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| Gonzaga, it's always Gonzaga |
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| Iowa |
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| Indiana |
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| Wofford, you loving idiot |
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Stanford finally fired Johnny Dawkins. Wondering if he moves down the coaching chain (or would even be successful if he did) or if he just slinks back to Duke and winds up his career there as director of basketball operations or alumni outreach or something. Anyway, that's a top-notch job right there, without the immediate psychosis that surrounds some of those positions. Would expect every up-and-comer to be waiting by the phone for that call. Josh Lyman posted:5 years with Georgia Tech's current coach and we haven't made the tournament even once. Hilariously, Gregory's candidacy for higher level jobs was based on one amazing, unsustainable year at Dayton, rather than consistent success like Archie Miller has had there. GT really gets their heads turned by one-time achievements. elentar fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Mar 14, 2016 |
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Benne posted:
And now in OP as well.
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Mar 14, 2016 20:38
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The Vegas 16 bracket was announced. It has 8 teams. 
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Mar 14, 2016 22:49
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relax-o-vision posted:What do you mean? South Dakota State got in. South Dakota state really does have a better claim to SDSU than San Diego anyway.
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Mar 15, 2016 01:00
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Jesus, now our women's team has been hosed by the NCAA and has to play in Sioux Falls despite being the second No. 1 seed in the tournament. Our AD must have hosed somebody's wife or something.
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Mar 15, 2016 02:16
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RumbleFish posted:Jesus, now our women's team has been hosed by the NCAA and has to play in Sioux Falls despite being the second No. 1 seed in the tournament. Our AD must have hosed somebody's wife or something. Hmm, Sioux Falls, nasty business.
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Mar 15, 2016 02:19
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Toilet Mouth posted:Hmm, Sioux Falls, nasty business. The women's tournament works differently from the men's. The top seeds host the early rounds and usually travel to a nearby regional for the rest of their games (pre-Final Four, of course). The other three 1-seeds got paired with local sites and yet we have to travel halfway across the country for some unspecified reason. Hopefully that won't make a difference, but it's bizarre all the same.
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RumbleFish posted:The women's tournament works differently from the men's. The top seeds host the early rounds and usually travel to a nearby regional for the rest of their games (pre-Final Four, of course). The other three 1-seeds got paired with local sites and yet we have to travel halfway across the country for some unspecified reason. Hopefully that won't make a difference, but it's bizarre all the same. Probably doesn't matter that much since UConn is going to shithouse everyone again
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Mar 15, 2016 02:59
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They could save everyone so much time if they just gave UConn a new trophy every November and called it a season.
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Mar 15, 2016 03:02
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Yeah, I went to the SC-UConn game this year and as dominant as our women's team is, UConn is still so much better it's ridiculous.
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Mar 15, 2016 03:17
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I'm glad a&m won a title, in women's basketball
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Mar 15, 2016 03:26
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Doesn't the NCAA not allow states that fly confederate flags to host postseason tournaments, or something like that? I thought South Carolina was on that list.
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Mar 15, 2016 03:53
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TheAlmightyFrog posted:Doesn't the NCAA not allow states that fly confederate flags to host postseason tournaments, or something like that? I thought South Carolina was on that list. SC finally removed that flag! 
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Mar 15, 2016 03:58
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OctoberBlues posted:SC finally removed that flag! Hmm, well I guess we're back to the NCAA hates South Carolina theory then.
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Mar 15, 2016 04:08
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OctoberBlues posted:SC finally removed that flag! Too bad it took the murder of 9 people for it to happen.
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Mar 15, 2016 05:06
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korrandark posted:Too bad it took the murder of 9 people for it to happen. I mean everyone kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me, whatever. I think that people need a second chance.
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RumbleFish posted:The women's tournament works differently from the men's. The top seeds host the early rounds and usually travel to a nearby regional for the rest of their games (pre-Final Four, of course). The other three 1-seeds got paired with local sites and yet we have to travel halfway across the country for some unspecified reason. Hopefully that won't make a difference, but it's bizarre all the same. Probably because the Sanford center in Sioux Falls is brand new and really nice. I'm guessing the NCAA got a bit of incentive to use it for more than just the Summit league tournament but didn't want to do so for the men's tournament since SDSU is still fairly low-mid tier for Basketball.
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Mar 15, 2016 07:59
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TheAlmightyFrog posted:Hmm, well I guess we're back to the NCAA hates South Carolina theory then. most people do and should (it's a bad place)
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Mar 15, 2016 13:53
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Hello Towel posted:To no one's surprise, college basketball coaches like embarrassing music. I like coach K's choice because it's obvious he tried to think of the hippest artist he knew of
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Mar 15, 2016 14:10
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RumbleFish posted:Jesus, now our women's team has been hosed by the NCAA and has to play in Sioux Falls despite being the second No. 1 seed in the tournament. Our AD must have hosed somebody's wife or something. They better hope Gamecock fans travel because it's going to be embarrassing for everyone if South Carolina plays the first round in a quarter full arena.
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Mar 15, 2016 15:03
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Kidd-Liggit posted:I like coach K's choice because it's obvious he tried to think of the hippest artist he knew of I think the article picked one for him because he's the only one who didn't respond back (of course, what a loving rear end in a top hat), and he mentioned liking Beyonce once.
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Mar 15, 2016 15:54
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It's kind of the dumbest thing ever. Don't believe half of these choices. If you're out recruiting 17 year-olds you don't really want them to know how much you love King Crimson, you say something like Nas even though you can't stand that poo poo.
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Mar 15, 2016 16:58
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elentar posted:The Vegas 16 bracket was announced. It has 8 teams. Well 16 is obviously just the year, now - it's a kind of ingenious fallback plan really except for the fact that next year they need to either get 16 teams or become the Vegas 17. Really, though, out of the CIT, the CBI, and the V16, why wouldn't you take the V16? No campus site hosting, relatively short tournament in one location, a fun location, not guaranteed to lose money. Kind of sad we didn't get to see SMU or Louisville regard any of these third-tier tournaments as "not really postseason" and watch them destroy teams like ETSU.
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Edit: I don't really know why any team, especially a young team, would pass up a post-season tournament. Yes the rest of the teams are average to bad, but it's still more playing time and practice, and a very small amount of publicity. Beats sitting at home, although I know it's hard to get hyped for the CBI.kiimo posted:It's kind of the dumbest thing ever. Don't believe half of these choices. If you're out recruiting 17 year-olds you don't really want them to know how much you love King Crimson, you say something like Nas even though you can't stand that poo poo. Bill Self is really just going after a recruit's mom if he's listening to a lot of Luther Vandross. Lon Kruger with Chicago is alright by me, and Larry Krystowiak with Pearl Jam has me secretly rooting for Utah now.. Steve Prohm with Billy Joel, it could be worse I guess. Bird in a Blender fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Mar 15, 2016 |
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Mar 15, 2016 17:16
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Anybody who is naming a Peter Cetera-led band as his all time favorite is immediately on my suspect list. I mean I like power ballads and Karate Kid as much as the next guy but when you're doing duets with Amy Grant you don't deserve to be anybody's favorite band.
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Mar 15, 2016 18:05
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John Mayer? Jesus Christ, Miller. I guess he's also going for the moms.
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Mar 15, 2016 19:15
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kiimo posted:Anybody who is naming a Peter Cetera-led band as his all time favorite is immediately on my suspect list. I mean I like power ballads and Karate Kid as much as the next guy but when you're doing duets with Amy Grant you don't deserve to be anybody's favorite band. Chicago were great before Terry Kath won a Darwin Award. Also I'd jump at the chance to play for a King Crimson-loving coach. drat ballplayers and their dislike of classic prog! 
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Mar 15, 2016 19:32
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I should also note since I don't think it has been mentioned... the band that UNI coach Ben Jacobson picked - the Front Fenders. His dad is the lead singer.
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Mar 15, 2016 19:47
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gvibes posted:Another Illini player arrested, this time Jaylon Tate for punching his girlfriend in the fact. That is two in like three weeks (Leron Black for a felony not too long ago), and three in nine months. John Groce: As Good A Judge Of Character As He Is Of Talent. Just following this up that I wouldn't take an arrest as proof of guilt just yet (or in general). Let them figure out the whole story. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-03-15/tates-attorney-emails-tell-different-story.html
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So five of our players, including two who play regularly, were just suspended an hour and a half before our NIT game tonight.  I guess we weren't content to end the season with a whimper and instead wanted to strike a match and burn this thing down. Those guys really could have used the postseason experience, too.
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OctoberBlues posted:I should also note since I don't think it has been mentioned... the band that UNI coach Ben Jacobson picked - the Front Fenders. His dad is the lead singer. I hope there's like two guys in the band and then he and his brother jump in and call themselves The Quarterpanels.
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Do tickets get appreciably cheaper for the second round once teams have knocked out?
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these poor bastards lost to rutgers and it shows tbqh e: oops this was meant as a gdt comment about fairleigh dickinson kindermord fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Mar 16, 2016 |
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Mar 16, 2016 01:27
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As I watch OSU struggle against loving Akron, after a disappointing but kind of expected season, I wasn't surprised to read this quote from D'Angelo:quote:"I started realizing a lot of people didn't work," Russell said in an interview with Bleacher Report. "A lot of God-given talent, a lot of athleticism separated 'em, but it wasn't really work ethic there." It's a weird situation because Matta built this program up another level and actually gave it some expectation. At the same time, he seems to be in total cruise control. 4* recruits come in, but they don't really improve and the team always seems to get less out of it's talent than it should. The last batch of seniors showed up for the NBA draft combine and had embarrassing levels of body fat apparently. Hopefully this new S&C coach can change the culture, because I like Matta and he should be able to go out on his own terms.
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Mar 16, 2016 01:30
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Los Angeles is falling in love with this guy, btw.
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kiimo posted:Los Angeles is falling in love with this guy, btw. Well this month they are anyway
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You can't feel the tide turning? Where the perception is Byron Scott "held him back"? He's so fired. quote:In Los Angeles, the Lakers haven't yet decided whether to bring Byron Scott back next season. Sources indicate they intend to meet with Scott once the season ends, before deciding whether to retain him. While general manager Mitch Kupchak may have been noticeably unenthusiastic when asked to assess Scott's performance last month, sources indicate that was simply Kupchak's way of avoiding the question and not adding fuel to the speculation about Scott's future. It was clumsy, but it wasn't intended to be the damning indictment some read it as. Sorry, don't buy it.
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In news no one cares about but me, Langston got a 3 seed in the NAIA tourney 
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Metapod posted:In news no one cares about but me, Langston got a 3 seed in the NAIA tourney Sorry buddy, we're a Cumberlands crowd round these parts.
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