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azgreg wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:49 pm MD is too much for GCU.
That’s a shame
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UAEebs86 wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:49 pm
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That's Kylan Boswell.
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Big 12- 6-1 in the Round of 64

SEC will either be 9-4 or 8-5 pending the Uconn / Oklahoma game
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Postmaster wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 6:59 pm That's Kylan Boswell.
From Illinois basketball?

Curious what kind of ads he does up there.
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Fuck Boswell.
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Alieberman wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:05 pm Big 12- 6-1 in the Round of 64

SEC will either be 9-4 or 8-5 pending the Uconn / Oklahoma game
Overseeded much?
Can't wait til Monday when all the talking heads are wondering why the SEC lost so many games.
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C'mon Biberty!
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Ducks. Yikes.
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dovecanyoncat wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:30 pm C'mon Biberty!
I feel like they don't want to be here.
“The reality is that the hardest games to win are over teams on their home court. Teams that don’t play those games can spin it however they want, but what they’re saying is, ‘We don’t want to lose in our non conference season.’" - Sean Miller
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AZCatGirl wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:41 pm
dovecanyoncat wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:30 pm C'mon Biberty!
I feel like they don't want to be here.
I don't want Oregon to be here.
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Jesus jumpers got raptured
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AZCatGirl wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:16 pm
Postmaster wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 6:59 pm That's Kylan Boswell.
From Illinois basketball?

Curious what kind of ads he does up there.
Liquor stores?
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UAEebs86 wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:55 pm
AZCatGirl wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:16 pm
Postmaster wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 6:59 pm That's Kylan Boswell.
From Illinois basketball?

Curious what kind of ads he does up there.
Liquor stores?
+3 rep
“The reality is that the hardest games to win are over teams on their home court. Teams that don’t play those games can spin it however they want, but what they’re saying is, ‘We don’t want to lose in our non conference season.’" - Sean Miller
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Is bittle like 40?
Arizona State might have the most surprisingly anemic history in men's basketball of any program that you might think is better than it is.
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Boswell with 15 points leading ILL
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The fighting Millers “do what we do”.
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Boring blowouts the rest of the night. Yawn.
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Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12
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Shelstad had a game.
Arizona State might have the most surprisingly anemic history in men's basketball of any program that you might think is better than it is.
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Alieberman wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:00 pm Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12
We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch
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CalStateTempe wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 10:15 pm
Alieberman wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:00 pm Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12
We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch
And so would the SEC.
Arizona State might have the most surprisingly anemic history in men's basketball of any program that you might think is better than it is.
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The first round scoring margin was the highest since at least 1997.

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All top 4 seeds won. Chalk Tournament so far.
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U.P. Zona Fan wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 2:06 am
CalStateTempe wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 10:15 pm
Alieberman wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:00 pm Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12
We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch
And so would the SEC.
The Big12 is 0-1 head-to-head vs the SEC, so far. And that was an #8 vs. #9 - virtually an even match-up...

... all else is noise.
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pc in NM wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:51 am
U.P. Zona Fan wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 2:06 am
CalStateTempe wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 10:15 pm
Alieberman wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:00 pm Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12
We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch
And so would the SEC.
The Big12 is 0-1 head-to-head vs the SEC, so far. And that was an #8 vs. #9 - virtually an even match-up...

... all else is noise.
Baylor would like a word with you…
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Alieberman wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:55 am
pc in NM wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:51 am
U.P. Zona Fan wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 2:06 am
CalStateTempe wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 10:15 pm
Alieberman wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:00 pm Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12
We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch
And so would the SEC.
The Big12 is 0-1 head-to-head vs the SEC, so far. And that was an #8 vs. #9 - virtually an even match-up...

... all else is noise.
Baylor would like a word with you…
Damn!! Round-of-64 brain overload!! (And, I watched most of that very game!!!) :roll: :shock:
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My tournament summary after round 1

Serious separation from top of half the field to the bottom

Mostly blowouts and only 3 double digit teams advanced.

I predict hardly any teams over a 6 seed to get to sweet 16

Big 3 Conferences are dominating- 69% of field of 32 come from these 3 conferences/ expect that number to be even higher in sweet 16

Might be somewhat boring this week but I expect next week to be really really good
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Game time for the Arizona vs. Oregon game is 6:30 pm PST (also 6:30 in AZ) on TBS
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Alieberman wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:11 am I predict hardly any teams over a 6 seed to get to sweet 16
Purdue/McNeese State so far showing your analysis to be spot on.
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Alieberman wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:11 am My tournament summary after round 1

Serious separation from top of half the field to the bottom

Mostly blowouts and only 3 double digit teams advanced.

I predict hardly any teams over a 6 seed to get to sweet 16

Big 4 Conferences are dominating- 69% of field of 32 come from these 3 conferences/ expect that number to be even higher in sweet 16

Might be somewhat boring this week but I expect next week to be really really good
This is an after effect of NIL/Transfer portal.

Prior to the Portal/NIL few players from the smaller/cinderalla teams would transfer during their careers. They would have to sit out a year and there was no financial incentive. Now if a smaller school has a player develop/blow-up they can transfer immediately and get paid.

This results in the rich getting richer and the poor (smaller schools) getting poorer. This will inevitably lead to fewer and fewer upsets in future NCAA tournaments.
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Agree dmj- this does seem to be the current pattern… but everything goes in cycles… it will be interesting to see how long this lasts
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Well, last year a quarter of the first round games were won by double digit seeds.
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