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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,834
    Wobbie said:
    Well, I am hoping for victories from Tennessee and Michigan St. today.
    If that happens I will have picked all final 4. 

    Still in 1st place. 
    impressive. there have been some good games in this tourney but IMO it’s been pretty meh due to the lack of cinderella storylines.

    welcome to college athletics in the NIL/transfer portal era. 
    This tournament had made you "angry". Hahaha

    Since day 1 you have been angry! Haha

    The tournament 
    The teams
    The coaches

    All the above have pissed you off!
    And now Tennessee is making me angry. 
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    Still working on my bracket. I think I might have duke and Michigan St. in the finals.

    i might do multiples on the espn brackets
    Duke/Michigan St is who I have.
    I will do my usual 6 or 7 brackets. 
    It's always fun. 

    Still a good chance of this.

    Surprised just about every region was the 1 and 2 seeds in their brackets in their "finals" except one 1 and 3 seed.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,834
    Still working on my bracket. I think I might have duke and Michigan St. in the finals.

    i might do multiples on the espn brackets
    Duke/Michigan St is who I have.
    I will do my usual 6 or 7 brackets. 
    It's always fun. 

    Still a good chance of this.

    Surprised just about every region was the 1 and 2 seeds in their brackets in their "finals" except one 1 and 3 seed.
    Yeah, if Michigan St. can win today and Duke win it all, I am pretty sure I win all the money. 

    The only research I did for this tournament? Almost any article I read told me to stick with the #1 teams. Stick with the favorite. Every article said this will NOT be the year of the "cinderella".
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,834
    Still working on my bracket. I think I might have duke and Michigan St. in the finals.

    i might do multiples on the espn brackets
    Duke/Michigan St is who I have.
    I will do my usual 6 or 7 brackets. 
    It's always fun. 

    Still a good chance of this.

    Surprised just about every region was the 1 and 2 seeds in their brackets in their "finals" except one 1 and 3 seed.
    Yeah, if Michigan St. can win today and Duke win it all, I am pretty sure I win all the money. 

    The only research I did for this tournament? Almost any article I read told me to stick with the #1 teams. Stick with the favorite. Every article said this will NOT be the year of the "cinderella".
    And of course my dumbass took two #2 teams in the elite 8. Hahaha
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,264
    edited March 30
    Wobbie said:
    Well, I am hoping for victories from Tennessee and Michigan St. today.
    If that happens I will have picked all final 4. 

    Still in 1st place. 
    impressive. there have been some good games in this tourney but IMO it’s been pretty meh due to the lack of cinderella storylines.

    welcome to college athletics in the NIL/transfer portal era. 
    This tournament had made you "angry". Hahaha

    Since day 1 you have been angry! Haha

    The tournament 
    The teams
    The coaches

    All the above have pissed you off!
    why did we even bother with the first 56 games? :angry:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,834
    Wobbie said:
    Wobbie said:
    Well, I am hoping for victories from Tennessee and Michigan St. today.
    If that happens I will have picked all final 4. 

    Still in 1st place. 
    impressive. there have been some good games in this tourney but IMO it’s been pretty meh due to the lack of cinderella storylines.

    welcome to college athletics in the NIL/transfer portal era. 
    This tournament had made you "angry". Hahaha

    Since day 1 you have been angry! Haha

    The tournament 
    The teams
    The coaches

    All the above have pissed you off!
    why did we even bother with the first 56 games? :angry:
    I was in 1st place since day 1.
    I just plummeted to 8th.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    Wobbie said:
    Wobbie said:
    Well, I am hoping for victories from Tennessee and Michigan St. today.
    If that happens I will have picked all final 4. 

    Still in 1st place. 
    impressive. there have been some good games in this tourney but IMO it’s been pretty meh due to the lack of cinderella storylines.

    welcome to college athletics in the NIL/transfer portal era. 
    This tournament had made you "angry". Hahaha

    Since day 1 you have been angry! Haha

    The tournament 
    The teams
    The coaches

    All the above have pissed you off!
    why did we even bother with the first 56 games? :angry:
    Gambling, and with the 4 best teams all year in the Final 4 the games next week should be great 
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,434
    Wobbie said:
    Wobbie said:
    Well, I am hoping for victories from Tennessee and Michigan St. today.
    If that happens I will have picked all final 4. 

    Still in 1st place. 
    impressive. there have been some good games in this tourney but IMO it’s been pretty meh due to the lack of cinderella storylines.

    welcome to college athletics in the NIL/transfer portal era. 
    This tournament had made you "angry". Hahaha

    Since day 1 you have been angry! Haha

    The tournament 
    The teams
    The coaches

    All the above have pissed you off!
    why did we even bother with the first 56 games? :angry:
    I was in 1st place since day 1.
    I just plummeted to 8th.
    First time since 2008 all the number one seeds got through. In 2008 it was Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina and UCLA.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,890
    Can’t wait for next Saturday night. Should be two great games. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    I have watched a few games and nothing stood out to me.  Is this the first time four #1 seeds re in the FF?

    The one and dones make watching hard because I can't see a player be groomed further into a great player.  The money is too good to pass up.

    Regarding the Flagg kid on Duke.  I don't see how he becomes a superstar.  He should be able to help a team win for sure but he wont be the main focal point after a year or two in the league if he averages 18, 3 and 7.

    I do know Barkley is happy for his alma mater.

    3 pointers are a big deal in these games too. not always exciting for me...

    Highlights for anyone so far?
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    I have watched a few games and nothing stood out to me.  Is this the first time four #1 seeds re in the FF?

    The one and dones make watching hard because I can't see a player be groomed further into a great player.  The money is too good to pass up.

    Regarding the Flagg kid on Duke.  I don't see how he becomes a superstar.  He should be able to help a team win for sure but he wont be the main focal point after a year or two in the league if he averages 18, 3 and 7.

    I do know Barkley is happy for his alma mater.

    3 pointers are a big deal in these games too. not always exciting for me...

    Highlights for anyone so far?
    Few posts up from Xavier McDaniel. I knew It happened before but wasn't exactly sure when the last time was (Knew it wasn't recent, would have guessed like 15 years or so ago).

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Wobbie said:
    Wobbie said:
    Well, I am hoping for victories from Tennessee and Michigan St. today.
    If that happens I will have picked all final 4. 

    Still in 1st place. 
    impressive. there have been some good games in this tourney but IMO it’s been pretty meh due to the lack of cinderella storylines.

    welcome to college athletics in the NIL/transfer portal era. 
    This tournament had made you "angry". Hahaha

    Since day 1 you have been angry! Haha

    The tournament 
    The teams
    The coaches

    All the above have pissed you off!
    why did we even bother with the first 56 games? :angry:
    I was in 1st place since day 1.
    I just plummeted to 8th.
    First time since 2008 all the number one seeds got through. In 2008 it was Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina and UCLA.
    I see this now.  That should have been a Kansas win?

    Pretty wild that all 4 are in.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,264

    Regarding the Flagg kid on Duke.  I don't see how he becomes a superstar.  He should be able to help a team win for sure but he wont be the main focal point after a year or two in the league if he averages 18, 3 and 7.


    Highlights for anyone so far?
    you could be right, but remember, he was impressing NBA Olympians before he even got to Duke.

    ”highlight”? not many.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    Wobbie said:

    Regarding the Flagg kid on Duke.  I don't see how he becomes a superstar.  He should be able to help a team win for sure but he wont be the main focal point after a year or two in the league if he averages 18, 3 and 7.


    Highlights for anyone so far?
    you could be right, but remember, he was impressing NBA Olympians before he even got to Duke.

    ”highlight”? not many.
    He’s only 18 and should still be in high school since he reclassified.  He’s the best all around Freshman in college hoops in a long time.  He does everything well.  He might not be the highest scorer in the NBA but he is going to the best player on a great team by the time he is 23 or 24 years old.  
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    pjhawks said:
    Wobbie said:

    Regarding the Flagg kid on Duke.  I don't see how he becomes a superstar.  He should be able to help a team win for sure but he wont be the main focal point after a year or two in the league if he averages 18, 3 and 7.


    Highlights for anyone so far?
    you could be right, but remember, he was impressing NBA Olympians before he even got to Duke.

    ”highlight”? not many.
    He’s only 18 and should still be in high school since he reclassified.  He’s the best all around Freshman in college hoops in a long time.  He does everything well.  He might not be the highest scorer in the NBA but he is going to the best player on a great team by the time he is 23 or 24 years old.  
    This is kind of my point. He is good at everything.  He won't be great at any one thing which is why he won't be a superstar and its not a knock to him as much as fans won't see it for what it is.  Antwan Jamison type or Tim Duncan perhaps?  

    If he does get even better and excels in other areas he will be a superstar and go the Duncan route not that Jamison was any slouch, he just played for some pretty piss poor teams.

    I look forward to seeing what he can become. I also agree he is the best Freshman in a while.  Zion was the last great Freshman IMO.  
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,264
    UCONN!!!!

    wrong thread? well, there is no thread. Fucla.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,890
    Flagg doing everything in this first half. 

    And the first game of the night was awesome; great comeback by Florida in the second half. Clayton Jr. is amazing!!
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,401
    Hell of a game right now.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    What a total choke by Duke.  Can’t believed that happened 
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    edited April 6
    pjhawks said:
    What a total choke by Duke.  Can’t believed that happened 
    Yeah you can say that again. I have no idea who's gonna win. I did have Florida in one of my pools. So that means Houston will probably win :lol:
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA