Newest Bracketology: KU #5 seed, TX #1

[banyon]

bracket looks like this:

Greensboro
(1) DUKE (25-1)
(16) ALBANY (16-9) / Amer East

(8) Cincinnati (17-9)
(9) Kentucky (17-9)

San Diego
(5) LSU (17-7)
(12) UAB (18-5)

(4) KANSAS (18-6)
(13) WISC.-MILW. (17-8) / Horizon

Dayton
(6) North Carolina (17-6)
(11) Arkansas (17-8)

(3) Pittsburgh (20-4)
(14) MURRAY ST (19-5) / OVC

Dayton
(7) Washington (20-5)
(10) So. Illinois (18-8)

(2) Ohio State (19-4)
(15) IUPUI (16-7) / Mid-Con
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology
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moves up one spot to a #4 seed. Wow. I thought we'd have to beat Texas to get that high. Now we have LSU as 2nd round opponent instead of G. Washington. Probably a better team for us to match up with IMHO. But I really like the benefit of moving up one seed in the 1st round. Now we draw Wisc-Milwaukee instead of UAB. That's much better. Usually the worst seed an at large team will get is a 12, so as a 4 we'd be guaranteed a conference champ, which is usually a little easier. Still in San Diego. Texas and Memphis still get the Dallas pod. Still in the Duke bracket. Oh well.

[Ceej]

Hmm, sooner than usual.

Redick + Morrison = Two crybaby titty bitches. But, they both can ball.

[banyon]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

Hmm, sooner than usual.

Redick + Morrison = Two crybaby titty bitches. But, they both can ball.

What a great game. Glad I tuned in.

[Ceej]

It better not end like this though.

[Ceej]

What a horribly disgusting finish. Officiating has been pretty bad all around this year.

[banyon]

Yeah, but whattdya want? It's the WCC.

Their Refs probably get paid in Cheese Puffs after the game.

[Prince22]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

Who have you beat? You got smoked by Indiana, Kansas and Florida. Give me some big wins. Trash, trash, trash. The way things are going for you I doubt you make the tournament and I doubt Tubby has a job in Lexington next year. But, the way it is sounding you guys would enjoy that.

I'm well aware we are not having a good year but we will make the tournament. We had won 5 descent games in a row, and up until the second half of the Florida game it looked like we had started to turn things around. I have no other explanation for that collapse other than Florida is a much more athletic team and they took it to us. It's tough to win on the road against the 7th ranked team in the nation. And to be fair we didn't have Randolph Morris for those games against Kansas and Indiana. Not that we would have won those games but it would have been a different outcome.

And for the record, I love Tubby Smith. I have always supported him and always will. And you have got to be an idiot if you think he will lose his job at UK. Over the past three years he's won more games than any coach in cbb. A lot of UK fans have as short of memory as yours.

Our one true quality win was (9)West Virginia. Our next will be tuesday night (11) Tennessee. Louisville's not helping us out in the QW category but its still a huge win over an in-state rivalry.

And by the way, 90% of the time we win the SEC tournament everytime.

[Ceej]

I'm an idiot? Cause UK fans I know were calling for Smith's head after his embarrassing losses on the road this year? You my friend, are an idiot and a true homer.

Good luck with that 90% winning the conference tournament thing. Looks like you guys WILL need to win it this year to make it to the big dance! Good luck!

[Prince22]

It would be foolish to get into a debate with a KU fan on this message board but I want to know where your teams quality wins are this year. Oklahoma is the only one right???

[HolmeZz]

This thread needs a little...

U-C-O-N-N UCONN UCONN UCONN.

As an impartial observer, I'd put it like this...

Kansas Quality W's:
- California
- @ Iowa State
- Oklahoma

Kentucky Quality W's:
- West Virginia
- Louisville
- Arkansas

I'm not forgetting the UK/KU game. I was just leaving it out because I think the quality wins are fairly even, all things considered, without taking into consideration that game. Kansas gets the edge overall for having destroyed Kentucky though.

[Prince22]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

I'm an idiot? Cause UK fans I know were calling for Smith's head after his embarrassing losses on the road this year? You my friend, are an idiot and a true homer.

Good luck with that 90% winning the conference tournament thing. Looks like you guys WILL need to win it this year to make it to the big dance! Good luck!

Yes, many UK fans were/are calling for his head. I'm not denying that. I've seen on this message board guys calling for Self's head. Go to a Louisville board and they're calling for Pitino's head. What the **** difference does it make? These coaches aren't going anywhere.
Tubby has a NC and 3 elite eights under his belt. He's a helluva coach and you think he deserves to be fired for this season after he has had the number 1 seed over all twice in the past 4 years? You my friend must not watch much college basketball.

[Prince22]

"I'm not forgetting the UK/KU game. I was just leaving it out because I think the quality wins are fairly even, all things considered, without taking into consideration that game. Kansas gets the edge overall for having destroyed Kentucky though.[/QUOTE]"




I agree, as they should. I'm just pissed because this guy who obviously knows nothing about UK or college basketball is saying Tubby will be fired. What a dumbass.

[alanm]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Northern Iowa beat both of them.

And Creighton swept Northern Iowa this year. But it still doesn't mean squat come March.

[tk13]

Missouri Valley should get a bunch of teams in. Be interesting to see how much they get shafted come selection day. I think you could make a case for the Big East and Big Ten getting a bazillion teams in, but it'll be interesting to see if they get shafted for some of the middle of the pack major conference teams.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by HolmeZz

This thread needs a little...

U-C-O-N-N UCONN UCONN UCONN.

As an impartial observer, I'd put it like this...

Kansas Quality W's:
- California
- @ Iowa State
- Oklahoma

Kentucky Quality W's:
- West Virginia
- Louisville
- Arkansas

I'm not forgetting the UK/KU game. I was just leaving it out because I think the quality wins are fairly even, all things considered, without taking into consideration that game. Kansas gets the edge overall for having destroyed Kentucky though.

How about throwing in @ Colorado for KU QWs? I mean, they are a top 25 team this year, right?

[Lzen]

Kansas guard Brandon Rush was named Big 12 rookie of the week Monday after averaging 21 points and 7 rebounds in victories over Texas Tech and Oklahoma. He scored 10 of his game-high 18 points against OU over the final 9:33 and blocked two shots in the final minute as the Jayhawks rallied from a 16-point deficit to win 59-58 in Allen Fieldhouse.

"He can be as good as he wants to be," OU coach Kelvin Sampson said Monday during the Big 12 teleconference. "Had he been a little bit better last year in Chicago (at an NBA scouting camp), he wouldn't be in college. There was a reason he was in Chicago. He's a pro."

Rush leads Big 12 freshmen with a 14.8-point average. Although he has not made enough 3-pointers to qualify for the Big 12 stats, he is 33 of 62 from that range, a .532 percentage.

"Guys that athletic, guys that long usually aren't good 3-point shooters," Sampson added, "but there's no area of the game he's not good in."

SAMPSON MADE REFERENCE to the officiating when asked Monday how he expects the Sooners to rebound from the loss at Kansas.

"It was a frustrating game. there was some things, whether a missed call or non-call, there were a lot of things out of our control," he said. "But that's just basketball and you've got to be tough enough to overcome those things."

DURING HIS RADIO call-in show Monday night, KU coach Bill Self wished Kansas State coach Jim Wooldridge a speedy recovery. It was disclosed Monday that Wooldridge will require immediate surgery for a buldging disc in his neck, which will force him to miss the Wildcats' game on Wednesday against Iowa State.

"I didn't know Jim was struggling," Self said. "This is a terrible time for something like that, but the most important thing is to get right. I know we have a great rivalry and they beat us over here, but you never wish ill will on anybody. We wish he and his staff and players the best."

KANSAS TIP-IN

• KU does not expect any lingering effects for Brandon Rush after he was poked in the eye early in Sunday's game and complained of blurry vision. The KU medical staff administered antibiotic drops.

http://hawkzone.cjonline.com/stories...aw_notes.shtml

Note the parts in bold. Then look at a couple clips in my sig. This is why I can't stand that whiney little bitch, Kelvin Sampson. He always whines about the officiating when they lose to KU but his own team fouls more than any other team in the conference. Jackass.

And was it just me or did anyone else take his comments about Rush being at KU instead of the NBA as complaining? As if Rush shouldn't be allowed to play college hoops since he's a pro talent. Maybe I'm just reading too much into it but, it sure seemed that way to me.