2009 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament

[HD MM]

Pitt was lucky today. They played terrible. ETSU was the worst free throw shooting team I've seen in a long time. 12-24 for the game. They could have pulled it off possibly if they could have hit their FT's.

DeJuan Blair continues to show that he's a stud. 26 points 16 rebounds. The rest of the team looked like they'd been out ill 4 in the morning.

Thus the team's weakness. You can't depend on 1 guy throughout the entire tournament. If Blair gets into foul trouble or he has an off day, Pitt will lose. This team is very beatable.

 

[SabresRule]

ETSU was the worst free throw shooting team I've seen in a long time. 12-24 for the game. They could have pulled it off possibly if they could have hit their FT's.

Not just that, but they had trouble from three-point land- 4-21!

 

[SabresRule]

I still have ALL my Sweet Sixteen teams alive going into tonight.

You're lucky. I lost one of my Elite Eight teams!

 

[HD MM]

How many losses do people have so far?

I have 5

California
Temple
Minnesota
Butler
Illinois

3

Butler
BYU
WVU

 

[ehren]

ok can I get in an hour nap now is what I am hoping for.

 

[cybok0]

How many losses do people have so far?

I have 5

California
Temple
Minnesota
Butler
Illinois

I have six.

WVU Elite eight
BYU
California
Michigan
Illionis
Butler

 

[BillD1984]

How many losses do people have so far?

I have 5

California
Temple
Minnesota
Butler
Illinois

Six for me:

Butler
BYU
VCU
Minnesota
Utah St.
West Virginia

 

[anders5189]

Thus the team's weakness. You can't depend on 1 guy throughout the entire tournament. If Blair gets into foul trouble or he has an off day, Pitt will lose. This team is very beatable.

You don't have to convince me. They are on Carolina's side of the bracket.

 

[HD MM]

You don't have to convince me. They are on Carolina's side of the bracket.

They'll lose before they get to play UNC.

 

[SabresRule]

Another recent trend that is still alive is Ivy League inepitude in the tournament, though this streak was not in danger like #1 vs. #16.

To the surprise of nobody, Cornell lost to Mizzou by 19.

Granted, it was not as bad as the bloodbath against Stanford a year ago (lost by 23), but still.

When WAS the last time an Ivy League school won a tournament game?

 

[SabresRule]

You don't have to convince me. They are on Carolina's side of the bracket.

Wrong.

They're in the Duke-Florida State-Villanova-UCLA bracket.

Carolina is in the Syracuse-Oklahoma-Gonzaga bracket.

 

[Mets82]

I went 6-2 today. I lost Utah St. and West Virginia. 15 out of my sweet 16 still intact. The only team out is Miss. St.

 

[BillD1984]

Another recent trend that is still alive is Ivy League inepitude in the tournament, though this streak was not in danger like #1 vs. #16.

To the surprise of nobody, Cornell lost to Mizzou by 19.

Granted, it was not as bad as the bloodbath against Stanford a year ago (lost by 23), but still.

When WAS the last time an Ivy League school won a tournament game?

Probably when Princeton shocked defending champion UCLA in 1996.

 

[boomer69]

My bracket has been busted. I had West Virginia going to the Elite Eight!

Sounded like dynamite!!!...

 

[ehren]

Man if only the Badgers can beat Florida State tonight they can beat Pitt if they beat Ok. State. problem with the badgers is give them a 7 point lead with 4 minutes left they always lose it.

 

[anders5189]

Wrong.

They're in the Duke-Florida State-Villanova-UCLA bracket.

Carolina is in the Syracuse-Oklahoma-Gonzaga bracket.

Yeah but they're paired up so they could meet in the FF.

 

[HD MM]

Wrong.

They're in the Duke-Florida State-Villanova-UCLA bracket.

Carolina is in the Syracuse-Oklahoma-Gonzaga bracket.

There's a right side and a left side of the bracket. Both Pitt and UNC are on the right side.

 

[BillD1984]

Coming up tonight...................

Midwest Region- First Round @ Miami, FL
(12) Arizona vs. (5) Utah- 7:10 PM

Midwest Region- First Round @ Dayton, OH
(16) Morehead State vs. (1) Louisville- 7:10 PM (also on CBS College Sports-HD)

Midwest Region- First Round @ Minneapolis, MN
(10) USC vs. (7) Boston College- 7:20 PM

East Region- First Round @ Boise, ID
(13) Portland State vs. (4) Xavier- 7:25 PM

Midwest Region- First Round @ Miami, FL
(13) Cleveland State vs. (4) Wake Forest- 9:40 PM

Midwest Region- First Round @ Dayton, OH
(9) Siena vs. (8) Ohio St.- 9:40 PM

Midwest Region- First Round @ Minneapolis, MN
(15) Robert Morris vs. (2) Michigan St.- 9:50 PM

East Region- First Round @ Boise, ID
(12) Wisconsin vs. (5) Florida St.- 9:55 PM

 

[Ramy]

Sorry I didn't post for a while, but the Pittsburgh/ETSU was scaring me to death.

Now, I just hope Louisville is careful, or Ramy could have eternal bragging rights.

That would be great, but would kill me since I have Louisville winning it all.

 

[SabresRule]

I am NOT taking the Louisville/Morehead game lightly after what happened to Pittsburgh today.