NCAA tourny thread

[zls44]

UCF rolling now, really good night session for the AAC

 

[auror]

I’m about to lose a lot of money on St. Louis +10.5 *sigh* screw advanced analytics

What advanced analytics did you use?

KenPom had it as a 12 point game.

 

[superjohn]

The hell does this guy do for a living that he's presumably smart enough to have the dough to wager $10k on college hoop, but also reckless enough to wager it on Cincinnati?

He makes a lot of money but not enough to justify this.

 

[superjohn]

I’m going with hedge fund guy or attorney

Attorney.

 

[the Q]

Attorney.

Figured.

Going to law school is a brutal life decision. Why not throw 10k on cincy to top it off?

 

[UconnU]

What advanced analytics did you use?

KenPom had it as a 12 point game.

We had it weighted towards momentum, average point differential. I’m up for the tournament using the same formula thus far but this game will wipe out my winnings.

 

[Hurleyman216]

Your buddy should have bet on UCF instead. They are an elite defensive team and they’ve got 2 guards who can create their own shot when they need to. Unfortunately Zion is a really bad matchup for Taco. His instincts are way too slow, but who knows maybe the height will bother Zion.

 

[superjohn]

Figured.

Going to law school is a brutal life decision. Why not throw 10k on cincy to top it off?

Crazy Texas guy, a lot of fun and likes to throw his money around. Always insists on paying my bar tab.

 

[auror]

We had it weighted towards momentum, average point differential. I’m up for the tournament using the same formula thus far but this game will wipe out my winnings.

Saint Louis is probably the worst shooting team in the tournament and VTech plays a zone, so... There's always the backdoor cover.

I don't recommend momentum. It has not been shown to be highly correlated to success.

 

[LIuconn]

Gotta bet $ amounts that make you nervous. Good for him. Or not. Either way, sounds like a good time

 

[superjohn]

VCU is pretty weak but UCF looks good.

 

[Robertelamin]

They look confident unlike another AAC team with a whiny coach.

 

[whaler11]

I had Carolina -16.5 in the second half and I’ve never seen anything quite like that. They turned an easy win into a ridiculous sweat.

 

[whaler11]

They look confident unlike another AAC team with a whiny coach.

Memphis did look like trash tonight.

 

[auror]

I had Carolina -16.5 in the second half and I’ve never seen anything quite like that. They turned an easy win into a ridiculous sweat.

Speaking of sweat, could really use a good last 7 minutes from Iowa State here.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Kid was unreal. I'm 47 and remember watching the tourney when I was a kid. Some of the 16 seeds could barely get the ball over half court at times and were so overmatched in every way. Nowadays it's so different. These 16 seeds can play and they seem to get better every year.

Because almost ALL the players now have excellent athleticism.

 

[Madmannsucks]

GO UCF.

 

[storrsroars]

ESPN has Tacko listed at 7'6", 310 lbs, which would give him an "overweight" BMI of 26.7.

 

[Robertelamin]

The prevent offense

 

[auror]

The boards in this OSU-ISU game are brutal. Looks like an Old Big East game.

 

[storrsroars]

UCF is choking this away. Still up 7 with 5 mins to go, but lead used to be 3x that.

 

[Robertelamin]

Oh god, they are going to blow this.

 

[ASweet3781]

Jesus aren't they supposed to be a GOOD defensive team?

 

[Robertelamin]

Look at the crowd here @Travelman32

 

[intlzncster]

Oh god, they are going to blow this.

painful to watch this atm