Yahoo Tourney Pick'em Contest

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  1. Sid

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    Although I had picked TN (to go to the Final Four), and given that I'm a Purdue fan, I believed it was the right call. The TN kid was trying to fly by CE, but he took the wrong angle. CE's natural forward motion caused the contact, which is how most 3-pt. fouls get called. I thought TN was lucky CE missed the first free throw. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been an OT.
     
  2. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Hah! Jeremy has somehow slipped into last place!! He must have outsourced his picks to one of the neighborhood kids! :rolleyes:
     
  3. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    I was confused since there are two teams with owners Michael and Don commented that Jeremy had a 2nd team. My Bad! :(:(:(:(:(
     
  4. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Another Tom Izzo coaching master piece and Sparty moves to the elite 8. Then Roy Williams and UNC get run over by Auburn.
     
  5. Sid

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    For all of TOK's my-poor-bracket talk, his bracket has the second highest point potential of all the competitors. I'm just keeping his seat warm. All 4 of his Final Four teams are still alive. Today and tomorrow will be key. If the favorites prevail, look for him to soar in the rankings.:)
     
  6. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    you mean, you mean ..uh that I could maybe get into the top 10!! Wow thought I was doomed to be dead last.
     
  7. Stu Ryckman

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    I'm trying to get there. :cool:
     
  8. Don Ballard

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    I am afraid I am already in last place or will be after tomorrow's games. Moving from 3rd to 12th is not to my liking.:(
     
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  9. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Well the final 4 is set. Only 1 top seed makes it.
    Texas Tech, MSU and Auburn all big surprises. Duke lived on the edge with UCF and VaTech and survived but couldn't do it a third time. All the Final Four teams are teams lacking 1 and dones but not great players
     
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    MSU winning over Duke sure changed most brackets in the contest. If Duke had won, I would be at the bottom of the standings. Thank you MSU!:)
     
  11. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Is it possible for anybody but gipper to win?
     
  12. Bobdawolverweasel

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    According to the scenario generator if Virginia wins the tourney, I would end up in a first place tie if the matchup is MSU/Va and would win it if they play and beat TT.
     
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  13. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Where did you find a scenario generator? Is there one that predicts I win! :rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
  14. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Follow up on the composition of the Final 4 teams starters... 14 Jr/Sr, 4 Sophs, 2 Freshmen. Highest scoring freshman left in the tourney scores 5 points a game.

    It seems like the 1 and done philosophy is very flawed when it comes to tournament time. But Duke did have an exciting regular season and almost made it to the Final Four. But clearly they were flawed as both UCF and Va.Tech took them to the limit and Duke had to get a little bit lucky to win both those games to say the least.
     
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    When I logged on with the computer, it was at the top of the page with the links listed horizontally. On the tablet, when I turned it sideways, three bars appeared at the top left hand corner of the scren. I pressed that and that caused a window to slide out on the left hand side of the screen listing various links including the scenerio generator.
     
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  16. Terry O'Keefe

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    OK thanks I see that at the top, sadly no scenario gets me any where but a projected 9th place! :(:(
     
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    Well my bracket fell apart.

    However I really like it that two teams that have never been there are in the final four. Texas Tech and Auburn. I am hoping they meet in the final.​
     
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  18. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    I'd like to see Texas Tech win it all, that'll probably get Chris Beard out of Lubbock to UCLA and we won't have to deal with him in the B12! :rolleyes:
     
  19. Terry O'Keefe

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    What an ending, the missed double dribble, the foul, the 3 free throws . Never seen anything like that
     
  20. Terry O'Keefe

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    1st half of Tech/State game reminds of Tech/Michigan game.