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Top 10 potential upsets for this year's tourney
- Thread starter Murph
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What was said about BU....
13) Bradley over (4) Kansas
Upset victims are often young. The Jayhawks are led by freshmen forward Brandon Rush (13.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and guard Mario Chalmers (11.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg). Upsets frequently take place in hostile environments, and Peoria, Ill., is half as far from Michigan's Palace of Auburn Hills as Lawrence, Kan. Upsets often occur when the underdog makes few mistakes. The Braves send their opponents to the free-throw line less often than all but seven Division I clubs. Upsets usually take place when the higher-profile club is unable to exploit a size advantage. Center Patrick O'Bryant (13.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg) stands 7 feet tall for the Braves and has fouled out of only one game this season. Finally, upset victims often enter the tournament on an emotional high. The Jayhawks defeated Texas to win the Big 12 tournament title Sunday. Enough said.
13) Bradley over (4) Kansas
Upset victims are often young. The Jayhawks are led by freshmen forward Brandon Rush (13.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and guard Mario Chalmers (11.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg). Upsets frequently take place in hostile environments, and Peoria, Ill., is half as far from Michigan's Palace of Auburn Hills as Lawrence, Kan. Upsets often occur when the underdog makes few mistakes. The Braves send their opponents to the free-throw line less often than all but seven Division I clubs. Upsets usually take place when the higher-profile club is unable to exploit a size advantage. Center Patrick O'Bryant (13.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg) stands 7 feet tall for the Braves and has fouled out of only one game this season. Finally, upset victims often enter the tournament on an emotional high. The Jayhawks defeated Texas to win the Big 12 tournament title Sunday. Enough said.
Chalmersfan
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Unfortunately for Bradley...
Unfortunately for Bradley...
...some of those stats are wrong or selective. The free throw note is completely bogus... not sure where that one came from. By my count O'Bryant has had 8 games with 4 fouls, and he average 3 per game, which leads to his low minutes per game.
As for the game site, the NCAA said that top 5 seeds are supposed to have protection in terms of location. Looks like they lied.
Unfortunately for Bradley...
...some of those stats are wrong or selective. The free throw note is completely bogus... not sure where that one came from. By my count O'Bryant has had 8 games with 4 fouls, and he average 3 per game, which leads to his low minutes per game.
As for the game site, the NCAA said that top 5 seeds are supposed to have protection in terms of location. Looks like they lied.
BradleyBrave
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Re: Unfortunately for Bradley...
Re: Unfortunately for Bradley...
The top 5 seeds shouldn't need 'protection', but it wouldn't be the first time the NCAA screwed someone over. Whether it's 'hostile and abusive' team names or completely disregaring their own rankings system, they make it a regular occurence.
Re: Unfortunately for Bradley...
Chalmersfan said:
The top 5 seeds shouldn't need 'protection', but it wouldn't be the first time the NCAA screwed someone over. Whether it's 'hostile and abusive' team names or completely disregaring their own rankings system, they make it a regular occurence.
I think it's the top 4 seeds in each region that they try to keep close to home, but it's impossible to do that. there's only so many sites. And with Kansas so far away from everything, you're pretty much assured that you're going to travel.
If anyone has a beef this year, it's illinois as a 4 seed in San Diego. Not that anyone from the midwest should cry about being sent to SD in mid-march, and not to mention the fact that Illinois had home games throughout the tournament last year.
If anyone has a beef this year, it's illinois as a 4 seed in San Diego. Not that anyone from the midwest should cry about being sent to SD in mid-march, and not to mention the fact that Illinois had home games throughout the tournament last year.