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Post by mancesco on Mar 18, 2005 2:55:29 GMT -5
Okay here are my wacky final four pics (and yes they were the same pics before today i just never got around to posting them). I've got Arizona, Gonzaga, Florida, and Duke, you maybe going WTF?! ....but well...so am i.  Dissappointed that UCLA lost, i was really expecting them to beat TT but they gave it a good shot, they weren't gonna get past Gonzaga anyways. Derren, Thompson impressed me as well, i think he has a great stroke and if he uses his size more he could become one of the best players in the country, and we're already in agreement on Farmar. Pitt's another team that let me down, i actually had them beating pacific and then upsetting washington...oops  |
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Mar 18, 2005 3:02:28 GMT -5
Awesome, Cesco. Glad to see other fans of the college game posting here.
I think this is Illinois' year. Everything seems to be going in their favor.
Gonzaga is one of my dark horses. I think UNC will be ousted, and so will GTech.
Duke will probably head to the Final 4.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Mar 18, 2005 11:12:33 GMT -5
I will predict my winners for today's brackets.
Louisville will beat LaFayette
GTech will beat George Washington
Syracuse will beat Vermont
Duke will beat Delaware
MSU over Old Dominion
Miss St over Stanford
OSU over SE Louisiana
S. Illinois over St Mary
Charlotte over NC State
Florida over Ohio
Iowa St over Minnesota
UCONN over UCF
New Mexico over Villanova
UNC over Oakland
Wisconsin over N. Iowa
Kansas over Bucknell
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Post by mancesco on Mar 18, 2005 14:52:21 GMT -5
so far you have been correct except for the NC State - Charlotte game, NC State won, i had them winning on my bracket but then i have them losing to UConn anyways.
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Post by mev17 on Mar 18, 2005 17:46:00 GMT -5
I'll post my final four picks tonight, once I'm done lamenting the loss of my beloved Bruins.  I filled out a bracket on espn; I just have to look it up and remember who is in what region. ;D |
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Post by mev17 on Mar 19, 2005 2:40:31 GMT -5
Here's my final four:
Oklahoma St. vs Louisville
Kentucky vs. Connecticut
Final: Oklahoma St. over Connecticut
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Mar 19, 2005 4:00:41 GMT -5
I got mines a little different from yours.
Illinois beats OSU to win the Chicago bracket
Gonzaga defeats Louisville to win the Albuquerque bracket
UNC defeats UCONN in the Syracuse bracket
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Duke beats Kentucky to win the Austin bracket
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Illinois vs. Gonzaga
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Duke vs. Kentucky
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Illinois beats the Zags
and Duke beats Kentucky
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Illinois vs. Duke
....................... AND ILLINOIS WINS THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!
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Post by Rondo to Posey on Mar 19, 2005 4:43:05 GMT -5
Vermont  I had them beating Syracuse and all my friends in the Yahoo league I was in were laughing at me. I laugh last ;D Didnt see the Bucknell one coming though  |
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Mar 19, 2005 6:09:24 GMT -5
somehow i'm glad that new mexico lost - it keeps granger's draft stock lower...
vermont, one of my upset favourites did just that and downed that overhyped syracuse. yesssss...
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Mar 19, 2005 15:19:01 GMT -5
surprises, surprises- now gonzaga is out hopefully morrison's stock ain't that good as well now  |
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Mar 19, 2005 15:37:15 GMT -5
Well, my prediction is already wrong, but my outcome can still happen. I have Illinois winning the CHI/Alburquerque bracket anyways.
Grangers' stock is somwhere between the post lottery and mid 20's. He needs to tighten up his dribbling and be careful of his sloppiness. He has a lot of McGrady in him and I think he tries to emulate T-Mac's smooth play, which may seem lazy. But he does have a lot of talent and versatility, and I'm sure if we grab him, Doc can get him to change his game to make him better.
There are a lot of good tall SF's who will be available in the mid to late 1st round and second round. Granger, Jawad Williams, Dijon Thompson, Adam Morrison, etc.
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Mar 19, 2005 15:45:23 GMT -5
yeah, i have no doubt that we will get somebody solid, my order is morrison, granger, villanueva
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Mar 19, 2005 15:50:28 GMT -5
Villanueva may go higher than the rest of them. He's had a solid year playing in a tough conference and he's gotten a lot of spotlight. We only have 1 first rounder this year, and the way we are playing, we may be drafting in the 20 - 25 range. Hard to guess who we'll go for, or which position we'll draft for.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Mar 19, 2005 16:41:20 GMT -5
Man, watch out for Nate Robinson!!! This kid comes to play. I would love to have him in Green.
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Post by mancesco on Mar 19, 2005 19:01:42 GMT -5
salim stoudamire is really impressing me in that arizona game (i still think red-ick is the better shooter-see that other thread) but i like stoudamire's game, what do you think of him derren? Would you mind if the celtics had him as a backup pg?
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