2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Post by **brian** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:04 pm

Texas Southern is no joke. I might take a small flyer on them to beat Xavier.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:13 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:51 pm Everyone knows the early rounds of the ODAC are a total crapshoot.

Sure when you have to travel to Guilford you know the crowd will put the away team at a disadvantage

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:24 pm

brian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:04 pm Texas Southern is no joke. I might take a small flyer on them to beat Xavier.

Someone mentioned this in this thread several days ago, but Texas Southern is one small conference team that pulled no punches with their out-of-conference schedule. All 13 OOC games were road games, 6 were against tournament teams (including Kansas and Gonzaga), and they played 3 other power conference teams. Texas Southern went 0-13 in those games but is 15-6 since then.

Post by **brian** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:33 pm

They’re tall and fast. It looks like there’s 6 guys on the court. Against inferior competition relative to Xavier of course.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:34 pm

Joe K wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:24 pm
brian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:04 pm Texas Southern is no joke. I might take a small flyer on them to beat Xavier.
Someone mentioned this in this thread several days ago, but Texas Southern is one small conference team that pulled no punches with their out-of-conference schedule. All 13 OOC games were road games, 6 were against tournament teams (including Kansas and Gonzaga), and they played 3 other power conference teams. Texas Southern went 0-13 in those games but is 15-6 since then.

And with a final four coach.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:36 pm

Joe K wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:24 pm Texas Southern went 0-13 in those games but is 15-6 since then.

And, 8-0 in their last 8 (including tonight).

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:40 am

I'm just gonna leave this here.

(The guys behind this are from the Triangle, not Charlottesville.)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:11 am

brian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:04 pm Texas Southern is no joke. I might take a small flyer on them to beat Xavier.

Whats the money line there?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:54 am

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:11 am
brian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:04 pm Texas Southern is no joke. I might take a small flyer on them to beat Xavier.
Whats the money line there?

Seeing TXSO +2000 and +2300 at a couple different places. Another shop had it at +2650 before taking it down.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:11 am

Safe to assume taking it down meant they had accepted too much?

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:26 am

William Hill here in Vegas is only +1600. I might just make a big bet on them +19 and call it good.

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:38 am

Trae Young is great no doubt, but he's a perfect example of the stupidity of the one-and-done rule. He spends so much time playing 1-on-5 that it's not really interesting as a fan and it can't be good for his development.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:05 pm

Kansas only up one on the 16 seed!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:06 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:38 am Trae Young is great no doubt, but he's a perfect example of the stupidity of the one-and-done rule. He spends so much time playing 1-on-5 that it's not really interesting as a fan and it can't be good for his development.

But if college defenses figured him out, what hope does he have in the NBA? He's got range, but he isn't Curry. HIs handle gets loose from time to time.

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:13 pm

I wouldn't say college defenses have figured him out necessarily just saying that I don't know how useful it is for a player to develop at a level where very few of the players he plays with and against have any kind of legitimate pro potential.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:14 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:13 pm I wouldn't say college defenses have figured him out necessarily just saying that I don't know how useful it is for a player to develop at a level where very few of the players he plays with and against have any kind of legitimate pro potential.

If he ends up on the Kings...

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:21 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:05 pm Kansas only up one on the 16 seed!

Bump! Honestly not sure how Penn got a 16-seed. The Ivies have been pretty competitive over the last decade. I know Harvard, Cornell and Yale have all won tourney games since 2010.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:21 pm

Joe K wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:21 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:05 pm Kansas only up one on the 16 seed!
Bump! Honestly not sure how Penn got a 16-seed. The Ivies have been pretty competitive over the last decade. I know Harvard, Cornell and Yale have all won tourney games since 2010.

According to Kenpom they're better than 9 other teams in the tournament I think I read.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:29 pm

Sure feels like URI can commit to doubling Young from here on out and see if he's willing to play along.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:33 pm

They're not even hitting shots.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:41 pm

Mid-majors now 2-0 against majors.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:48 pm

That's my second-favorite career Rhode Island has ever ended

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:29 pm

Gonzaga on the ropes.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:31 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:29 pm Gonzaga on the ropes.

Kansas in a war.

Holy wow.

Duke being held in serious check by Iona.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:33 pm

A friend completely ruined the Penn game for me by reminding me Trump would take credit.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:39 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:33 pm A friend completely ruined the Penn game for me by reminding me Trump would take credit.

Order being restored as we speak... Gonzaga squeeks it out, Kansas separating, Duke up double digits.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:41 pm

@realDonaldTrump
Congratulations to my Alma Matter on making History as the first 16th seed to win a Victory second to only my Historic Electoral College Victory over Hillary! Go Quakers! Lock her up!

(That's an intentional (sp) in case anyone wants to be an asshole.)

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:49 pm

Random observation - funny to see all these Zaxby's commercials on the broadcast. I'd never heard of them so I looked up their website. Sure enough, their closest restaurant is over 500 miles away from me (in Utah). Not a lot of bang for their buck in California.

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:50 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:49 pm Random observation - funny to see all these Zaxby's commercials on the broadcast. I'd never heard of them so I looked up their website. Sure enough, their closest restaurant is over 500 miles away from me (in Utah). Not a lot of bang for their buck in California.

You've obviously never travelled to the south then.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:26 pm

Popeyes>>>>>>>>>>>Zaxbys>>>>>>Raising Cane's

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:26 pm

Where does Bojangles fall on that spectrum?

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:30 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:26 pm Popeyes>>>>>>>>>>>Zaxbys>>>>>>Raising Cane's

I could quibble, but I'd gladly eat any of them without complaint.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:31 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:26 pm Where does Bojangles fall on that spectrum?

Hmmmm. I love bojangles, but the one closest to me is pretty terrible so I didn't think to include it. A normal bojangles is closer to Popeye's than zaxby's.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:52 pm

I found Zaxby's to be bland and overly moist. Wasn't sure if that was just a bad one-off, haven't felt compelled to find out.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:55 pm

Yeah not sure how good I feel about having Gonzaga in the elite eight after their performance today.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:52 pm I found Zaxby's to be bland and overly moist. Wasn't sure if that was just a bad one-off, haven't felt compelled to find out.

The chicken was aroused.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:56 pm

"We have a timeout, and the Ramblers are down two, but the Hurricanes are up two, which is huge!"

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:18 pm

Man Loyola has missed a bunch of key free throws.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:23 pm

Whew. Sounds like UL has to take the 92 loss to Duke as part of punishment.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:29 pm

brian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:04 pm Texas Southern is no joke. I might take a small flyer on them to beat Xavier.

That's right! I remember this story now... Definitely gonna keep an eye on that game.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:31 pm

Gotta love a buzzer-beater three!