chiefjay Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Ok, this topic is more about how geeked I am for the Sweet 16 and then the Elite Eight, some nice matchups today and tomorrow and then of course this weekend. But if you are still alive in your pools, what do you need to happen to help keep you alive going into the final four. I need Nova to beat NC and then Duke to beat Nova would help substantially. I also need Wash to beat Louisville. I have Wash into the Final Four, the 1st place team has L'Ville. CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I need Nova to beat NC 749467[/snapback] Never gonna happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I don't need this but want UWM to beat Illinois as I am an alum. I need Arizona, Kentucky and NC to get to the Final Four and NC to wion it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I need a f'n MIRACLE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Face Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I need Louisville and Ok. St in the final four to have a chance for my money bracket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I don't need this but want UWM to beat Illinois as I am an alum. 749776[/snapback] UWM never saw a defense like that this year. The Illini are primed for a big effort on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 UWM never saw a defense like that this year. The Illini are primed for a big effort on Saturday. 750047[/snapback] A VERY nice effort today by the Illini in getting into the Elite Eight!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Louisville beats Washington so I am now dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I need every team but Duke to stop playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 What do I need for the sweet 16? A time machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Face Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I need Louisville and Ok. St in the final four to have a chance for my money bracket. 749911[/snapback] well i'm toast. as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 A VERY nice effort today by the Illini in getting into the Elite Eight!! 750074[/snapback] I don't think Illinois has been very impressive in their run to the Elite Eight. I think they will lose badly to one of the higher ranked teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 UWM never saw a defense like that this year. The Illini are primed for a big effort on Saturday. 750047[/snapback] Hey it's UWM. Not exactly a sports powerhouse. They did very well considering. Illinois did a great job against them. Saturday should be a great game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I don't think Illinois has been very impressive in their run to the Elite Eight. I think they will lose badly to one of the higher ranked teams. 751204[/snapback] Hate to use "the law of averages" here, but as an Illini fan, it's all I got. So yeah, they've been generally unimpressive. But a 32-1 regular season /Big Ten tourney record can't be written off as unimportant. So the law of averages would dictate that a team like Illinois, one that has been playing only good enough to win - barely - may, if the situation calls for it... be able to "TURN IT ON" and play incredible basketball. Honestly, I was more scared of OK St. than Arizona. Glad the 'Cats beat them. Illinois won't have much trouble with 'Zona. Dee Brown will lock up Stoudemire. Williams is far too big and strong for Adams or that other goofball on the Wildcats. Who guards Luther Head? Augestine, if he stays out of foul trouble, will hopefully contain Frye. And by "contain", I mean "don't let him score 30". Frye is solid; he'll get his 20 and 10 boards. I will live with that. Illinois will cruise by, 80-70. And then, they'll (most likely) get Louisville. Louisville is playing better than anyone else right now. Better than UNC. Better than a Illini team in cruise control. At this point, I honestly hope Illinois "turns it on" for the game against Arizona, and have that passion continue in the Final Four against a very athletic Louisville squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hey it's UWM. Not exactly a sports powerhouse. They did very well considering. Illinois did a great job against them. Saturday should be a great game. 751224[/snapback] Hey, maybe they weren't a powerhouse, but they were definitely a dark horse going into the tournament. Dick Vitale knows his crap. Look up his page on ESPN, he had great things to say about them. They were one of the most experienced (in terms of age) teams in the tournament. They have two legit scorers. They weren't small inside. Shrug. With all the parity in NCAA hoops right now, it's not surprising a mid-major like UWM made some noise. And yeah, reflecting on Gilthorp's post (which you replied to)... the Illini will be ready for a huge game on Saturday. And they will respond with a big effort. Dee Brown will have to bring his A game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hate to use "the law of averages" here, but as an Illini fan, it's all I got. So yeah, they've been generally unimpressive. But a 32-1 regular season /Big Ten tourney record can't be written off as unimportant. So the law of averages would dictate that a team like Illinois, one that has been playing only good enough to win - barely - may, if the situation calls for it... be able to "TURN IT ON" and play incredible basketball. Honestly, I was more scared of OK St. than Arizona. Glad the 'Cats beat them. Illinois won't have much trouble with 'Zona. Dee Brown will lock up Stoudemire. Williams is far too big and strong for Adams or that other goofball on the Wildcats. Who guards Luther Head? Augestine, if he stays out of foul trouble, will hopefully contain Frye. And by "contain", I mean "don't let him score 30". Frye is solid; he'll get his 20 and 10 boards. I will live with that. Illinois will cruise by, 80-70. And then, they'll (most likely) get Louisville. Louisville is playing better than anyone else right now. Better than UNC. Better than a Illini team in cruise control. At this point, I honestly hope Illinois "turns it on" for the game against Arizona, and have that passion continue in the Final Four against a very athletic Louisville squad. 751242[/snapback] Great post, darin. Once again you read my mind!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauders11 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I need Michigan State to beat Duke tonight first a foremost- I have MSU vs. Illinois in the Championship and I don't think anyone else has that- It would also be tremendously helpful if 'Nova knocked off UNC- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Honestly, I was more scared of OK St. than Arizona. Glad the 'Cats beat them. Illinois won't have much trouble with 'Zona. Dee Brown will lock up Stoudemire. Williams is far too big and strong for Adams or that other goofball on the Wildcats. Who guards Luther Head? Augestine, if he stays out of foul trouble, will hopefully contain Frye. And by "contain", I mean "don't let him score 30". Frye is solid; he'll get his 20 and 10 boards. I will live with that. 751242[/snapback] Don't write off the Wildcats. Channing Frye is the most underrated player in the country. He's a poor man's Tim Duncan. When Stoudamire has been neutralized this year, Frye and Adams have taken games over. Obviously they are up against a fantastic team in the Illini, but I was impressed with Arizona last night, not so impressed with what I saw of Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 not so impressed with what I saw of Illinois. 751491[/snapback] I've been hearing that all year long. Illinois doesn't win impressively every game, but THEY WIN. Best record in the country, consensus #1 for most of the year, Big Ten regular season and tournament champ. Be impressed. They're GOOD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Face Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Don't write off the Wildcats. Channing Frye is the most underrated player in the country. He's a poor man's Tim Duncan. When Stoudamire has been neutralized this year, Frye and Adams have taken games over. Obviously they are up against a fantastic team in the Illini, but I was impressed with Arizona last night, not so impressed with what I saw of Illinois. 751491[/snapback] Look at some of the names on AZ: Salim, Hassan Mustafa Shakur Jawaan Jesus Mohamed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Don't write off the Wildcats. Channing Frye is the most underrated player in the country. He's a poor man's Tim Duncan. When Stoudamire has been neutralized this year, Frye and Adams have taken games over. Obviously they are up against a fantastic team in the Illini, but I was impressed with Arizona last night, not so impressed with what I saw of Illinois. 751491[/snapback] Illinois will win tonight if they do what they've done for all but one game this season. They will win because of their defense, and tonight I'm hoping we see a good mixture of Jack Ingram and Nick Smith to mix it up with Channing Frye. This will be essential in the gameplan IMO. We don't need those guys to score any points, but it's 10 fouls to 5 there...add Augustine and it's 15-5. On the offensive side, unless AZ sinks into a zone for most of the game, the Illini will grind it out because they'll still be moving for the full 40 minutes. As long as Williams and Head take the ball to the hole, they'll have great balance in their scoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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