I love this week so much.
It’s the best.
Maybe it’s a personal pet peeve, but people who say “when does march madness start ?'
bother me, because the answer is Veteran’s Day if we’re being honest.
The whole sport is chaos, every night is a movie as the kids say.
The play ins should be all 11 seeds playing in.
I don’t shame little schools who got screwed via the system.
They also have a fantastic draw, and a boatload of talent.
They are facing immense pressure to go to Houston for the Final 4.
7- The second round very much could have a 12 vs a 13 seed squaring off.
8- I watched Charleston in person at Drexel in February and thought they had a real hard nose team.
The worry for me was the size of their guards, as they max out at 6'2.
Furman is super live here as a dog.
The Paladins shoot 46% of their total shots from 3, and shoot 34.7% from 3.
That means they will take a ton, and shoot it fairly well.
I’ll roll with the team from deep here.
10- Charleston …Furman chance to go to the Sweet 16, book it.
play in the top 3rd of fastest tempos in the country.
as some would say it’s an over bettors dream.
14- Kevin Willard vs Bob Huggins in a first round game will be super entertaining.
15- If you work in the cubes you should have requested these two days off in August.
If you are working til the bell either Thursday or Friday you are a fool.
Or if you go out to get the food, do it early.
Don’t be the guy streaming from your phone in the deli.
17- The sleeper in the region could be the Creighton Blue Jays.
Tons of offensive weapons, and a top tier defense.
Seems like if anyone other than Alabama or Arizona crack through here it’s the boys from Omaha.
22- The East Regional should play at MSG every other year.
The Mecca deserves it.
Are we sure falling in love with Duke for winning a bad conference is the move ?
Max Abmas is back , a dynamic scorer, and they added 7'5 Arkansas transfer Connor Vanover .
They have also won 17 straight.
26- He’s a super dynamic gaurd despite being 5'8.
He’s fearless and will take the big shot.
Seems due for a big moment.
27- The guard Nowell could be facing in MSG is Tyler Kolek from Marquette.
Another dynamic guard built to make big plays… who has said he has big balls.
The matchup of these two could be fantastic game.
I hope we get it.
28- The region has a lot of big team names, coaches, and big players.
The most loaded in terms of names and brands to the casual fan.
29- Not 1 team in this region is in the top 25 of both offensive and defensive efficiency.
It’s truthfully wide open.
31- My picks are.
I cannot stress that enough.
We had a big healthy debate on this.
37- Northern Kentucky is going to be in a world of hurt vs Houston.
Houston may hold this team to 8 points in the 1st half.
40 -How did Auburn get a defacto home game in Birmingham against Iowa ?
42- Miami has the 12th best offense in the country, yet the 132nd best defense.
Miami also has DYNAMIC guards in Isiah Wong and Nigel Pack.
This Miami team is a real wild card in this region.
43- I love Pitt over Iowa St.
Since 2/1 Iowa St is 133rd in offensive efficiency.
Also I have Pitt in #BracketBuskers so let’s go get a win boys !
44- This is an all time Onions shot (and call from Raf) by my friend Levance Fields.
One of my favorite March moments.
45- It’s a damn shame Colgate got a 15 seed.
They deserve better and a fun to watch.
Give me Colgate +13.5.
46- Is anyone talking about Texas having a -0.7 rebounding margin this year ?
I feel like that’s a big concern no one is addressing.
47- Xavier lost Zach Freemantle for the year, but actually plays better defense without him.
Also Souley Boum is a FANTASTIC guard and a guy who is going to give teams fits.
1 towel all day then throw it out.
Let it look like Bruce Willis tank top in Die Hard.
50- Kansas got rocked by Texas (without Bill Self) in the B12 Final.
It’s the equivalent of an Elite 8 game (ie 1 seed vs 2 seed).
Does it feel like people are little too down on Kansas off that loss than we should be ?
They also kind of got screwed having to go to Vegas and not Kansas City.
Illinois also beat Kansas in a secret scrimmage this preseason.
Bill Self’s former employer… Illinois.
53- Is St.Mary’s being talked about at all ?
They lost to Houston by just 5 points.
It’s disgusting behavior
56- TCU is without big man Eddie Lampkin.
57- Grand Canyon’s Head Coach is Bryce Drew.
He hit my favorite buzzer beater of the tournament.
I still remember where I was watching it.
I still don’t know why he dove on the floor.
59- Gonzaga has the best offensive efficiency in the country, but rank just 75th in defense.
It also feels like The Zags are flying under the radar.
Many people want to criticize they don’t play anyone.
Trust me they do.
1-11 in First 4/First Round games since 2016, 5-17 since 2013 overall.
61- UCLA is without Jaylen Clark, maybe their best defender, and 3rd scoring option.
Reminder, Gonzaga has the best offense in the country.
UCLA plays in the Pac 12 which got 3 teams in for sure, and 1 playing in.
I think UCLA is good but be careful falling in love with them.
62- Anyone who says the committee doesn’t know what they are doing is lying.
They want Gonzaga and UCLA in the S16.
They know the history.
65- In the Final Four, I think it’s Bama over Purdue, and Texas bests Gonzaga.
66- Despite all the hatred, despite all the doubts.
Alabama cuts down the nets.
67- Always Foul Up 3.
68 - If you love basketball and learning basketball, watch this video.
it’s porno for nerds like me.
Everyone have a great tournament, and enjoy the great options at The Barstool Sportsbook.
