March Madness Day 1 Thread

[MexicoHusky]

My upset pick of the day (based on 1 minute of research) is Richmond over Iowa

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I really like the way Boise State plays.

 

[Scoe]

My upset pick of the day (based on 1 minute of research) is Richmond over Iowa

Richmond made the elite 8 in my simulation.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Richmond made the elite 8 in my simulation.

I looked at most of the heavy dogs. None of them looked great and I wanted to avoid trendy picks like SDSU and Vermont. Richmond played 3 big conference teams. Didn't win any, but didn't get destroyed. that was enough for me.

 

[Chuck]

Expected that Memphis couldn’t be good Memphis for 40 minutes and it seems I was right. They will probably pull this out.

Boise looks like a plucky mid-major 12 seed. How did the Mountain West get 4 bids?

 

[Waquoit]

So is Penny a good coach now?

Players get better. Why not coaches?

 

[WhereistheDove?]

So is Penny a good coach now?

I mean, this second half is not particularly supportive of Penny being a good coach. He has a much more talented and athletic team and they look pretty awful.

 

[CL82]

Wait don’t you guys actually have your own board? Shouldn’t you be over there celebrating with your peeps.

 

[auror]

Iowa ...never turns it over and they have 3 awesome offensive rebounders, so they actually lead the country in shot volume. So even if they miss shots, they still score.

Iowa 1/11 from 3 and still winning.

 

[gsmooth]

I looked at most of the heavy dogs. None of them looked great and I wanted to avoid trendy picks like SDSU and Vermont. Richmond played 3 big conference teams. Didn't win any, but didn't get destroyed. that was enough for me.

Yeah if you look at this thread on page 2 or 3 I said the same thing about trendy upset picks. I feel like those trendy picks don’t materialize as they get so much publicity that the favorite hears about it and they get that chip on their shoulder.

 

[gsmooth]

Iowa 1/11 from 3 and still winning.

More than any other team that 3 pt stat is the biggest barometer for Iowa.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Yeah if you look at this thread on page 2 or 3 I said the same thing about trendy upset picks. I feel like those trendy picks don’t materialize as they get so much publicity that the favorite hears about it and they get that chip on their shoulder.

Seems like we are a trendy upset pick. So hopefully we play with intensity.

 

[auror]

Richmond played really good D in the A10 tournament and it continues here.

 

[gsmooth]

Let’s hope Memphis doesn’t pull a Xavier in the closing seconds

 

[CTBasketball]

Thought Penny was gonna blow that away.

 

[Waquoit]

They won by double digits as a lower seed.

 

[gsmooth]

I don’t know who wins this game, but this game is being played at Richmond’s pace

 

[Waquoit]

I just read an entire love letter to Iowa before I realized it was written by KenPom. I want Richmond more than ever.

 

[MexicoHusky]

While watching Richmond/Iowa I was thinking back to our 99' win against Iowa. I thought they played super dirty. Their coach was retiring. They desperately wanted to make a run for him, but were outclassed against our 99 team. Played super dirty. At least i thought they did.... am I wrong?

 

[John]

While watching Richmond/Iowa I was thinking back to our 99' win against Iowa. I thought they played super dirty. Their coach was retiring. They desperately wanted to make a run for him, but were outclassed against our 99 team. Played super dirty. At least i thought they did.... am I wrong?

there's not much to live for in Iowa other than random Ws.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Games kind of boring so far today. Not a lot of excitement at the end. Maybe Iowa-Richmond changes that.

 

[Scoe]

there's not much to live for in Iowa other than random Ws.

Wrestling

 

[gsmooth]

I am pulling for Marquette. I am a Big East homer

 

[gsmooth]

Damn Richmond is stubborn as hell. I got Iowa in the Sweet16 in all my brackets