2015 RR March Madness Bracket Challenge
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Rengak
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Gravy
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My bracket is probably way off, but I don't care. I picked who I like.
I'll probably be the only guy picking NMSU over KU in the 1st round, but fuck KU. Also, my pop lives in Las Cruces, NM where NMSU is located.
I also have Gonzaga winning the Tournament. Commence laughing now.
I'll probably be the only guy picking NMSU over KU in the 1st round, but fuck KU. Also, my pop lives in Las Cruces, NM where NMSU is located.
I also have Gonzaga winning the Tournament. Commence laughing now.
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ISU is just small. With Morris I think our guard play can match up against anyone in the nation, but we'll have to have incredible shooting nights to get past Gonzaga and Duke both. McKay is a boost on the weakside, but neither him nor Niang can guard 7 footers and Georges has trouble offensively against defenders with size.
It's not impossible. It's just not likely. Gonzaga and Duke are both just huge teams and I don't think they can rely on Niang to carry them against either of them. It'll take everyone else getting hot. We have the shooters for that to be possible, but you know how the long ball goes. Some nights you're hot. Some nights you're ice cold.
It's not impossible. It's just not likely. Gonzaga and Duke are both just huge teams and I don't think they can rely on Niang to carry them against either of them. It'll take everyone else getting hot. We have the shooters for that to be possible, but you know how the long ball goes. Some nights you're hot. Some nights you're ice cold.
Gravy
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I've got Kentucky and Gonzaga.
My elite 8 and 4 for your amusement:
UKvs. Witchita St. (Shockers!)
Villinovavs. Providence
Wisconsin vs.Xavier
Duke vs.Gonzaga
Joeboo
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I really like ISU as well, but the problems with teams like that who are great offensively but suspect defensively(also BYU, Oregon, Notre Dame, Davidson, Indiana, etc) is that it's likely that you're going to eventually have a bad shooting game, and then you're just done. Good defensive teams can bring effort and energy every game and keep playing good defense, but offense can be a little streakier, sometimes the best of shooters just have an off night and there's nothing you can do about it.
Take a look at this:
Look at how many teams are in the tournament with below-average defense but above average offense(only like 6 or 7) vs the opposite of above average defense vs below average offense(22). You can win with good defense more consistently than good offense, apparently.
Ritley
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I'm not sure what to make of that graph. According to it, teams with both bad offense and bad defense are more likely to get to the tournament than teams with just bad defense.I really like ISU as well, but the problems with teams like that who are great offensively but suspect defensively(also BYU, Oregon, Notre Dame, Davidson, Indiana, etc) is that it's likely that you're going to eventually have a bad shooting game, and then you're just done. Good defensive teams can bring effort and energy every game and keep playing good defense, but offense can be a little streakier, sometimes the best of shooters just have an off night and there's nothing you can do about it.
Take a look at this:
Look at how many teams are in the tournament with below-average defense but above average offense(only like 6 or 7) vs the opposite of above average defense vs below average offense(22). You can win with good defense more consistently than good offense, apparently.
Also, ISU doesn't really have a bad defense. Not too 10 or anything, but a far cry from bad.
High Offensive tempo really isn't mutually exclusive to a good defense either
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Ritley
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That graph is also offensive efficiency, which is really only loosely related to offensive temp (which is what I was referring to with enjoying watching ISU).
Either way, there has already been some analyses done that show that slow tempo teams are more succcessful than fast tempo teams, but I just hate it. 30 second or less shot clock would help
Either way, there has already been some analyses done that show that slow tempo teams are more succcessful than fast tempo teams, but I just hate it. 30 second or less shot clock would help