Championship Week Monday Open Thread

The Dutch WBC team is at an advantage b/c they pick up all of their Antillean players, who play for the Antilles or Aruba in most competitions. Andruw Jones played for them 3 years ago.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions

The Dutch the team to beat all of a sudden

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by YoSixers on Mar 9, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

US looked really good yesterday

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Mason is down 17...

…with 3 minutes left. Ouch.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

wow, no what a blowout. Maynor and VCU look good

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by YoSixers on Mar 9, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

And Chattanooga is almost certainly going on.

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

NDSU/NDST

advances.

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions

WKU just got an AND 1......up by 3......

11 min to go

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions

Dreaded ESPN error...

Bobby Cremins’ picture with the Chattanooga logo. Oops.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 8:59 PM EDT reply actions

Someone on WKU just went down hard

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions

Oh,

someone on NTU too

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah it was a big time collision

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh...SMC got T'd up in warmups...

…dunking during warmups. 1-0 Zags.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions

wtf........dumb

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Stupid Rule

But rules are rules and it’s something players are taught from high school and on.

by D.M.J. on Mar 9, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions

off to a great start

thats hilarious though

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by YoSixers on Mar 9, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

That's a rule???

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

N-Texas doesnt have any shooters......or WKU is just awesome at perimeter defense

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

And here comes Mills

Checking in for SMC

by D.M.J. on Mar 9, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions

ready to dominate

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by YoSixers on Mar 9, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Oooh, the Gonzaga 3 pointer drops like a dagger.

And theres too many damn three-point lines on this court.

by D.M.J. on Mar 9, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions

Had that same reaction in Richmond...

…no need for both lines when only the men are playing on a court.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Yea, its just overkill

Make the women move their line back

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by YoSixers on Mar 9, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions

lots of back iron on those Zag threes

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions

Man I miss the Dan Dickau's and Richie Framhs of the world......

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions

Niagara up 6 on Siena...

…WKU up 6 on North Texas at the under 4.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions

WKU

on a 10-0 run, now up by 10

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions

closing out like a champion

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions

lets go Siena

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by YoSixers on Mar 9, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Patty Mills is channelling his inner Omarion......

he’s like an icebox…………

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions

Looks like North Texas is done as well

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

Aussie!

Aussie! Aussie!

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

Zags up by 13 after 3 point play

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions

Zags up 13 at the half...

Downs with a double double already

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions

All tied up in Albany...

…the rubber match is living up to expectations so far.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

Oakland up early on South Dakota

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

Gonzaga pummeling St. Mary's

19-point lead, it’s really getting out of hand. St. Mary’s is looking awful, especially Patty Mills. Yikes.

by uclaisthebest123 on Mar 9, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

St. Mary's

gonna need to pick things up quickly if they want an at-large

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

If they keep playing like this for the rest of the game, I can’t see the committee giving St. Mary’s a bid after this kind of performance. If they can at least make the game respectable and not a complete blowout it will give them some hope, but it’s not looking good.

by uclaisthebest123 on Mar 9, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

No defense at all...

None…it’s like they’ve been watching Florida game tapes.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

St Mary's is shooting like 10% or something......its just god awful.

and Pargo is owning Mills

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually

it’s 27%. :)

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

lol close enough...

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

To Gonzaga's credit, they are definitely playing the best ball of their season

And they are getting contributions from a lot of different players (four in double figures). But St. Mary’s is playing as bad as I’ve seen them play, and certainly the worst with Mills. The defense is awful, allowing Gonzaga to shoot 50% on both FGs AND 3-PT, and they are shooting 27 from the field.

by uclaisthebest123 on Mar 9, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

South Alabama up BIG on UALR...

…20-5 halfway through the first.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions

What are Niagara/Siena's chances

if they lose tonight?

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

I don't think Niagara has much of a chance

But while Siena doesn’t have the wins needed (even if they have played good teams), they might, might have a chance if BCS bubble teams keep on faltering. For me, Siena passes the eye test, and that counts for something.

by uclaisthebest123 on Mar 9, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

felt that way about Siena, but the broadcasters at the game said Niagara had a case as well (even with a loss). I haven’t seen/heard much about them as an at-large, so I wasn’t sure.

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions

With Niagara, it's really that they don't have a resume to compete with other bubble teams

When you play in a conference like the MAAC, you really need to do something of note in the nonconference and be close to perfect in conference play. They haven’t really done either, with only Illinois State in nonconference and four losses in conference play (2-3 too many). Just watching them tonight though, they are a solid team, and if they can pull this one out I would not count them out in the tourney. I don’t really see it though.

by uclaisthebest123 on Mar 9, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions

The problem for the Purple Eagles is...

…their best non-league wins are Illinois State, Buffalo, Drexel, and USF.

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by Chris Dobbertean on Mar 9, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

Siena running away

up 11 with just over 4 left

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

Gonzaga wins 83-58

Terrible performance by St. Mary’s in all facets of the game, and after this I just can’t see them getting to the tourney. Looks like an NIT team to me. :/

by uclaisthebest123 on Mar 9, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions

Zags win by 25........

Patty Mills never gets off the bus

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions

Forget the bus, he didn't even leave his bed

:P

by uclaisthebest123 on Mar 9, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions

South Dakota State & Niagara look done

and Little Rock looks out of it at half-time.

Could be a very boring end to the day.

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by UtesFan89 on Mar 9, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions

South Dakota was 13-19 (now 13-20)

woulda been playing in the play in game anyways..had they beat Oakland and NDSU…..hopefully NDSU can realize my dream of one dakota making it to the dance.

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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions