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Cleveland State does play D, better than I thought....29th in the country.
Official 2009 NCAA Tournament Thread. The Very Best Have Gathered Upon One Stage.
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Originally Posted by RocDaMike11
Maryland better get out and defend the 3 pt. line. Cal leads the nation in 3 point FG %.Originally Posted by MDterps4
Anybody got the goods on Cal? I honestly haven't seen them play all year so I have no clue what the Terps are getting into. I looked at their results this season, and Washington and Utah were their best wins. Judging solely on who they've beat/lost, I think we got this.
And as Allen said, Randle and Pat Christopher can play.
Now I'm scared. If Gary has us in that stupid 3-2 match up zone for a majority of the game we will get lit up. I couldn't believe how many openthrees NC State, Wake, and Duke had against that zone. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do when you've got no size.
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Can anyone drop some knowledge on washington or purdue. That matchup has me stuck right now. And I actually have arizona over utah and wake. I say they beatwake because they play a lot of zone and wake has no shooters outside of teague.
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Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm
Laugh all you want. It's going to happen.Originally Posted by YngSeanCombs12
How in the world does the sorry Big Ten get 7 teams in? That conference sucks...
UNC beat Michigan State 98-63 earlier this year...
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Originally Posted by MDterps4
Originally Posted by RocDaMike11
Maryland better get out and defend the 3 pt. line. Cal leads the nation in 3 point FG %.Originally Posted by MDterps4
Anybody got the goods on Cal? I honestly haven't seen them play all year so I have no clue what the Terps are getting into. I looked at their results this season, and Washington and Utah were their best wins. Judging solely on who they've beat/lost, I think we got this.
And as Allen said, Randle and Pat Christopher can play.
Now I'm scared. If Gary has us in that stupid 3-2 match up zone for a majority of the game we will get lit up. I couldn't believe how many open threes NC State, Wake, and Duke had against that zone. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do when you've got no size.
It goes much further than "Pat and Randle can play" to me. I don't care if Greivis is long, he's not going to be able to keep in front ofRandle. Jerome is a baller. Pat Christopher AND Theo Robertson, on the other hand, can both be stopped. Good man D will contain either of them, especiallyRobertson (which, for someone of his physical attributes, is surprising). Pat will get some numbers but he won't really take over if you face guard him. If you are worried about open threes agains the matchup zone, you'd probably be most worried about Theo - his spot up 3 is absolute money (though, everyonehas off days), probably the best on the team when he just gets open looks. I dunno though, i feel like the matchup zone would be pretty good against them, asneither Pat or Theo use their size to their advantage that well, so switching between the zone won't cause too many problems. However, I'm not totallysure about what you guys' weakness in the zone is, maybe it just has too mayn holes. If that's the case, you guys are screwed.
No, i'm not a cal fan.
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CIT bound
it's a start
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went to every home game this year. they jack up 3s, randle has no qualms about the nba distance, inside presence is so-so, defense is bleh attimes, hopefully christopher or jorge can slow down that mexican(?) guard they have. whoever comes out of that matchup will probably be steamrolled by memphisOriginally Posted by MDterps4
Originally Posted by RocDaMike11
Maryland better get out and defend the 3 pt. line. Cal leads the nation in 3 point FG %.Originally Posted by MDterps4
Anybody got the goods on Cal? I honestly haven't seen them play all year so I have no clue what the Terps are getting into. I looked at their results this season, and Washington and Utah were their best wins. Judging solely on who they've beat/lost, I think we got this.
And as Allen said, Randle and Pat Christopher can play.
Now I'm scared. If Gary has us in that stupid 3-2 match up zone for a majority of the game we will get lit up. I couldn't believe how many open threes NC State, Wake, and Duke had against that zone. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do when you've got no size.
some thoughts on the other pac 10 teams
zona - i have utah over them, but the wildcats can win that game, they can't beat wake though
sc - beats bc, downed by msu
ucla - again maynor against a team i hate, i think la will make the elite 8 though
arizona state - can make the sweet 16 over syracuse i think
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CSUN gonnna pull the upset!
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I hate this BYU matchup for A&M first round.
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This looks like some sort of reaction to a Maury Povich paternity test. Sloan found out he was the father, and BJ celebrated...
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This looks like some sort of reaction to a Maury Povich paternity test. Sloan found out he was the father, and BJ celebrated...
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How the *#%% do these #*%!$*% have Boise as an east site *insert gillie gif*
Boise, Idaho
. Boise mutha *%*!%+$ Idaho, how is that remotely east
is it anything east of Cali
How the *#%% do these #*%!$*% have Boise as an east site *insert gillie gif*
Boise, Idaho
is it anything east of Cali
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Derozan taking my Trojans deep
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This looks like some sort of reaction to a Maury Povich paternity test. Sloan found out he was the father, and BJ celebrated...
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so who else has the longhorns over the dookies based off pure hate....3 years in a row no sweet 16?...i can only dream
but seriously i think they have a legit shot
but seriously i think they have a legit shot
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Washington's a deep team with 9 players averaging at least 10 minutes a game. Very good guard play with Justin Dentmon, Isaiah Thomas, andVenoy Overton though they are all undersized. All three of them though can penetrate and get to the foul line well. Quincy Pondexter's a longer moreathletic wing who has really come into his own down the stretch of conference play. Very talented but can disappear at times. Jon Brockman is the mainpresence inside. Senior, finalist for the Wooden Award and averages a double double. Among the best rebounders in the country but is not that tall for a postplayer.
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Does anybody else have almost all favorites this year? Im finding it hard to pick any upsets for the first two-three rounds...
Is this just me?
Is this just me?
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Basically UW's going all the way.
Hopefully UConn and Memphis can get upset first round
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anyone trying out for the 1 million dollars bracket contest ? I have Louisville winning it all
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Can some1 please help me with my bracket? I am a super noob at ncaa basketball. I'm really not sure who to put into my bracket and it would be great ifsome1 who is really knowledgeable about this stuff could let me copy their bracket.
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Keep laughing.Originally Posted by Gameover2
Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm
Laugh all you want. It's going to happen.Originally Posted by YngSeanCombs12
How in the world does the sorry Big Ten get 7 teams in? That conference sucks...
UNC beat Michigan State 98-63 earlier this year...
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I'm seeing all 8/9 match-ups as upsets...and all 2/3 match-ups as upsets instead of Oklahoma. Duke is going to have trouble with big boy from Texas butthey'll win that in a squeaker...only to lose next round...as usual.
Memphis is terribly overrated this year.
I won the NT tournament last year. I have spoken.
Memphis is terribly overrated this year.
I won the NT tournament last year. I have spoken.
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i'm thinking of picking north dakota st over kansas & i have purdue in the elite 8.
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Originally Posted by D723
Memphis has been getting the shaft from *#++%@$ basketball analysts for the past 3-4 years going into the tournament. I know we don't have a ton of quality wins since Reke's been playing the 1, but I feel our defense alone can take us very deep.Originally Posted by archnoobie
You know what I mean or maybe you dont. We get overlooked as a potential threat to win it all. Its almost like, "Yeah they got a high seed, but they're not really good enough to win it all." It's really quite interesting. Either way. I'll take it.Originally Posted by Clutchshooter
they were the top overall seed in last years tourney and a #2 this year. that's not exactly under the radar..
and what do the analysts say? they've always said 'this is a talented squad but they cant win it all' and memphis's ZERO national championshipshows they've been correct.
dont know why some of y'all act like you won the whole damn thing and people are denying props. the analysts have been exactly on point about this program.
last season was the best memphis team ever and they still couldnt get it done.
might have been different if they hadnt run up on the Mighty Jayhawks.
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Originally Posted by Clutchshooter
Originally Posted by D723
Memphis has been getting the shaft from *#++%@$ basketball analysts for the past 3-4 years going into the tournament. I know we don't have a ton of quality wins since Reke's been playing the 1, but I feel our defense alone can take us very deep.Originally Posted by archnoobie
You know what I mean or maybe you dont. We get overlooked as a potential threat to win it all. Its almost like, "Yeah they got a high seed, but they're not really good enough to win it all." It's really quite interesting. Either way. I'll take it.Originally Posted by Clutchshooter
they were the top overall seed in last years tourney and a #2 this year. that's not exactly under the radar..
and what do the analysts say? they've always said 'this is a talented squad but they cant win it all' and memphis's ZERO national championship shows they've been correct.
dont know why some of y'all act like you won the whole damn thing and people are denying props. the analysts have been exactly on point about this program.
last season was the best memphis team ever and they still couldnt get it done.
might have been different if they hadnt run up on the Mighty Jayhawks..
Oh and you think that Memphis' past is what determines our future? This is a totally rebuilt program from the Metro Conference teams of the 80's andGreat Midwest Teams of the 90's.
And &*@# anaylsts....every year they predict UCLA to have some magical tournament run like the presence of John Wooden still being alive will guide them toanother championship.....its hilarious really.