Official Bracketology Thread

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:37 pm

Wonder if this shortened season will make any difference in who chooses to go early in the draft.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:07 pm

I wonder if they will give kids another year to compete, especially at the mid major level. Would be a shame as some of those kids should get a shot.

Maybe let them come back, start practice early and have a huge preseason tourney of 68 teams next year

Bear Down Vegas · Post by **Bear Down Vegas** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:25 pm

All's I's knows is - I just magically recreated the $50 future bet I made/torched. Thanks Corona!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:59 pm

azcat49 wrote:Maybe let them come back, start practice early and have a huge preseason tourney of 68 teams next year

I like that idea but the logistics would be crazy.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:05 pm

So I wonder if there will be a selection show. You know just in case.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:07 pm

U.P. Zona Fan wrote:So I wonder if there will be a selection show. You know just in case.

In case what?

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:09 pm

Chicat wrote:
azcat49 wrote:Maybe let them come back, start practice early and have a huge preseason tourney of 68 teams next year
I like that idea but the logistics would be crazy.

Not enough scholarships for one, and floor minutes, along with what classes can they take? Not everyone wants to go to grad school.

Feel bad for Stone Gettings, but he had a good run at Arizona, just no NCAA tourney. Hazzard is a non-entity to me for whatever reason.

Although the Cats would lose the first weekend anyway.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:12 pm

Just think you give the kids the choice and if it means extra scholarships for one year and the NCAA has to use a few of the billions they make on these kids then you do it.

Just hate to think that in 20 years they might look back and say they had a chance to play but were denied by a super natural event beyond their control

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:28 pm

Longhorned wrote:
U.P. Zona Fan wrote:So I wonder if there will be a selection show. You know just in case.
In case what?

They decide to hold this thing in May?

Oh good the guys in the white coats are here. I gotta go.

See you in the fall!!

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:53 pm

U.P. Zona Fan wrote:
Longhorned wrote:
U.P. Zona Fan wrote:So I wonder if there will be a selection show. You know just in case.
In case what?
They decide to hold this thing in May?

Oh good the guys in the white coats are here. I gotta go.

See you in the fall!!

It's true. The college basketball fan's mind has no means of comprehending that the tourney won't happen.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:03 pm

Longhorned wrote:
U.P. Zona Fan wrote:
Longhorned wrote:
U.P. Zona Fan wrote:So I wonder if there will be a selection show. You know just in case.
In case what?
They decide to hold this thing in May?

Oh good the guys in the white coats are here. I gotta go.

See you in the fall!!
It's true. The college basketball fan's mind has no means of comprehending that the tourney won't happen.

The mass delusion happening in the game thread right now is pretty funny. Especially since we are playing like shit in the fake game that isn’t happening.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:42 pm

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:20 pm

Wow Dayton with a one seed. Really a bummer for their fans and team. We would have a tough one against TT. Would expect nothing less from the committee. 7 seed a one point dog against a 10. I think we would have played ourselves up to a 6 though.

Sc vs Illinois would have been entertaining. East Tennessee would have beat Iowa, guarantee it. Yale and SF Austin would have been dangerous 5/12 picks

Oh and Kansas would have really struggled with us if we ever would have played them

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:30 pm

We would have whooped kansass, Zeke would have gotten Doke into foul trouble and Smith would have been all over Dotson. It's a shame. It is really a shame, we could have had years of messing with fuegs over that game.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:34 pm

U.P. Zona Fan wrote:We would have whooped kansass, Zeke would have gotten Doke into foul trouble and Smith would have been all over Dotson. It's a shame. It is really a shame, we could have had years of messing with fuegs over that game.

To me that was a dream match up. Koloko would have played big for us and Green would have been a load for them along with NNaji

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:41 pm

ESPN had us as the 7 in the west, with SDSU as the 2 Oregon as the 4 uofm as the 5 and Gonzaga as the 1 BYU and Seton Hall in the 6-3 game. That would have been favorable.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:44 pm

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:52 pm

I would love to have a bracket so we could have discussions and maybe someone has software where the match ups could be simulated. Make it so NCAA

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:59 pm

azcat49 wrote:I would love to have a bracket do we could have discussions and maybe someone has software where the match ups could be simulated. Make it so NCAA

Release the bracket, and then have the teams compete by way of video games we watch live. Not a basketball video game, but something completely unrelated like Asteroids.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:10 pm

Ha!!!! I called it, release the brackets. Let the nerds in their nerderies run the sims until they come up with a presumptive national champion that we can all argue about for 3 weeks or so. I like LH 's idea also. I hope they televise it.

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:37 pm

Longhorned wrote:
azcat49 wrote:I would love to have a bracket do we could have discussions and maybe someone has software where the match ups could be simulated. Make it so NCAA
Release the bracket, and then have the teams compete by way of video games we watch live. Not a basketball video game, but something completely unrelated like Asteroids.

Actually the basketball video game played by the players themselves would be fun.

Only caveat: you can’t play yourself. Gotta play one of your teammates.

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:42 pm

Irish27 wrote:

A small underdog to get out of the round of 64.

On a professional level, Miller is lucky this thing was called off.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:35 pm

SCCats wrote:
Irish27 wrote:
A small underdog to get out of the round of 64.

On a professional level, Miller is lucky this thing was called off.

Not the lunardi bracket, I want the real committee bracket. The selection Sunday bracket. These kids need to be recognized for their success this season. Dayton needs to get it's 1 seed. Sdsu needs it's 2 seed. Hofstra needs to get it's 15 seed. Etsu and SFA need their 12 seeds and for everyone to say they would have totally beaten some middling power five conf team that's trailing off. Every little bit of closure will help these kids. I hope they work on getting seniors an extra year of eligibility for those that choose to come back. And I hope some of these great low major squads come back fully.

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Sun Mar 15, 2020 6:17 am

The only problem with this is that 15 teams or so would have been their conference champions which were never crowned.

Captain Obvious · Post by **Captain Obvious** » Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:08 am

SCCats wrote:
Irish27 wrote:
A small underdog to get out of the round of 64.

On a professional level, Miller is lucky this thing was called off.

He's very lucky indeed. Not that our spineless AD and President would have fired him though. At least we don't have to suffer the indignity of another humiliating first round loss to some unheard of mid major geek squad. Never has it been so painful to watch U of A basketball as it was this season. More like a chore than something to enjoy. Glad it's over.

MountainCat · Post by **MountainCat** » Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:21 am

Captain Obvious wrote:
SCCats wrote:
Irish27 wrote:
A small underdog to get out of the round of 64.

On a professional level, Miller is lucky this thing was called off.
He's very lucky indeed. Not that our spineless AD and President would have fired him though. At least we don't have to suffer the indignity of another humiliating first round loss to some unheard of mid major geek squad. Never has it been so painful to watch U of A basketball as it was this season. More like a chore than something to enjoy. Glad it's over.

Apparently you didn’t watch the ‘97 Championship Team. They weren’t called the Cardiac Cats for nothing.

Chill...

Or don’t watch anymore...

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:46 pm

https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... cketology/" target="_blank

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:20 am

This guy is a member of BracketMatrix and ran simulations of seeding and the tournament.

zonagrad · Post by **zonagrad** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:01 am

Captain Obvious wrote:
SCCats wrote:
Irish27 wrote:
A small underdog to get out of the round of 64.

On a professional level, Miller is lucky this thing was called off.
He's very lucky indeed. Not that our spineless AD and President would have fired him though. At least we don't have to suffer the indignity of another humiliating first round loss to some unheard of mid major geek squad. Never has it been so painful to watch U of A basketball as it was this season. More like a chore than something to enjoy. Glad it's over.

Now you’re just flailing. I’d say you’ve taken your troll status to “on the bubble.” If you’re lucky, maybe the NCAA will sanction Arizona with a postseason ban.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:32 am

Nolan has run the First Four and Thursday's games.

Stanford and ASSu out already. Colorado and Oregon advance.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:33 am

Today's simulations are underway.

http://warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/ ... 2020-03-20" target="_blank

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 6:40 am

I swear if we lose to those bums from Cincinnati...

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:20 pm

Another slow start

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:24 pm

84Cat wrote:Another slow start

DWWD

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:44 pm

Another one.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:11 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:02 pm

azgreg wrote:Today's simulations are underway.

http://warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/ ... 2020-03-20" target="_blank

Arizona over Cincy 73-67.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:13 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:05 pm

Go UArizona!

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:15 pm

Even the simulations want the Miller brothers to play each other.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:03 pm

Hate to link ESPIN but I thought this was fun

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.c ... atform=amp" target="_blank

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:44 pm

Oregon advances while Colorado goes home.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 3:01 pm

Cats move on.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:27 pm

MountainCat · Post by **MountainCat** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:52 am

Sweet 16 Baby.....

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:43 pm

They should just make the tourney a computer simulation like these every year.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:57 pm

Longhorned wrote:They should just make the tourney a computer simulation like these every year.

Because we tend to do better in simulations than in actual real life basketball?

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:11 pm

Beachcat97 wrote:
Longhorned wrote:They should just make the tourney a computer simulation like these every year.
Because we tend to do better in simulations than in actual real life basketball?

In the Matrix no Cat ever misses the front end of a late game 1-and-1.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:54 pm

Boooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:58 pm

azgreg wrote:Boooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Both teams were turrible from the free throw line. I'd rather suffer a digital end to my digital tourney than advance with performance.

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