If Kansas is the safe pick, who is your risky pick to win it all?

hoopster42 · 03-17-10, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by seaborneq

I took West Virginia as a not so popular pick to win it all.

K-State is a good one but they are on the same side of the bracket as kansas

Ohio St is a good one but they are IN the same bracket as kansas

WVA probably the best non-#1 seed to take as your champ

BurtRapp · 03-17-10, 12:49 PM

Those west VA boys.

Housemoney · 03-17-10, 12:49 PM

Those were the two I selected in two of my brackets.

Doc JS · 03-17-10, 12:54 PM

WVU is not a terrible dark horse pick...they defend and they rebound...both are important in the tournament as the games become more of a half-court game. The thing that gives you cause, of course, is they can have trouble scoring.

Doc

king · 03-17-10, 12:56 PM

Either Kansas or Kentucky will take it all. Kentucky has +365 when I betted so you looking to get more money for a good chance go with Kentucky.

Kansas would of been the best team if Lance Stephenson accepted the offer and would of been undefeated. Kentucky has two players going to the NBA 1st pick of the 2010 NBA draft pick which will be John Wall and another top 10 pick DeMarcus Cousins.

jjgold · 03-17-10, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by hoopster42

K-State is a good one but they are on the same side of the bracket as kansas

Ohio St is a good one but they are IN the same bracket as kansas

WVA probably the best non-#1 seed to take as your champ

gl

Baylor, Kansas St

onthewhat · 03-17-10, 01:26 PM

Kentucky will win

eviltsi · 03-17-10, 01:58 PM

small bets on msu (my team) @ 45-1 and nova @ 16-
both teams are experienced, deep, shoot the ball well, and rebound

2daBank · 03-17-10, 02:05 PM

if Ku safe then ill go with Baylor as risky

Chi_archie · 03-17-10, 02:08 PM

I feel like Kansas got screwed in some ways..... best team in the country but they are in a bracket with teams that Gary Williams and Tom Izzo coach are in?

second of all, why don't they get to play the winner of the winthrop, pine bluff game?

and I'd take having Nova in my bracket as a #2 over Ohio St.
and I'd take having Baylor in my bracket as a #3 seed over Georgetown
purdue w/o hummel over a gary willams/maryland at #4
tamu over having MSU and Izzo in my bracket....

Kansas got fuked and Duke got duked

texashighroller · 03-17-10, 02:10 PM

West virginia

StraitShooter · 03-17-10, 02:13 PM

oklahoma state early play indicating that conference may be stronger then expected

seton hall and conn yesterday showed glaring weakness and pac 10 asu loses to jacksonville state

texas tech red raiders come ta play last night baby

jlgarciaiii22 · 03-17-10, 02:17 PM

Kentucky & Duke

DolphinSpurs · 03-17-10, 02:19 PM

Put futures on K State, Ohio St and West Virginia to win it all. Might still pull the trigger on TAMU but probably not (I think they'd beat Baylor if it comes down to it)

ET_BUCKEYES · 03-17-10, 02:20 PM

Syracuse and Duke are the risky #1 seeds. Nova or Baylor wins the south, K State and Pitt in the West.

awhitejackson · 03-17-10, 02:32 PM

I dont know how well my Mounties matchup against Kentucky...Cousins scares me even with the tough D...Will be interesting to see what happens...Obama said he sees this as being the best matchup of the tournament!! Go EERS!!

This town has a long few days ahead of it starting today with St. Patty's and continuing through to gameday....

....

Chi_archie · 03-17-10, 03:00 PM

Originally posted by ET_BUCKEYES

Syracuse and Duke are the risky #1 seeds. Nova or Baylor wins the south, K State and Pitt in the West.

Pitt is a team with 7 or 8 seed talent.... the most over-rated team in the country IMO...and that's coming from a lifelong pitt fan

princesspolamalu · 03-17-10, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

Pitt is a team with 7 or 8 seed talent.... the most over-rated team in the country IMO...and that's coming from a lifelong pitt fan

Agree I live right smack dab in the middle of the city of Pittsburgh and they are a bit over rated because they over achieved in a tough conference. I found myself often wondering how much better we would be if DeJuan Blair had stayed this year. We have a good young nucleus that has shining moments at times like the triple OT win v WVU...but then the bomb in the Big East tourney scoring only 45 pts. I expect them to win a game or two no more.

Im going with Duke only because it appears they have the easier road not because they are my favorite team. LOL!!!

cecil127 · 03-17-10, 10:15 PM

would tennessee qualify as risky or just plain stupid?

ill admit to filling out a few brackets where they get close.
i got till noon to change them

LT Profits · 03-17-10, 10:21 PM

I have a West Virginia/Kansas final, but I am not sure W VA is considered "risky".

If you define risky as a team seeded lower than 2, take a look at Baylor. Beyond that, I don't see any lower seeds that have a legit chance to win it all.

JDUB07 · 03-17-10, 10:23 PM

My Darkhorse to win it all is Georgetown. I'm actually projecting them to win it all. They have everything it takes to win a championship and see them cutting down the nets in April!

UNCGQ · 03-17-10, 10:25 PM

K State and Baylor

Chi_archie · 03-17-10, 10:27 PM

Originally posted by princesspolamalu

Agree I live right smack dab in the middle of the city of Pittsburgh and they are a bit over rated because they over achieved in a tough conference. I found myself often wondering how much better we would be if DeJuan Blair had stayed this year. We have a good young nucleus that has shining moments at times like the triple OT win v WVU...but then the bomb in the Big East tourney scoring only 45 pts. I expect them to win a game or two no more.

Im going with Duke only because it appears they have the easier road not because they are my favorite team. LOL!!!

Princess as a former born and raised burgher, I follow this team religiously. but i've been burned quite a few times fading them when I thought they were for sure due a loss.... I made about half that money back later in the year, especially on the ND game. what i've come to realize is, that I was correct about Pitt being out-manned and outclassed by alot of teams..... the difference is

JAMIE DIXON..... I was a huge Howland fan, and thought the day he left, was the day the fairly new Pitt dominant era would end.....

Now I'm twice the fan of Dixon as I am of Howland and just today I read a shocking article in my chicago paper....

Depaul claims to have the inside track on hiring Dixon for their newly vacant spot.... it seems ABSURD. because I don't even think they could offer him a raise, they don't have a friggin home court, they have no talent, ect ect...

but his sister coached there, and then died suddenly at the age of 28 and he has a strong relationship with many of the AD staff members.

I'm a bit worried we might lose the most successful young coach in ncaa history to fukin Depaul

stealthyburrito · 03-17-10, 10:31 PM

Baylor

RITZ · 03-17-10, 10:31 PM

Ohio State

TheLock · 03-17-10, 10:32 PM

Originally posted by onthewhat

Kentucky will win

No they won't

Baylor is the risky pick

70kgman · 03-17-10, 10:40 PM

I have Kansas vs. Baylor in the championship game. So if Kansas are the safe pick, Baylor has to be my risky pick.

TheLock · 03-17-10, 10:40 PM

Good day

cecil127 · 03-17-10, 10:58 PM

and there aren't any real great lines

ohhhhh, i wouldnt be so sure about that.....i just read quite a few written right before the one i quoted

elchampion33 · 03-17-10, 11:11 PM

im a georgetown fan so thats my pick, they can beat anyone on the right night, greg monroe has been balling crazy, chris wright, austin freeman not many teams have 3 studs like that... then you have jason clark and hollis thompson who are unsung heroes at times, gtown will make or lose me alot of money this yr lol

mtneer1212 · 03-17-10, 11:14 PM

Go West Virginia -- and I like Texas A&M as a dark horse.

ericthegangster · 03-17-10, 11:14 PM

Wisconsin!

hoopster42 · 03-17-10, 11:16 PM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

Princess as a former born and raised burgher, I follow this team religiously. but i've been burned quite a few times fading them when I thought they were for sure due a loss.... I made about half that money back later in the year, especially on the ND game. what i've come to realize is, that I was correct about Pitt being out-manned and outclassed by alot of teams..... the difference is

JAMIE DIXON..... I was a huge Howland fan, and thought the day he left, was the day the fairly new Pitt dominant era would end.....

Now I'm twice the fan of Dixon as I am of Howland and just today I read a shocking article in my chicago paper....

Depaul claims to have the inside track on hiring Dixon for their newly vacant spot.... it seems ABSURD. because I don't even think they could offer him a raise, they don't have a friggin home court, they have no talent, ect ect...

but his sister coached there, and then died suddenly at the age of 28 and he has a strong relationship with many of the AD staff members.

I'm a bit worried we might lose the most successful young coach in ncaa history to fukin Depaul

whenever pitt gets excused from the tourney, oregon will wave TONS of money at him, and some source in the eugene area said that there's mutual interest, not sure though

i do know this: pitt is not a big-time hoops school so he will leave to a much bigger name hoops school sooner than later

jayroy25 · 03-17-10, 11:25 PM

georgetown