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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 03-10-2005 10:40 PM
What are your picks for the Final Four? Any local teams that are hot and under the radar? I will need help on my brackets Sunday and Monday. lol |
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ALLEY CAT Prowler Junkie Posts: 36093 |
posted 03-10-2005 10:47 PM
U of Az looks strong down the stretch. I'd still go with Illinois. I'm waiting for MeanGene's picks. Don't listen to Marty and Reba, lol. |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 03-10-2005 11:08 PM
U C just lost to Southern Fla. SAD to say the least. |
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Randy Cobb Prowler Junkie Posts: 4070 |
posted 03-11-2005 07:13 AM
I don't know how the brackets align, but the four best teams I've seen this year are Illinois, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Kentucky. Next level- Kansas, Boston College, Duke, Syracuse, Arizona, Connecticut. But what do I know. Last year I didn't pick Georgia Tech to make it out of the Sweet 16 and they made it to the championship game. It's whomever stays healthy, but more importantly - who gets hot. ------------------ |
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jforbes Prowler Junkie Posts: 120 |
posted 03-11-2005 01:26 PM
As a UA alum and a current UA grad student -- I have to agree with AC about Arizona. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA - GO WILDCATS!! Janet |
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Marty Usher Prowler Junkie Posts: 13833 |
posted 03-11-2005 06:41 PM
quote: OK - don't listen - we don't want to be nioticed - YET!! LOUISVILLE!!!!! |
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CTProwler Prowler Junkie Posts: 3915 |
posted 03-11-2005 11:29 PM
When Pairings come out let me know--i'm in a few pools. Its a lot of luck picking upsets. very hard to do. Just so you know I've never won? been close but no Cigar!   I do know It's not going to be UConns year!------------------ |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 03-13-2005 11:07 PM
quote: Randy, were you on the committee? You did pretty well with what you picked except Washington snuck in on you. |
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tangled up in BLUE Prowler Junkie Posts: 11086 |
posted 03-13-2005 11:09 PM
is Indiana anywhere in the running.... |
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blackcat Prowler Junkie Posts: 1744 |
posted 03-13-2005 11:34 PM
No Indiana but watch out for Georgia Tech......... |
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tangled up in BLUE Prowler Junkie Posts: 11086 |
posted 03-13-2005 11:36 PM
where's Bobby Knight.... |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 03-13-2005 11:43 PM
Bobby is in the tournament with Texas Tech, a number 6 seed. |
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Randy Cobb Prowler Junkie Posts: 4070 |
posted 03-14-2005 07:36 AM
Ed- Just lucky, but the tops seeds are fairly obvious except for Washington. The combination of them beating Arizona in the Pac 10 Tourney and Wake losing (Chris Paul out due to suspension for sucker punching Julius Hodge in the privates) in the quarters to a hot NC State probably sealed that 1st seed. I still think Wake is the better team, but time will tell and the committe couldn't give three 1 seeds to ACC teams. Duke's gut check during the ACC Tourney and the losses by Kansas and Oklahoma in the Big 12 as well as Kentucky's loss to Fl in the SEC moved the Devils from a 2nd/3rd to a 1st. Marty- blackcat- I really wonder who will be the sleeper that will get in the Final 4 this year like GA Tech did last year? Who will get hot? Seems to be at least one every year. |
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jmcant1 Prowler Junkie Posts: 1037 |
posted 03-14-2005 09:53 AM
Kentucky has played poorly in 3 of their last 4 games, including 2 losses to Florida and the OT win over LSU... I don't look for them to struggle against EKU (and ex Wildcat now EKU coach Travis Ford), and the rest of the Austin bracket doesn't scare me, but if they come out flat, like they have lately, they won't go very far...  |
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Randy Cobb Prowler Junkie Posts: 4070 |
posted 03-14-2005 10:52 AM
jmcant 1 - Yeah, UK can be erractic with their youth, but if Tubby can get some chemistry with that unreal young talent they could go deep. I know you guys loved it when Carolina lost to Ga Tech! UNC almost got caught by Clemson in the quarterfinals. |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 03-15-2005 03:31 AM
The big story here is that IF UC wins Thursday, they will play UK, which is only 90 minutes away. UK refuses to play UC during the season, because they do not see it as a plus for UK. I hope UC wins Thursday but they will get killed by UK. UC is inconsistent. I was hoping for a lot more help on my picks. lol |
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Randy Cobb Prowler Junkie Posts: 4070 |
posted 03-15-2005 05:55 PM
Ed- Good luck to UC. On the local battles, we have a similar situation here. The other story is a possible UNC/Kansas game with the Roy Williams tie-in. Another one is the hopes of another UNC/Duke matchup in the semis. The 2 regular season games were brutal. This is a real stretch cause the likelihood of both of them getting that far is pretty slim. |
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MeanGene Prowler Junkie Posts: 2407 |
posted 03-15-2005 06:24 PM
AC and MonoHair... Final Four: Kansas, Illnois, Duke, Wake Forest Kansas vs. Illnois Kansas winner! |
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Marty Usher Prowler Junkie Posts: 13833 |
posted 03-15-2005 06:25 PM
I just don't seehow the ACC is considered that much stronger of a conference than everybody else. I KNOW UNC,Duke and Wake are all "good" teams, but all the pre selection night hype abput three teams being number 1 seeds. How can you seed a team # 1 if they don't even play in their conference final? Enough about that. Being a "homey", I'll take Louisville over UNC in the title game with a total score of 163. Oklahome State and Syracuse are the other two Final Four teams. ------------------  |
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Bcoffman Gray Ghost Prowler Junkie Posts: 2418 |
posted 03-15-2005 06:33 PM
quote: I think I'll frame this prediction and call you in a couple of weeks. You might be off just a little bit. JMO The reason I say this is that Kansas has lost 5 out of their last 8 games. Hard to turn around and get sharp enough to make it all the way after that. I don't know. Might do it? This message has been edited by Bcoffman Gray Ghost on 03-15-2005 at 06:35 PM |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 03-15-2005 09:26 PM
Thanks for the help. I need to send in my brackets soon, I think. |
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Randy Cobb Prowler Junkie Posts: 4070 |
posted 03-16-2005 09:46 AM
Marty - I agree with you that the ACC is not "that much stronger of a conference than everybody else". As a matter of fact from top to bottom the Big East 9 (IMO) is stronger and I agree that the Big East deserved 6 teams in the tournament vs. the 5 of the ACC. I just think (and obviously the selection committee agrees) the ACC is very top heavy this year with their top 3 of UNC, Wake and Duke. To defend these 3, the only non conference loss any of them had was Wake's a** kicking by Illinois up in Champange early in the year and that happened to a lot of people. Now that I say this, none of them will get in the Great Eight! I get your point about not making it to your conference finals, but the selections are on a full season and why give a substantial penalty to a team for a great season due to a loss late in the season or in a conference tournament to a quality opponent. I think very strong cases of this are Illinois' loss to Ohio State and UNC's loss to GA Tech. Everybody seems to pick Carolina as the favorite. I don't know about that. They and Illinois probably have the most talent of all the teams and UNC probably has more depth, but I've seen lapses of poise and focus in Carolina that make them venerable and ripe for an upset. Plus most fans outside of North Carolina will pull against Carolina & Duke. Sorry for the lenghty response, but I'm a college b-ball junkie and love this time of the year! Good luck to the Cards! |
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jmcant1 Prowler Junkie Posts: 1037 |
posted 03-16-2005 11:41 AM
Louisville in the final? Marty, you're a funny guy!  |
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Randy Cobb Prowler Junkie Posts: 4070 |
posted 03-16-2005 03:49 PM
jmcant 1 - Better watch you back. The last time I ragged a buddy about his team, mine got upset and sent home! |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 03-16-2005 08:05 PM
Looeyville kicked Cincy's butt twice. I think they might go to the Final Four. I don't think UK is as strong as they usally are. |
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