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Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #30 on: March 19, 2015, 03:50:49 PM »

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Another upset. Big time 3 at the end of the game. Top 10.play worthy.

Wow. It got even madder.
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Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #31 on: March 19, 2015, 03:51:44 PM »

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Wow, Rick Barnes might not even be the worst tournament coach in Texas with Scott Drew there.  Baylor was so much more talented and had the game in hand and then just played so stupidly over the last 4 minutes.  Great win and great shot by Georgia State though!

Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #32 on: March 19, 2015, 03:55:22 PM »

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I create an Excel sheet every year that uses Kenpom ratings and a random number generator to determine winners to fill out my bracket.  I always just do what it tells me, but it had Baylor going to the Finals.  Glad I stepped in and rigged Baylor's numbers so they'd lose early.

Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #33 on: March 19, 2015, 03:55:41 PM »

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RJ Hunter will definitely be on the spotlight now. That was a big time shot he pulled out there. And he just flat out played MAD in that second half.

The floor is yours, RJ Hunter.
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Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #34 on: March 19, 2015, 04:00:35 PM »

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Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #35 on: March 19, 2015, 04:01:58 PM »

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This game is a nightmare. Rick Barnes is a nightmare.

You should just set up a script to post this every year around this time  ;)

He sure can recruit though!

Rick Barnes is universally hated in the state of Texas, not just when we inevitably struggle in March. Hope this is the last time I have to say that. He has recruited some great guys, but it shouldn't be hard to recruit at UT with the number one athletic program financially and one of the best talent pools in the country.

I don't blame you.  In terms of underachieving with massive talent, Barnes losing in the 2nd round with that Durant/Augustin team was second only to Dale Brown losing in the same round with Shaq, Stanley Roberts and Chris Jackson.

Yup, nightmare.


Myles Turner time. Let's see what he can do.

Edit: Woah. He's not on the starting lineup. Is he not playing or he comes off the bench?

I am stuck in office on west coast so stuck doing only occasional gamecast check ins. Does Turner look as bad as his box score makes him out to be? He has two rebounds, two turnovers, a foul in about 12 minutes? Butler's frontline is not exactly Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace..

He's only started a few games this year. We really don't like playing the most efficient player in the conference.

He hasnt made an impact so far. Not good for his draft stock.

Hard to make an impact when he plays two minutes at a time before being pulled for Connor Lammert.

Fair enough.

But you'd think they'd use their size against this undersized Butler squad.

We are tied with them in points in the paint. Unacceptable.
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Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #36 on: March 19, 2015, 04:02:22 PM »

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RJ Hunter will definitely be on the spotlight now. That was a big time shot he pulled out there. And he just flat out played MAD in that second half.

The floor is yours, RJ Hunter.
Not the second half. He didn't show up with his second basket until the last 10 minutes of the game. He went from completely unable to do anything to leading his team back.
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Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #37 on: March 19, 2015, 04:05:28 PM »

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RJ Hunter will definitely be on the spotlight now. That was a big time shot he pulled out there. And he just flat out played MAD in that second half.

The floor is yours, RJ Hunter.
Not the second half. He didn't show up with his second basket until the last 10 minutes of the game. He went from completely unable to do anything to leading his team back.

Well, yeah. Fair enough. Still 2nd half though.  ;D

BTW, how worried is Oklahoma right now as the last 3 seed? Every #14 seeds have given their opponents business, two actually got over.
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« Reply #38 on: March 19, 2015, 04:13:19 PM »

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I create an Excel sheet every year that uses Kenpom ratings and a random number generator to determine winners to fill out my bracket.  I always just do what it tells me, but it had Baylor going to the Finals.  Glad I stepped in and rigged Baylor's numbers so they'd lose early.

Might want to use a Monte Carlo sim to generate a couple thousand iterations..

Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #39 on: March 19, 2015, 04:13:34 PM »

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jeez butler has 1 point in the last 8 minutes and is about to take the lead back... texas really could have capitalized there...

Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #40 on: March 19, 2015, 04:13:51 PM »

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Rick Barnes really grinds my gears. Turner doesn't see a ton of time, when he does he's playing with 2 other post players making things really congested for him. When he does get space in the pick and roll Isaiah Thomas throws up a stupid floater instead of a simple pass that would lead to a Turner dunk.

I think Turner's lack of production has a lot to do with the coach and the players around him. I see him as a high upside guy that in a few years could really help the C's.
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Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #41 on: March 19, 2015, 04:16:40 PM »

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Rick Barnes really grinds my gears. Turner doesn't see a ton of time, when he does he's playing with 2 other post players making things really congested for him. When he does get space in the pick and roll Isaiah Thomas throws up a stupid floater instead of a simple pass that would lead to a Turner dunk.

I think Turner's lack of production has a lot to do with the coach and the players around him. I see him as a high upside guy that in a few years could really help the C's.

I think Turner will really do well in the pros.

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« Reply #42 on: March 19, 2015, 04:16:41 PM »

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Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #43 on: March 19, 2015, 04:20:43 PM »

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This game is a nightmare. Rick Barnes is a nightmare.

You should just set up a script to post this every year around this time  ;)

He sure can recruit though!

Rick Barnes is universally hated in the state of Texas, not just when we inevitably struggle in March. Hope this is the last time I have to say that. He has recruited some great guys, but it shouldn't be hard to recruit at UT with the number one athletic program financially and one of the best talent pools in the country.

I don't blame you.  In terms of underachieving with massive talent, Barnes losing in the 2nd round with that Durant/Augustin team was second only to Dale Brown losing in the same round with Shaq, Stanley Roberts and Chris Jackson.

Yup, nightmare.


Myles Turner time. Let's see what he can do.

Edit: Woah. He's not on the starting lineup. Is he not playing or he comes off the bench?

I am stuck in office on west coast so stuck doing only occasional gamecast check ins. Does Turner look as bad as his box score makes him out to be? He has two rebounds, two turnovers, a foul in about 12 minutes? Butler's frontline is not exactly Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace..

He's only started a few games this year. We really don't like playing the most efficient player in the conference.

He hasnt made an impact so far. Not good for his draft stock.

Hard to make an impact when he plays two minutes at a time before being pulled for Connor Lammert.

Fair enough.

But you'd think they'd use their size against this undersized Butler squad.

We are tied with them in points in the paint. Unacceptable.

Tuner isn't getting the ball on the post. I want to see his post game, but I can't, because they're not passing to him.

Ha.
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Re: ***March Madness***
« Reply #44 on: March 19, 2015, 04:23:12 PM »

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That post got all messed up.. this is just confusing to watch..