2nd Round Games

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:22 pm

c'mon Gaels, you can do this.

Nova lacks the inside presence they had last year minus Cunningham.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:43 pm

We have a game. Been good so far. Go St. Mary's.

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:57 pm

It's been a very entertaining game. Nova made its way back and looks to be another nail biter to the end.

I am on day three of my basketball bar binge...

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:14 pm

rack the hell out of St. Mary's. they had Nova on their heels on D all night.

Samhan 13-16 from the floor. tough to beat that.

Dellavadova is a handsome young man.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:33 pm

King Crimson wrote:Samhan 13-16 from the floor.

He's the best center I've seen all year in any one game, and that includes Cousins at UK.

Rack those crazy Aussies.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:39 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:
Rack those crazy Aussies.

Ogilvy for Vandy is an Aussie. he's a pretty decent big man. i think he avg'd about 14 and 6 on a pretty balanced scoring team. Stallings had 4 guys avg double figures in PPG. Colorado has a big Aussie kid with some talent who has a chance to be a solid 5. he's pretty raw right now, but showed some flashes.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:43 pm

Yeah, Ogilvy, the dude who looks like he woke up 10 minutes before the game. He's got some moves, but damn is he slow.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:55 pm

the biggest stiff in the NCAA right now has to be Baylor's Josh Lomars. kid makes gravy look like it has hops.

the irony is that BU has some crazy sick athletes in Udoh, Acey and Dunn. and the FR kid who's name i can't think of now. it just intensifies the "Lomar effect" when he comes into the game and gravity changes wherever he goes on the court.

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:07 pm

Ohio is hanging with Tennessee early. The Vols just keep giving the ball away.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:08 pm

Let's go Racers

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:22 pm

Looking forward to the Kansas-UNI matchup this afternoon. UNI obviously has little chance of winning but, the way this tourney is going, you never know what might happen. They will probably be overmatched in this contest but I'll hope for the big upset. UNI has some outside shooters and an inside presence with a physical 7 footer, so maybe they can make a game of it. I suspect the speed and athleticism of Kansas will be too much for the Panthers to handle for 40 minutes.

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:25 pm

Mace wrote:Looking forward to the Kansas-UNI matchup this afternoon. UNI obviously has little chance of winning but, the way this tourney is going, you never know what might happen. They will probably be overmatched in this contest but I'll hope for the big upset. UNI has some outside shooters and an inside presence with a physical 7 footer, so maybe they can make a game of it. I suspect the speed and athleticism of Kansas will be too much for the Panthers to handle for 40 minutes.

Right now I just feel that Kansas is the most complete team in college basketball. They have a stud at every position and coming off the benches.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:28 pm

Mace wrote:Kansas-UNI matchup

The Breadbasket Bowl. Rack it.

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:32 pm

SunCoastSooner wrote:Right now I just feel that Kansas is the most complete team in college basketball. They have a stud at every position and coming off the benches.

I agree with that assessment, which is why I picked Kansas to win the title game this year, but I'm hoping for the huge upset tonight.

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:35 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:
Mace wrote:Kansas-UNI matchup
The Breadbasket Bowl. Rack it.

Yeah, or the Bushel Basket Bowl. Wheat versus corn.

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:37 pm

Tennessee stopped turning the ball over and took control of the game. Ohio is just looking out matched at almost every position on the court.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:30 pm

great perimeter D by Butler in the last 15 seconds.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:21 pm

Second sluggish 1st half start for KU. They're beatable. It ain't all KU though, UNI can ball.

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:46 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Second sluggish 1st half start for KU. They're beatable. It ain't all KU though, UNI can ball.

Yep, UNI can definitely play the game....and they've got 20 more minutes to the finish. Kansas had better come out and make a run in the first 5 minutes or they may be toast. If the shots continue to drop for UNI, Kansas could be in deep shit. UNI definitely didn't come out with fear in their eyes. I like that, and it's a reflection of their coach, Ben Jacobsen. IF they are able to knock off Kansas, I suspect that there will be a number of Iowa fans campaigning for him to get the job in Iowa City. Wouldn't be a bad hire either.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:50 pm

Isn't KU typically a 2nd half team? Still, this is a good team they're playing, and that typical mid major that can rain 3s all day. Bwahahah at their 7 footer spotting up and nailing it.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:56 pm

There's something cool about these smaller schools with funny names and uniforms going toe-to-toe with the big dogs and not flinching...RACK Northern Iowa so far

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:05 pm

my pops has been to all the OKC regional games and he says (via text) this is basically a KU home game. Ford Center is about 75% KU fans.

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:08 pm

King Crimson wrote:my pops has been to all the OKC regional games and he says (via text) this is basically a KU home game. Ford Center is about 75% KU fans.

And I hope that every one of them leaves the Ford Center pissed off and disappointed.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:11 pm

Mace wrote:
King Crimson wrote:my pops has been to all the OKC regional games and he says (via text) this is basically a KU home game. Ford Center is about 75% KU fans.
And I hope that every one of them leaves the Ford Center pissed off and disappointed.

that's kind of where he's at. he's not a big fan of KU. He told me if they had been selling them, he would have worn a Lehigh shirt on Thursday.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:48 pm

Holy shit.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:50 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Holy shit.

Holy Farokhmanesh!

(My bracket is about to die but this is too much fun to watch)

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:52 pm

I love it. might go read Missouri boards for a while. they are in heaven.

L45B · Post by **L45B** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:57 pm

Our section of the bracket sure looks a lot more promising now.

Regards,

BuckeyeFan & SpartanFan

Rack Fu · Post by **Rack Fu** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:01 am

My bracket is totally screwed but it was worth it. Nice one, Jayhawks!

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:03 am

L45B wrote:Our section of the bracket sure looks a lot more promising now.

Regards,

BuckeyeFan & SpartanFan

Maybe. Just lost a starter and best defender to injury (Allen). Hopefully he can see some minutes tomorrow, and they can gut one out vs Maryland.

Fucking RACK No. Iowa.

packwin13 · Post by **packwin13** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:04 am

Wow. My brackets are screwed, but this is why I love watching the tourney so much. The Koch boys are local, so Northern Iowa gets a little bit of pub around these parts. I knew they were a decent team, but never thought they could hang with Kansas, much less beat them.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:18 am

packwin13 wrote:Wow. My brackets are screwed, but this is why I love watching the tourney so much.

I'm with you there...it wouldn't be fun without the surprises every year. As for the brackets, I'd love to see a mid-major take a run at whole thing. With all the big name programs that fell on their face and didn't even make the tournament, the door is open for a lesser-known program to have a breakthrough run through this field.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:47 am

i wish there was a way these two games weren't on at the same time.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:07 am

doesn't look like too many KU fans hung around in OKC to root against KSU. bwawawaa.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:56 am

Shoalzie wrote:There's something cool about these smaller schools with funny names and uniforms going toe-to-toe with the big dogs and not flinching

No, there's not.

Sin,

CBS, NCAA, Slobbering Sam.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:17 am

Northern Iowa would finish 10th in the SEC.

-Sam

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:07 am

Rack the Panthers. Unfuckingbelievable. MSU/Maryland winner won't be in for a picnic. UNI is an extremely well coached team and they know how to play defense. Next week will be interesting.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:24 am

King Crimson wrote:I love it. might go read Missouri boards for a while. they are in heaven.

The NIU bookstore had best prepare for the onslaught of T-shirt orders they're going to get.

<--- xtra large here.

And stock up on Kleenix, Kansas Walmarts.

My bracket got trashed, but who cares? Mizzou fan will get mileage out of this for years.

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:42 am

Ben Jacobsen and his UNI crew just guaranteed that none of them will ever have to buy another beer in Iowa or Missouri.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:15 am

Off topic, but shit, Digger Phelps is sloppy drunk. Reece Davis and Hubert Davis are just giving him the side eye.