First 2009 March Madness thread

[MaTH716]

Would anyone believe that I left that game 5 minutes in to the 2nd half? Just got home and to see the end of the 2nd ot.

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Would anyone believe that I left that game 5 minutes in to the 2nd half? Just got home and to see the end of the 2nd ot.

Wrong move Matt. Sorry.

An equally laughable shot with time winding down in 3rd OT by UCONN.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Wrong move Matt. Sorry.

An equally laughable shot with time winding down in 3rd OT by UCONN.

Long day, Long night. There's no way I would have made the whole thing. If I was still there, I am looking at the earliest, 2:30 at being home. Then being up at 6:30, I can't do that kind of crap anymore. I'm happy watching the end in front of my TV.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Would anyone believe that I left that game 5 minutes in to the 2nd half? Just got home and to see the end of the 2nd ot.

I left with Syracuse up 7 and 2 minutes to play. Figured I wasn't missing anything but fouling in the last minute

Watched on the way home on my phone. Got home at the end of the 3rd OT. Couldn't stay up any longer. What a game!!!

[herkhorse]

How 'bout Johnny Flynn playing 67 of the 70 minutes.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

How 'bout Johnny Flynn playing 67 of the 70 minutes.

he's a heck of a free throw shooter! And clutch also! I think this team will go far in March (crosses fingers). With Arizona out I'll have to pick some team to go for!

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

he's a heck of a free throw shooter! And clutch also! I think this team will go far in March (crosses fingers). With Arizona out I'll have to pick some team to go for!

I think all of the Big East goes far in the Tournament. They are just playing at a higher level right now than all the other leagues outside of the ACC.

The Big East could end up with:
3 #1's (Pitt, UConn, Louisville)
2 #3's (Syracuse, Villanova)
1 #4 (West Virginia)
1 #6 (Marquette)

That is STACKED.

[SniperSB23]

That was amazing last night. Thought I'd get to bed early to get rested for the St Pattys Day parade on Saturday so was watching it in bed. As regulation was ending I saw New Mexico-Wyoming tipping off on CBS College and thought jokingly to myself that I'd probably end up watching that game and mess up my getting to bed early plans. By the time the game ended there were under 4 minutes left in New Mexico-Wyoming so sure enough I did wind up watching NM choke away their at large chances.

Still five spots up for grabs although San Diego St has to be feeling pretty good right now with a road win last night.

Below them I think there are four spots for these five teams:
South Carolina
Florida
Temple
USC
Penn St

If all five win today it is going to be a very tough call.

Still hanging on:
UAB - If they beat Tulsa and lose close to Memphis they will push their RPI into the top 40. They scheduled non-conference exactly as the committee likes and have a road win at Arizona to hang their hat on.

VT - Need to beat NC and even then a 3rd loss to FSU might doom them. Win two more and they are in.

Auburn - If they were to beat Florida and then Tennessee to get to the SEC Championship game they'd be almost impossible to deny a bid.

Maryland - Need to beat Wake and then may even need to beat Duke or BC to feel safe.

Miss St/Kentucky - Both need to get to their conference championship to have a shot, even then they might need to get the auto bid.

Arizona, Creighton, St Marys, Davidson, New Mexico, UNLV, and Providence all have no more chances to impress the committee and have to hope for all the bubble teams with games remaining to blow up to get back in the field.

[jwkniska]

Originally Posted by philcski

I think all of the Big East goes far in the Tournament. They are just playing at a higher level right now than all the other leagues outside of the ACC.

The Big East could end up with:
3 #1's (Pitt, UConn, Louisville)
2 #3's (Syracuse, Villanova)
1 #4 (West Virginia)
1 #6 (Marquette)

That is STACKED.

Marquette should be the first one out. They could easily lose their first game since James is out. Wouldn't want to draw any of the others. They could easily have 5 of the sweet 16.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by jwkniska

Marquette should be the first one out. They could easily lose their first game since James is out. Wouldn't want to draw any of the others. They could easily have 5 of the sweet 16.

True. They are still very tough even without their best player though, just don't think they have enough for a deep run.

I think WVU will open a lot of people's eyes in the Tournament. I saw a GREAT team last night who are coached at an extremely high level. Good for Huggins who has taken a lot of sh1t in the past for stuff that is kind of across the board in college BB these days like mediocre graduation rates.

Originally Posted by herkhorse

How 'bout Johnny Flynn playing 67 of the 70 minutes.

And he still had acceleration.
Incredible display of endurance.
He was the man for Syracuse.

The Big East point guards are really good.
I wish Texas had one of those guys.
UConn, Pitt, Syracuse, NOva (is Reynolds their PG?)
The others I have not seen enough.
I like all of them on these teams.