Well, I'm 2 for 2 in the Final Four at the moment. If Uconn and Nova both get through tomorrow, you folks will have your work cut out for you in our pool. 
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March Madness - College Hoops!
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thedude110 said:Well, I'm 2 for 2 in the Final Four at the moment. If Uconn and Nova both get through tomorrow, you folks will have your work cut out for you in our pool.
I've now lost 3 / final four so I would declare myself out more or less ... after learning for all that time when I knew it didn't matter.
It seemed to me that GMU outplayed Uconn in just about every aspect of the game. Their floor spacing was great -- they're so hard to defend in the post, and if you double, they make the right pass.
3 smart, talented seniors who can log long minutes will take you a long way.
If Villanova goes to the championship game, my bracket is busted!
3 smart, talented seniors who can log long minutes will take you a long way.
If Villanova goes to the championship game, my bracket is busted!
I didn't get a single Final Four team correct in my work pool this year I suppose the good news is that means someone else is buying the drinks...
I suppose the good news is that means someone else is buying the drinks...
I was just curious, and checked out the leaderboard on the Yahoo tournament. Only one guy in the top ten has the final four correct -- got all four teams, and leads the pool with 105 points. Amazing. I had UConn going to the championship game, but I couldn't help rooting for GMU. Amazing game!
xsedrinam said:
I'm in good shape -- I haven't done the math yet, though.
If I win, I owe it all to George Mason -- they messed everybody up (including myself!) just enough.
Kwyjibo said:
This is why I love March Madness! Fun stuff!
BTW the only game I went to see Mississippi State play in basketball this year was when they defeated George Mason over the Christmas holiday. (That's the current NCAA baseball number 1 Miss State Bulldogs!)
What a great outcome!!
I am done of course, I have only 1 FF team, UCLA, but never had them going to the final game. So I have no more possible points.
Kinda fun, next year I hope my 'Heels meet the expectation, not like KY, I figured they had this year locked after last years freshman. Oh well. Congrats dude!
I am done of course, I have only 1 FF team, UCLA, but never had them going to the final game. So I have no more possible points.
Kinda fun, next year I hope my 'Heels meet the expectation, not like KY, I figured they had this year locked after last years freshman. Oh well. Congrats dude!
Well, back from vacation and boy did I miss a lot of good basketball. I saw a couple of games while away (including the end of Illinois' loss ), but in general didn't catch too much other than the scores.
Looks like thedude110 is indeed the dude in regards to this particular tourney. Congrats - you'll have bragging rights for the next 12 months!
I am also out of it - 0 potential additional points. This is perhaps my worst showing ever!
), but in general didn't catch too much other than the scores.Looks like thedude110 is indeed the dude in regards to this particular tourney. Congrats - you'll have bragging rights for the next 12 months!
I am also out of it - 0 potential additional points. This is perhaps my worst showing ever!
Wow. I think this is the first time in 15 years that I didn't get a single Final Four team correct! On the other hand, I'm not sad that UConn lost at all. All that talent, and it seemed the only player they had that actually fought for anything was Marcus Williams. Everyone else looked like they expected to win just by stepping on the floor. This time, the referees and their opponents' mistakes couldn't quite bail them out. Once again, what was with all the Rudy Gay hype? I don't get it.
I'm more upset by Villanova losing. I really like their coach and the way they play, but the shots just weren't going down and the tennis player's son was just too much for them.
Here's hoping for a LSU/GMU final.
I'm more upset by Villanova losing. I really like their coach and the way they play, but the shots just weren't going down and the tennis player's son was just too much for them.
Here's hoping for a LSU/GMU final.
Silencio said:
I thought Rudy had a pretty good game yesterday. He's definitely been over-hyped this year for what he's done. He's only a sophmore, so I hope he decides to come back for another year. But I doubt that will happen.
But in general, UCONN really hadn't been playing well lately - They went kind of cold right at the end of the regular season. They played much better in February...too bad they peaked at the wrong time. They played with great defense earlier in the season but it just hasn't been there lately.
You can only scrape by with lucky buzzer-beating shots for so long before it catches up with you...
The majority of the team is either graduating or leaving for the NBA, so next season will be a rebuilding year.
Time to change my avatar I guess...
GO UCONN (next year)!!!!!!!!!
The question was about the odds are of getting every pick right in the tournament. You can compute the exact answer for someone making perfectly random guesses, but anyone who uses knowledge of the teams, their records, and/or their seedings can do much better than a random guess.swiftaw said:
I am in the same boat. It has been fun and GO UCLA!topgunn said:
My only team in the final four is Florida and I have them losing. Oh well.