NCAA Tourney Running Thread

[OrangeBalls]

Not so sure about that and I think Stillman White and UNC beg to differ.

Neither Vandy nor Indiana was more "athletic" than Kentucky, so that's not what you have to worry about.

Kentucky is an amazing team and still undeniably the favorite to win the Championship, but where do you peg your odds? 35%? 40%? Still worse than a coin flip.

Candy got Ky after playing 3 straight days. Ky wasn't as deep as Candy and Candy wanted it more than Ky. I'm not so sure that Ky wasn't disinterested either. That's as beatable as they've looked all season during the SEC tourney in which their own coach said he doesn't like playing.

Look at the Vegas odds to see what Ky's odds are. They're the odds on favorite. If anyone else wins it, it will be a surprise.

 

[ukvols]

You seem a bit more irritated than usual.

Nah, I just don't see why this would be the place to be for a KY fan next week. It will turn into an exchange of "Calipari is dirty" vs "Show the proof." If it were me, I'd rather spend next week (hopefully) raising glasses with 'my own kind' than coming over here to debate the legitimacy of the win and get irritated when people predict it will be vacated.

 

[dukes_of_maggard]

Nah, I just don't see why this would be the place to be for a KY fan next week. It will turn into an exchange of "Calipari is dirty" vs "Show the proof." If it were me, I'd rather spend next week (hopefully) raising glasses with 'my own kind' than coming over here to debate the legitimacy of the win and get irritated when people predict it will be vacated.

We'll do plenty of that too, don't worry about us.

 

[Escape Goat]

It's tied now, but I see KS as playing above their head. UNC will stretch the lead out in the second half.

I thought it would be as bad as it was. Surprised it took that long though.

 

[Escape Goat]

Wooo who!!! I got 3 out of 4 going to New Orlens. Stooooopid Missouri just killed me.

No, you killed yourself.

 

[dukes_of_maggard]

Nah, I just don't see why this would be the place to be for a KY fan next week. It will turn into an exchange of "Calipari is dirty" vs "Show the proof." If it were me, I'd rather spend next week (hopefully) raising glasses with 'my own kind' than coming over here to debate the legitimacy of the win and get irritated when people hope it will be vacated.

fyp

 

[MemphisCanes]

Who isn't more efficient on fast breaks? UNC is a team that HAS to run to win, their half court game is average. Look at the Ken Pom stats and other factors, UK's halfcourt offense is one of the top 3 efficient in the nation. A lot of it is attributed to offensive rebounding, but nonetheless it counts. Kentucky can grind it out with the best of them, and that's an objective view, not homerism.

As for our odds in the final (IF we make it) I'd say against KU we are 80%, against OSU it is 60% due to their defense.

Kenpom can't measure half-court efficiency.

I'm not talking about odds in the finals, I'm talking about odds to win the championship, which means winning the next two games. I'm no statustician, but I'd put the odds at:

Kentucky -35%
Ohio State-30%
Kansas-20%
Louisville-15%

In other words, a 65% chance Kentucky DOESN'T win the championship game, as of right now.

 

[MemphisCanes]

Efficient enough that they should win both games by more than 10 in the final four. They are that much better than any other team there IMO

Not gonna happen. KY may win both, may even beat Louisville by 10, but not the KU/OSU winner.

 

[volfanCLT]

Not gonna happen. KY may win both, may even beat Louisville by 10, but not the KU/OSU winner.

OSU simply isn't on the same level as UK, they would win by 10 unless they played terrible. Kansas would be closer but still a wide margin.

 

[MemphisCanes]

OSU simply isn't on the same level as UK, they would win by 10 unless they played terrible. Kansas would be closer but still a wide margin.

Ohio State is about the only team I think that would have a good shot at knocking Kentucky off. They are better than Kansas on both ends of the floor.

 

[dukes_of_maggard]

Ohio State is about the only team I think that would have a good shot at knocking Kentucky off. They are better than Kansas on both ends of the floor.

Aren't as athletic as UK

 

[volfanCLT]

Ohio State is about the only team I think that would have a good shot at knocking Kentucky off. They are better than Kansas on both ends of the floor.

OSU is a better defensive team, ill give you that.

 

[MemphisCanes]

Aren't as athletic as UK

No one is.

 

[n_huffhines]

Anybody here pick the correct Final 4? I've got 3 of the 4 (Mizzou, not Louisville. Boy was I wrong).

 

[MemphisCanes]

Anybody here pick the correct Final 4? I've got 3 of the 4 (Mizzou, not Louisville. Boy was I wrong).

I picked Marquette instead of Louisville.

 

[superdave1984]

So what's the story on the hate between Calipari and Pitino? Ive been hearing about it on the radio but nobody tells the story?

 

[volwindy]

Anybody here pick the correct Final 4? I've got 3 of the 4 (Mizzou, not Louisville. Boy was I wrong).

I picked Michigan state, got the other 3.

 

[govols120]

I have two of four (picked Marquette and UNC). Broken wrists are the worst.

 

[GatorBill]

I have two of four (picked Marquette and UNC). Broken wrists are the worst.

Im currently sitting in 106th place (out of 479) in my pool.

My teams are all gone. Lack of a jumpshot killed me.

 

[volinbham]

Anybody here pick the correct Final 4? I've got 3 of the 4 (Mizzou, not Louisville. Boy was I wrong).

Same with an OSU/UK final with UK winning. I'm in second in one tourney and third in the other but my best finish would be 2nd in both

 

[golfballs]

Kenpom can't measure half-court efficiency.

I'm not talking about odds in the finals, I'm talking about odds to win the championship, which means winning the next two games. I'm no statustician, but I'd put the odds at:

Kentucky -35%
Ohio State-30%
Kansas-20%
Louisville-15%

In other words, a 65% chance Kentucky DOESN'T win the championship game, as of right now.

UK has much better odds than that.

 

[volinbham]

So what's the story on the hate between Calipari and Pitino? Ive been hearing about it on the radio but nobody tells the story?

Not sure the real origin. It goes back to Cal's days at UMass eventhough I always heard that Pitino helped Cal get that job.

It's not as bitter as the John Chaney "I will kill you"/Cal hate though

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6jUpHClybQ[/youtube]

 

[golfballs]

I got 3/4. Missed Michigan State.

UK beating OSU in the final.

 

[govols120]

Also, UK-tosu championship game incoming, or at least that's what I'm hoping for. tosu matches up a bit better with UK than Kansas does.

 

[WesternKyVol]

Kentucky will beat Kansas within an inch of their lives. OSU has a legit chance, I think, which is why I picked them to win it all in all my brackets.