Day 1 Tournament Day Thread
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UVA, ND, a few close games so far, but no upsets. Hope that non-upset thing holds for a while for a certain #1 seed that I’m quite fond of
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some dude named Nana has 7 points for Bucknell already
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West Virginia having no problem today.
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Assuming WVU wins this game, I’m curious to see how the game is called when they play Notre Dame. If the game is called tight then WVU is probably going to lose because ND is the best free throw shooting team in the country. Since Notre Dame is Notre Dame, and is in the ACC, I can see them shooting about 40 free throws against WVU.
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I look at the game a little differently if they meet. The press will be hard to prepare for in 1 day. Notre Dame only starts 1 true ball handler, the rest of their lineup is full of wings and an undersized 5. They don’t turn the ball over much (only 9) a game but nobody outside of the Big-12 is prepared for the pressure WVU puts on you for 40 minutes. This could be a game where ND is up early because they are the better offensive team but one that WV wears them down as it goes on
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as usual almost everyone with a pulse for West Virginia has a foul. Went up 27-12, game of runs puts Bucknell within 6 at 33-27.
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@BeddieKU23 That’s what I mean, though. Notre Dame’s ability to handle the press will be largely determined by how the officials decide to blow the whistle. If the game is called tight it will take a lot of pressure off of ND’s guards and mitigate a major strength of West Virginia’s. It will also allow the best free throw shooting team in the country to get to the line frequently. If the officials let them play a little bit, I like West Virginia to win the game.
As I write this, though, WVU only leads by 3. Need to win this game first.
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Bucknell FIGHTIN, CLAWIN
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Bucknell’s center is good, he’d probably start for us.
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@JayHawkFanToo yup! the company orders base nikes and them paints on them and adds different facbric to them. They’re the Nike Roshe Runs
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I’m sorry, but Vanderbilt, you had Florida’s number, granted, but who else did you beat on the way to a 19-15 record and a NCAA tournament bid? And a 9 seed at that. You lost by 20 at Missouri. You lost by 23 to Middle Tennessee. I have no animosity towards the alma mater of my very bright nephew who just graduated, but goodness, you have no business being in any postseason tournament other than the Not In Tournament tournament.
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Actually kind of wishing that Vandy would have been seeded where they belong, at about a 14 and they put them opposite Baylor and you’d have a Drew vs. Drew matchup.
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As much as I hear Indiana fans complain about Crean, I don’t know. I don’t think Martin is great, but Crean isn’t very good.
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Haha minnesota. HaHa idiot tournament committee who made the ground squirrels a 5 seed.
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Total mental lapse by vandy… they deliberately fouled an 86% foul shooter with 18 seconds left up by 1. He sunk both. Then they launched a 3 from 10 feet behind the arc.
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@BeddieKU23 Cool thread!
SO! I am living in Vermont and the Catamounts of UVM are playing Purdue in 30 minutes…guess who I’m rooting for?
Its actually kind of cool. I mean, all the people I work with that follow basketball are excited that Vermont University got into the NCAA’s this year. So, naturally I think its cool too. Small town Vermont school getting into the big dance? Cool right?
But, what if they beat Purdue tonight!? It would ruin one section of my bracket but WHOA that would be awesome!
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@Lulufulu I still remember when big Taylor Coppenrath and the Catamounts took down Syracuse in 2005. Epic!
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Nova will probably win bye 29 but man they are getting out played right now.
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@wissox said:
Haha minnesota. HaHa idiot tournament committee who made the ground squirrels a 5 seed.
Maybe the committee got Wisconsin and Minnesota confused?
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@approxinfinity They have a junior coach …
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I had the VCU game on waiting for ISU & the heads said 61 fouls called in that game-AWFUL !bolded text
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@globaljaybird
VCU asks for it.
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@globaljaybird VCU got screwed with phantom fouls for sure.
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ACC/east coast team getting every call against Badgers
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They look awesome but I would think Adidas might have a problem since they pay KU a lot of money for the rights to use the logo and the last thing they want to see is the KU logo on a Nike shoe.
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Looks like ISU will advance, Nevada can’t buy a stop. Burton is killing them
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Bronson Koenig makes 8 three pointers bailing out Badgers. Nova next.
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@wissox maybe the refs were making up for the NCAA screwing Virginia Tech out of a tourney berth for the last decade (particular Delaney/Allen years). Between that, the decimating injuries year after year, and surviving the lackluster Greenberg offense and the unqualified James Johnson years, fate has not been kind to the Hokies for a long time. Finally, with Buzz the future looks bright.
Grats to your Badgers! Hayes was deadly down the stretch. 8-9 from the line for a 56% (?) FT shooter. Beast mode. Hope our guys respond in a similar way when they find themselves on the line with the game in the balance.
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@globaljaybird said:
Looks like ISU will advance, Nevada can’t buy a stop. Burton is killing them
Burton is a rascal. Nevada is pretty terrible on D though.
@wissox said:
Bronson Koenig makes 8 three pointers bailing out Badgers. Nova next.
Best of luck.
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@approxinfinity I like Buzz too. He’s a good coach and recruiter. They were tough. Nigel took over the game down the stretch. Yes FT’s are another way this Badger team mirrors the Jayhawks.
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ISU looked really good for the most part, I thought Purdue was lucky. That could be a pretty interesting game.
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ISU is going to kill Purdue. @KirkIsMyHinrich doesn’t know basketball very well.
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Was I the only one to hear the NU/ISU talking head mention that ISU had beat KU in AFH in Kansas City? Man, watching AFH being moved along the turnpike would’ve been worth paying to see.
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@brooksmd heard it too, played it back to make sure?
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@JayHawkFanToo you’re probably right im a little fish though they’ll go after the maker
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I don’t believe you are in any jeopardy. You can get permission from KU to use the logo in most everything, I.e. licensing. You have to provide samples for approval and make they make sure all the details, such as color, are correct and meets certain standards before granting licensing rights and you have to keep track of sales to pay royalties. The process is long and expensive and only pays if you are selling a fair amount. A friend of mine made wall hangings with the logo made out of carpet and went through the process so I am somewhat familiar with it.
Given that a sneaker with the KU logo would compete with its biggest licensor, I would be surprised if the grant a license, particularly if it is a Nike sneaker that directly competes with Adidas. Really nice sneaker regardless.
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I rooted for UVM as well last night. I live in Southern Vermont! They played well, just came up short and the injury to Steidl didn’t help. I thought Ernie Duncan missed some bad attempts. Lamb is good enough to play for anyone though. He stays 4 years and he’s going to break a lot of records at the school
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These days, some bigger program will try to get him for the final year via grad transfer…
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He is a true freshman, unlikely he’ll be eligible for that exception unless something happens. Surprised he flew under the radar, he was one of the finalists for NY state player of the year last season.
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Tarik Black graduated in three years right? So it is possible.
And yeah, looks like a big whiff on the recruiting services, known to happen from time to time. Appeared to be in the 300 range for rankings.
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Good point, I guess it’s not impossible. I’m just stunned Lamb ended up at UVM. Always a solid American East school but Lamb is a definite step up in talent level from usual.
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Interesting to think where Trey Burke or OG Anunoby would have ended up without the keen eye of Belein and Crean.
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OG’s 247 profile, hilarious!
http://247sports.com/Player/OG-Anunoby-34775?Institution=14526
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Oladipo, another!
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I knew I was forgetting one. Crean has a GREAT eye for talent.
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Definitely, someone will give him a job
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I think he is well suited to a mid-major and that’s not a dig at him.
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@JayHawkFanToo Yup it’s definitely a nike sneaker even came in the original nike box. I didn’t even think about the fact that it was a nike shoe when i ordered it I just saw Jayhawk shoes and said i want! Lol
That is a pretty thorough process to go through and I agree I doubt the school would grant the license to Nike.
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@HawkInMizery He sells them as handcrafted unlicensed art pieces. Is the quality good? I had to order a pair too! Gameday shoes Ha
