Who's in your Final Four

[Jakester23]

So another March is hear which means millions and millions of brackets are being filled out. I'm wondering who ya got.

My Final Four is NC,Kansas, Michigan State, and Oklahoma (for now). 

[BigUnit68]

NC, MSU, Texas A&M, Miami.....I think there will be more chaos than normal this year.

[dennyjones]

I believe it will be a Kentucky - Kansas final with MSU and Duke making the final four.   I never count out Izzo though.  

[freshmanUTA]

Not the biggest basketball fan but I just looked up how teams have been playing recently and I have: UNC, Cal, Purdue and Oklahoma. Probably not close to right but hey I threw it all out there this year :P

[saevel25]

Something like, 

Kansas, Oregon, MSU & North Carolina

[Hardspoon]

In the bracket I'm in for the most money, I went with all four #1 seeds. Yep, I'm that guy.

[BigUnit68]

7 minutes ago, Hardspoon said:

In the bracket I'm in for the most money, I went with all four #1 seeds. Yep, I'm that guy.

If there ever was a year that it likely won't be "chalk" it's this year.

[Hardspoon]

 

4 minutes ago, BigUnit68 said:

If there ever was a year that it likely won't be "chalk" it's this year.

Yeah, I'm hoping other people think that way, and my "chalk" bracket becomes an outlier with a chance of separating me from the crowd.

[davechen]

UNC, Kansas, Virginia, A&M

[jsgolfer]

Anyone just watch Stephen F Austin blow the win versus Notre Dame.  Great game.

[saevel25]

14 minutes ago, jsgolfer said:

Anyone just watch Stephen F Austin blow the win versus Notre Dame.  Great game.

Did you see the horrible no call when that SFA player mauled the ND player who went for that put back just before the tip in. I get letting the players play. I mean when the is hacked you have to call it. Though it might have been a gift in disguise getting the tip in over a 2 free throws. 

 

[jsgolfer]

Yes, fouls at the end of games don't seemed to be called often.

[jsgolfer]

15 hours ago, saevel25 said:

Did you see the horrible no call when that SFA player mauled the ND player who went for that put back just before the tip in. I get letting the players play. I mean when the is hacked you have to call it. Though it might have been a gift in disguise getting the tip in over a 2 free throws. 

 

I also don't know if i can tell the difference between a charge and blocking at times (And I don't think the refs can either).  Sometimes when a guy lowers his shoulder, which should be a charge doesn't get called and then there are times when the guy is standing still, gets run over and is called for blocking.   

[rehmwa]

Had all Big 12 final 4 - Kansas, Oklahoma, ISU, West Virginia - still 3 of 4 possible....

Kansas should be no trouble barring something interesting happening, they don't really have any challenger's in that bracket (Maryland game being the most interesting) from the start.

OU is a shooting team, so hard to keep that up for several games - so this is a dicey pick.  The big game in that bracket is A&M v OU.  No....I don't think Oregon is a real #1.  A&M should be re-motivated after last night's gift from UNI.

West Virginia is out - BIG surprise - hard defense is something you can bring to every game.  They choked.  I thought WV vs X was the 'premier' game of that bracket - totally busted there.  UNC doesn't deserve final 4, but they'll likely get there now.  I don't see Indiana or Wisc giving them a lot of heartache - Indiana if anyone.

ISU....that's a soft pick for me (I had Mich St in my brain for this bracket but it's working out).  and the premier game for me was ISU v Virginia.  So I get to see that game and fingers crossed.  It'll be weird with Virginia such a slow play team.  And ISU has found something in their play - and the brackett (other than Virginia) has set up very favorably/lucky too.  They just aren't deep enough to keep up the pace IMO - but hoping.

My bracket is so completely busted.......just like everyone else......but this is a FUN tournament.  These next 8 games will be a gas to watch..  I only have 8 of the 16 teams still in play even.....

 

 

[jsgolfer]

20 hours ago, saevel25 said:

Did you see the horrible no call when that SFA player mauled the ND player who went for that put back just before the tip in. I get letting the players play. I mean when the is hacked you have to call it. Though it might have been a gift in disguise getting the tip in over a 2 free throws. 

 

The Northern Iowa meltdown may have been the worse collapse I can remember in any tournament.  Up 12 with under a minute left and lose in Double OT, without Texas A&M committing a foul.

[rehmwa]

26 minutes ago, jsgolfer said:

The Northern Iowa meltdown may have been the worse collapse I can remember in any tournament.  Up 12 with under a minute left and lose in Double OT, without Texas A&M committing a foul.

That really soured me on the exciting weekend games (that and the boring sprint fest of the Oregan/StJo game - run fast and miss, run fast back and miss, run back miss - for at least the first half).

N. Iowa had the possession arrow - it's like a free time out if someone gets trapped.  Take the jump ball - better than giving A&M a bounce pass (TWICE) under their own basket.  If you are stuck, throw the ball to the other end, at least make them burn up some clock taking it back.  For gosh sake, set up screens on inbounding if they are pressing and then pass - pass - pass.  These teams are supposed to be trained to handle pressure on inbounding.  That was great pressure, but still........

I felt terrible for those kids - that was a coaching fail.  And I had A&M as my pick in the 2nd round.  What a gift - A&M played better for 30 seconds out of the game.  N. Iowa played 39.5 minutes better.