***** Official KU vs Villanova NCAA BB Tourney Game Thread .*****

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Very true, but for me it's hard to get nervous about games versus teams like UNLV and Villanova that haven't done anything all season.

At least Villanova has a couple of wins versus high tournament seeds (Pitt and UConn; I refuse to give them Clemson because they did everything to lose that game)..... but they also went on a 5 game losing streak that would have been 7 had it not been for a 2 point win versus Seton Hall, and lost to Georgetown by 20 a couple of weeks ago.

I'm not saying Villanova can't win or that it won't be a tough game or that the players don't have to show up. It's just that I'm much more nervous about future games (Sunday, for starters) than tonight.

I'm looking ahead, but I hope the players aren't.

Just remember the Bucknell Bison, so i would be nervous in any game, it is a playoff

[Braincase]

We own the paint tonight!

[Skip Towne]

Originally Posted by Braincase

We own the paint tonight!

There isn't any paint.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Just remember the Bucknell Bison, so i would be nervous in any game, it is a playoff

The only reason I'd be nervous of a team that was 10 seeds lower than mine would be the fear that my team wasn't going to show up. That Kansas team had major transitional issues with their coach and even went on a losing streak towards the end of the season. They were inconsistent and not playing their best basketball.

This team has not shown up once all season, and it was a road game after 7 days off.

On top of that, 12 seeds have won a total of 1 Sweet Sixteen game ever (and is the lowest to ever do it)... 13 seeds have won 15 first round games.

Again, Villanova could win, any given Saturday night blah blah blah.... not that nervous.