BuzzerBeater Forums

BB USA > 2013 NCAA Tournament Surprise Picks

2013 NCAA Tournament Surprise Picks

Set priority
Show messages by
This Post:
00
239072.119 in reply to 239072.118
Date: 3/25/2013 10:29:24 AM
Overall Posts Rated:
274274
Just a quick note for anyone who doesn't think kenpom ratings are worth anything. Thought this was interesting.

Top 5 in Kenpom all reached the sweet 16 (Florida, Louisville, IU, Ohio State, Duke).

11 of the top 15 reached the sweet 16 (only ones not to were Gonzaga, Wisconsin, Pitt, and Georgetown).

The other 5 teams in the sweet 16 aren't too far behind, though.Except Florida Gulf Coast, who is awesome.

Sweet 16 Kenpom Ratings.

1. Florida
2. Louisville
3. Indiana
4. Ohio State
5. Duke
7. Michigan St
8. Michigan
9. Kansas
12. Syracuse
13. Miami
15. Arizona
21. Wichita St
28. Marquette
31. Oregon
45. LaSalle
90. Florida Gulf Coast

This Post:
00
239072.120 in reply to 239072.111
Date: 3/25/2013 11:47:07 AM
Overall Posts Rated:
32293229
Minnesota way under rated.


They were only five more games vs. UCLA away from winning the title!

This Post:
00
239072.121 in reply to 239072.120
Date: 3/25/2013 11:57:36 AM
Overall Posts Rated:
111111
Better than Georgetown, whom now has a consistent habit of getting tossed early in 1st rounds.

This Post:
00
239072.122 in reply to 239072.121
Date: 3/25/2013 12:48:35 PM
Overall Posts Rated:
32293229
Better than Georgetown, whom now has a consistent habit of getting tossed early in 1st rounds.


True. I'm a Florida guy so the relative ineptitude of Georgetown vs. Minnesota only matters in the sense that Georgetown's failure means that they won't have to face the Gators again while Minnesota did have to. ;)

From: BarryS
This Post:
00
239072.123 in reply to 239072.122
Date: 3/25/2013 3:04:09 PM
Overall Posts Rated:
6060
Aaron Craft all 28 seconds looking like Kobe......recognized the switch and waved off Deshawn Thomas, being played for the drive all the way.....DAGGER, calmly raises for three, ballgame!
Arizona....the best team west of the big river is next.
Potential "all Big Ten final 4" is still very possible!
Go Bucks!

From: natellio

This Post:
00
239072.124 in reply to 239072.123
Date: 3/25/2013 4:04:59 PM
Overall Posts Rated:
274274
As much as an all B1G final four sounds awesome... as an IU fan I really don't want it haha. I do NOT want to play Michigan again. Much less do I want to go through Syracuse and likely Miami, only to play Michigan and THEN either MSU or OSU.

Ugh.

Screw it. Go B1G!

From: BarryS

This Post:
00
239072.125 in reply to 239072.124
Date: 3/25/2013 6:59:49 PM
Overall Posts Rated:
6060
Go IU till the championship game!:)
Does anyone think based on what they have seen from Florida GC that they might have enough to squeeze one more? The way they ran on a good SD St. team, very good guard play.

This Post:
00
239072.126 in reply to 239072.125
Date: 3/25/2013 7:13:44 PM
Overall Posts Rated:
3636
Does anyone think based on what they have seen from Florida GC that they might have enough to squeeze one more? The way they ran on a good SD St. team, very good guard play.


Yes. At some point (and it may be next game) they're going to let up and lose their edge from everyone telling them how good they are. On current form though I think you'd struggle to find a team that runs a better fastbreak.

This Post:
00
239072.127 in reply to 239072.125
Date: 3/25/2013 8:58:29 PM
Overall Posts Rated:
32293229
Go IU till the championship game!:)
Does anyone think based on what they have seen from Florida GC that they might have enough to squeeze one more? The way they ran on a good SD St. team, very good guard play.


If they have a chance, it won't be their running, but it would have to be their press being absolutely lights out that night and the Gators not clicking. They've been prone to lapses - none more evident than the last minute of each half against Arizona, where a team that basically controlled the entire game otherwise suddenly could not inbound the ball successfully. The problem for Dunk City though is that Florida can run if they need to, and can go inside and outside effectively on offense in the half court, and their defense is exceptional. I hate to see this matchup come because my wife has family in Fort Myers so I'm delighted to see this story, but I grew up a Gator, went to school there and no wonderful story can top that loyalty.

This Post:
00
239072.128 in reply to 239072.127
Date: 3/26/2013 6:54:17 AM
Overall Posts Rated:
6060
I found out on sportstalk radio that before the start of the season, FGC asked Florida for a scrimmage and they refused....a scrimmage....now they meet for much larger stakes....You think Gulf Coast is motivated....this game is a lock that it won't be a blowout.....this has now turned into strait up bragging rights and I strongly believe to the core that what goes around comes around!
Reminds me last year this time around.... The coach of the Michigan football team called Ohio State, Ohio out of disrespect, thereby offending two schools, Oh St. and the Ohio U Bobcats from the underrated MAC......well Michigan LOST their first round game to Ohio ......the real Ohio, bobcats not buckeyes.
What goes around comes around.
Go FGC! From a Buckeye fan!

Last edited by BarryS at 3/26/2013 6:57:12 AM

This Post:
00
239072.129 in reply to 239072.128
Date: 3/26/2013 9:32:40 AM
Overall Posts Rated:
32293229
I found out on sportstalk radio that before the start of the season, FGC asked Florida for a scrimmage and they refused....a scrimmage....now they meet for much larger stakes....You think Gulf Coast is motivated....this game is a lock that it won't be a blowout.....this has now turned into strait up bragging rights and I strongly believe to the core that what goes around comes around!
Reminds me last year this time around.... The coach of the Michigan football team called Ohio State, Ohio out of disrespect, thereby offending two schools, Oh St. and the Ohio U Bobcats from the underrated MAC......well Michigan LOST their first round game to Ohio ......the real Ohio, bobcats not buckeyes.
What goes around comes around.
Go FGC! From a Buckeye fan!


They're probably not the only team that tried to scrimmage Florida, though, and I'm certain they weren't turned away out of disrespect. Several of the players on the Gators squad were recruited by Enfield when he was an assistant at FSU, so while the national story may well be about how the high and mighty Gators may overlook a team that came out of nowhere, the fact is that Donovan knows what a challenge they're going to face. Iif they lose it won't be because FGCU was more motivated or UF was overlooking them, but because the Eagles just were better that night - and if the Gators win it will be because they were better that night. Motivation is nice and everything, but if Charles Barkley came here and peed on my children I still couldn't finish within 20 of him in a game of 21.

Advertisement