March Madness Open Thread V
by Grady Clapp on Mar 22, 2009 11:34 AM PDT
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PrintI am shuddering at the fact that the one Pac-10 team to make the Sweet Sixteen might be....Arizona?
In all honesty, though, the conference got a raw deal. What happened to playing teams close to home because of the poor economy? UCLA? Sent to Philadelphia. Arizona State? Miami. Arizona? Also Miami. Cal? They were the lucky beneficiaries of a trip to Kansas City. USC? Off to Minneapolis, so that they could play on a floor that at least had their colors on it.
Outside of Washington, the Pac-10 got hammered with bad locations and early morning start times. Not fair - I think I'm starting to join Dancing Football with the conspiracy theory.
Or maybe I'm just upset that my bracket in the CC challenge dropped from 4th to 22nd in one day.
I'm working on a postseason award post, so we can get back to talking about the Cougs and away from talking about how much our brackets are tanking.
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Is it wrong to root against Arizona in this game?
It hurts the Pac 10, but I hate Arizona. And with a cinderalla to cheer for, I gotta go for Cleveland State.
I'll root for 'Zona
this may be their last hurrah in the dance for a while.
This is where per game statistics go to die.
CougCenter
by Craig Powers on Mar 22, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
You are correct sir.
I’ll change it.
This is where per game statistics go to die.
CougCenter
by Craig Powers on Mar 22, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
this Pitt-Ok State game is ridiculous
niether team will miss
This is where per game statistics go to die.
CougCenter
Any of the 5 Big East teams remaining could get to the Final Four....
The Big East could have all Final Four finalists. Any of the five teams still left could easily win the National Championship. Tough league, to put it mildly.
Pitt Sr. PG Levance Fields is listed at 5-10 / 190....
If he stepped away from the the feeding trough and lost about 25 lbs. he’d be a much better player but he’s an amazing talent anyway. Just saying….
The Pac 10 was definitely underseeded and mistreated.
But the Pac 10 has already achieved what should have been expected of them in the tournament.
If USC and/or Arizona win any more games, they’ll just exceed it.
Kind of ridiculous that two Pac-10 teams got stuck with the ungodly-early weekend games
Really no reason for that. The Connecticut game could easily have been put first, and while Miami had 2 Pac-10 teams, they could have put Dayton, which is also in EST, in the morning slot.
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
Maybe the site times are
I’m sure the game times aren’t, because if they were, why would UCLA have gone from the late-night Thursday slot to the early-morning Saturday slot?
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
Having been in Portland, I can tell you it was all decided by the NCAA beforehand
We knew the game times before the teams were assigned. It’s determined by CBS. Hence, our awesome little 25 minute break between sessions on Thursday.
AZ got a very nice draw though.
Sometimes being lucky is better than being good.
by westsidecougar1 on Mar 22, 2009 2:25 PM PDT reply actions
Did I mention that this USC/MSU game was probably going to be a war?
USC better start taking care of the defensive glass, or they will lose.
I picked USC over MSU in my bracket...
Gonna be tough to beat those guys though.
by westsidecougar1 on Mar 22, 2009 2:37 PM PDT reply actions
USC is playing a triangle and two
These gimmicky defenses can work in the NCAA tournaments when teams haven’t seen them before.
If MSU thinks they are mentally or physically tougher than USC....
they are sadly mistaken. The Trojans can grind it out with those guys any day of the week.
After this finish to the season
Does DeRozan go to the NBA? It might have been a stretch after the regular season, but a few good weeks and he might have the momentum to take off.
My bet is "yes". His stock has to have gone up...
considerably over the past couple of weeks…and the NBA will draft on potential anyway.
So my question is: does the “one and done” rule help or hurt a team like WSU in the overall scheme of things? I say “yes”, because good coaching and “systems” have more value if that makes sense.
by westsidecougar1 on Mar 22, 2009 4:31 PM PDT reply actions
Yes and No
I think the one and done trend helps schools like WSU that are unlikely to attract that level of talent, because we can end up playing senior, experienced teams against the really athletic young teams and our experience helps. But it hurts as well, as it is a sign that truly exceptional talents are being recruited into programs we face consistently, and when we are younger (this year and next) we struggle to compete with the more athletic, talented teams.
I think you are right on.
That is also a problem for us if we keep having classes loaded toward one particular year.
by westsidecougar1 on Mar 22, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Which was an anomaly
And likely won’t happen again.
by Jeff Nusser on Mar 23, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
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