NCAA 09 MARCH MADNESS TOURNEY PICK'EM

smhatahy · 03-27-2009, 12:40 AM

Duke lost! I am so happy

TunerSteve · 03-27-2009, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by meatfinger

I didn't think Mizzou could pull that off. They looked impressive tonight. Villanova looked even more impressive. Duke looked flat awful.

I'm thinking that if Memphis was in the Big XII, they would lose 3-4 conference games every year. Playing Kansas and Missouri on a neutral site is tough enough, but if they had to play them twice every season...that glossy win-loss record woudn't be quite so glossy.

**bravesfan007** · 03-27-2009, 09:54 AM

I'll say it again, my bracket is doomed.

**+Donny** · 03-27-2009, 10:24 AM

I am so disappointed in Xavier; half an inch lost them that game. That and sucking.

**Role Modlin** · 03-27-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TunerSteve

I'm thinking that if Memphis was in the Big XII, they would lose 3-4 conference games every year. Playing Kansas and Missouri on a neutral site is tough enough, but if they had to play them twice every season...that glossy win-loss record woudn't be quite so glossy.

Memphis has been overrated all year if you ask me. They're good...but not THAT good. Last night proves it.

I'm happy Duke lost but can't be too happy until UNC plays. We lose tonight and it takes all the joy out of a Blue Devil flame-out.

**Role Modlin** · 03-27-2009, 11:27 AM

Depending on what happens tonight I can still have 6/8 and my final four are still playing. Not great...but I've done much worse.

**thesteve** · 03-27-2009, 11:27 AM

Let's see...

the only team left in my Final Four is Syracuse.

Soap · 03-27-2009, 12:30 PM

If UNC wins tonight I am:

11/16
5/8
4/4 still in

**Role Modlin** · 03-27-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Akshay

Duke lost! I am so happy

I gotta know. I am a UNC fan so my hatred of Duke (it hurts just to type it) is expected. They are a rival and we have to hate each other. I also understand the hate that Kentucky fans have for them as well. So...why does everyone else (who really have no obvious reasons) hate them so much?

I'd really like to know.

Napoleon17 · 03-27-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Role Modlin

I gotta know. I am a UNC fan so my hatred of Duke (it hurts just to type it) is expected. They are a rival and we have to hate each other. I also understand the hate that Kentucky fans have for them as well. So...why does everyone else (who really have no obvious reasons) hate them so much?

I'd really like to know.

Because of their coach. He's (at least perceived as) a whiner. The players at least have a reputation for whining all the time even though they get all the calls. And they are perennially successful. They are like the Yankees of college basketball. Also, from what I've seen of them, which isn't that much, they don't seem to have that much fun on the court. It's almost the way the Yankees approach the game. Very businesslike. Of course, I hate UNC too.

Just not as much.

**thesteve** · 03-27-2009, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Napoleon17

Because of their coach. He's (at least perceived as) a whiner. The players at least have a reputation for whining all the time even though they get all the calls. And they are perennially successful. They are like the Yankees of college basketball. Also, from what I've seen of them, which isn't that much, they don't seem to have that much fun on the court. It's almost the way the Yankees approach the game. Very businesslike. Of course, I hate UNC too.

Just not as much.

Maybe I just don't follow college basketball enough...I've never thought of Duke as "the Yankees of college basketball".

Is it really an approach to the game, or do you also hate the other perennially successful teams like UCLA, Arizona (who has the longest current active streak at 25 NCAA Tournament appearances) and Louisville?

Napoleon17 · 03-27-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by thesteve

Maybe I just don't follow college basketball enough...I've never thought of Duke as "the Yankees of college basketball".

Is it really an approach to the game, or do you also hate the other perennially successful teams like UCLA, Arizona (who has the longest current active streak at 25 NCAA Tournament appearances) and Louisville?

I haven't seen them play much at all. I live on the east coast, so I hardly ever see UCLA or Arizona play, and Louisville is in one of those baby conferences.

For me it is definitely the approach to the game that makes me compare them to the Yankees. I used to be a big Yankees fan. My dad played high school baseball with Paul O'Neill. However, I got sick of watching them play because they didn't have fun, for the most part. I don't know. Maybe because Duke takes it so seriously it makes it even more fun to see them lose. But again, I can't say much about UCLA or Arizona. Maybe those on the west coast hate them too.

**Role Modlin** · 03-27-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by thesteve

Maybe I just don't follow college basketball enough...I've never thought of Duke as "the Yankees of college basketball".

Is it really an approach to the game, or do you also hate the other perennially successful teams like UCLA, Arizona (who has the longest current active streak at 25 NCAA Tournament appearances) and Louisville?

I don't hate any other program the way I hate Duke. There are programs (Kentucky and Kansas) that I enjoy pulling against...but I will pull for them on occasion. I can't think of one possible scenario in which I'd pull for Duke.

**Role Modlin** · 03-27-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Napoleon17

Maybe because Duke takes it so seriously it makes it even more fun to see them lose.

For me...it's all the floor slapping and over-the-top man-hugging over things that don't even matter. Their coach is a pompous jerk in my personal opinion and rarely takes credit when things go bad. He doesn't mind basking in the adoration when things are good...but he always places blame on someone other than himself. Add their fans into the mix and I will NEVER find a reason to pull for them.

smhatahy · 03-27-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Role Modlin

For me...it's all the floor slapping and over-the-top man-hugging over things that don't even matter. Their coach is a pompous jerk in my personal opinion and rarely takes credit when things go bad. He doesn't mind basking in the adoration when things are good...but he always places blame on someone other than himself. Add their fans into the mix and I will NEVER find a reason to pull for them.

Ditto everything you said, especially the part about their fans. Duke basketball fans are like the equivalent to USC football fans. I also think Christian Laettner is a tool.

I myself am a UCLA fan, but will generally root for the other Pac-10 teams also.