NCAA Tournament 2014

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

I just don't see them winning two games against these teams, so I'm not really concerned about them. Other three teams all have a legit shot though.

 

[ZackM]

My order is:

1. Wisconsin
2. UConn
3. Kentucky
4. Florida

 

[JohaadDBC]

My order is:

1. Wisconsin
2. UConn
3. Kentucky
4. Florida

Same.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

Why the anti-Florida sentiment relative to UConn/UK ?

Donovan getting a third title?

 

[ZackM]

Yeah, for me its Donovan. He is awfully young to be getting a third title. I would start to worry about him catching/passing K.

Here is my rationale:

Wisconsic - Should be obvious.
Uconn - They get their 4th title, but its under a new coach, so at least Calhoun doesn't catch K.
Kentucky - Only Cal's second title and Kentucky is already way ahead of us in titles, so it wouldn't really have a big impact in school legacy.
Florida - Don't want Donovan getting that close to K at his age.

 

[physicsfactor]

UConn would catch Duke in titles, though.

 

[rome8180]

For me it's:

Wisconsin
Florida
UConn/UK

Besides Wisconsin, I don't really have any strong rationale for my choices. Uconn and UK are both pretty loathsome to me. I actually liked the 2012 UK team, mostly because I loved Davis and Kidd-Gilchrist. But this team just bothers me for some reason.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Line has moved a bit toward Wisconsin. Kentucky favored by 1.5 mostly. Other game has always been Florida by 6-6.5. Not sure I'll watch much of the Florida game unless it's close late.

 

[aiw]

So, for the Final Four, the main games are on TBS, but they will have team specific announcing crews for each team on TruTV and TNT. That sounds really cool.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men ... dcasts-tnt

 

[aiw]

In an article about the above, I saw this picture:

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

Warrior? (I think that's what we're obligated to say whenever a pic of a sweaty Singler appears).

 

[bdotling]

We are idiots for doubting the next Duke assistant coach, Jay Williams

 

[JohaadDBC]

Why the anti-Florida sentiment relative to UConn/UK ?

Donovan getting a third title?

Well, I'm a Florida State alum.

 

[DukeNukem05]

We get it, you're not a real Duke fan.

 

[bdotling]

There is no God. Sorry Tyler

 

[ZackM]

I'll post this again...

Kentucky win% by game (lowest at any given point in the game):

Wichita - 14%
Louisville - 5%
Michigan - 22%
Wisconsin - ~25%

Chances of winning all four - 0.038%

 

[DurhamSon]

I'll post this again...

Kentucky win% by game (lowest at any given point in the game):

Wichita - 14%
Louisville - 5%
Michigan - 22%
Wisconsin - ~25%

Chances of winning all four - 0.038%

It's like a reverse duke, when we had the game in the 80s and 90s in more than half our losses.

 

[Grit]

This is the second worst possible championship game after UNC/Southern Utah.

Crazy that Kentucky will arguably have their second easiest matchup of the tourney in the championship game.

 

[physicsfactor]

For the second straight Kentucky post game I'm on Facebook arguing with a 65 year old retired high school basketball coach about why Michigan/Wisconsin should have fouled Dakari Johnson.

"You would foul with a lead???"

I need a new hobby.

 

[bdotling]

All my pools the winner didn't pick either final game teams