**2019 March Madness RF Thread**

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#1,828
Jimmy Football said:
Your Sweet Sixteen is:

1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
1,2,3,5 and
1,2,3,12

Chalkiest tourney that I can remember.

Your underdog:
- A fluke 12 seed Oregon who has been to the Sweet 16 three of the last 4 yrs.

The blue-bloods strike back.
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UCF should have beaten Duke. That would have been a true underdog.
 
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LynxVol said:
I think LSU could. Their coaching drama has an impact, but on their good day, they can beat anyone in the country, IMO. I just think their team has the tools to do it. I don’t think they will, however. LSU is almost like UT in tough matchups, incapable of building a lead and keeping it.

I thinks it’s arguable that LSU has a better chance than UK or Auburn, which are teams you did not mention as not having a chance.
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That path is what makes it unrealistic to me.

They would have to beat Michigan State, Duke, Gonzaga/Michigan, and then win the NC game to get there. (4 top 6 teams)

They aren’t a good enough team to win that many high level games in a row imo
 
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Yo for real though, keeping Kyle in was the right call. Here's what he did in OT

Won the tip, we get possession and Garza fouls Grant we go up by 2.
Iowa's 2nd possession after Bone hits the 3 (they are down by 5) Moss settles for a bad 3 rather than driving (Kyle's shot blocking impacted the decision)
Turner snags the rebound (so clutch all game) Grant makes a jumper up by 7, Iowa takes a time out and makes a lineup change.
Next Iowa possession Kyle fouls Garza (but doesn't give up a shot) and Garza hits both at the line, UT up by 5
After trading buckets the next been impact is when Kyle snatches a defensive rebound after Cook misses a free throw, gets fouled and then hits 1 of 2 at the line. Lead is now 6 with under 20

So personally watching the game I agree with Admiral, it was smart to leave Kyle in. Bowden/Bone/Turner are better on ball defenders especially when Admiral has 4 fouls. Grant you obviously leave in. Kyle was able to have an impact and he could play aggressive and even had a foul to give on Garza without being fouled out. Also remember Grant had 3 fouls going into OT. Admiral would have been on Cook or Garza and both down low were going to be at an advantage on a smaller defender.
 
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Teams who have won both games by double digits so far:
1 seed Gonzaga has won by an average of 25 points
3 seed Houston has won by an average of 22 points
3 seed Purdue has won by an average of 19.5 points
1 seed UNC has won by an average of 18.5 points
12 seed Oregon has won by an average of 18.5 points
3 seed Texas Tech has won by an average of 17.5 points
2 seed Michigan has won by an average of 17 points
2 seed MSU has won by an average of 15.5 points
1 seed Virginia has won by an average of 13.5 points

Pretty interesting...every SEC team has had at least one close game (win by 6 or less). Oregon hasn't scored 75 points in a game yet either, their match-up with Virginia should be a very low scoring game, since neither has given up more than 56 to any opponent thus far, while both have yet to score more than 73.

Duke I believe has the toughest road of the 1 seeds, UCF was way under seeded imo but being in the AAC no one really got respected. Memphis not making the NCAA proved that.

Zags also got a tough bracket, but Baylor upsetting Syracuse made their 2nd round a lot easier. Now they get the meat of it though, FSU then either TTU or Michigan...

One thing I'm happy about for Thursday is we play before VA/Oregon so shouldn't be distracted about our next match-up since we won't know until after we play. Absolute focus on Purdue and play our best and we'll be in the Elite Eight.
 
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Watched the Purdue vs Nova game and noticed that Nova's defense was awful. Left Purdue guys wide open down low several times.

Like I've said before, if we play our style of game, we'll win.
 
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More food for thought: IMO the NCAA BB Championship is the toughest playoff to win in sports. Having to win 6-7 straight games in a single elimination format is a daunting proposition. Not making it to the Final 4 therefore, IMO, is not a failure. There are too many variables to consider.
 
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UTMVol76 said:
More food for thought: IMO the NCAA BB Championship is the toughest playoff to win in sports. Having to win 6-7 straight games in a single elimination format is a daunting proposition. Not making it to the Final 4 therefore, IMO, is not a failure. There are too many variables to consider.
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Agreed, as a program we've only made one Elite Eight and this is only the 8th appearance in the Sweet Sixteen. I want more just like every fan, but it's been a great season and I'm proud of this team regardless of what happens Thursday.
 
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I really love this team and can't remember when I followed a team as close. I also don't think I have ever wanted a team to win for themselves as much as I do this team. I love the selflessness of all of them and their closeness. I think the whole one and done really takes away from that. I think they are special regardless what happens but I think they will be disappointed without a NC.
 
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ngavolgirl said:
I really love this team and can't remember when I followed a team as close. I also don't think I have ever wanted a team to win for themselves as much as I do this team. I love the selflessness of all of them and their closeness. I think the whole one and done really takes away from that. I think they are special regardless what happens but I think they will be disappointed without a NC.
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This, I am hoping the confidence of the other players & coaches to keep Kyle on the court helps him to play a more dominate game (especially scoring the ball). He's not had a great game yet and only played 20 minutes against Colgate a smaller team he should have been able to dominate imo. But 9 boards and 8 points against Iowa was a good showing, and he was pretty clutch at the line hitting 4 of 5.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
This, I am hoping the confidence of the other players & coaches to keep Kyle on the court helps him to play a more dominate game (especially scoring the ball). He's not had a great game yet and only played 20 minutes against Colgate a smaller team he should have been able to dominate imo. But 9 boards and 8 points against Iowa was a good showing, and he was pretty clutch at the line hitting 4 of 5.
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This is exactly what I was thinking and hoping as well. I think the players know and believe this as well. His confidence has been down and has hurt him. Kind of like Turner. When he hit that winning shot with Kentucky it was like a weight off his shoulders. Needless to say he has been fantastic since.
 
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I tell you what....That was HUGE of Admiral to admit his shortcoming and tell the coach to keep Kyle in. He really sacrificed his ego with that move...he is ALL about the TEAM. Any other player would have said I got'em coach and ended up getting torched and them losing.

Great self-awareness by Admiral
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I just want to belatedly comment on that Bohannon-Fulkerson double foul BS...That was one of the worst calls I have ever seen a crew make...ever. And as bad as officiating is today...that is saying a lot.
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Right up there with it was the foul called against Turner on a clean block, and the fact the ref blew the whistle only to discuss if it was a foul. NCAA is corrupt.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I just want to belatedly comment on that Bohannon-Fulkerson double foul BS...That was one of the worst calls I have ever seen a crew make...ever. And as bad as officiating is today...that is saying a lot.
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Same group of refs managed to make the 2 worse calls I've seen all season. Double foul and then the Turner block.
 
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Quick notes from Simonton on Purdue

The initial spread on this game is Tennessee -1, and it’s easy to see why Vegas believes this is a true toss-up game. The Vols and Boilermakers are very evenly matched per most advanced analytics sites.

KenPom: Tennessee No. 10, Purdue No. 9

Sagarin: Tennessee No. 8, Purdue No. 10

Torvik: Tennessee No. 10, Purdue No. 9

The total (146.5) is fairly high, too, as most believe the winner will wind up scoring somewhere in the 70s. Purdue has upped its pace of play a bit since its 10-day stretch in February when it struggled to score.

In the OT loss to the Vols last year, Carsen Edwards scored 21 points, but was just 2 of 9 from behind the arc and had has many turnovers (3) as assists.

Much of the focus will be on Edwards, but senior guard Ryan Cline is the X-factor for Purdue. Of Cline’s 332 shots this season, 76 percent of his field goal attempt have been 3-pointers. He’s made at least four 3-pointers in 14 games this season.

While center Matt Harrms (7-3) poses a unique challenge for Kyle Alexander, it’s notable that the sophomore doesn’t play as big as his size suggest. He block shots (2.0 per game) and has a nice post game, but Alexander, Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield all average more rebounds per game than the 7-footer (just 5.4).
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
Quick notes from Simonton on Purdue
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Beating Purdue is going to be a chore. They are a really good team, and they are playing really well now...

We are still playing Jekyll and Hyde ball. It is sooo frustrating how they seem to lose focus as a group, or play razor sharp as a group...

That "One flies, we all fly" mantra this team promotes seems to have a bad flip side to it.."One falls, we all fall"..
 
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