NCAA Men’s Final Four: A Word from Madame Commish

Posted on March 31, 2012 by msjs0315

A number of the pundits I’ve read this week seem to think the championship is Kentucky’s to lose.  Ahhh, but tournaments are won one game at a time and today it’s Louisville vs. Kentucky, followed by Ohio State-Kansas.

The two Bluegrass State teams met earlier this season.  In that matchup, Kentucky committed a lot of turnovers and shot badly from the floor, yet still managed to win.  And the Wildcats have played very well during the tournament, averaging 88 points per game and shooting over 50%.  ‘Course, they haven’t met anything like the Cardinals’ defense in the last two weeks, either.  And it’s the Louisville defense that holds the potential for an upset.

The evening’s second game features two solid defenses with rugged playing styles.  Kansas beat Ohio State back in December, but OSU’s key player, Jared Sullinger, didn’t play that day.  Kansas has to stay out of foul trouble and have better accuracy with three-pointers, while OSU needs a balanced offensive attack.  Most of the pundits I’ve read are giving this one to the Buckeyes of OSU.

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NCAA Basketball

Posted on February 29, 2012 by okiegirl

Anybody interested in doing an ATiM pool for the NCAA basketball tourney (men’s, women’s, or both)?  If so, what rules would you propose?  What procedures?  Money involved?

Funny, I’m not sure how many basketball fans are on this board.  But I do know that lots of folks who aren’t particularly even fans enjoy entering a tourney pool.  There’s something enticing about filling out that bracket.

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