NCAA 2010 Basketball Thread

[Swingingbunt]

Oh yeah, I think more of my friends moved back home to St Louis than stayed in Springburg, so I get together with several of them and go to the games etc. With them sucking the last few years, I haven't seen too many games though.

This is the year I hope we break through, and then I hope we can hang onto our coach.

We'll have to grab a beer at Hooters or Aqua Bar if you've got time. Few of my buddies and I always go to StL for the tourney...the five of us will make up about half of the Indiana State alumni section. Depressing.

[Fat Strat]

Watched the Missouri State game last night. That was an unbelievable game. I grew up with season tickets and have really missed Valley basketball since I left Springfield. Seemed like a pretty typical season for them with loses to the bigger programs. They have a long history of RPI's in the 30's and still missing the NCAA tourney because they don't have any big wins. I'm not sure how the committee will look at wins at UNI and Wichita, but imo those are huge wins.

Hopefully they can win the conference and make at least a good run in the tourney and they'll be a sho-in for the tourney.

[The Third Man]

Kenpom has Mizzou #27.

http://kenpom.com/

[phins]

Watched the Missouri State game last night. That was an unbelievable game. I grew up with season tickets and have really missed Valley basketball since I left Springfield. Seemed like a pretty typical season for them with loses to the bigger programs. They have a long history of RPI's in the 30's and still missing the NCAA tourney because they don't have any big wins. I'm not sure how the committee will look at wins at UNI and Wichita, but imo those are huge wins.

Hopefully they can win the conference and make at least a good run in the tourney and they'll be a sho-in for the tourney.

Yeah, I knew they needed that Tenn. game pretty bad. It would have meant a huge win, but also games against VCU and Villanova instead of Pacific and Pepperdine at home. Plus, when MSU agreed to play Central Arkansas, a former MSU coach was there, then they brought in Corliss Williamson.

Win the Tenn. game, they probably have an RPI in the teens, just by the trickle down effect.

If they continue to win, they'll be in that 30 RPI range, and a game at St Mary's or Old Dominion in the Bracket Buster's. Win that game, and they're a lock with a Valley championship. Lose, and probably need a Valley title and a good showing in a loss in the title game in conference tourney.

Fun to be having this conversation again.

[phins]

Oh yeah, I think more of my friends moved back home to St Louis than stayed in Springburg, so I get together with several of them and go to the games etc. With them sucking the last few years, I haven't seen too many games though.

This is the year I hope we break through, and then I hope we can hang onto our coach.

We'll have to grab a beer at Hooters or Aqua Bar if you've got time. Few of my buddies and I always go to StL for the tourney...the five of us will make up about half of the Indiana State alumni section. Depressing.

Cool. I'm pretty sure I can my friends into that. One of them doesn't drink, but likes Hooters mile something wings.

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Listen online to Wis-Mich St wwck 1570 am flint

[cardsfansince82]

The refs are doing everything in their power to help Duke beat Florida State.

[cardsfansince82]

FSU pulls it off anyway. It's always fun to see Duke lose.

[PurdueSTL]

Guck the Fophers....

(seriously, Tubby and Minny did a superb job down the stretch, and any time Purdue's brilliant F Etwaan Moore feels like getting rid of his shooting funk will be fine with me...)

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The mighty Badgers 1-12 in 3 pointers in 1st half vs Illinois.