NCAA Basketball 2016-17 Thread - Page 21 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

UK fans not surprised with the Duke bust situation. One-and-done route is super high variance obviously. That's a trade-off I'm willing to accept though to watch the Stars of Tomorrow with annual title equity even if it sometimes includes Harrison twins. And yeah while Duke isn't drawing dead in tournament equity, it's weird how they were still odds favorites up until a couple weeks ago. I've thought they were clearly not that good for a while now.

01-24-2017 , 02:58 PM

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Also, I don't understand why Calipari is absolutely unwilling to play Hamidou Diallo. Like, yeah, he just got here and is probably super rough. But it's not like they run any kind of offense or defense that he'd need to learn (hahahaha), and he said Diallo is a great on-ball defender, which they sorely lack right now.

01-24-2017 , 08:17 PM

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Carsen Edwards is the truth.

01-24-2017 , 09:19 PM

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WVU is a legit home team.

01-24-2017 , 09:34 PM

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Louisville is such a deep, talented team. Beating Pitt by 50+ on the road without their starting point guard. Cant wait until theyre a 4 seed and I get to put them in the final four in my bracket.

01-24-2017 , 09:46 PM

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You usually only see threads like this for football coaches, well done Pitt

01-24-2017 , 10:02 PM

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Swanigan just missing his 5th 20/20 game of the season by 3 boards. Ends up with 25 points and 17 rebounds at Michigan State.

01-24-2017 , 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by charder30

for me Kansas is the most likely team to cut the nets down.

(will take them HU for $ v any other team in a NCAA last longer)

Veteran guards + Stud Freshman wing + senior center who defends/rebounds well

The only thing I worry about is depth in the frontcourt with the loss of Azubuike. They are absolutely loaded at guard/wing.

Ill do Louisville for $100.

01-24-2017 , 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ReddBoiler

Louisville is such a deep, talented team. Beating Pitt by 50+ on the road without their starting point guard. Cant wait until theyre a 4 seed and I get to put them in the final four in my bracket.

Pitt sucks, half the ACC can and did do that already

01-24-2017 , 10:45 PM

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You usually only see threads like this for football coaches, well done Pitt

Team has quit on the coach. Was a horrible hire and needs to be gone today.

01-24-2017 , 10:51 PM

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Dixon is a good coach. Stallings did an okay job at Vandy.....get rid of him before 1 year is over?

01-24-2017 , 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Krayz

Pitt sucks, half the ACC can and did do that already

They beat the first place team in the B1G on the road!

Last edited by ReddBoiler; 01-24-2017 at 11:04 PM. Reason: B1G sucks

01-24-2017 , 11:17 PM

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Woah, nova lost, UK is losing and KU lost. Road conference games are rough.

01-25-2017 , 12:02 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ReddBoiler

Louisville is such a deep, talented team. Beating Pitt by 50+ on the road without their starting point guard. Cant wait until theyre a 4 seed and I get to put them in the final four in my bracket.

You can get them at +2500 to title fyi.

01-25-2017 , 12:11 AM

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I know some of the senior UK managers.

They'll hear it from Calipari tonight

01-25-2017 , 12:13 AM

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Quote:

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Louisville is such a deep, talented team. Beating Pitt by 50+ on the road without their starting point guard. Cant wait until theyre a 4 seed and I get to put them in the final four in my bracket.

they cant score in the halfcourt against top tier defenses, they'll sreuggle in march. they can get to the sweet 16 by their D alone though.

they also should look to transition a lot more..but i coudl say the same to a lot of teams

01-25-2017 , 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ReddBoiler

Ill do Louisville for $100.

ok we are booked

01-25-2017 , 04:15 AM

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When is the last cover by 50 or more (Louisville tonight)?? (I do remember one in college football. UCLA McNown era won a game by 60 in which I'm pretty sure they were a 10 pt. dog. 70 point cover lol.)

01-25-2017 , 04:20 AM

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Lot of good stuff on KU-UK matchup upcoming, perhaps both looking a little past opponent to matchup Saturday.

01-25-2017 , 04:25 AM

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Super comment. Ville ain't winning it. Luv'em, specialize in'em ... they ain't winning it. They only surprised me once in an NCAA tourney game in 40+ years so I'm bold. Just as bold as a few years ago when I rode them to the title with a team that wasn't going to be stopped.

*Anybody guess what that shocking result was gets kudos plus.

01-25-2017 , 06:31 AM

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Synchronic--you were surprised by Never Nervous Pervis winning against Duke in 1986?

01-25-2017 , 09:23 AM

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When I watch Villanova all I see is a team going through the motions. They know they are making the tournament, they know they are going to be a top seed, they got their jakeys on whatever.

No one advocates the flip the switch when the time comes strategy but it's clearly what Nova is doing. Good luck with that.