***Official NCAA Tournament Thread***

[KC_Connection]

Seeing as Bearcat banned me from the KU basketball thread for daring to use statistics to dispel the constant trashing of the team’s best player this year by far, I’ll need somewhere to put my thoughts for this year’s tournament.

In sum, the committee screwed KU again. Their resume (and wins) should have had them at at least a 6 seed and maybe even a 5. Arkansas is also the toughest matchup they could have had among possible opponents and KU matches up horribly against them (stay tuned as to why).

As far as the rest of the tournament goes, I’m picking Houston to win it all and Kentucky (fraud) to lose in the first or second round.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

I for one just love how when the Chiefs or Jayhawks aren't doing well, the narrative is 'it's all sooooo boooring!!'.

Coincidence? I think not.

Uh, KU sucked last year and the first round was far better.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/ne...y-first-round/

The average margin of victory in the Round of 64 this year was 16.7 points. According to OptaSTATS, that’s the largest margin ever for the opening round. Ten of the first-round wins were 25-point (or more) blowouts, also the most ever.

Not only did we not see a 16-seed topple a 1-seed, we didn’t even see one of them come close. In the first round, the top 4 seeds all won by a combined 128 points. Houston won 78-40 after holding its first-round opponent to just 16 second-half points. Auburn won 83-63. Duke obliterated its first-round opponent on Friday, 93-49. And Florida routed Norfolk State 95-69.

The 1s took care of business. So did the 2s, who all advanced by an average margin of 19.8 points per win. The closest game in the 2-15 matchup took place between Alabama and Robert Morris, and the Crimson Tide led in that game for 39 of the 40 minutes.

All the 3s won.

All the 4s won.

[Bearcat]

This could be Kansas... beating a shitty 2 seed before blowing it in the final 5 minutes.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Yup.

[Pepe Silvia]

Calipari is hungry again. He's going to eat like a pig in Fayetteville.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

Big Ten team seedings:
2,3,4,4,5,5,6,7

SEC team's that lost seedings:
6,8,9,9,10,11 (mizz #6 lulz)

Yeah, that's the point... no reason to brag about overall SEC numbers when they let in fourteen ****ing teams.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Uh, KU sucked last year and the first round was far better.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/ne...y-first-round/

I guess that counts as nail biting if you’re a Bengals fan.

[Why Not?]

St John’s looks like they wanna win a “**** around and find out” award.

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by Why Not?

St John’s looks like they wanna win a “**** around and find out” award.

St. Johns isn't allowed to win anything, I knew they were going down quickly.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Why Not?

I guess that counts as nail biting if you’re a Bengals fan.

Best moment of the tournament last year was Oakland beating UK at the same time Florida/Colorado were at like 100-100 in OT, and there's been nothing close to that this year so far...... what do you say UK fans, was last year more exciting?

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Why Not?

So, you’re of the opinion that this tournament has been exciting?

I wouldn't call it exciting but i wouldn't call it boring either.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Uh, KU sucked last year and the first round was far better.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/ne...y-first-round/

Well...maybe i'm just too old to be in the hip crowd of instant gratification needers.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia

Calipari is hungry again. He's going to eat like a pig in Fayetteville.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yeah, that's the point... no reason to brag about overall SEC numbers when they let in fourteen ****ing teams.

No bragging. But there's no need to gloat when a bunch of lower seeded teams lose, like they would from any conference.

What's the alternative? Put in those teams with almost or sub .500 records? Do we just not give them 14 because 14 is too many, even though no one else could produce the resume to get in?

I'm just chirping against the silly "oHhhH, sEc iZ thE BesT hUHHuuHH??" sarcasm.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Best moment of the tournament last year was Oakland beating UK at the same time Florida/Colorado were at like 100-100 in OT, and there's been nothing close to that this year so far...... what do you say UK fans, was last year more exciting?

Was there a tournament last year?

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

Kentucky will be good again too.