College Basketball Thread 10-11 - Earth Empires Forum

Shinigami

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Mar 12th 2011, 17:36:17

I did. Without some sort of HD zoom on his fingers it's hard to tell if they are still touching the ball or not. I think they were, personally, but I don't think their is evidence enough to be overturning the first call.

Video is here: http://www.youtube.com/...p;feature=player_embedded

mrford

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Mar 12th 2011, 20:54:29

HARRISON

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sweet jesus where have you been all year long?

it was another disappointing start to the game but the heels somehow finished strong and pulled a win out of their ass. Im loving this.

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Shinigami

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Mar 12th 2011, 23:00:43

It's funny, I have joked all season that Florida and North Carolina are two sides of the same coin. Same early struggles, same problems at the PG slot that have been helped (in Florida's case) and fixed (in Nort Carolina's case) by a freshman added in. The last couple days seems to proving it very true.

UNC combined the first half of the last two games: 50 points
UNC combined the second half of the last two games: 103 points

UF combined the first half of the last two games: 57 points
UF combined the second half of the last two games: 105 points

Rallies for the both of them from double digit deficits to pull out convincing wins.

mrford

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Mar 12th 2011, 23:44:12

yeah, UNC seemed to get serious at the end of the last 2 games. It perplexes me why they dont play like that all game. However, being clutch like that when the pressure is on is pretty helpful in a tournament situation. You just cant dig that hole too deep in the early game, and UNC has come very close to doing just that.

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Shinigami

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Mar 13th 2011, 1:36:38

Well, just tell yourself this: there is absolutely no give up in your team. You have honest to god evidence of it.

This Washington-Arizona game has been entertaining as hell. Washington just won it with a buzzer beater in OT.

trumper

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Mar 13th 2011, 2:57:39

Originally posted by Shinigami:

Yah it is very tough (if not impossible to tell). How the hell did they overturn on that?

TheORKINMan

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Mar 13th 2011, 7:36:15

It was the most effed up series of events yet. I was sitting front row right next to replay monitors and here is what happened. Kitchen hits shot and sideline ref Eades calls it good then turns to the tunnel. Head official Brian Kersey calls him over and starts watching the monitor. He has two monitors looking at different angles. After about a minute and a half he says "it's good" and our bench again starts celebrating as the ref turns the monitors around and puts them back on the scoters table. Then for SOME reason the alternate official and the ACC Head of Officials John Clougherty who were sitting on the endzone press row come over. At that point Kersey picks up the monitor and starts watching AGAIN. Clougherty gets a police escort for the refs and after another minute of watching clips he turns and waives it off and all four refs plus Clougherty haul ass to the tunnel with four cops. Again exactly why I hate this conference.

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mrford

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Mar 13th 2011, 8:05:12

lol you are such a little girl. you didnt win that game. that basket wasnt good. everyone but you agrees with that. im really sorry you feel like that. FSU wont leeave the cinfrence. you need to stop fluffing. you sound really sad.

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 13th 2011, 13:37:32

mrford: Here is the exact series of events in video that ended the game.

Snaer has ball stolen, possibly a foul but I wouldn't be horribly up in arms about this as its the end of the game and he should have split the trap:

http://www.youtube.com/...ch?v=BDfF39e69Ho&hd=1

Va Tech's "Game winning" shot where it is much more conclusively proven that Malcolm Delaney stepped out of bounds not once, but TWICE:

http://www.youtube.com/...ch?v=1ApdX3w6yzY&hd=1

Kitchens shot where there is allegedly conclusive evidence:

http://www.youtube.com/...ch?v=WFIKNOXlAzs&hd=1

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Mar 13th 2011, 13:53:46

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mrford

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Mar 13th 2011, 17:03:09

UNC guanna rape duke here in a few min

UNC FTW

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 13th 2011, 17:05:56

UNC better not start off the way they have against Miami/Clemson vs Duke. Duke plays the best slowdown game of any team in the country and is much more difficult to come back on.

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mrford

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Mar 13th 2011, 17:07:37

well yeah. something about that Greensboro water is fluffing carolina up in the first 30 min of a game. Well be ok though. fluff Duke.

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mrford

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Mar 13th 2011, 17:10:19

ugh, here we go

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mrford

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Mar 13th 2011, 17:22:08

holy fluff how was that a charge on that dunk by strickland?

coach K is the best flopper in the league. i bet he runs flop drills.

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 13th 2011, 17:23:21

So you're saying Duke gets all the calls? :)

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mrford

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Mar 13th 2011, 17:34:22

we cant buy a basket

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mrford

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Mar 13th 2011, 18:54:03

GG 15 turnovers dont expect UNC to win. what a crap effort.

there were some tarded calls both ways however. i dint understand wtf is going on half the time in these refs minds.

we will see if UNC can pull something out their ass in the alst 3 min, i dont expect them to

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Shinigami

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Mar 13th 2011, 19:03:50

Terrible officiating in the Florida-Kentucky game, but that's always to be expected when you play Kentucky. Way too many turnovers and missed shots to mount our usual comeback. Had it under 10 with 2 to go but we started fouling to stop the clock and they managed to hit every shot.

TheORKINMan

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Mar 13th 2011, 23:09:20

Hahahahahahahaha looks like the committee saw what we saw and didn't make the ACC's game rigging pay off for Seth Cryburg

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mrford

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Mar 13th 2011, 23:10:30

game rigging, lol

you really are a fluffty ass loser.

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Bater

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Mar 13th 2011, 23:27:29

Just curious, who;s the best recruiter, but actual worst game time coach in college basketball? It's gotta be between John Calipari, Rick Barnes, and Roy Williams right?

I'm kind of leaning towards Barnes personally, but I think it's really close.

TheORKINMan

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Mar 13th 2011, 23:27:46

My sour grapes taste delicious tonight.

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Shinigami

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Mar 14th 2011, 1:00:12

Hmm... of those three at least I'd go with Barnes as well.

postman

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Mar 14th 2011, 2:00:35

I just hope Arizona wins two games.

trumper

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Mar 14th 2011, 4:13:32

NIT snubbed my Terps. We didn't get in, but 6-10 Miami got a 2 seed in NIT. Wtf. Stupid NCAA. I get no tourney dance because we played like crap and didn't deserve one, but not NIT, augh.

TheORKINMan

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Mar 14th 2011, 4:55:39

Yeah that is BAFFLING. There's not even a financial reason to take Miami over Maryland as Miami has THE worst attendence of any BCS school

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Shinigami

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Mar 14th 2011, 5:31:55

That makes as little sense as VT not making the dance.

raves

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Mar 14th 2011, 16:28:42

Originally posted by Bater:

It's Barnes, without a doubt. He has done less with more talent than anyone I can remember.

damatt

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Mar 14th 2011, 18:00:19

duke got a #1 seed!

TheORKINMan

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Mar 15th 2011, 23:42:53

And Duke might repeat now. Kyrie Irving cleared to play and practiced full contact today.

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mrford

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Mar 15th 2011, 23:46:11

that would be unacceptable

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 16th 2011, 16:24:11

Anyone who picked Purdue may want to rethink it. There's MAJOR drama going on there after it came to light today what caused Kelsey Barlow to be suspended indefinitely. Apparently he came to practice drunk and Ryne Smith called him out on it at which point Painter confirmed and kicked the player out of practice. Upon hearing this Barlow cracked Smith upside the head with a ball rack and now Ryne Smith has a concussion and will not play the first weekend either.

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Beastjb

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Mar 16th 2011, 16:26:40

ODU could make a deep run if they make it past the second round. #1 rebounding team in the nation

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Mar 17th 2011, 3:03:00

Go Bucks!

That is all.

mrford

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Mar 17th 2011, 5:05:42

bucks?

you mean Buckeyes?

ive never really encountered a OSU fan that said Bucks. maybe im misinformed.

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trumper

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Mar 18th 2011, 16:36:23

C'mon Huskies. So far they're not disappointed. However other big east teams--SJU and Louisville, blah!

TheORKINMan

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Mar 18th 2011, 16:43:32

At least 1 more BE team is guarenteed not to make the Sweet 16 and one is guaranteed to make it since they play each other in the 2nd Round. However I don't think any BE teams make the FF and 1 max makes the Elite 8

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BobbyATA

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Mar 18th 2011, 17:53:57

man someone doesn't believe in teh BE lol...

TheORKINMan

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Mar 18th 2011, 17:58:41

Considering 6 of the 8 BE teams in the tourney last year got eliminated by double digit seeds in the first two rounds, no I do not. The other two were 1 seed Syracuse who got eliminated in the Sweet 16 and West Virginia who played cupcake double digit seeds up to the Elite 8 and got curbstomped by 30 by Duke in the Final Four.

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Shinigami

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Mar 18th 2011, 20:58:13

I don't know that anyone believes in the BE other then fans of the BE schools and the media at large.

And as I'm typing this they just cut to the end of the Mason - 'Nova game. Not exactly an upset but Mason wins by 4 and gets the dubious honor to play Ohio St next.

trumper

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Mar 19th 2011, 14:24:12

I would still mark at least one BE team in FF this year and maybe two. I think UCONN takes it all. I correctly had Duke last year. I think half the BE is a joke, but I wouldn't laugh at the prospects of playing a UCONN or Syracuse in the tourney (maybe Pitt although MD held our own against them). ACC is Duke/UNC. And UNC is all about if they stay hot shooting wise. Duke is a legit contender.

I also frown upon the SEC and most western teams. I still think OSU is a relative paper tiger as is SDSU. Kansas will blow it at some point up to FF. K-State may make a deep run.

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Mar 21st 2011, 20:47:41

Originally posted by raves:

Originally posted by TheORKINMan:

75% first weekend, 100% second weekend.

FSU in the second weekend...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

...whoopsie. Ah well, I still know 10,000x more about college basketball than mrford. That guy is still stupid.

Also, Big Least is shamefully bad. I laughed alllllllllll night. Well, until Illinois got beat. Kansas has a JOKE cakewalk to the FF. I don't think even toupee Bill $elf can fluff this one up.

TheORKINMan

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Mar 21st 2011, 21:00:54

If we get past VCU we will give Kansas a go of the Southwest regional championship game for two reasons. We are now 2-1 vs Top 5 offenses according to KenPom (beat Duke, Notre Dame, lost to Ohio State) and held all three to around 32% FG shooting. Only reason we didn't beat OSU was at the time we couldn't score ourselves. Secondly a little known fact is that Leonard Hamilton is Bill Self's litteral coaching daddy. Self was an assistant under Hamilton at Oklahoma State.

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mrford

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Mar 22nd 2011, 1:37:40

Originally posted by raves:

Originally posted by TheORKINMan:

75% first weekend, 100% second weekend.

FSU in the second weekend...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

orly? are you in our league?

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trumper

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Mar 22nd 2011, 13:52:00

Originally posted by TheORKINMan:

I suspect you guys will stumble on VCU because while you have the potential to score big upsets, consistency isn't your strong-suite. Your longest win-streak playing real opponents this year was 4 (Duke, then NCSU, then Miami and then BC). Of course VCU has the same problem. Kansas does not.

TheORKINMan

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Mar 22nd 2011, 13:57:05

I think we beat VCU. The players are still feeling sleighted. Most Sweet 16 writeups barely even mention FSU and most "experts" are picking VCU. Personally I think part of the reason Purdue made VCU look so amazing is that there are major locker room problems that have emerged out of Purdue the past 3 weeks causing them to lose to Iowa, on Friday of the Big 10 tournament and then to VCU in that span after beating St Peters

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trumper

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Mar 22nd 2011, 18:22:57

Originally posted by TheORKINMan:

And you think you guys can knock down Kansas or are you counting on a repeat performance like you had against Duke? I suppose stars can align.

TheORKINMan

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Mar 22nd 2011, 19:24:20

^The above attitude is why our players are playing with a chip on their shoulder. FSU dosn't get any credit no matter what they do. FSU did not just beat Duke this season, they have played more Sweet 16 teams then any other team. We are 2-1 vs Top 5 offenses (Beat #4 Duke, #3nNotre Dame, lost to #1 Ohio State) If we would have figured out how to score by that point in December we likely would have beaten OSU as well. We held all three to an average of 33% shooting. We also were a Harrison Barnes desperation heave as time expired away from beating UNC as well. So yes, I believe we are very capable of beating Kansas

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