NCAA Tourney Open Thread -- Day 4
by BigSkyCat on Mar 21, 2010 12:48 PM EDT
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The 'Cats cruised into the Sweet Sixteen. But, for other teams the Madness continues today as they try to punch their ticket to the next round. Will we witness more upsets?
Feel free to discuss Day 4 here....
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yes...
i want to see them play together 4 more times!!!
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 21, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Talked to my kin folk back in KY this morning....word is that .....
The WildCat train as left the station full steam ahead… look out remaining NCAA opponents. WOW Exciting times!!!! 34-2!!! What a difference a year can make.
I had a wonderful time in Portland back in '96.
One of my best friends at work was a UMass graduate. We had the Final Four party at his house. My brother and I manned the grill while the Unforgetables manned the Minutemen. Wonderful time. Great friends and great basketball.
Speaking of “The Unforgetables”, I’ve posited a name for the current bumper crop. Can y’all let me know what you think?
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Like I said ...
UK killed Wake, and I really don’t mind too much. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Cornell run Wisconsin out of the building, to be honest — the Big tenleven doesn’t have a shooting team like Cornell — and the Big Red would give Kentucky more fits (though they lack the perimeter size to stop Kentucky, they have a very, very good offense). Beyond that … I really doubt WVU could take Kentucky, ever.
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Wasn't one
Without a — no, that was in the Big East Tourney.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
true,
but, we had two losses to teams that didn’t even make the NCAA tourney and we are by all accounts playing, well, I can’t even begin to describe how awesome we are playing right now. : )
I wouldn’t put too much emphasis on ’Cuses two losses.
And to SoCar, though.
Yeah, it’s all about how well you play right now. Tennessee’s last two games have been very good — hardly reminiscent of the USoCal or Georgia losses; obviously any team can get beat if they don’t bring it every game.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
bingo, bobo.
It’s all about RIGHT NOW. It’s the teams that click on all cylinders precisely when they should that win games in March.
Btw, seeing as how Kansas was not clicking on all cylinders yesterday, I would say that Tennesse’s road just got a bit easier, provided you can get around Ohio State. Gotta say, I like your chances. : )
Definately.
When Tennessee plays as well as it can it can take anybody, as both Kansas and ya’ll well know. But we’ve not been to the Elite Eight in 17 tries, I think I read, and Pearl is 0-2 in the Sweet Sixteen to date. Both Ohio State and Georgia Tech will be tall orders for us; against OSU I kinda like our chances a bit more because of Pearl’s excellent gameplanning against star guards.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Tennessee out of that region
particularly now that KU is gone.
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I think Ohio State is hot and likely to win without KU.
But Ga Tech playing them tight. Tenn defintely has a better than fair chance.
Yes they are playing without ... Okwakanu(?) and up 30
Other than us … who else really playing well in the tournament? (Please don’t say Duke)
His backup was the 6th man of the year in the big east
his lost isnt catastrophic
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except that they only play 7 players
and that means they are down to 6
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by memphis wildcat on Mar 21, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
And
It means they can be better than this.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
or get worn down.
they are playing on adrenilin and the deeper they go the bigger the lack of depth issue goes. the mental stress of the tournament can build and carry over into the physical…
tough to win the NC with only 6 players
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by memphis wildcat on Mar 21, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah,
especially if they were to go up against a team that wants to run them to death. : )
But, on the defensive end, I think the fact that Syracuse plays zone helps them out a bit. I mean, it would seem to me that playing zone is a lot easier and less taxing on a person than man-to-man where you are running yourself ragged trying to keep up.
Onuaku is not done for the season...
Unless I am wrong they are saying he will be back
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Yeah
I think he’s back in the sweet sixteen.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
yes,
but it took him some time early in the season – a two plus week layoff will not be good. guess i am just not buying it.
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by memphis wildcat on Mar 21, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Tennessee? ;-)
According to Seth Davis and Doug Gottleb…
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
seth did pick UNI..
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by memphis wildcat on Mar 21, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, that's MY strategy...
;)
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I'll be frank..
Anyone who DID pick UNI is a complete moron; Kansas didn’t play with hunger in a way they hadn’t played all year. There was no rational reason to believe that UNI wins that game.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I think that UNI was an unknown until yesterday.
So I’m not sure I agree with the “moron” part of the assessment. UNI, from what I saw, simply has a better defense than KU normally faces, and their big men bent the Jayhawks over, put a skirt on them, and made them sell cigarettes on cell block C.
Of course, I’ve been suspect of KU’s inside game all year when it comes to comparing them to a team with a rough bunch of boys inside (like, for instance, UK), so maybe I was only seeing what I expected to see.
An Irish gang invaded KU’s delusional dominance in the paint. I’m not saying I would have picked UNI, but I would have thought that UNI would rough them up and give them something to think about, had I known anything about them.
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uni game plan
was similar to cornell – given it was on a “neutral” floor, that tipped the balance. seth may be a moron, but not for picking uni, imo :)
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by memphis wildcat on Mar 21, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Zags No Clue
Vs zone.
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by Wild Weasel on Mar 21, 2010 1:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
And he scored a career high 20 points...
to celebrate it. How fitting. Happy Birthday Darius !!!
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I think Duke may fall today.
That’s not wishful thinking, or any love I have of Cal. I just think that Cal is athletic enough to disrupt Duke’s half-court offense. It’s a dangerous match up for Duke, IMHO.
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I hope you are right...
They took out L’ville…by surprise, i’m sure.
by kentuckyrules on Mar 21, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think so..
For all of Duke’s faults, this is a team that, when they play as good as they are capable, are very deserving of a #1 seed. We know Coach K will have them ready and that the Seniors want it. I don’t think they are as talented or as good as teams like UK or Syracuse, but I don’t think they’ll lose against a far lesser opponent.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
"far lesser opponent..."
Well see, that’s the dang thing of it as far as I can tell. Let me go on record here as saying that I HATE the Pac 10. But as so often happens with the Pac 10, their few good teams are underrated in March. Washington sure looks good, and Cal sure looks a hell of a lot better than I ever gave them credit for.
I’m not so sure I would, if I were you, characterize Cal’s team as a far lesser opponent quite so blithely. I’m just saying…
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Good Point.
I’ve yet to see Cal play, and yeah Washington has been a revelation.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
agree....
i sold PAC10 short in my brackets…
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by memphis wildcat on Mar 21, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
they have a good starting 5.....thin bench
Lighty is pretty strong underneath
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The only way we
would face Tennessee is in the Championship game…which could be awesome…and I’d almost kinda like to face Duke in the Final Four.
Hey
It’s my bracket ;-)
That was filled out in 30 seconds before the Florida tip…
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i think cbs was going for uk/duke as well
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by memphis wildcat on Mar 21, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That would
be a hell of a game, but no if Kentucky plays its best game and Tennessee plays its best game, you realize Tennessee doesn’t win.
Eh
So says you, but I’ve yet to see anyone beat Tennessee when the Vols play their best.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol
It more depends who’s hot and who’s not.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm wearing my
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Lollerskates.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
thats the only aspect of Cornell that gives a little worry
UK totally outmatches them in every other category
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They shoot 3's ridiculously well.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 21, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
This is why I never thought UK's bracket was so tough
3-6 seeds – New Mexico, Marquette and Temple out and who knows maybe Wisconsin
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not much of one...
they blew out Temple and on the verge of another blowout today
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Our turn to show them what a blow-out looks like :)
I think we’ll shut them down bad :)
by kentuckyrules on Mar 21, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Mich St. just won at the buzzer
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
you think that cornell can keep it within 10 points.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 21, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
no, UK should win by about 20 or so....
I’m very serious…w/ the way UK has been playing, cornell can shoot all the 3’s they want, they can’t stop UK players…so, tit-for-tat, but UK will challenge more shots…so Cornell will not shoot as well as they have the first 2 games….its WV we should truly be worried about
by kentuckyrules on Mar 21, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
well the line is already out and it's 12.5 points and climbing.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 21, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
anyone know what the line was for Kansas over Northern Iowa???.....lol
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UW was 4.5 over Cornell (I think)....
But I don’t really think the Big 10 teams are that good this year…so…Cornell should get smashed if the same UK team comes to play that has been here the first two :) …lets not forget, Cornell has to come to play too…their 4 losses on the regular season include: Seton Hall, Penn, KU and Syracuse. 2 of the 4 is expected, but the first two?? So, they can have an off game too
by kentuckyrules on Mar 21, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Since they are playing Duke, aren't we all Cal fans today??? LOL
by kentuckyrules on Mar 21, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe it is written into the Wildcat Fan Credo......!!!!
I AM THE CAT......The Cat In The Hat!!!
Not this kid...
but as I said, this Cal team could very well upset Duck… I mean Duke.
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It may be time that Cornell was introduced to The Great Wall of Kentucky
and his Cousins
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if pitt falls the big east has only 2 teams left out of i think eight that got in.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 21, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Cornell has made 17 of 38 three pointers in its 2 games in the tourney
shut that down and UK should be just fine
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Sell hello to my little friend (Bledsoe) :)
by kentuckyrules on Mar 21, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Got TAMU/Purdue here
Purdue can’t handle them. Painter may start begging Hummel to throw on a uni and start playing.
Brothers Crawford
IMO Jordan is more athletic than Joe, your opinion? Xavier is dominating, great defense.
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IMO...
Joe was a Wildcat (more awesome) and Jordan isn’t (less). ‘-)
I know that isn’t what you were exactly looking for WW, but you did ask for opinions. :-)
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Correct, But
I was hoping for something with less a tint of Blue.
"Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom" - Hayek
WVU
Isn’t that worrisome for me. Think about the match ups, aside from Butler there is no one that matches up well with Kentucky. What size WVU does has Kentucky has more, and more bulk to go with it. Mazzula(sp?) can’t shoot so thats not someone we need to worry about..
Should Kentucky continue to play they way they have, with a guard dropping 20, a big man dropping 20, and the hot stroke from deep, there is no way the Mountaineers will have a chance. Even if Butler has 30.
I’m big on match-ups, and this WVU team just loses in nearly every positional match=up.
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I respectfully disagree.
If UK and WVU meet in the E8, I think Huggins makes his kids watch the UT loss over and over. They crowded the paint and UK had to shoot well from long range, which – as we all know – they did not do.
UK seems to hits 3s when there’s no pressure to hit them. However, when there’s pressure, they struggle. When a team is defending in the paint well (which WVU absolutely does), it pressures a team to shoot effectively from the perimeter.
I think WVU will crowd the paint, frustrate Cousins and Orton (and Patterson) under the basket), which will force UK to hit from the perimeter.
by mrmondaynite on Mar 21, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I'm looking at the "overall" matchup between the teams
as opposed to your look at individual matchups.
by mrmondaynite on Mar 21, 2010 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
The Big East
Lacks extremely talented big men. It just so happens we have 3 of them. Yes, Orton is extremely talented and would start on most big east teams. With that being said, I’m sure that they will be doubling the big men every time they touch it. When that double comes, if the Wildcats are awake, they are some of the best interior passers in the nation. Cousins and Patterson especially, they throw darts to one another every game. And I have a strong feeling that since Bledsoe and Miller have had huge games recently, Wall is very due for one. He had 17 and 11 in the first game but I’m thinking he’s gonna go for 25+ really soon, and against WVU would be a perfect time to do that.
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by Stuck in Cincy on Mar 21, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
i only watched a few minutes of the mizzou/wva game...
but i was amazed at how many transition opportunities mizzou missed. they missed on several 2 on 1, 3 on 1 fast breaks – and missed them for the most basic reasons.
mizzou did not get the opportunities from their press but from their normal defense.
my point is that i too am worried somewhat about wva, but i figure if mizzou can get fastbreaks so can uk – the difference is we will finish.
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by memphis wildcat on Mar 21, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah...
Missouri also was abismal from the free throw line, if I’m not mistaken. Especially within the last 5 minutes they were not good from the line.
I know Kentucky is not perfect from the line.. but it seems like at the end of the games our guys know when its necessary to knock it down
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by Stuck in Cincy on Mar 21, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Cornell just plain handled them.
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Is Duke This Good Or
Is this the real Cal?
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Duke is this good..
But Cal is rattled. They’re missing easy shots.
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Cornell
Hm, I think the best way to beat a tem like Cornell would be pressing them, which should take them out of their offense.
Throw some
tall guards at them, challenge the three. Don’t know if they’ve faced a team with our height. Wall and then Liggins is a possible if they start shooting over Bledsoe.
Its impossible for them to have faced a team with our height! We’re the biggest in the country!!
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by Stuck in Cincy on Mar 21, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Liggins and Wall
aren’t small. They are pretty sizable, I’d like to think.
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by Stuck in Cincy on Mar 21, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
How Fun Is It??
… to watch kids play with smiles on their faces?? When I think of how BCG tormented these kids.. wow. I’m SO GLAD they’re having their time now! They’ll do the job and put away Cornell
I'm genuinely shocked
that Purdue made it to the Sweet Sixteen. Good for them.
Hey, did anyone catch what time we play on Thursday? I know CBS put tip-off times up for each region just now, but I missed ours?
thanks, ukcris.
I will be traveling that day and it would have totally sucked to have been either on an airplane or in an airport when we tipped-off.
But, the late start time is just fabulous and works great for me and thankfully, I don’t have to worry about missing a minute of the action when we are reunited with Mark Coury and his band of book-bright brothers. ; )
Cornell ... I know they played Kansas and Syracuse this season ...
And played both close ….. Looking at todays box score – the five starters scored all of their points … they got 4 points from the bench (all 4 by Mark Coury) …. is that the usual game for them??
They're gonna
Need to have some bench production against these Wildcats, their defense is absolutely outstanding right now. When watching the interviews after the Wake game, nearly every player accredited the big game to the defense. A scrappy hard-nosed Bledsoe and Deandre Liggins will be nothing like the defenses Cornell has played yet.
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by Stuck in Cincy on Mar 21, 2010 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Just peeked in
on the Kansas board. They are praying that Henry declares for the draft. They are blaming him for problems with the team chemistry and and begrudgingly admitting that Wall is a superior player. I for one am glad he went to KU.
Coach Cal
Is a better motivater and better at changing a person for the better.. Under any other Coach I don’t know if Cousins would be as well “tamed” as he is under Cal.
I think Henry would have been tamed in this manner just like Cousins was.
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by Stuck in Cincy on Mar 21, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Lucky Enuf To See 2 Excellent Games in Milwaukee Today
Ohio State is very good when they make their outside shots. They start 4 wings and 1 post.
Ga Tech has oodles of talent but squanders it with lackadaisical play and effort.
XU is very good and just had better athletes than Pitt does.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 21, 2010 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
I think Paul Hewitt was only kept because he had Favors coming in and a good supporting cast ...
Hope they did enough here to show that Hewitt is worth keeping, He’s taken a lot of criticism but I think he’s a good fit at Tech -
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