tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post1463263027643724176..comments2024-03-28T19:36:05.811-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: My BracketsGoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-27759853263482719382015-03-23T08:55:41.071-04:002015-03-23T08:55:41.071-04:00Yeah I basically was referring to TV execs and rep...Yeah I basically was referring to TV execs and reporters as everybody. Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-11237395192848295412015-03-23T08:37:37.450-04:002015-03-23T08:37:37.450-04:00To the extent that the NC2A committee's job is...To the extent that the NC2A committee's job is to set up and encourage compelling matchups in terms of rivalry history or regional intrigue, this bracket has got to be right there with the all-time greatest. Maybe Jim Nantz is the secret chair.<br /><br />This was an outstanding summary--just one quibble: If your Facebook feed is dominated by people you knew from your old church in Raleigh, trust me when I say that not everyone is hoping for U of L and Michigan State in the East final.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-16251670844308767002015-03-23T01:54:24.288-04:002015-03-23T01:54:24.288-04:00My picks so far
Old Method: 31-17 (32-20)
New M...My picks so far<br /><br />Old Method: 31-17 (32-20)<br />New Method: 30-18 (33-19)<br />Rankings: 29-19 (31-21)<br />Chalk: 36-12<br /><br />So the goal every year is to do better than chalk. This is the first year in a long time where I have not been ahead of chalk right from the start. Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-12654969344128849552015-03-23T01:43:21.395-04:002015-03-23T01:43:21.395-04:00The multi-bid conferences so far.
ACC 11-1
Pac1...The multi-bid conferences so far. <br /><br />ACC 11-1<br />Pac12 7-1<br />Big10 7-5<br />Big12 5-5<br />Big East 5-4<br />SEC 4-4<br />MisVal 3-1<br />WstCst 2-1<br />Atl10 2-3<br />MtnWst 1-3<br />American 1-2<br />Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-2184490653181934512015-03-23T01:39:11.383-04:002015-03-23T01:39:11.383-04:00Well it's the sweet sixteen and it's alway...Well it's the sweet sixteen and it's always fun at this point to take a look back and see where we are and how things are shaping up. The weird part about college basketball and the sweet sixteen is that at this point you assume every team here is good enough to beat every other team and so you never really know how things are going to end up, but let's take a quick look at who is left in each region. <br /><br />Midwest:<br />1. Kentucky<br />5. West Virginia<br />3. Notre Dame<br />7. Wichita State<br /><br />I'm pretty sure no one in the state of Kentucky wanted to see the Cats have to play West Virginia in the NCAA tournament, but here we are. People talk about Michigan State always peaking at the right time every year, but it seems to me the same could be said for Huggins's teams. <br /><br />On Kornheiser with people making their picks, so many had Wichita State beating Kansas. It just seemed like the worst possible matchup for Kansas and it played out exactly as everyone imagined it would. The big question now is whether or not Wichita State is good enough to beat a team that doesn't have so much emotional attachment. All I know is Wichita State will be dying for a chance to get revenge for last years loss to Kentucky.<br /><br />West<br />1. Wisconsin<br />4. North Carolina<br />6. Xavier<br />2. Arizona<br /><br />Arizona and Wisconsin seem destined to play each other, but as I said you can never tell how things are going to work out in the sweet 16. Maybe UNC will go on to win the whole thing and put a big black stain on the NCAA tournament as many of us can't believe they are even being allowed to compete with an 18 year academic scandal hanging over their heads for more than a year now. Still this is one region where I think most people will expect the one and two to meet. <br /><br />East<br />8. NC State<br />4. Louisville<br />3. Oklahoma<br />7. Michigan St<br /><br />I feel for Virginia. In many ways they feel like last years Wichita State. A great team who got completely gipped with a bad second round matchup. I can honestly say I don't think anyone has any idea who will come out of this region. Most people at this point will be betting on coaches and expect Pitino and Izzo to meet in the final 8 I would assume, but neither coach has the quality team they normally have. Still that's the matchup everyone will be hoping for. <br /><br />South<br />1. Duke<br />5. Utah<br />11. UCLA<br />2. Gonzaga<br /><br />At this point the game we all want to see in this region is Duke, Gonzaga. The problem is that both teams are offense first teams and in the NCAA tournament that doesn't always work to your advantage. The good thing for Gonzaga is that UCLA is also an offensive first team. Duke on the other hand will be facing a tough defensive team who has had a very good season in what has turned out to be one of the best conferences in the country. <br /><br />It should be noted that Kyle Wiltjer had a great game in the game against Iowa. He scored 24 points in 25 minutes of play and had 7 rebounds. He shot 10 of 12. Let's hope his hot hand continues. Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-929084621101462442015-03-22T10:07:54.912-04:002015-03-22T10:07:54.912-04:00Yes.Yes.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-46736710214756572962015-03-22T01:06:41.028-04:002015-03-22T01:06:41.028-04:00We had our first one seed go down today on a not s...We had our first one seed go down today on a not so good day for the Big East. Villanova went down to NC State and Georgetown went down to Utah. It would seem what we are learning in this tournament is that the Pac12 and the ACC are the two strongest conferences. <br /><br />At least with Kentucky off tomorrow, it should be a more relaxing day in the tournament for me. Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-17648074846286441682015-03-21T12:36:36.285-04:002015-03-21T12:36:36.285-04:00"(M)ore than anything this game is remembered..."<a href="http://www.hilltopperhaven.com/flashbacks/86uab.html" rel="nofollow">(M)ore than anything this game is remembered for the infamous "Mars Bars incident," in which some candy bars that had been given out as part of a free promtion were hurled onto the court towards the UAB bench after Topper center Clarence Martin was whistled for his fifth foul on a monster rebound dunk in the second half. The SRO crowd of 13,300 exploded in awe and then disbelief as the foul was called on C. When a few candy bars landed near the UAB bench a Blazer player responded by hurling one back into the crowd. The game was momentarily stopped as Coach Clem Haskins took the microphone and asked for restraint to be shown from the few unruly fans.</a>"Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-48973148312165671972015-03-21T12:32:31.842-04:002015-03-21T12:32:31.842-04:00You know who else doesn't much care for UAB? W...You know who else doesn't much care for UAB? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTYmZF5DmIw" rel="nofollow">WKU fans.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-15253992893081306982015-03-21T11:41:28.706-04:002015-03-21T11:41:28.706-04:00That sounds better.That sounds better.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-64227585059091072352015-03-21T11:07:03.968-04:002015-03-21T11:07:03.968-04:00The Europeans use a version of your suggested meth...The Europeans use a version of your suggested method for handing out slots to the UEFA Champions' League, but they base it on several years instead of one year.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-42938989335681335902015-03-21T10:32:45.288-04:002015-03-21T10:32:45.288-04:00You're jamming.You're jamming.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-12356311822202465462015-03-21T10:32:23.275-04:002015-03-21T10:32:23.275-04:00I would prefer a method where the conference perfo...I would prefer a method where the conference performance in this year's tournament would hardwire the number of slots each conference gets in the tournament field next year. Even with all of the problems presented by conferences' disbanding or switching teams or whatever, I'd prefer all of the imperfect fixes for those situations that I could imagine vs. the method we have now.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-23720214672136103672015-03-21T09:58:41.183-04:002015-03-21T09:58:41.183-04:00Yesterday was an interesting day. The only upset o...Yesterday was an interesting day. The only upset of the day was the very last game of the day with Dayton beating Providence. <br /><br />Here are my standings thus far<br />New Method: 24-8 (27-9)<br />Old Method: 23-9 (24-12)<br />Rankings: 22-10 (24-12)<br />Chalk: 27-5<br />Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-712907875009469032015-03-21T09:54:00.142-04:002015-03-21T09:54:00.142-04:00Here are how the multi bid conferences have done s...Here are how the multi bid conferences have done so far.<br />ACC: 6-0<br />Big 10: 5-2<br />Big East: 4-2<br />Pac 12: 4-0<br />Big 12: 3-4<br />SEC: 3-3<br />MissV: 2-0<br />A10: 2-2<br />MtW: 1-2<br />American: 1-1<br />WstCst: 1-1Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-64702442845331503002015-03-21T07:16:59.490-04:002015-03-21T07:16:59.490-04:00Oregon 79
Oklahoma State 73
Sorry to see that one...Oregon 79<br />Oklahoma State 73<br /><br />Sorry to see that one.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-20552115701889525512015-03-20T18:53:35.557-04:002015-03-20T18:53:35.557-04:00Still no upsets though Louisville cut it close. Still no upsets though Louisville cut it close. Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-61127509588739011222015-03-20T16:04:21.221-04:002015-03-20T16:04:21.221-04:00Three games down, no upsets so far. Three games down, no upsets so far. Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-41909387624103284432015-03-20T09:51:29.526-04:002015-03-20T09:51:29.526-04:00Thanks. I had Georgia State in the first WKDZ pool...Thanks. I had Georgia State in the first WKDZ pool. I figured Ryan Harrow would go off. He didn't even play.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-49944923370468505402015-03-20T09:41:27.006-04:002015-03-20T09:41:27.006-04:00You're doing great!!You're doing great!!Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-17757604448323060422015-03-20T09:26:06.929-04:002015-03-20T09:26:06.929-04:00Lots of love on WHOP this morning for Oklahoma Sta...Lots of love on WHOP this morning for Oklahoma State, Head Coach Travis Ford of Madisonville-North Hopkins, <a href="http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tommy_wade_407155.html" rel="nofollow">Director of Player Development Tommy Wade of Hopkinsville</a> and <a href="http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/teamcume.html" rel="nofollow">starting guard Anthony Hickey (9.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game)</a> of <a href="http://www.heathpost.com/2011/03/one-and-done-boys-sweet-sixteen_7204.html?showComment=1300587128607#c8994478246276377319" rel="nofollow">Christian County</a>.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-53460095068816374072015-03-20T09:03:04.593-04:002015-03-20T09:03:04.593-04:0012-4, 13-3 and 12-4, respectively. (The Tuesday an...12-4, 13-3 and 12-4, respectively. (The Tuesday and Wednesday games were not part of the deal.)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-52147050060214995262015-03-20T09:01:15.522-04:002015-03-20T09:01:15.522-04:00Meanwhile, HP's entries are ranked T1 of 14 in...Meanwhile, <i>HP's</i> entries are ranked <a href="https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/invitation?g=74494&k=32e4b6415cdbbf7f" rel="nofollow">T1 of 14 in the My Old Kaintuckee Bracket</a>, <a href="http://wkdzwhvo.collegebasketball.upickem.net/collegebasketball/fans/leaders.asp" rel="nofollow">T1 of more than 100 in the WKDZ-FM Round By Round</a> and <a href="http://wkdzwhvo.collegehoops.upickem.net/collegebasketball/fans/leaders.asp" rel="nofollow">T7 of more than 100 in the WKDZ Full Bracket</a> challenges. Boom!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-59422422184696093112015-03-20T05:37:28.136-04:002015-03-20T05:37:28.136-04:00I am ready for robot referees.I am ready for robot referees.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-57209947960858769172015-03-20T01:15:42.283-04:002015-03-20T01:15:42.283-04:00As for my picks, well here is how it sits at the m...As for my picks, well here is how it sits at the moment. <br />New Method: 15-5<br />Old Method: 12-8<br />Rankings: 13-7<br />Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.com