It's Tourney Time!!!

[Trautdiggity]

Man Kemba Walker is really a beast. At least half a dozen times he was defended... perfectly... and either made an improbable move to get away or took what looked like a bad shot that ticked through smoothly. The only annoying thing was listening to Rafftery wash his balls all night. I think he might ask Walker out on a date soon.

Did anyone see Wisconsin and Penn State embarrass the game of basketball last night? That's not a misprint... PSU 36 - Wisconsin 33. For comparison's sake:
Kemba Walker would have competed in that game... he scored 33 in a very good defensive battle.
Kailin Lucas would have kept Michigan State close... by himself with 29 points.
Oh and Jimmer Fredette would have smoked both teams with his 52.

[Hammer]

Cuse was lucky to get it to OT. The better team won last night.

[Trautdiggity]

Cuse was lucky to get it to OT. The better team won last night.

Agreed. We played poorly for stretched but they were the better team on the whole anyway and made really good adjustments at halftime

[Trautdiggity]

If anyone missed what UConn and Kemba Walker just accomplished it's pretty incredible. They won five games in as many days, four against ranked opponents who are NCAA bound, three against likely protected (top-4) seeds in the NCAA tournament.

Walker was incredible in as dominant a run as I can remember. He averaged 26 points, 6.4 boards, 4.2 assists and 2.8 steals. He shot 47% from the field and 85% free throws (his driving ability got him to the line 54 times). The only negative was his three point shooting, he was just 2 of 16 on the tournament. I take it back, he deserves all the ball washing...



... and mind you this is from a guy who is loathe to say anything good about UConn. Oh and enjoy those NCAA sanctions Huskies! (now I feel better)

[ShadeEagle]

umjewboy, we meet again.

[Judge Jude]

Some weird choices. UAB got in for playing and losing to good teams early that Colorado and Virginia Tech didn't play. So as long as those two schools had played and lost to those teams, they'd have been in, apparently.

I'm all for rewarding a tough schedule, but geesh, how about winning one of those games here and there?

Clemson also an odd pick....

[umjewman]

umjewboy, we meet again.

That we do. Interesting matchup. We are terrible at rebounding. You guys are good. We have an outstanding turnover margin, yours is not so much.

We are playing really good lately. I like our chances. But we will see. Lots of freshmen, maybe some nerves. We are also pretty dependent on the three so that often swings the game if they are falling or not.

[Stephen]

Is there an RJ Bracket Contest this year that I'm just missing?

[Trautdiggity]

The short turnaround for Clemson is showing in the second half. They look gassed -- although I won't take it away from Huggy who turned around a slow start.

Butler ODU is a battle right now

[schlesinj]

I am liking the option to change the channel to the other games.

[Hammer]

And here comes Clemson!!!!

[Trautdiggity]

I am liking the option to change the channel to the other games.

yes... major win. If you have enough TVs and computers you can watch four games at once

[Hammer]

And here comes Clemson!!!!

lol.....never mind

[Trautdiggity]

Lots of chatter will go down about the 11 Big East teams as some will make the case the conference didn't deserve it and others will support. Here's a rundown of the teams:

Pitt: The Southeast is weak across the top lines and should set up well for Pitt but many people have their doubts. Should cruise through the 1st round
Notre Dame: Will cruise to the second game but could have a tougher challenge their and certainly staring down a sweet 16 clash with Purdue
UConn: Will they have tired legs from winning five in five or will the big Mo carry them far? Not really an upset candidate against Bucknell
Syracuse: Jekyll & Hyde team could go either way on a given night. That night won't be in a really good matchup with Ind. St.
Louisville: Tied with Moorhead State at half, something tells me Pitino will make the adjustments needed at halftime
WVU: Probably overseeded as a 5 they quieted upset talk over Clemson and should face the Kentucky babies, a win would be BIG.
Georgetown: VCU will play them tough but a healthy Chris Wright could be the difference.
Cincy: Again a slight overseed and another popular upset pick, will create an all-BE second rounder with a win
St. John's: Mid-major leading lady Gonzaga will be tough, especially withough DJ Kennedy, but this is a tough and experienced team
Nova: Not the way you want to enter the tourney and facing a tough GMU (the CAA is showing strong so far) with a win could rattle some cages against OSU
Marquette: Xavier dominated the A-10 but out of conference didn't win much big (beat Butler) and this could be a winnable game. Cuse looms in round 2

[Trautdiggity]

Dayum... what a game between Butler and ODU. Pitt will have a fight from the Bulldogs