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Play the over
A lot of pundits like BYU to shoot their way into the elite 8.Vermont over Duke.
BYU to the S16
Boise/Colorado over Florida
New Mexico over Clemson
A lot of pundits like BYU to shoot their way into the elite 8.
You are correct about UVM. Living in VT I go to several games a year and this is far from one of their vintage teams. Fillipowski will have a field day with them. The only way UVM stays close is if they run down the shot clock and hit 90% of their 3's. Huge advantage to UVM on the bench though. John Becker is an excellent coach.This is not as talented a Vermont team as they normally send. Well coached and work hard, but I don’t think they have the physical talent to be competitive against any winning P-6 team.
Yale is a better choice if you’re looking for that level upset.
So is the kid from South Windsor — Veretto I think — going to be over his injury and ready to play Friday?You are correct about UVM. Living in VT I go to several games a year and this is far from one of their vintage teams. Fillipowski will have a field day with them. The only way UVM stays close is if they run down the shot clock and hit 90% of their 3's. Huge advantage to UVM on the bench though. John Becker is an excellent coach.
McNeese can play. They could get to the FF. Seems mid majors getting to the FF is no longer uncommon.
They did win at UAB, VCU, and Michigan. Yes I know no world beaters there but pretty impressive for McNeese St.They have a gaudy record and a good (sleazeball) coach but didn't they build that 30 win record by beating up on glorified junior colleges?
But remember, it was in the ACC tournament.............Due to all the upsets of top seeds in the low major conference tournaments the 13-16 seeds are quite weak this year. The 1s and 4s are quite strong as well.
I don't anticipate a lot of huge crazy seed upsets compared to the last few years. Most upsets will probably come from the 9-12 range. 11s over 6s seem particularly good. I might be buying the NC state train. Winning 5 in 5 has in the past led to good NCAA tourny results.
They had a losing ACC record. Stay away.Could have been because the ACC just isn't very good.
I think they have 3-4 guys that score in double figures and shoot 3’s at 40%+ or something like that. If they are on, they’ll beat all but the very best teams. I’d hate to run into them playing really well.They have a gaudy record and a good (sleazeball) coach but didn't they build that 30 win record by beating up on glorified junior colleges?
Famous last words!I don’t think we’ll see a big Cinderella run this year. The separation of the teams at the top feels higher this year than in previous years. I could see Yale potentially making a run to the second weekend. Samford could take down a hobbled Kansas. Maybe Charleston wins a shootout against Bama.
I think it's time to acknowledge that winning 5 in 5 is a good sign for future tournament performance.Most upsets will probably come from the 9-12 range. 11s over 6s seem particularly good. I might be buying the NC state train. Winning 5 in 5 has in the past led to good NCAA tourny results.
This is a wonderful tournament in that we’ve had plenty of upsets and stories but when we get to E8 there will be 6 minimum 1/2 seeds.I think it's time to acknowledge that winning 5 in 5 is a good sign for future tournament performance.
I mean I guess we’ll see what happens with GCU and Yale, but I’m feeling pretty good about my prediction at this point.Famous last words!
You should be. We are going to have late round (E8/FF) chalk all over the placeI mean I guess we’ll see what happens with GCU and Yale, but I’m feeling pretty good about my prediction at this point.