NCAA Tournament Day Two Open Thread
by Pete Rossman on Mar 19, 2010 10:16 AM CDT
in Michigan State Spartans Basketball
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Well, today's probably not going to top yesterday in terms of excitement, but there's still 16 games to be played, not to mention MSU-New Mexico State. If you want to watch the games online, the widget below will launch CBS's player:
Just click on the game you want to see, and if CBS isn't showing it in your area, you'll be able to watch it. Here's the link if you want a larger version of the player in another window: Launch Player
There'll most likely be a separate game thread for the Michigan State game. As for now, sit back and enjoy!
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Geeks’ preview of MSU’s pod is here.
Fight for The Only Colors: Green and White!
by KJ@theonlycolors on Mar 19, 2010 11:07 AM CDT reply actions
anyone here them almost call Morgan St Michigan St
Freudian slip. Saw a big east team getting killed in the tourny and thought must be Mich St
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
MoJo
I am rooting for a big game by MoJo against Syracuse, like say 10 out of 15 from three. It would not bother me in the least if the ‘Cuse became the first #1 seed to lose in the first round. Then Boeheim could say in his press conference "They’re much better than a 16 seed." Of course, if that happened I would lose the satisfaction of watching the Zags’ big men punish what’s left of Syracuse’s interior defense while Matt Bouldin went nuts from the perimeter in round two. At some point one would think that the Worldwide Leader would stop fellating the Big East every winter. Or not.
Minny playing good
getting a 11-6 win to start the day would be great for the Big Ten
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
I picked Xavier to win 2 games
But I’ll take a Minnesota upset.
by TMadison25 on Mar 19, 2010 11:56 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Ive got two brackets in my money pool
one with X in the FF and one with Minny winning two games. Both are so jacked at this point im just rooting for Big Ten and Upsets
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
I still hate Iverson
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
Minny and Xavier tied at halftime
I’ll give the X men credit – they don’t seem like they are going to be out-physicaled in this game. They are willing to bang down low and then some.
by TheCrestedHelm on Mar 19, 2010 12:18 PM CDT reply actions
go big red!
cornell up 17 with just under 6 to play.
come on Minny
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
Westbrook lost this game for Minnesota
bad shot after bad shot.
I dont get why Tubby would leave Minny for Auburn
Seems like a step down
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
thats the rumor floating around
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
Chance to beat Kentucky on a regular basis?
I mean when the eventual scandal/vacating/probation hits in Coach Cal’s wake.
ACcording to Seth Davis..
Tubby’s name will be floated a lot because everyone knows he is not thrilled at Minn.
They have not built a practice facility and Tubby feels school did not back him re players who got in trouble. But his price tag is HIGH.
Watching Kramer get abused makes me smile
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
Purdue is terrible..
Sienna runs a zone… and Purdue’s response is to have 3 guards on the floor passing the ball around who can’/won’tt take an outside shot. Just awful.
So...
Apparently having 3 super stellar players and no supporting cast can make for a really good team. Having two super stellar players and no supporting cast makes for an absolutely wretched team.
The problem seems to be the transition from A to B
No one can figure out their new roles, including the two remaining stars.
Michigan should have already taugh you that
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
Other factor
Robbie Hummel makes his teammates quite a bit better. I have a hard time putting my finger on how/why, but it seems pretty clear at this point. Part of it is he just always makes the right pass, keeping the offense in a constructive flow.
Fight for The Only Colors: Green and White!
by KJ@theonlycolors on Mar 19, 2010 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
They just pulled ahead
If Wisconsin loses this one my bracket is screwed, but on the plus side Bo’s “Mr. February” nickname will stick around for another year.
by TheCrestedHelm on Mar 19, 2010 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Go Dahlman!!!!
"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
Badgers are very lucky
Wofford missed a ton of free throws and UW got a few iffy calls towards the very end.
Light a man a fire, he'll stay warm for a day.
Light a man afire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Note to everyone
If I ever get as petulant as a lot of the Purdue fans are right now, just do me in. I swear, I don’t see how a team’s fanbase can be as cocky as they are right now after just getting past a 13 seed.
It's more throwing it in the face of the media
than it is cocky.
For a week all that was said was that Purdue was losing. There wasn’t even a conversation with a maybe in there, they were losing. But they won, and now the Purdue fans want to throw that in the face of the national media.
Uh...
Can you blame them? Purdue played one of the worst halves of basketball all time last Saturday. Good for the Boilermakers for winning, but it’s not like their lack of confidence was unfounded.
by Pete Rossman on Mar 19, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
One half vs a season
Yes. We played a horrible half. At the same time, Minnesota played an amazing one.
But can you truly judge a team based on a single half? To say that a 14 seed is going to beat a 4 seed based on a single game seems a bit of an overreaction.
If there had been more conversations about a “possible” upset, I think people wouldn’t be as fired up. But it wasn’t even a possibility in almost all of the media that Purdue could win.
How would you feel if they said the same thing about Michigan State after the Purdue game and the thirty some turnovers? It’s one thing to lose confidence, it’s another to all but guarantee a loss based on a single game.
On an unrelated note...
Go MSU tonight.
Other than Minnesota, I have the Big 10 teams all moving on at least one game. (I think I have Wisc losing after their first game)
It wasn't just a single half
It was the way Purdue lost to MSU at Mackey, how they got overpowered on the boards. I think the Boilermakers and Spartans are a lot alike now that you’ve lost Robbie – teams that can turn it on at times, but still go through periods where they look lost on the court. The lack of intensity showed up in the Minnesota and MSU games for Purdue, and it’s been a constant problem for MSU this season.
What I’m saying is that there’s always going to be people who doubt your team, and I just feel there’s more pride in enjoying the win for the team than at crowing at some talking heads that you might never meet.
But nice win for Purdue today, and thanks for the Big Ten support.
by Pete Rossman on Mar 19, 2010 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
My favorite tweet from the Wisconsin-Wofford game
John Gasaway: “Trevon, this is Jon Leuer. I want him to touch the ball.” #whatboissayingnow
The Kramer Love...
at Hammer and Rails is off the charts.
You’d think the guy were Michael Jordan, Vlad the Impaler, and Genghis Khan rolled into one human being with a spray tan.
Nice win by the Boilers, though. Well done.
MSU game thread is up.
Fight for The Only Colors: Green and White!
by KJ@theonlycolors on Mar 19, 2010 5:35 PM CDT reply actions
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