
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@approxinfinity Think you’re in wrong thread.
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Doh ha. So I am! Thanks
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Only 18 brackets out of 18.8 million that have the sweet 16 correct. It takes a rare hybrid fan a S. Carolina/Michigan fan to get it correct.
Duke was in the final four of around 8 million of the 18.8 million brackets. Including 7 of mine.
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Duke plays basketball? I thought they were just a bunch of ambulance chasers!
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Oh yeah… Duke… and perhaps the reason they lost -
Duke lost to South Carolina because they were too easy to hate
Works for me.
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I just wanna say that my bracket is Trashed!!! Thanks Nova, thanks Duke. Its cool though, I’m ok with it. Our boys are still dancing and we get home court advantage for the next ( hopefully ) two games
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Two of mine are tied for #5 but the one at #14 has a much better potential. We shall see…
Any chance of merging the groups?
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@JayHawkFanToo no chance of merging the groups, unless everyone wants to move their bracket to the other group.
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I have only checked the West bracket and I am not sure how well the East is doing or how many members it has. Perhaps the group with less member can move to the one with more? I would certainly be willing to do it since it is really not that difficult or time consuming.
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Here’s an opportunity to start a new bracket at the sweet sixteen. Discard that busted bracket and enter one in the second chance challenge. The number of entries is unlimited, but it’s more sporting to only enter one instead of 25!
Best of luck to all!
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Motivation to enter @approxinfinity 2nd place?!? Time to win this season. @RockChalkinTexas You’ve got the winner this year!!! @mayjay top 5 this season with only one bracket??? @DanR will this be the year you top the bracket?!? @Crimsonorblue22 Come on, join in the fun!!! @Kip_McSmithers One pick away from the top, can you do it this year???
I’m less than impressed with my picks this year. Whomever dethrones me can have half the prize money I won last year.
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@JayHawkFanToo that’s last years final second chance bracket. And an invitation to enter this years entries are due in by tomorrow.
Congrats on your current bracket. Wish mine didn’t suck.
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Well my best bracket in the ESPN brackets is scoring at 85% - -I picked 12-16 correct for the sweet sixteen in that one, kind of make Dickie’s and Bilas look sick - - lol - -got to love it. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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I had to scroll down a long way to find this. The last post was 10 days ago!
I looked at the leader’s bracket in the entire ESPN bracket challenge. They missed 3 teams in the first round, 2 in the second, 3 in the 3rd, perfect since.
But here is what is interesting: he missed on SMU in the first round, and then missed on both KU and Mich St! Yes, this genius who is leading millions of contestants picked UCDavis to pull off the first 16 over 1 in cbb history! Then missed on UCD not advancing all the way to the E8, where he had them losing to Oregon, where his bracket got back on a correct path with the Ducks (boo) going on.
Wow! Must be a UCD alum, but can you imagine how disappointed he would be for making that crazy upset pick if he was in 2nd place now?
Has picked Gonzaga to win tomorrow, 96-90. Defensive affair.
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I think the winning bracket from 2008 was close to perfect with all the 1 seeds in F4. Crazy.
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Wife’s bracket. Probably has watched 40 minutes of ball all year
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Welp, was browsing and checked on the ESPN bracket Challenge, my best Bracket ended up at 88% not to bad -but in something like this - -ya kind of stinks but hey. - - Did get the final 2 that was playing I picked N Carol & Gonzaga in the Championship - -And Picked the correct Champion - -N Carol - -just didn’t do that well in elite 8 and sweet 16 lol OH WELL. - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@jayballer54 I think you did pretty well at the 88th % level.
Joe Lunardi was at 67%, and Seth Davis down at something like 29%.
Go to leaderboard, and scroll down. There are a lot of famous people listed if you want to see Tony K and Golic and others. @wissox–you can check out Frank Kaminski’s, too!
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Wow, I was last before the final and moved up to third from last. Not sure how that happened! See I’m pleased because I knew I wouldn’t see my name at the top of the leaderboard so I picked hoping my name would be at the bottom, so I kind of accomplished my goal.
