Selection Sunday Thread

[2daBank]

Agreed, that's a killer 8/9 matcup. If LSU works through their bigs they should win, but half the time they don't. Then again, 8/9's are always the best. Most are usually toss ups, gun to my head: NCST over LSU, Johnnies over SDSU, OKST over Oregon, Purdue over Cinci.

ncst/lsu a nightmare. talk about who do you trust to show up? prob the 2 most inconsistent teams in the damn thing. certain teams been consistently worse but more consistent none the less. i guess you gotta look at it from the eyes of expecting both their best even tho it pretty much a lock there no way that what we see..

johnnies easy for me just cause ive been all about fading sdst vs anyone with a half way decent offense all season. sdst offense so bad they could be the only team not having the big man wont kill johnnies, just zone up and prevent sdst from getting in the lane, all that left after that is controlling the inevitable rebound which could be a problem..

i have to look really closely at cincy/pur. there something bout cincy ive liked all year and that unusual for me cause they have some sdst tendencies to them. when i have watched them this yr ive thought the offense was much better than the last few years where kilpatrick was chucking up bricks at the end of the clock over and over,. i trust these guys to run offense and get a basket when they need it and they tough as hell in close gms always making shots when they need it.. not sure how they match up with pur size tho..

no clue bout okie st/ducks.. 2 great players on the court, okie lite plays better team d but young little tougher to guard cause how far out you gotta check him while nash shot isnt all that scary..

[thetrinity]

Anyone got games where they think the lower seed will be favored over the higher seed (not including 8/9 matchup). Thinking these:

Ohio St favored over VCU
Texas favored over Butler
Maybe UCLA over SMU, but doubt it.

same list smu will be small favorite

[2daBank]

I really hope BYU wins the play in game because I can see them going onto the sweet 16. BYU has lost 9 games all year, 8 of which were by less than 7 points. In basketball, thats a bucket here and a stop there. They can definitely beat Xavier, who I think is very overseeded, and an overrated Baylor Bears team!

im not really a believer. i was kinda pissed at zags for gifting them this bid with that last gm. might just be i dont trust teams that dont play defense and my belief that extra stop you looking for will never come. 1st glance i would prob lean ol piss but i dunno..

[thetrinity]

ncst/lsu a nightmare. talk about who do you trust to show up? prob the 2 most inconsistent teams in the damn thing. certain teams been consistently worse but more consistent none the less. i guess you gotta look at it from the eyes of expecting both their best even tho it pretty much a lock there no way that what we see..

johnnies easy for me just cause ive been all about fading sdst vs anyone with a half way decent offense all season. sdst offense so bad they could be the only team not having the big man wont kill johnnies, just zone up and prevent sdst from getting in the lane, all that left after that is controlling the inevitable rebound which could be a problem..

i have to look really closely at cincy/pur. there something bout cincy ive liked all year and that unusual for me cause they have some sdst tendencies to them. when i have watched them this yr ive thought the offense was much better than the last few years where kilpatrick was chucking up bricks at the end of the clock over and over,. i trust these guys to run offense and get a basket when they need it and they tough as hell in close gms always making shots when they need it.. not sure how they match up with pur size tho..

no clue bout okie st/ducks.. 2 great players on the court, okie lite plays better team d but young little tougher to guard cause how far out you gotta check him while nash shot isnt all that scary..

i like going with the better coach in the 8/9 games

[2daBank]

Boy oh boy, I don't know where to start...Murray St. is a better team than UCLA???

highly freaking unlikely! if they want anyone to know this they should schedule some better competition. i know their record wouldnt look all that pretty in the pac-12 and ucla would have handled business in that conf tourney. ucla not deserving at all but neither is a team that played no1 and couldnt get out of a conf where they were the only team in the top 100 if not 150..

[Snowball]

Hampton +7.5 vs Manhattan

[thetrinity]

Hampton +7.5 vs Manhattan

the first signs of life

[thetrinity]

kansas 12 vs new mexico st

maryland -4.5 vs valpo

god these guys are so bad at seeds

[2daBank]

i give texas a much better chance personally

butler a good matchup for them in a lot of ways,, we all know tex has as much talent as almost anyone in the country, that isnt the issue, it coaching, hoops iq, just fukkin every intangible that makes a team a team! bottom line tho is butlers physical type play on the boards that played well in the big east isnt gonna be very effective vs a tex team that routinely out rebounds the best rebounding teams around..

[thetrinity]

wyoming going to be a public dog getting 7 in a low possession game?

[KRIT]

What will the Wichy/KU line be if they meet? If they make Wichy a dog I'm pounding it. If guess close to a PK.

[thetrinity]

What will the Wichy/KU line be if they meet? If they make Wichy a dog I'm pounding it. If guess close to a PK.

small dog wichita i think

[KRIT]

small dog wichita i think

Wichy is the better team and it isn't that close imo.

[thetrinity]

Wichy is the better team and it isn't that close imo.

name on jerseys

[thetrinity]

anyone know kentuckys odd to reach the final 4 i dont see them anywhere

[thetrinity]

they give duke the easiest paths ever every fuckin time

[KRIT]

they give duke the easiest paths ever every fuckin time

Yeah they have a cakewalk to the elite 8. They get Gtown and Utah, two teams that should be on shaky ground in the first couple rounds. The bottom half of that bracket isn't too bad with Zags and ISU though.

[TakingVegasMoney]

Yeah they have a cakewalk to the elite 8. They get Gtown and Utah, two teams that should be on shaky ground in the first couple rounds. The bottom half of that bracket isn't too bad with Zags and ISU though.

1 of Gtown and Utah will lose in the first round. I have both of them losing though.

[TakingVegasMoney]

Anyone think michigan st can make it out of the east over Nova?

[slambam]

Where you guys finding lines already?

[2daBank]

Yeah they have a cakewalk to the elite 8. They get Gtown and Utah, two teams that should be on shaky ground in the first couple rounds. The bottom half of that bracket isn't too bad with Zags and ISU though.

zags going really deep for a change. like way way deep, as in playing uk in the finals deep (maybe beating them, maybe). or they dont make it to sweet 16, lol..i really wanted to knock utah off sooner but i didnt like any of the teams in their little section until puke. i didnt notice where any of the gms were being played this 1st bracket i did, guess ill check that in the next 1..

[2daBank]

1 of Gtown and Utah will lose in the first round. I have both of them losing though.

1 for sure..

[KRIT]

Where you guys finding lines already?

i know betonline has them up already.

[Tommy Karate]

Here we go!

ive been out of touch with ncaa hoops krit; give me some good picks for my bracket.

[KRIT]

06:40 PM	535	Hampton			+7½	-115
536	Manhattan			-7½	-105
09:10 PM	537	Mississippi			+2½	-105
538	BYU			-2½	-115
Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 - NCAA Basketball Game
06:40 PM	623	Robert Morris			+2	-105
624	North Florida			-2	-115
09:10 PM	625	Boise State			+3	-105
626	Dayton			-3	-115
Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 - NCAA Basketball Game
03:00 PM	709	Wofford			+7	-110
710	Arkansas			-7	-110
03:00 PM	711	Harvard			+9½	-115
712	North Carolina			-9½	-105
03:00 PM	713	Georgia State			+8	-110
714	Baylor			-8	-110
03:00 PM	717	Northeastern			+12½	-110
718	Notre Dame			-12½	-110
03:00 PM	719	Texas			-1½	-110
720	Butler			+1½	-110
03:00 PM	721	Lafayette			+22½	-110
722	Villanova			-22½	-110
03:00 PM	723	LSU			+1½	-115
724	North Carolina State			-1½	-105
03:00 PM	727	Purdue			-1	-110
728	Cincinnati			+1	-110
03:00 PM	729	UAB			+12½	-105
730	Iowa State			-12½	-115
03:00 PM	731	UCLA			+3	-113
732	Southern Methodist			-3	-107
03:00 PM	733	Stephen F. Austin			+6	-110
734	Utah			-6	-110
03:00 PM	735	Eastern Washington			+8	-110
736	Georgetown			-8	-110
03:00 PM	737	Texas Southern			+22½	-105
738	Arizona			-22½	-115
03:00 PM	739	Ohio State			-2½	-110
740	Virginia Commonwealth			+2½	-110
Friday, Mar 20, 2015 - NCAA Basketball Game
03:00 PM	825	Belmont			+16½	-110
826	Virginia			-16½	-110
03:00 PM	827	Georgia			+4½	-105
828	Michigan State			-4½	-115
03:00 PM	831	St. Johns			+3	-110
832	San Diego State			-3	-110
03:00 PM	833	Buffalo			+4	-115
834	West Virginia			-4	-105
03:00 PM	835	Valparaiso			+4½	-105
836	Maryland			-4½	-115
03:00 PM	837	Albany NY			+12½	-105
838	Oklahoma			-12½	-115
03:00 PM	841	New Mexico State			+11½	-105
842	Kansas			-11½	-115
03:00 PM	843	Indiana			+5	-110
844	Wichita State			-5	-110
03:00 PM	845	Coastal Carolina			+19½	-110
846	Wisconsin			-19½	-110
03:00 PM	847	Oklahoma State			-1	-110
848	Oregon			+1	-110
03:00 PM	849	Wyoming			+6½	-105
850	Northern Iowa			-6½	-115
03:00 PM	851	Cal Irvine			+9	-110
852	Louisville			-9	-110
03:00 PM	853	North Dakota State			+17½	-110
854	Gonzaga			-17½	-110
03:00 PM	855	Davidson			+2	-105
856	Iowa			-2	-115

[2daBank]

nothing more depressing than seeing dickie V has the same final 4 and final after you get done with a bracket. prob a sign to switch things up.

[KRIT]

ive been out of touch with ncaa hoops krit; give me some good picks for my bracket.

just watch an hour of bracketology on espn, they'll give you a good idea. I haven't looked a lot. I do think Wichita gets past KU in the second round.

[bob6199]

Belmont line is my favorite for sure, Belmont is a good team and should keep it with-in double digits.

[KRIT]

Wichy is really only -5 against Hoosiers. Pound-town! Hoosiers don't even belong in the tournament.

[2daBank]

just watch an hour of bracketology on espn, they'll give you a good idea. I haven't looked a lot. I do think Wichita gets past KU in the second round.

i put had them going till they met up with uk in a bit of reversed roles from last season. forget where that at? elite 8 maybe, lol.

[thetrinity]

i was shocked so much zags love from espn actually

[KRIT]

i was shocked so much zags love from espn actually

Yeah a ton of zags love. It's their best team ever imo, but I just hate that conference the play in, I just don't think they'll be prepared for some of the teams they'll face. And their conference championship is played way early, so they've been off for like 2 weeks. If they meet ISU that would be a great matchup.

[KRIT]

Yeah a ton of zags love. It's their best team ever imo, but I just hate that conference the play in, I just don't think they'll be prepared for some of the teams they'll face. And their conference championship is played way early, so they've been off for like 2 weeks. If they meet ISU that would be a great matchup.

And the only reason why I think Kentucky could get knocked off in the tourney is for this same reason. They really haven't played any competition outside of a couple opponents for a few months now, but even Arky isn't a real contender.

[survive]

how is gtown a 4? and wichita a 7? wtf??

[No coincidences]

seeding a joke.. shockers a 7 seed and uni a 5? pretty much lets any hopefully bubble team from a weaker conf know where they stand.

MVC was embarrassingly bad. I can kind of understand the committee's reluctance to give either one better seeds than this.