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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    the unpredictability of this tournament makes it one of the best in all sports, if not the best.

    this final four is incredible.
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  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    The Juggler wrote:
    the unpredictability of this tournament makes it one of the best in all sports, if not the best.

    this final four is incredible.


    I love that we get a "underdog/ small school" vs the big guy in VCU or Butler vs UCONN or Kentucky. Hoping VCU or Butler wins it all.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    pureoc wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    the unpredictability of this tournament makes it one of the best in all sports, if not the best.

    this final four is incredible.


    I love that we get a "underdog/ small school" vs the big guy in VCU or Butler vs UCONN or Kentucky. Hoping VCU or Butler wins it all.

    mid-majors against two lying cheating scumbag coaches. love it. and vcu winning is so awesome to shut those f'rs on ESPN up. Sadly those losers like Hubert Davis and Jay Bilas will never admit they were wrong.
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    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketba ... caa-trends
    More than 5.9 million brackets were filled out for ESPN.com's Tournament Challenge, but exactly two went 4-for-4 in picking Final Four teams.


    Those are some tremendous odds those 2 people broke. Almost as difficult as beating the odds to the lottery. You either have to be from one of those underdog schools to get ALL 4 correctly or be tremendously lucky.

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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    pjhawks wrote:
    pureoc wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    the unpredictability of this tournament makes it one of the best in all sports, if not the best.

    this final four is incredible.


    I love that we get a "underdog/ small school" vs the big guy in VCU or Butler vs UCONN or Kentucky. Hoping VCU or Butler wins it all.

    mid-majors against two lying cheating scumbag coaches. love it. and vcu winning is so awesome to shut those f'rs on ESPN up. Sadly those losers like Hubert Davis and Jay Bilas will never admit they were wrong.
    Explain how Calhoun is a scumbag.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    Newch91 wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    pureoc wrote:

    I love that we get a "underdog/ small school" vs the big guy in VCU or Butler vs UCONN or Kentucky. Hoping VCU or Butler wins it all.

    mid-majors against two lying cheating scumbag coaches. love it. and vcu winning is so awesome to shut those f'rs on ESPN up. Sadly those losers like Hubert Davis and Jay Bilas will never admit they were wrong.
    Explain how Calhoun is a scumbag.


    get some facts AND THEN COME BACK AND TALK TO ME! :x :lol::lol:

    i've always liked calhoun. he reminds me of one of my uncles and one of my former bosses.


    dont mind pjh--he's just a bitter st joes hawks fan. :)
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  • cowboypjfan
    cowboypjfan Posts: 2,453
    Priceless!

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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    Newch91 wrote:
    Explain how Calhoun is a scumbag.

    1) convicted of recruiting violations who sold out all of his assistant coaches to keep his job
    2) kept convicted criminals marcus williams and aj price on this team and in the program after they were caught stealing laptops
    3) defiant when questionned about his salary and trying to keep it quiet as state was broke (he is a state employee)

    he is a great coach, but like many at that level he is a shady character

    and jaegs explain to me how i am bitter? i hate nova yes but it ain't because i'm bitter or jealous. Can I call you bitter because you hate the New York Giants? (and you still can't admit i was right about the kitty cats)
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    crazypjfan wrote:
    Priceless!

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    to quote the great champ kind...'you sound like a gay'
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    pjhawks wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    Explain how Calhoun is a scumbag.

    1) convicted of recruiting violations who sold out all of his assistant coaches to keep his job
    2) kept convicted criminals marcus williams and aj price on this team and in the program after they were caught stealing laptops
    3) defiant when questionned about his salary and trying to keep it quiet as state was broke (he is a state employee)

    he is a great coach, but like many at that level he is a shady character
    1) HE didn't commit any violations and HE took the blame for it. Nate Miles didn't even put on the jersey and was kicked out of the university in October of his freshman year. The chairman of the infractions committee did say he should be aware of what's going on but obviously can't be aware of every single thing that is going on in recruiting. He didn't pull a Bruce Pearl and have players go over his home for a BBQ.
    2) Both were suspended and AJ Price didn't play the season because he was still recovering from the bleeding in his brain.
    3) Who asks a question about someone's salary during a press conference?
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    Newch91 wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    Explain how Calhoun is a scumbag.

    1) convicted of recruiting violations who sold out all of his assistant coaches to keep his job
    2) kept convicted criminals marcus williams and aj price on this team and in the program after they were caught stealing laptops
    3) defiant when questionned about his salary and trying to keep it quiet as state was broke (he is a state employee)

    he is a great coach, but like many at that level he is a shady character
    1) HE didn't commit any violations and HE took the blame for it. Nate Miles didn't even put on the jersey and was kicked out of the university in October of his freshman year. The chairman of the infractions committee did say he should be aware of what's going on but obviously can't be aware of every single thing that is going on in recruiting. He didn't pull a Bruce Pearl and have players go over his home for a BBQ.
    2) Both were suspended and AJ Price didn't play the season because he was still recovering from the bleeding in his brain.
    3) Who asks a question about someone's salary during a press conference?

    1) he is the head coach and it's his responsibility and so very nice to sell out his assistant coaches. and yeah i'm sure he didn't know his ex-manager was paying players and steering them to Uconn :roll: :roll: :roll:

    2) should they have been allowed to stay in school and play for that infraction? questionnable at best. i'm you'd be fine with your child living in the same dorm as thieves.

    3) so the highest paid state employee salary shoudn't be public knowledge or in question when a state is in financial trouble? i agree that reporter who brought it up at the time was a douche bag but it was a legitimate question and instead of answering it he proceeded to act like a punk and like he was above being questionned on it.

    as i said above great coach but shady character a la Calipari.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    I think most college hoops coaches are shady. They all seem used car salesman-ish.

    roy williams is the worst. he just reeks of douche. I'm so glad they lost yesterday
  • cowboypjfan
    cowboypjfan Posts: 2,453
    The Fixer wrote:
    roy williams is the worst. he just reeks of douche. I'm so glad they lost yesterday

    :thumbup:
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    The Fixer wrote:
    I think most college hoops coaches are shady. They all seem used car salesman-ish.

    roy williams is the worst. he just reeks of douche. I'm so glad they lost yesterday

    agree, especially at the highest levels. the AAU circuit is a cesspool in a lot of places and they handle many of the top level players. shady for sure.
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    The Fixer wrote:
    .

    roy williams is the worst. he just reeks of douche. I'm so glad they lost yesterday

    wrong.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    EmBleve wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    .

    roy williams is the worst. he just reeks of douche. I'm so glad they lost yesterday

    wrong.

    dude comes off as more fake than Arod and kobe put together. I can't stand him
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    EmBleve wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    .

    roy williams is the worst. he just reeks of douche. I'm so glad they lost yesterday

    wrong.
    right.

    roy sucks. right up there with izzo and pitino for least favorite coach.
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,434
    Kilgore_Trout wrote:
    EmBleve wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    .

    roy williams is the worst. he just reeks of douche. I'm so glad they lost yesterday

    wrong.
    right.

    roy sucks. right up there with izzo and pitino for least favorite coach.


    what's wrong with Izzo? Six final fours since 1995 is pretty damn good.
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    Chicago 2007
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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    what's wrong with Izzo? Six final fours since 1995 is pretty damn good.
    i'm not talking stats... just where they rate on the douche scale... OFF THE CHARTS

    but as you point out... at the end of the day all that matters is the wins
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,434
    Oh, I never associated Izzo with some of the seedy elements of the sport, but maybe I'm not paying attention to the douche scale.
    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."

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