confirmed IU fan

i'll just pretend i've been a lifelong louisville fan from now on

what

we're in at this point. worst case scenario we lose to purdue by 30 and even then...

is lunardi even good at his job

actually bracketologist would have been a good answer for best paying job you could learn in a week

He's decent. Problem is the committee is human and rotates. They sometimes select weirdly. BM has him as above average, which is really all you can do.

SDSU still too low

they'll probably get a 3 seed and bounced in the first round, don't worry

I have to admit that while I think nebrasketball is in and should be in I am intrigued at the possible meltdown from schu if they get left out.

care to wager on this? SDSU is built to not get upset. We've only been upset 3 times this year.

i'll bet even money on them not making sweet sixteen

you've gone from bounced in the first round to even money on them not s16'ing? wat

well what kind of odds are you going to give me on being bounced in the first

i'm obviously being somewhat hyperbolic, i doubt a 3 seed has ever been a dog to a 14 seed

if you think they won't get upset you should make the bet if you think they are >50% to beat a random 6/11 seed

getting a 3 as opposed to a 4 for SDSU impacts that bet in a big way I'd say.

There's a small but significant difference in playing a 14 and a 6 and playing a 13 and a 5.

Especially because 14 is where you start see to a big drop off (imo) with lots of auto qualifiers who either suck or mostly suck. 13 seeds still have some of that but also some lurking bubble teams that can be dangerous, because around 13 is usually where the bubble hits. There's a difference in playing a team that was on the bubble and an auto qualifier well below the bubble.

In what universe was at Maryland a gimme game for UVa?

ACSMA All-ACC Team
(First place votes in parenthesis, followed by total points)

First team
Jabari Parker, Fr.. Duke (77) 231
T.J. Warren, So., NC State (77), 231
Marcus Paige, So., North Carolina (69) 223
C.J. Fair, Sr., Syracuse (47) 200
K.J. McDaniels, Jr. Clemson (46) 199

Second Team
Malcolm Brogdon, So., Virginia (35) 170
Lamar Patterson, Sr. Pitt (10) 158
Tyler Ennis, Fr., Syracuse (13) 156
Rodney Hood, Jr., Duke (4) 148
James Michael McAdoo, Jr., North Carolina (2) 103

Third Team
Olivier Hanlan, So., Boston College (3) 101
Joe Harris, Sr., Virginia (1) 79
Rion Brown, Sr., Miami 52
Dez Wells, Jr., Maryland 45
Daniel Miller, Sr., Georgia Tech 34

Honorable Mention
(10 points or more)
Eric Atkins, Sr., Notre Dame 30
Talib Zanna, Sr., Pitt 28
Aaron Thomas, So., Florida State 27
Akil Mitchell, Sr., Virginia 17
Jerami Grant,So. Syracuse 15
Ryan Anderson, Jr., Boston College 10


Nothing too crazy here. Some lols for McDaniels not getting more first team votes. Thought it was pretty obvious that Parker, Warren, and McDaniels should have been unanimous. I would've gone with Brogdon (homer bias admitted) over Fair, but I felt that after Parker, McDaniels, Paige, and Warren, arguments could be made for Fair, Brogdon, Patterson, and Hood for first team, so it wasn't some huge injustice.

Interesting that Harris got one vote for first team. Shows that someone was looking at things other than his drop in scoring, but I wouldn't have put him on first team. Would've liked to see Akil Mitchell make at least third team, but there are a lot of good players on the list (I admittedly don't know much about Rion Brown and didn't see Hanlan play this season).

The Ocean has it very right and you don't even factor in the 4/5's should be pretty close. If I knew SDSU was ghana be a 3 as they deserve right now, I'd take it (despite your analysis that they'll lose first round) but taking a 4 to S16 at even is just not smart.

ACSMA 2013-14 All-ACC Defensive Team

(Total votes in parenthesis)
KJ. McDaniels, Jr., Clemson (66)
Daniel Miller, Sr., Georgia Tech (60)
Akil Mitchell, Sr., Virginia (51)
Tyler Ennis, Fr., Syracuse (38)
J.P. Tokoto, So., North Carolina (18)

2013-14 ACSMA All-ACC Freshman Team

(Total votes in parenthesis)
Tyler Ennis, Syracuse (77)
Jabari Parker, Duke (77)
London Perrantes, Virginia (66)
Kennedy Meeks, North Carolina (60)
Devin Wilson, Virginia Tech (55)


Also, UNC's Marcus Paige won Most Improved and Virginia's Justin Anderson won Sixth Man.

probably should have said 'non tourney teams'

same idea though, losing games you shouldn't lose. when you're 16-1 in conference you shouldn't lose to non tourney teams. You win the ACC, congrats, now you're stuck with very high standards.

And duke should almost never lose to wake barring tim duncan mysteriously gaining eligibility agian.

bet conditional on them being a 3 seed or better, make it to sweet sixteen you win, less than that i win, 100 buckaroos

take it or leave it

You have a deal then Pwnsall

free money!!!!!

or not, ready to start gambling on the tourney tho

gonna have to do a bunch of those 4 person drafts

So, have any of the duke people (or anyone) heard any word about whether or not Rodney Hood is leaving this year? It's almost certainly smart for him to come out, but I can see K talking him into staying with something like

I have no idea at all what his stay/go percentage is, I've just been assuming he goes. Any ideas?

He's projected to go 9thish and don't rookies get screwed on a pay regardless?

Always better to come out early than wait imo. Also if you end up being awesome you get to new contracts quicker.