First 2009 March Madness thread

[SniperSB23]

Thanks Phil! Personally I feel like Notre Dame shouldn't even be in the discussion unless they can win at home against Villanova and get to 9-9 in league play. At 8-10 with an RPI of 70 they shouldn't even be strongly considered. I hope Siena gets in, they are playing really good basketball now, took a 40-19 halftime lead on Northern Iowa who leads the MVC. Niagara also blew out the 3rd place MVC team Illinois St so the top of the conference stacks up very well against the MVC. Siena played absolutely terrible in the Old Spice when Kenny Hasbrouck let talks of NBA scouts get in his head but the past few games they have looked better than they have ever looked (including wins over Stanford and Vandy last year). At Kansas they played really poorly and still cut a 30-10 deficit down to 4 with 7 minutes to play before losing by 7. Not many teams can do that at Kansas in a pay to play game where they use Big 12 officials and let Aldrich do whatever he wants underneath.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Thanks Phil! Personally I feel like Notre Dame shouldn't even be in the discussion unless they can win at home against Villanova and get to 9-9 in league play. At 8-10 with an RPI of 70 they shouldn't even be strongly considered. I hope Siena gets in, they are playing really good basketball now, took a 40-19 halftime lead on Northern Iowa who leads the MVC. Niagara also blew out the 3rd place MVC team Illinois St so the top of the conference stacks up very well against the MVC. Siena played absolutely terrible in the Old Spice when Kenny Hasbrouck let talks of NBA scouts get in his head but the past few games they have looked better than they have ever looked (including wins over Stanford and Vandy last year). At Kansas they played really poorly and still cut a 30-10 deficit down to 4 with 7 minutes to play before losing by 7. Not many teams can do that at Kansas in a pay to play game where they use Big 12 officials and let Aldrich do whatever he wants underneath.

Even if Notre Dame beats 'Nova, they should still have to beat UConn to get in. They were life and death to beat Rutgers last night for God's sake.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Even if Notre Dame beats 'Nova, they should still have to beat UConn to get in. They were life and death to beat Rutgers last night for God's sake.

Maybe we should wait till ND man...makes HIS post..

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Even if Notre Dame beats 'Nova, they should still have to beat UConn to get in. They were life and death to beat Rutgers last night for God's sake.

Yeah, I agree. I was just saying they should have to beat Nova to even get consideration. If they got in at 8-10 in league with an RPI in the 70s it would be a joke.

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Yeah, I agree. I was just saying they should have to beat Nova to even get consideration. If they got in at 8-10 in league with an RPI in the 70s it would be a joke.

What do you college b-ball fanatics think of Kansas' chances in March/April?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

What do you college b-ball fanatics think of Kansas' chances in March/April?

I know Scott doesn't like Kansas, but I do. Aldritch is really starting to play well, and if the twins can become more consistent, Kansas isn't impossible for the Final Four. My main problems with them are their lack of experience and how much they rely on Collins. I'm not sure how they'd react if Collins had a 4-for-15 game in the Sweet 16. They also turn the ball over a hell of a lot, so a team with good defensive guards could pose them problems.

One thing's for sure. The play of Collins this year shows just how awesome last season's team was. Sherron was like the fourth or fifth option on last year's team, and now he's got Kansas on the verge of a 2 or 3-seed as the go-to guy.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I know Scott doesn't like Kansas, but I do. Aldritch is really starting to play well, and if the twins can become more consistent, Kansas isn't impossible for the Final Four. My main problems with them are their lack of experience and how much they rely on Collins. I'm not sure how they'd react if Collins had a 4-for-15 game in the Sweet 16. They also turn the ball over a hell of a lot, so a team with good defensive guards could pose them problems.

One thing's for sure. The play of Collins this year shows just how awesome last season's team was. Sherron was like the fourth or fifth option on last year's team, and now he's got Kansas on the verge of a 2 or 3-seed as the go-to guy.

I'm not high on Kansas but there is so much parity this year that anything could happen. I've only seen them three times (Syracuse, Siena, and Missouri) and came away unimpressed in all three. But I'm sure with a better sampling of games I might have come away with a different opinion. Now that they lucked out with Griffin's injury and appear headed to a 2 seed they'll have no problem in the first round. As a 3 seed I thought there was bigtime upset potential from a hot shooting 14 seed that has a little size to contain Aldrich, someone like North Dakota State.

[King Glorious]

I don't think Kansas is very good. Sweet 16 at best.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I'm not high on Kansas but there is so much parity this year that anything could happen. I've only seen them three times (Syracuse, Siena, and Missouri) and came away unimpressed in all three. But I'm sure with a better sampling of games I might have come away with a different opinion. Now that they lucked out with Griffin's injury and appear headed to a 2 seed they'll have no problem in the first round. As a 3 seed I thought there was bigtime upset potential from a hot shooting 14 seed that has a little size to contain Aldrich, someone like North Dakota State.

I was so happy when I saw I got my ideal 14 over 3 scenario.

Originally Posted by declansharbor

What do you college b-ball fanatics think of Kansas' chances in March/April?

Big 12 is weak.
Kansas gets beat.
I personally cannot fathom a final four for them.