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NCAA Tournament 2017

Kansas can't buy a bucket. Time is running out on their season now.
 
Great, great day. Zags make their first ever Final Four and their biggest remaining competition, and as a Missouri resident my least favorite team, gets smoked. Couldn't have drawn it up better.
 
Slyfox696 said:
As a Mizzou fan, I hate you for saying that. And I hate myself even more for not having a credible argument against it right now. :(
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I could not be happier that I was wrong.
 
SC keeps dark horse hopes alive. Final Four for the highly improbable Gamecocks.


I love that there is a team called cocks.
 
calamity said:
SC keeps dark horse hopes alive. Final Four for the highly improbable Gamecocks.


I love that there is a team called cocks.
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You love you some Cocks do you?
 
My Gators ran out of gas in the 2nd half. The GameCocks sent them packing. The Gators went from the N.I.T. last year to the N.C.A.A. Elite 8 this year. All and all, we had a great season!

My heartfelt congratulations to this gritty South Carolina team and their fans! Keep believing! Good Luck in Phoenix!
 
What a finish to this Kentucky/NC game.
 
Tarheels
Bulldogs
Gamecocks
Ducks

3 of 4 haven't been there before, at least not in my lifetime.
 
Let's rest up. See you back on this thread next Saturday.

Eastern Time -

1st Game: Gonzaga v. South Carolina ..... 6:10 pm CBS; followed by the 2nd Game.... North Carolina v. Oregon
 
Gamecocks have the best player in the SEC, maybe the country. They've made believers out of Marquette, Duke, Baylor, and Florida.

Cut the net...
 
calamity said:
Calipari, Sabin, Belichick, Francona...Mount Rushmore worthy.
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Time to rethink this. I heard on the radio this AM that Calipari has only won a single title in his 9 years but had 28 players go to the NBA, twice the number of any other coach in the NCAA. With talent like that, winning only one title is a gross underachievement.

Calipari is a bit like Chip Kelly. His system gets a lot of ink, but the results are meh. In fact, it could be argued that Calipari's system of going serial one and done seasons with the best talent he can recruit has been an abysmal failure.
 
calamity said:
Time to rethink this. I heard on the radio this AM that Calipari has only won a single title in his 9 years but had 28 players go to the NBA, twice the number of any other coach in the NCAA. With talent like that, winning only one title is a gross underachievement.
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Nah. I'm not fan of Calipari, but holding against him only 1 title is a little silly. The number of NBA players doesn't matter, since so many of those NBA players were one year and done, which means they were many times going up against more physically and emotionally mature teams. 1 title in 9 years is a fine accomplishment in the NCAA.

I WILL agree with you that Calipari doesn't belong on a Mount Rushmore of coaches. He's not even the most worthy currently coaching (Coach K or Popavich are more accomplished and better basketball coaches).
 
Slyfox696 said:
Nah. I'm not fan of Calipari, but holding against him only 1 title is a little silly. The number of NBA players doesn't matter, since so many of those NBA players were one year and done, which means they were many times going up against more physically and emotionally mature teams. 1 title in 9 years is a fine accomplishment in the NCAA.

I WILL agree with you that Calipari doesn't belong on a Mount Rushmore of coaches. He's not even the most worthy currently coaching (Coach K or Popavich are more accomplished and better basketball coaches).
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Yeah, I was basically stating a case for why he should not be on Mt Rushmore.

The talent ha had though was incredible. Check out this list, just from KY. We can take a couple guys off since they graduated before he got there. But, most of those guys on here are Calipari recruits.
Kentucky Players in the NBA - RealGM

I believe I must have added this part after you quoted my post.

"Calipari is a bit like Chip Kelly. His system gets a lot of ink, but the results are meh. In fact, it could be argued that Calipari's system of going serial one and done seasons with the best talent he can recruit has been an abysmal failure."

So, the inexperience argument, although valid, is a problem of his own making.
 
Bucky said:
You root for the Steelers when you grew up in Cleveland. Talk about hypocrisy.
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lol...I grew up in Chicago, with about a 6-year detour in Detroit. If the Bears ever get a QB, I might root for them again. But, I'm not holding my breath.


I actually live about as far away from Pittsburgh as I do Cleveland. My closest NFL team are the Bengals. But, I know enough not to get on their bandwagon....the wheels fall off of it to easily. Sort of like Detroit.
 
calamity said:
lol...I grew up in Chicago, with about a 6-year detour in Detroit. If the Bears ever get a QB, I might root for them again. But, I'm not holding my breath.


I actually live about as far away from Pittsburgh as I do Cleveland. My closest NFL team are the Bengals. But, I know enough not to get on their bandwagon....the wheels fall off of it to easily. Sort of like Detroit.
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You won't see any change in The Bears unless the McCaskey's sell the team.
 
North and South Carolinas - hopefully a Carolina Dreamin" final two. Marshall Tucker Band get ready to play.
 
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