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Maxwell Silver III Mar 10, 2016
Bench Warmer
everyone knows once you go to work at ESPN you become an expert
Dino Gaudio and Seth Greenberg were fired from their schools little did
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Toddler10-21 Mar 10, 2016
Sports Legend
LOL. Seth knows everything.
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StunGunn Mar 12, 2016
Sports Legend
Don't like Gaudio as an analyst. Wonder if Wake regrets canning him. Do like Danny Manning, though, and think he'll get them back on track.
Greenberg is good, but has been coming off like a know it all lately, and I don't like the way he wants to disagree with Jay Will all the time. -
Maxwell Silver III Mar 13, 2016
Bench Warmer
I have notice the color analyst have been more and more involved in the play by play
I was watching friday night and I wanted to tell Mike Giminsky to just shut up-let the play by play man give us play by play, he would just ramble on and on- a little snipet here and there between plays would be sufficient , sometimes I think they think the fan isn't knowledgeable and they must inform us. -
Maxwell Silver III Mar 13, 2016
Bench Warmer
Gaudio comes across as arrogant, really don't care for him, Is Seth greenberg auditioning for another gig, pretty sure if you ask him about Va. Tech it wasn't his fault. Looks like Buzz Williams is taking them to the next level(the level Seth couldn't get to) believe they will make NCAA's in couple of years.
Does anyone remember the North/South Double header in Charlotte-NCSU-UNC vs Clemson and South Carolina- wish Pack and UNC would start up that again NCSU/UNC against maybe Georgia/Florida and switch the next night. Just my 2 cents. -
StunGunn Mar 13, 2016
Sports Legend
The color analysts were yapping through all the games and I found it very annoying and distracting. Bilas and Shulman were just as bad as G-Man and Brandt. Background info is interesting, but not what I want to hear when a foul is called, and they're not even talking about the foul - they're talking about their hair (or lack thereof, etc.)
During the Carolina/ND game, they weren't even talking about the game.
I think VT may make the Tourney as soon as next year. Buzz is a nut, but he can coach. VT has improved a lot from last year! -
nmbeachblast53 Mar 13, 2016
Towel Boy
when you have a lot of free time -you do useless things
my bracketology
1-seeds--Kansas--Virginia--UNC--Mich St.
2-seeds--Oklahoma --Oregon---Villanova--Xavier
3-seeds --Indiana--Miami--Utah --Texas A&M
4-seeds--Maryland--Kentucky--Purdue --West Va.
5-seeds--California --Duke--Arizona--Iowa St. 6-seeds--Baylor--Dayton--Seton Hall--Notre Dame 7-seeds--Texas Tech--Wisconsin --Iowa--Texas 8-seeds--Providence-Colorado --Butler--Wich. St. still working on 9-thru 16--Seton Hall to me is a dark-horse -Mich St. backed into a number 1 by others losing-the weakest #1 is Mich. St. but Izzo has been known put a little magic dust on his team during NCAA's -
Maxwell Silver III Mar 13, 2016
Bench Warmer
If Kentucky loses I think Duke moves to #4 Kentucky drops #6 and I agree on Seton Hall watch them last night they move to a #5, think UNC and Va. play in Raleigh then Va will go west-Duke go to the south-trying to set pairing and regions, you don't know they will do it-Duke -Maryland and Kentucky in the same region would be interesting,
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 13, 2016
Bench Warmer
I have notice the color analyst have been more and more involved in the play by play
I was watching friday night and I wanted to tell Mike Giminsky to just shut up-let the play by play man give us play by play, he would just ramble on and on- a little snipet here and there between plays would be sufficient , sometimes I think they think the fan isn't knowledgeable and they must inform us.
— Posted by Maxwell Silver III
The color analysts were yapping through all the games and I found it very annoying and distracting. Bilas and Shulman were just as bad as G-Man and Brandt. Background info is interesting, but not what I want to hear when a foul is called, and they're not even talking about the foul - they're talking about their hair (or lack thereof, etc.)
During the Carolina/ND game, they weren't even talking about the game.
I think VT may make the Tourney as soon as next year. Buzz is a nut, but he can coach. VT has improved a lot from last year!
— Posted by StunGunnagree on VT maybe next year-Bilas is almost like ESPN's version of David Glenn-very arrogant, no opinion matters more than his, if you disagree you are so wrong-I may be aging myself but Jim Thacker was one of the best Play-Play guys around- some of the ones now are not bad-Debbie Antonelli not sure if I spell her name right should move up on the ACC network, she gives you straight facts and doesn't put to much spin maybe the acc net should maybe move her up in the booth, I would like her better Doris Burke.
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nmbeachblast53 Mar 13, 2016
Towel Boy
still working
9 seeds --St josephs--Sou.Cal--Ore. St. --St. Bonaventure
10seeds-VCU---Pitt---Gonzaga---Conn.--
11 seeds-- Cincinati--Yale- Playin games South Caroina/S.Diego St.--Temple/Monmouth
12 seeds -N. Iowa --Buffaloe--- South Dak.St.---Ark LR -
nmbeachblast53 Mar 13, 2016
Towel Boy
Final- Anxious to see how many I get wrong- i believe Syracuse will go if Conn. Loses
13-seeds--UNC-W--Stoney Brook---Chatt.---Stephen F Austin
14-seeds--Hawaii--Weber St.--UNC-Ashe---Wisc. GB
15-Seeds--New Mex. St.--Fresno St. --Iona--Mid. Tenn.
16-seeds Hampton--Austin P. Playin -HC/FGC--FDU/Southern -
StunGunn Mar 14, 2016
Sports Legend
I have notice the color analyst have been more and more involved in the play by play
I was watching friday night and I wanted to tell Mike Giminsky to just shut up-let the play by play man give us play by play, he would just ramble on and on- a little snipet here and there between plays would be sufficient , sometimes I think they think the fan isn't knowledgeable and they must inform us.
— Posted by Maxwell Silver III
The color analysts were yapping through all the games and I found it very annoying and distracting. Bilas and Shulman were just as bad as G-Man and Brandt. Background info is interesting, but not what I want to hear when a foul is called, and they're not even talking about the foul - they're talking about their hair (or lack thereof, etc.)
During the Carolina/ND game, they weren't even talking about the game.
I think VT may make the Tourney as soon as next year. Buzz is a nut, but he can coach. VT has improved a lot from last year!
— Posted by StunGunn
— Posted by Maxwell Silver IIII'll suffer through any color analyst as long as it isn't Dickie V. It's just my opinion, but I think Burke and Antonelli are similar. Both do a decent job.
Talking about arrogant and not accepting any opinion other than their own - I think Gold takes the cake on that one. He was so condescending after the Duke/ND game, saying "Duke did NOT run out of gas". Beg to differ, Mr. Know It All, Gold. It's one thing to have a difference of opinion, but at least respect the other person, and Gold didn't even want to entertain the possibility that Duke was running on fumes in the second half of the ACCT game against ND. -
Toddler10-21 Mar 14, 2016
Sports Legend
No matter the seed just play the game and see what happens. A lot are high on Izzo and MSU. Ok they are good unless they have to play Duke because K owns Izzo!
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StunGunn Mar 14, 2016
Sports Legend
No matter the seed just play the game and see what happens. A lot are high on Izzo and MSU. Ok they are good unless they have to play Duke because K owns Izzo!
— Posted by Toddler10-21So does Roy!!!
Like Izzo, though, AKA "Mr. March" and Denzel Valentine is a great guy and has worked so hard. Want Carolina to be cutting down the nets, but if they can't I'd pull for MSU. -
Maxwell Silver III Mar 15, 2016
Bench Warmer
can't see any ACC team going 6 games without a misstep-Miami can look great at times just depends on which game get them, they could go down 2thru 6
Duke short bench will to them ceiling final 8, Syracuse just happy they got in couple of break they could to sweet 16-Pitt can look great but like krap and they can do it in the same game.
Notre Dame has a better shot than Duke,Pitt,Miami and Syra. but think they will short fuse somewhere ceiling final.
Virginia and UNC has a better shot than any ACC team to get past final 8, UNC matchups will depend on how they do Poor shooting will do them in. Va will be ok as long as they can control the tempo-after first weekend they will find it hard to do this. As a hold I think overall the ACC does good, but I see Kansas, Oregon or West Va.cuttin down the nets, but just like all my brackets over the years, I may look like an id---ot
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 15, 2016
Bench Warmer
these guys in the morning and afternoon can swear and cuss and its ok
but I used the word KRAP with a C or Ideeeot spelled the right way they ban it -
StunGunn Mar 15, 2016
Sports Legend
these guys in the morning and afternoon can swear and cuss and its ok
but I used the word KRAP with a C or Ideeeot spelled the right way they ban it
— Posted by Maxwell Silver IIIYou can't even type the new mascot for WRAL - the bird - it's banned due to it's second syllable. Oh and I think we need to have an over/under on how many times in one three-hour period David Glenn will remind us he's been covering the ACC "for 30 years". Must have started while he was in high school!
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StunGunn Mar 15, 2016
Sports Legend
when you have a lot of free time -you do useless things
my bracketology
1-seeds--Kansas--Virginia--UNC--Mich St.
2-seeds--Oklahoma --Oregon---Villanova--Xavier
3-seeds --Indiana--Miami--Utah --Texas A&M
4-seeds--Maryland--Kentucky--Purdue --West Va.
5-seeds--California --Duke--Arizona--Iowa St. 6-seeds--Baylor--Dayton--Seton Hall--Notre Dame 7-seeds--Texas Tech--Wisconsin --Iowa--Texas 8-seeds--Providence-Colorado --Butler--Wich. St. still working on 9-thru 16--Seton Hall to me is a dark-horse -Mich St. backed into a number 1 by others losing-the weakest #1 is Mich. St. but Izzo has been known put a little magic dust on his team during NCAA's
— Posted by nmbeachblast53You were pretty accurate with your brackets, beachblast!
I think it will come down to Kansas and Michigan State, going with caulk, and since I'm terrible at upsets, that's what I went with. I did put Oregon in one of my brackets as the winner. I'd love to see a Kansas/UNC Championship game, with Roy cutting down the nets. I haven't watched any Oregon, Kansas games, and only a few minutes of Michigan State's tourney championship game, so I'm not a good judge of their strengths or weaknesses.
I think Syracuse may lose their first game, and Pitt won't make it past the first weekend either. Miami can look really good, and then have a loss like the one in Raleigh. If Carolina had all their players show up and play their best ball, they'd be hard to beat, but that hasn't happened all season. They have really improved, especially on the defensive side of the ball, but not sure it's enough to beat Kansas, unless Paige finds his three-point -
StunGunn Mar 15, 2016
Sports Legend
^^^^^^
Cont'd:
shot, it's tough to beat other elite teams who can really shoot the three. I don't have any 12-seeds beating a 5 this year. One interesting stat I heard this morning: No #1-seed that didn't win their first game by double digits has ever won the tourney. Hope Carolina and UVA win big in their first round! -
Toddler10-21 Mar 15, 2016
Sports Legend
You are right Gunny Roy also. Never forget the title game when UNC took them to the wood shed in the State of Michigan.
Looking for to a Baylor/Duke matchup. Please Mr. Grayson Allen please don't try and trip Mr. Rico Gathers.
Also looking forward to a always UK/UNC matchup. Tyler Ulis is some kind of player, but Indiana will be a tough one for the Cats in the second round. -
Maxwell Silver III Mar 15, 2016
Bench Warmer
these guys in the morning and afternoon can swear and cuss and its ok
but I used the word KRAP with a C or Ideeeot spelled the right way they ban it
— Posted by Maxwell Silver III
You can't even type the new mascot for WRAL - the bird - it's banned due to it's second syllable. Oh and I think we need to have an over/under on how many times in one three-hour period David Glenn will remind us he's been covering the ACC "for 30 years". Must have started while he was in high school!
— Posted by StunGunnhis first words from the crib was did you know- I am gonna be a lawyer, own a business, be very successful, have a super model wife and be the way I love iceberg lettuce.
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Toddler10-21 Mar 15, 2016
Sports Legend
Was listening to Skip Bayless this morning on how he dislikes NCAA basketball. SMH! He says the tourney is overrated and over coached and half the rosters have zero NBA players. He only thinks NBA anyway. These young men live for this. A lot know their careers are over after their schools get beat, but they pour their hearts and play hard. I work around people that also don't get the hype during March Madness. I give up trying. Last point, its game seven every night in the NCAA tourney unlike the NBA!!
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 15, 2016
Bench Warmer
when you have a lot of free time -you do useless things
my bracketology
1-seeds--Kansas--Virginia--UNC--Mich St.
2-seeds--Oklahoma --Oregon---Villanova--Xavier
3-seeds --Indiana--Miami--Utah --Texas A&M
4-seeds--Maryland--Kentucky--Purdue --West Va.
5-seeds--California --Duke--Arizona--Iowa St. 6-seeds--Baylor--Dayton--Seton Hall--Notre Dame 7-seeds--Texas Tech--Wisconsin --Iowa--Texas 8-seeds--Providence-Colorado --Butler--Wich. St. still working on 9-thru 16--Seton Hall to me is a dark-horse -Mich St. backed into a number 1 by others losing-the weakest #1 is Mich. St. but Izzo has been known put a little magic dust on his team during NCAA's
— Posted by nmbeachblast53
You were pretty accurate with your brackets, beachblast!
I think it will come down to Kansas and Michigan State, going with caulk, and since I'm terrible at upsets, that's what I went with. I did put Oregon in one of my brackets as the winner. I'd love to see a Kansas/UNC Championship game, with Roy cutting down the nets. I haven't watched any Oregon, Kansas games, and only a few minutes of Michigan State's tourney championship game, so I'm not a good judge of their strengths or weaknesses.
I think Syracuse may lose their first game, and Pitt won't make it past the first weekend either. Miami can look really good, and then have a loss like the one in Raleigh. If Carolina had all their players show up and play their best ball, they'd be hard to beat, but that hasn't happened all season. They have really improved, especially on the defensive side of the ball, but not sure it's enough to beat Kansas, unless Paige finds his three-point
— Posted by StunGunnall these teams are not gonna play great in at least 2 of their games-just depends on the match up and how they compensate otherwise-to me that is what makes this fun to watch-Pitt can rebound but if they catch a team shooting lights out-hard to get a rebound if it goes in. Syracuse will have to be shooting lights out to advance to next week-75% they don't make it. Virginia, N.D., UNC, Duke and Miami have a better than 60% of making it.
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 15, 2016
Bench Warmer
when you have a lot of free time -you do useless things
my bracketology
1-seeds--Kansas--Virginia--UNC--Mich St.
2-seeds--Oklahoma --Oregon---Villanova--Xavier
3-seeds --Indiana--Miami--Utah --Texas A&M
4-seeds--Maryland--Kentucky--Purdue --West Va.
5-seeds--California --Duke--Arizona--Iowa St. 6-seeds--Baylor--Dayton--Seton Hall--Notre Dame 7-seeds--Texas Tech--Wisconsin --Iowa--Texas 8-seeds--Providence-Colorado --Butler--Wich. St. still working on 9-thru 16--Seton Hall to me is a dark-horse -Mich St. backed into a number 1 by others losing-the weakest #1 is Mich. St. but Izzo has been known put a little magic dust on his team during NCAA's
— Posted by nmbeachblast53
You were pretty accurate with your brackets, beachblast!
I think it will come down to Kansas and Michigan State, going with caulk, and since I'm terrible at upsets, that's what I went with. I did put Oregon in one of my brackets as the winner. I'd love to see a Kansas/UNC Championship game, with Roy cutting down the nets. I haven't watched any Oregon, Kansas games, and only a few minutes of Michigan State's tourney championship game, so I'm not a good judge of their strengths or weaknesses.
I think Syracuse may lose their first game, and Pitt won't make it past the first weekend either. Miami can look really good, and then have a loss like the one in Raleigh. If Carolina had all their players show up and play their best ball, they'd be hard to beat, but that hasn't happened all season. They have really improved, especially on the defensive side of the ball, but not sure it's enough to beat Kansas, unless Paige finds his three-point
— Posted by StunGunnI am picking Seton Hall as a sleeper-I left Belks earlier turned on the radio-Glenn is giving advice on picking your bracket -make that in his words expert advice, can't till I can get some advice from Gold and Oblivious- Wich.St could give some body some trouble G. Marshall always has his team ready.
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 15, 2016
Bench Warmer
Was listening to Skip Bayless this morning on how he dislikes NCAA basketball. SMH! He says the tourney is overrated and over coached and half the rosters have zero NBA players. He only thinks NBA anyway. These young men live for this. A lot know their careers are over after their schools get beat, but they pour their hearts and play hard. I work around people that also don't get the hype during March Madness. I give up trying. Last point, its game seven every night in the NCAA tourney unlike the NBA!!
— Posted by Toddler10-21Bayless is never happy about anything I think he thrives on misery-he is paired with another hopeless human being! The fact that most of these guys in the NCAA won't be playing pro is the reason I love this tournament, they are out there giving it everything they got-if you enjoy basketball, this weekend is heaven you can watch wall to wall basketball, several David and Goliath storylines, personally I don't watch pro's since the rules have become very liberal.
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 15, 2016
Bench Warmer
TV-17 the new home for NCAA tourney games and right after the tourney they have the masters.
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 15, 2016
Bench Warmer
just looked at NIT brackets - I love college hoops- there are some good match ups
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Toddler10-21 Mar 15, 2016
Sports Legend
Totally agree Max. These kids play their hearts out. Take a team lightly and you may go home. Stephen a plays the race card too much. He went to WSSU with a couple of my friends and they say he was terrible and just talked a good game and Big House Gaines loved him. Skip has a excuse for his teams when they lose. Loved it when Jalen Rose called him out. Skip said he was the star on his high school team and Jalen did some research and averaged 1.4 as a junior on JV and never made it to varsity. LOL!
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Toddler10-21 Mar 15, 2016
Sports Legend
I like Seton Hall also along with Baylor.
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Toddler10-21 Mar 15, 2016
Sports Legend
The Masters, what a beautiful course!!
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 16, 2016
Bench Warmer
Getting closer only about 29 hours before march madness-
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 16, 2016
Bench Warmer
Fla. St. wins-Ga. Tech and Va.Tech play tonight
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 16, 2016
Bench Warmer
Did Clemson not get an NIT bid or did they turn it down- they had a winning record and beat 5 out of the 7 ACC teams in the NCAA.
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 16, 2016
Bench Warmer
sorry 4 out 7 I included Louisville
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 18, 2016
Bench Warmer
Seton Hall layed an egg -wow thought they would do better
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 18, 2016
Bench Warmer
2-11 seeds and 2 -12 seeds get the first day on track for some upsets.
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StunGunn Mar 18, 2016
Sports Legend
Agree with you guys about the NCAAT! It's like having Christmas for a month for me!
My brackets were busted with the first games yesterday. Didn't see Baylor losing or Purdue or Arizona. So much for the experts saying there wouldn't be any 12 - 5 upsets. -
StunGunn Mar 18, 2016
Sports Legend
You are right Gunny Roy also. Never forget the title game when UNC took them to the wood shed in the State of Michigan.
Looking for to a Baylor/Duke matchup. Please Mr. Grayson Allen please don't try and trip Mr. Rico Gathers.
Also looking forward to a always UK/UNC matchup. Tyler Ulis is some kind of player, but Indiana will be a tough one for the Cats in the second round.
— Posted by Toddler10-21Tyler Ulis can ball! He may be short, but wow, dude is good.
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StunGunn Mar 18, 2016
Sports Legend
these guys in the morning and afternoon can swear and cuss and its ok
but I used the word KRAP with a C or Ideeeot spelled the right way they ban it
— Posted by Maxwell Silver III
You can't even type the new mascot for WRAL - the bird - it's banned due to it's second syllable. Oh and I think we need to have an over/under on how many times in one three-hour period David Glenn will remind us he's been covering the ACC "for 30 years". Must have started while he was in high school!
— Posted by StunGunn
— Posted by Maxwell Silver IIIHa ha - probably right, Max!
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Toddler10-21 Mar 18, 2016
Sports Legend
Seton Hall and Baylor!! SMH!! Looking forward to Kentucky/Indiana!!
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 19, 2016
Bench Warmer
3 number 9 seeds win-- 2-#10 seeds win 3-11 seeds and 2 -12 seeds win-13,14, and 15 all win 1
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 19, 2016
Bench Warmer
some of the announcers were trying to downplay the fact that 13 under seeds won-saying they were playing over their heads- but I saw some darn good basketball teams-wish UNC-A and UNC-W could have been one to pull off an upset. great 2 days-hate its over
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StunGunn Mar 19, 2016
Sports Legend
some of the announcers were trying to downplay the fact that 13 under seeds won-saying they were playing over their heads- but I saw some darn good basketball teams-wish UNC-A and UNC-W could have been one to pull off an upset. great 2 days-hate its over
— Posted by Maxwell Silver IIILove the first two days of the tourney!!!! 16 games on each day - wall to wall basketball.
The Masters may be like "nothing else" , but it signals the end of college b ball, so it's sad to me, and time to do the countdown to football. -
uBnice Mar 19, 2016
Pro
Go ACC!
8-1, Duke and Miami in Sweet 16. The Heels need to handle their business tonight. -
Maxwell Silver III Mar 20, 2016
Bench Warmer
10-1 and counting
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 21, 2016
Bench Warmer
12-1, Stephen F Austin lost a heart breaker but they won thousands and thousands of fans- I personally will be watching them next year every chance I get. They could be the next Gonzaga -talk about the luck of the Irish. Maybe some of these guys at the lower tier should be considered for coach of the year, a lot when given the chance do well against the big boys with less talent. If they get a 2 star player it is probably a major coup to them.
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Maxwell Silver III Mar 21, 2016
Bench Warmer
The big 10 and big 12 has 3 each Pac 12 and SEC and the powerful Big East have 1 each
The down ACC has 6, plus Gonzaga -
StunGunn Mar 21, 2016
Sports Legend
ACC proving they're the best basketball Conference with six teams dancing into the Sweet 16! Yesterday's games were great - so exciting, buzzer beaters, Texas A&M coming back from 12 down with less than a minute in regulation.
Max - Agree about S.A. Austin. Very happy for ND, but how heartbreaking for S.A. Austin - they played their hearts out.
Bilias insisting there's no "parity" in college basketball, but after seeing all the lower seeds beating the higher seeds (Michigan State), I'm not so sure. Bilas is right in that the major conference teams are the ones cutting down the nets and winning it all, but I'm impressed with how the smaller, less heralded teams are playing, and they're not at all intimidated by the so-called blue bloods. -
Maxwell Silver III Mar 21, 2016
Bench Warmer
if Dr. Phil and David Glenn had a child It would be Jay Bilas, some of these lower tier coaches no more about basketball than Bilas, Vitale and Jay Williams put together-wish they would get these guys that do pro games off the broadcast- Barkley is ok but Ernie and Kenny Smith are terrible.
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StunGunn Mar 23, 2016
Sports Legend
if Dr. Phil and David Glenn had a child It would be Jay Bilas, some of these lower tier coaches no more about basketball than Bilas, Vitale and Jay Williams put together-wish they would get these guys that do pro games off the broadcast- Barkley is ok but Ernie and Kenny Smith are terrible.
— Posted by Maxwell Silver IIIFunny about Bilas!
I actually like Kenny (admittedly, some of it may be due to his alma mater), and I like Ernie. Sir Charles is only good for comic relief IMHO. He may be a hall of famer, but he usually seems hungover, and I don't find his comments insightful, but maybe it's just me. I agree that these guys don't watch the college games, and it's obvious by their comments. -
Toddler10-21 Mar 23, 2016
Sports Legend
I like Kenny and Charles also. I have never liked Duke Vitale. Bilas thinks he is never wrong. When Hubert Davis was on ESPN he was too bias to UNC. I think Jay Williams does a good job.
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I was watching friday night and I wanted to tell Mike Giminsky to just shut up-let the play by play man give us play by play, he would just ramble on and on- a little snipet here and there between plays would be sufficient , sometimes I think they think the fan isn't knowledgeable and they must inform us.
— Posted by Maxwell Silver III