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2014 NCAA Tournament

Discussion in 'NBA Draft' started by J.R., Mar 16, 2014.

  1. J.R.

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    Not a bracket thread but simply game discussion.

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  2. J Sizzle

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    SMU is the biggest snub in March Madness history, no?
     
  3. J.R.

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    Yeah, I was surprised to hear/see they didn't make it.
     
  4. Shaud

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    SMU currently ranked 25th in the AP
     
  5. The Stig

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    Gutted we didn't make it. The UH loss was a nail in the coffin I suppose.
     
  6. ItsMyFault

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    Midwest region is so tough. 4 really good teams that could win that region.

    UCLA is a team to watch out for. Really playing well right now.

    Iowa St. from the East region has a good shot at the Elite 8.

    OK. State is a dangerous team in West region. Wisconsin is almost a hit or miss for me. Depends on which Wisconsin team shows up. They'll either go out in the first weekend or make it to the final four.
     
  7. javal_lon

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    It's Wiggins World...... Expecting superstar numbers from him ... I got Kansas vs Michigan in the Championship, with Kansas winning it all
     
  8. Zergling

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    If Embiid isn't healthy they are not going to the Final Four.
     
  9. MadMax

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    No.

    Their RPI was about 30 places lower than the lowest team that made the cut.
     
  10. Rocketman95

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    Exactly.
     
  11. Joe Joe

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    I agree they are not the worst snub ever. However, RPI should not be the end all decider of who is in and who is out. AP poll shouldn't either. SMU probably should be in, but they should also have played a tougher schedule so this wouldn't be an issue.
     
  12. Firebomb525

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    Texas Southern, let's goooo!
     
  13. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Does anyone, anywhere, outside of those few schools participating, like these play-in games?
     
  14. Hustle Town

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    No. There is no point to them at all. The selection committee should just cut those schools and move on.
     
  15. PullUpJ

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    Dang, idk who I'd pickout West. Arizona vs OK State and Wisconsin vs Creighton, meh cant reallly pick a winner. The Midwest is staaacked tho. Wichita State, Michigan, Duke, Louisville, Kentucky are all good teams
     
  16. el gnomo

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  17. J Sizzle

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    They are nowhere near the tourney but shoutout to my Auburn Tigers for snagging Bruce freakin' Pearl! Huge haul for the program.

    As for the tournament itself, Rock Chalk Jayhawk! (Until their inevitable choke like every year)
     
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    I saw Texas PG/SG Javan Felix while walking to class today. I wished him luck and told him to knock down some 3 pointers!
     
  19. kevC

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    I've had a lot of success using these alternate rankings based on advanced statistics: http://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2014.

    Last year I won two pools and my "hedge" bracket won 2nd place in another pool (I know, not really a good "hedge", I mainly had different results in earlier rounds.)
     
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  20. BigBird

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    Yeah I would do that if I saw Javan...but I picked us to lose to ASU
     

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