Elite Eight Saturday Open Thread
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 12:45 PM PDT
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No more tourney analysis for me. Less unhappy, more happy. Enjoy Saturday's games. Remember that the women's showdown against UConn is at 9 AM Pacific tomorrow!
Times PST,
West: Missouri at UConn, 1:40 PM, Glendale
East: Villanova at Pitt, 4:05 PM, Boston
Updated bracket standings
1. dballisloose (82/170)
T-2. cleancutmedia (78/174)
T-2. Rishi (78/110)
T-4. Send It In Jerome (76/164)
T-4. HolmoePhobe (76/140)
T-6. i'm the best bracket maker (75/171)
T-6. one in 150 billion (75/155)
T-8. TwistNHook (74/170)
T-8. GoldenBear421 (74/162)
T-8. HydroTech (74/162)
T-8. HOUSE66 (74/146)
T-12th Ohio Bear, royrules22, Montezuma's Revenge, CALumbus Bear, BakBak'sHonktasticNailedItFest
T-17th Boggyb, BearsBeetsBattlestarGalactica, gigglingone'spicks, GoA's!, DancingDoc, Boom Tho, Yellow Fever
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I guess Pitt, to keep my bracket respectable
but after yesterday, it’s officially toast. Realistically, I don’t have a dog in this fight, and I’ve pretty much checked out of this tournament.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I submitted my legitimate picks to the CGB group. In a group of friends, I submitted joke picks. None of my final four selections (Cal, Wake Forest, LSU, or VCU) made it past the second round.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
In addition, I only got 3 of 16 teams for the sweet 16, and none for the elite 8.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
You just watch, she’s gonna pull this one out.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I was joking though. I picked Cal because I’m a cal fan, Wake Forest because my friend who is running the bracket is a die hard WF fan and I wanted them to lose to Cal, VCU because I rewarded them for beating UCLA, and LSU because I love the state of Louisiana. I also had Robert Morris and Stephen F. Austin going far, under the logic of ‘If your school name is just the name of a person, you have to be a sports powerhouse.’ That hasn’t really worked out.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do you insist on excluding me from the rankings? This aggression will not stand.
the Maharg is above catch phrases
It's hardly aggression
It’s simply a lot of work to scroll that far down the page.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
It's not really insistence
It’s more like “who gives a crap.”
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
These stadiums are really empty
They really need to go back to regular basketball arenas. There’s barely 15,000 people there.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 1:52 PM PDT reply actions
The game is being played in the Cardinals’ amazing new(ish) stadium. While the versatility of it is a marvel, I really don’t think it was right for a basketball game. It took me awhile to realize why the lighting in the stadium looked so weird.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
They used the Metrodome in Minneapolis last round, and the Colts stadium in this round. The final 4 is at the Lions stadium, Ford Field. It’s going to be depressingly empty.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
CBS will probably just put dummys into empty seats, just to boost national morale.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
The UConn mascot looks way too much like a furry. Really creepy.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 2:07 PM PDT reply actions
I have no idea. I don’t think i want to know.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone else here hate how CBS does sports?
Every single chance possible they take an ad break. They have no respect for the game or the fans. This doesn’t just go for the NCAA tournament. Every single sport they cover they milk every single last opportunity for commercials. Say what you want about ESPN, but they at least respect the viewer. For football, if the game is close at the end, and a timeout is called to talk strategy, ESPN won’t go to commercials. They will have the analysts talk about potential strategy in that situation. CBS hears the word timeout and rushes to fit 400 ads in a minute. I can’t stand that.
Toot Toot
It costs a lot to broadcast March Madness because the rights to broadcast anything on a regular network are much higher. It’s much cheaper to do it on cable. CBS has to cram the ads in or they don’t have enough to pay off the league.
It’s why most major sports have moved the majority of their games to cable, and naturally ESPN.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
That counts for the SEC football rights they have as well?
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a reason college football games take four hours to finish.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I really don’t find it that bad on ESPN. They are eerily unevil for a major corporation. They must be doing shady things behind closed doors. I mean they neglect the west coast but that’s just stupid, not evil.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
“They are eerily unevil for a major corporation.”
You must be 15 to say something like that.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
About a month and a half to go until your statement is true.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Young one, just remember ESPN is owned by Disney, and today’s Disney is evil in every possible way.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I know that. Disney has a history of being evil. But how much does Disney control what ESPN does?
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN in 2009 is radically different from ESPN in 1999. More importantly, the same corporate policies enacted at Disney are very similar to the ones enacted in Bristol. Acquire everything, don’t allow people in the company to interact outside the behemoth. It’s a one-way street with the WWL.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
One thing ESPN does that Disney doesn’t: They don’t hire pedophiles.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Err that came out weird
ESPN doesn’t hire pedophiles. That’s one way you can differentiate them from Disney.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
by norcalnick on Mar 28, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Really? Like they support Hitler today?
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
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You do realize not all evil has to be related to Hitler, right?
That being said, Hitler drew Disney cartoons in his underground bunker. I’m sure Disney will demand royalties from his corpse for copyright infringement.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Name one evil thing unrelated to Hitler. And Ill relate it in 6 easy steps!
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
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PS Walt disney was like a Nazi supporter and anti-semite or whatever. that was the point.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
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To be fair to Walt Disney, you think everyone is an anti-semite.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It's crazy that
Mizzou has 36 FGA to Conn’s 27… but they’ve been outrebounded by the Huskies 21 to 7. That’s why I like their style of defense
HYDROTECH IS FREE!
Best part of Mizzou is DeMarre Carroll’s hair. I would consider getting that hairstyle, but I’m neither black nor cool so I don’t think it would work out.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
If you win this thing, do you get a Nate Longshore #9 jersey?
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That Walker kid is NEW YORK CITY TOUGH!!!!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions
Hey, anyone know he was from the Bronx?
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Earlier in the year, during one of Cal’s games the announcer didn’t pay attention to states, and repeatedly mentioned how Theo Robertson (who is actually from Pittsburg, CA) was from Pittsburgh, PA. He almost brought it up as much as these announcers brought up the Bronx. Best quote: “Theo Robertson from Pittsburgh! Showing a little steel in him!”
And you could tell he was so proud he had thought of that. It was classic.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Huskies to the Final 4
slamming head against the wall
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions
The final four got significantly less fun with Mizzou out.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
TwistNHook is now tied for 3rd.
God help us all.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions
Did he actually pick his picks? Or did he just like click the “popular picks” button?
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Well, since he’s winning, he believes he did it.
But when he’s losing, it’s people’s fault.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he picked top seed for every game
so when all 4 1 seeds get to the final four we’re all screwed
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I clicked “Popular Picks” for our SBN League (where we are in 3rd!). For the CGB league, I selected ’Top Seeds."
I ran the simulation last night and even if everything goes perfectly according to my picks, I still can only get 2nd place.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I am going to kill Memphis. Two years in a row now, they have ruined my bracket by failing to sink threes and miserably failing to make free throws.
JAI HO!
Pitt is going to crap their way into the Final 4
They have to thank their lucky stars for their draw.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 5:04 PM PDT reply actions
Pitt up by 1 after Villanova traps, gets the turnover, and the and-1
2:45 left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:12 PM PDT reply actions
Villanova with the backdoor cut!
Wildcats up 1, about 2 minutes left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Pitt with 2 fts, villanova with a 3, Blair travels
Villanova up 2, 1:10 left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:16 PM PDT reply actions
Pitt with a 3!
1 point Villanova lead, 30 seconds left
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:20 PM PDT reply actions
Villanova makes 2 FTs, Fields misses a 3
Wildcats can finish it up by staying perfect at the stripe.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:23 PM PDT reply actions
1 FT, Blair with the quick 2
Villanova up 2 with the ball with 10 seconds left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:24 PM PDT reply actions
Oh my god
what a braincramp by Villanova. Turnover and then foul.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:26 PM PDT reply actions
PITT TIES, VILLANOVA WITH THE GOAHEAD!!!
With .3 left, Wildcats up 2. They have to throw it and get a tip in.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:29 PM PDT reply actions
.5 left
They’re going to have to catch and shoot from somewhere.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Refs swallow their whistles on the final play unless it’s really blatant. They don’t like to put a guy on the line to win the game on the final possession.
I’m not even sure it was a charge. He pulled up before the contact.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay. Maybe it wasn’t a charge. However, I don’t like the idea of ref’s swallowing their whistles on the final play unless it’s really blatant. If there is foul or charge or penalty or whatever, it NEEDS to be called. Just because the game is in its final seconds does not mean each team gets a few seconds of lawless play where they can commit infractions at will without fear of repercussions.
Basketball officiating is whack.
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Basketball officiating is tougher than in any sport. Deciding what is and what is not a foul is very difficult, because the ball and players are moving much quicker than in football. So when a call is not blatant and can go either way, refs usually swallow the whistles because (a) they face severe recrimination for essentially ending the game on a ticky-tack call & (b) everyone (basketball fans in general) want players to decide the final outcome on the court.
Just ask Mavs fans how they feel about Game 5 of the 2006 NBA Finals.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 29, 2009 1:32 AM PDT up reply actions
fucking bs game
I am not a Mavs fan in the least, but that was horrible. They gave Wade the title.
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It was a really weird series
No ebb, no flow, exciting games with terrible officiating.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 30, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
People might yammer about Big East bias
But that was the best game of the tourney.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 28, 2009 6:33 PM PDT reply actions
They really should have Gus Johnson do every single game of the tournament. He would have pissed himself with this game.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Mar 28, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
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