You a meathead sniper or man enough to risk attacks?

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals]

NAME THE TEAMS THAT WILL BE IN THE ELITE EIGHT SO THAT WE CAN TAKE SHOTS AT YOU AFTER SWEET SIXTEEN GAMES ARE PLAYED. OR DO YOU JUST SHOOT OFF YOUR MOUTH AND ARE TOO NAMBY-PAMBY TO PUT YOUR OPINIONS ON THE LINE FOR TARGET PRACTICE BY OTHERS? PUT UP OR SHUT UP! IF YOU DON'T DO IT NOW, AND GIVE YOUR REASONS, AS I DID FOR WEEKS, THEN YOU ARE ONLY A PATHETIC YEAHBUTHEAD AND TOO WIMPY TO MAN UP!

(8) Chicago Loyola 71, (1) Illinois 58

(1) Baylor 76, (9) Wisconsin 63

(11) Syracuse 75, (3) West Virginia 72

(3) Arkansas 68, (6) Texas Tech 66

(2) Houston 63, (10) Rutgers 60

(15) Oral Roberts 81, (7) Florida 78

(5) Villanova 84, (13) North Texas 61

(4) Oklahoma State, (12) Oregon State

(7) Oregon 95, (2) Iowa 80

(1) Gonzaga 87, (8) Oklahoma 71

(11) UCLA 67, (14) Abilene Christian 47

(5) Creighton 72, (13) Ohio University 58

(1) Michigan 86, (8) LSU 78

(4) Florida State 71, (5) Colorado 53

(2) Alabama 96, (10) Maryland 77

(6) Southern Cal 85, (3) Kansas 51

TEAMS IN SWEET SIXTEEN

Oregon Pac-12 #30 nationally

Gonzaga WEST COAST #1 nationally

UCLA Pac-12 unranked #40 or lower

Creighton BIG EAST #19 nationally

Michigan Big 10 #4 nationally

Chicago Loyola MISSOURI VALLEY #17 nationally

Baylor Big 12 #3 nationally

Syracuse ACC unranked #40 or lower

Arkansas SEC #10 nationally

Houston AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONF. #6 nationally

Oral Roberts SUMMIT LEAGUE unranked #40 or lower

Villanova BIG EAST #18 nationally

Oregon State Pac-12 unranked #40 or lower

Florida State ACC #14 nationally

Alabama SEC #5 nationally

Southern Cal PAC-12 #23 nationally



4 PAC-12

2 Big East

2 ACC

2 SEC

1 Summit League, American Athletic Conference, Big 12, Missouri Valley, West Coast, Big 10

11 ranked in top 25 nationally, 5 not ranked in top 25

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Let's just say the PAC 12 has been disrespect by the national media for so long they are going to prove they are still a power conference.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals]

Let's just say the PAC 12 has been disrespect by the national media for so long they are going to prove they are still a power conference.

I admitted already that I underestimated the Pac-12. I have plenty of company. Did you think and say BEFORE March Madness started that the Pac-12 would have the most teams in Sweet Sixteen?

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

I admitted already that I underestimated the Pac-12. I have plenty of company. Did you think and say BEFORE March Madness started that the Pac-12 would have the most teams in Sweet Sixteen?

No.

If you learn anything from this...
Those talking heads are clueless.

Another narrative to watch is that Gonzaga is so much better than everyone else.



Villanova/Baylor is definitely the #1 game.
Baylor better be ready. Nova was another team disrespected.

 

[MichiganHerd]

NAME THE TEAMS THAT WILL BE IN THE ELITE EIGHT SO THAT WE CAN TAKE SHOTS AT YOU AFTER SWEET SIXTEEN GAMES ARE PLAYED.

I can name six teams that won't be making it to the elite eight.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Let's just say the PAC 12 has been disrespect by the national media for so long they are going to prove they are still a power conference.

Well Power conference in basketball anyway.

 

[WVUALLEN]

NAME THE TEAMS THAT WILL BE IN THE ELITE EIGHT SO THAT WE CAN TAKE SHOTS AT YOU AFTER SWEET SIXTEEN GAMES ARE PLAYED. OR DO YOU JUST SHOOT OFF YOUR MOUTH AND ARE TOO NAMBY-PAMBY TO PUT YOUR OPINIONS ON THE LINE FOR TARGET PRACTICE BY OTHERS? PUT UP OR SHUT UP! IF YOU DON'T DO IT NOW, AND GIVE YOUR REASONS, AS I DID FOR WEEKS, THEN YOU ARE ONLY A PATHETIC YEAHBUTHEAD AND TOO WIMPY TO MAN UP!

(8) Chicago Loyola 71, (1) Illinois 58

(1) Baylor 76, (9) Wisconsin 63

(11) Syracuse 75, (3) West Virginia 72

(3) Arkansas 68, (6) Texas Tech 66

(2) Houston 63, (10) Rutgers 60

(15) Oral Roberts 81, (7) Florida 78

(5) Villanova 84, (13) North Texas 61

(4) Oklahoma State, (12) Oregon State

(7) Oregon 95, (2) Iowa 80

(1) Gonzaga 87, (8) Oklahoma 71

(11) UCLA 67, (14) Abilene Christian 47

(5) Creighton 72, (13) Ohio University 58

(1) Michigan 86, (8) LSU 78

(4) Florida State 71, (5) Colorado 53

(2) Alabama 96, (10) Maryland 77

(6) Southern Cal 85, (3) Kansas 51

TEAMS IN SWEET SIXTEEN

Oregon Pac-12 #30 nationally

Gonzaga WEST COAST #1 nationally

UCLA Pac-12 unranked #40 or lower

Creighton BIG EAST #19 nationally

Michigan Big 10 #4 nationally

Chicago Loyola MISSOURI VALLEY #17 nationally

Baylor Big 12 #3 nationally

Syracuse ACC unranked #40 or lower

Arkansas SEC #10 nationally

Houston AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONF. #6 nationally

Oral Roberts SUMMIT LEAGUE unranked #40 or lower

Villanova BIG EAST #18 nationally

Oregon State Pac-12 unranked #40 or lower

Florida State ACC #14 nationally

Alabama SEC #5 nationally

Southern Cal PAC-12 #23 nationally



4 PAC-12

2 Big East

2 ACC

2 SEC

1 Summit League, American Athletic Conference, Big 12, Missouri Valley, West Coast, Big 10

11 ranked in top 25 nationally, 5 not ranked in top 25

Let's see who is playing whom and I'll take a guess. Usually by sweet 16 the upsets tend to disappear.

Baylor vs Villanova - Baylor easily
Arkansas vs Oral Roberts - Arkansas
Loyola Chicago vs Oregon State - this one is a tough one I'll Oregon State
Syracuse vs Houston - I'm going Syracuse in another upset. (toughest pick)
UCLA vs Alabama - going Alabama on this one
Michigan vs FSU - tough one as well But I pick Michigan since I have them in final
USC vs Oregon - I got Oregon who I think also knocks off Gonzaga
Gonzaga vs Creighton - Gonzaga easily

There's my guess I'll probably get 50% or less correct.

 

[MichiganHerd]

Let's see who is playing whom and I'll take a guess. Usually by sweet 16 the upsets tend to disappear.

Baylor vs Villanova - Baylor easily
Arkansas vs Oral Roberts - Arkansas
Loyola Chicago vs Oregon State - this one is a tough one I'll Oregon State
Syracuse vs Houston - I'm going Syracuse in another upset. (toughest pick)
UCLA vs Alabama - going Alabama on this one
Michigan vs FSU - tough one as well But I pick Michigan since I have them in final
USC vs Oregon - I got Oregon who I think also knocks off Gonzaga
Gonzaga vs Creighton - Gonzaga easily

There's my guess I'll probably get 50% or less correct.

I watched Oregon yesterday, and they are extremely tough. Currently 21-6. How in the world were they not ranked in the top 25? None of the PAC teams were ranked very high. Oregon was #31 in the AP. It's all about money. Conferences like Big 10, Big 12, and SEC rake in all that money, and the people that cover those conferences make a bunch of money as well, so they tend to vote the teams they cover. Meanwhile, PAC 12 goes unnoticed, and outside of a couple games throughout the year, nobody ever sees them play.

Oregon looked a lot like Baylor, in my opinion.

 

[WVUALLEN]

I watched Oregon yesterday, and they are extremely tough. Currently 21-6. How in the world were they not ranked in the top 25? None of the PAC teams were ranked very high. Oregon was #31 in the AP. It's all about money. Conferences like Big 10, Big 12, and SEC rake in all that money, and the people that cover those conferences make a bunch of money as well, so they tend to vote the teams they cover. Meanwhile, PAC 12 goes unnoticed, and outside of a couple games throughout the year, nobody ever sees them play.

Oregon looked a lot like Baylor, in my opinion.

Top 25 is overrated when it comes to basketball playoffs. It's the main reason I like it over football playoffs. As far as seeding a team that becomes very difficult. And I think the committee fails here often.

I'm guessing we all put way to much emphasis on scheduling and not enough looking at true match ups. Lot of teams are benefiting from upsets. But you can't take anything away from those that are still winning.

Baylor vs Michigan is my final. It's the only 2 final 4 teams I have left.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Athleticism really stands out when you play Iowa....

 

[MichiganHerd]

Athleticism really stands out when you play Iowa....

or Texas for that matter. Longhorns have athletes, but fail when it comes to coaching and utilizing their athletic potential.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

or Texas for that matter. Longhorns have athletes, but fail when it comes to coaching and utilizing their athletic potential.

Texas isn't athletic?
You say the stupidest ****. Wasn't the coaches. It was the players who wanted to prove they were somehow tougher than Abilene Christian. Played into their game. Didn't have anything to do with coaching.
Jim Jackson even said it looked like Abilene didn't have anything else to prove.

Not a huge L truthfully. They should end up a high seed again next year

 

[MichiganHerd]

Texas isn't athletic?
You say the stupidest ****. Wasn't the coaches. It was the players who wanted to prove they were somehow tougher than Abilene Christian. Played into their game. Didn't have anything to do with coaching.
Jim Jackson even said it looked like Abilene didn't have anything else to prove.

Not a huge L truthfully. They should end up a high seed again next year

I said they were athletic, but they didn't utilize their athletic potential. Probably need a coach like Juwan Howard down there who can get the most out of the players, and have them playing a team game, as opposed to the in-fighting, all about me style of play. There's a reason ACU bounced Texas.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

I said they were athletic, but they didn't utilize their athletic potential. Probably need a coach like Juwan Howard down there who can get the most out of the players, and have them playing a team game, as opposed to the in-fighting, all about me style of play. There's a reason ACU bounced Texas.

Stupid argument.

The program wanted that game. Didn't win it. Sometimes you have to be able to win games everyway.

If you want to fault him it could be for not trying to force a style of play on the opponents.
But truthfully those type of teams never win the tournament

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

Not a huge L truthfully. They should end up a high seed again next year

Nothing "truthful" in any of your posts. You've told a lot of whoppers on this board, but this is your biggest lie yet. Losing to Abilene Christian, an instate cupcake, was horrible for Shaka Smart, Texas' basketball program, and the University in general. Utter embarrassment.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Nothing "truthful" in any of your posts. You've told a lot of whoppers on this board, but this is your biggest lie yet. Losing to Abilene Christian, an instate cupcake, was horrible for Shaka Smart, Texas' basketball program, and the University in general. Utter embarrassment.

We will see. Good chance majority of that team returns.

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

No way, Shaka, Jr. There was so much discontent on that team that multiple defections are inevitable. Never seen a team implode late in a season like Texas did: In-fighting between players, a player embarrassing the coach, etc.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

No way, Shaka, Jr. There was so much discontent on that team that multiple defections are inevitable. Never seen a team implode late in a season like Texas did: In-fighting between players, a player embarrassing the coach, etc.

Now you are just talking out of your ***.
They already know who is leaving and who is staying.

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

If you're as close to the program as you pretend to be, then tell us who is returning to Texas. Brown isn't ready for the NBA, but his late season tantrum makes him a good candidate to leave school now. Kai Jones is gone to the NBA, if his draft stock is as good as the web sites indicate. Matt Coleman is older than you. Andrew Jones and Ramey may leave, too. What's left?

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

If you're a close to the program as you pretend to be, then tell us who is returning to Texas. Brown isn't ready for the NBA, but his late season tantrum makes him a good candidate to leave school now. Kai Jones is gone to the NBA, if his draft stock is as good as the web sites indicate. Matt Coleman is older than you. Andrew Jones and Ramey may leave, too. What's left?

Kai Jones could stay....

Playing for Texas is as good if not better than the G League right now.

Could be a Top 3 pick next year

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

That's it? You're banking on a guy projected to be the #10 overall pick in the NBA Draft to come back to the dumpster fire in Austin? Good luck with that. You just proved again that you know nothing.

Home - NBADraft.net

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

That's it? You're banking on a guy projected to be the #10 overall pick in the NBA Draft to come back to the dumpster fire in Austin? Good luck with that. You just proved again that you know nothing.

Home - NBADraft.net

Those NBA mock drafts are clueless

All about development.
Your BF was talking about Duncan Robinson. Nevada Smith is there at Texas. Was a G League coach for Miami.

They moved towards the future. Where it is college vs the G League.

Kai Jones won't play in the NBA next year

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

I didn't say that Kai Jones would play in the NBA next season, but if he's a projected NBA Lottery pick in 2021, then you're smoking crack, if you think that he returns to school. G-League or NBA, take your pick, but he'd be a fool to return to school, if he's going to be drafted in the First Round. Shaka ain't teaching him anything, other than how to lose all control of the locker room. You keep changing the subject, but your initial statement that most of Texas' team will return for the 2021-2022 season was idiotic, and even you know it. Sims is likely gone, too, I would think.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

I didn't say that Kai Jones would play in the NBA next season, but if he's a projected NBA Lottery pick in 2021, then you're smoking crack, if you think that he returns to school. G-League or NBA, take your pick, but he'd be a fool to return to school, if he's going to be drafted in the First Round. Shaka ain't teaching him anything, other than how to lose all control of the locker room. You keep changing the subject, but your initial statement that most of Texas' team will return for the 2021-2022 season was idiotic, and even you know it. Sims is likely gone, too, I would think.

Disagree.

Sims is a senior. Actually will play more in the NBA next year than any player on the roster.

Texas actually has a new Kai Jones coming in from Raleigh
The reason why....NBA development.

Kai Jones will make a decision. Being the guy at Texas will probably be the best thing for him.

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

Cute, but nobody is technically a senior this season because it's a free year, due to NCAA COVID-19 rules. Sims could come back, if he wanted to, as he didn't play great this season. However, why would he? He'll be an NBA bench warmer, at best, but wouldn't gain anything by returning to Austin for another wasted year.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

You are pretty clueless...

Guy will play 10-15 years in the NBA


College Basketball is about to be the same model as college baseball.

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

Yeah, a 6'10 senior who couldn't even average 10 points a game is a lock for NBA stardom. I guarantee that you've smoked illegal substances for many years, as there is no other explanation for your ignorance.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Yeah, a 6'10 senior who couldn't even average 10 points a game is a lock for NBA stardom. I guarantee that you've smoked illegal substances for many years, as there is no other explanation for your ignorance.

Who said anything about NBA stardom

The reason he will play in the NBA is his defensive ability. For him to play a lot of minutes will be about developing a shot.

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

Sims averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds vs. WVU. Culver averaged 14 points and 10.5 rebounds vs. Texas. Sims won't play 10-15 years in the NBA, even if you count his G-League seasons, which will begin in a matter of months.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Sims averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds vs. WVU. Culver averaged 14 points and 10.5 rebounds vs. Texas. Sims won't play 10-15 years in the NBA, even if you count his G-League seasons, which will begin in a matter of months.

Once again NBA doesn't care about that....
Only thing they care about is projection

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

NBA cares much more about younger prospects with unlimited ceilings than a college senior who averages 9.2 points/game. Sorry, but I'm crushing you in this debate, as usual.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

NBA cares much more about younger prospects with unlimited ceilings than a college senior who averages 9.2 points/game. Sorry, but I'm crushing you in this debate, as usual.

Once again ppg don't matter...

Crush someone in an argument doesn't mean **** when it will be proven untrue.

He is the only player who could get minutes on a NBA team next year.

Because he can guard every inch of the floor

Only player in college basketball you can switch from 1-5 and guard someone on the perimeter.

Not to mention his offensive game is somewhat evolved

 

[MichiganHerd]

Based on what I've seen, if all of the Texas players come back for another year, they'll be one & done again next season, just like the last two tournaments they've participated in. As long as you have players that are not about the Team, and a coach who doesn't know x's & o's, then you'll simply continue to fail. Texas got a break when other Big XII teams didn't take the conference tournament seriously.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Not going to win a NC without talent.

They aren't going to fire him...

I don't even know why this conversation comes up. Especially by people who are clueless about basketball.

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

You made the same lame argument about Tommy Herman, and were proven wrong.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

You made the same lame argument about Tommy Herman, and were proven wrong.

The difference is the players like Shaka.

Only players that transfer are ones who can't see the court.

In the 1980s Texas basketball was off the radar. They would get the players who couldn't cut it in the ACC

Now they are the ones who are pushing out players who end up on the All ACC team

 

[tOSUaluminWVa]

Oh, Shaka does a fine job in recruiting high-end talent, but he might be the worst X and O's coach and motivator in the Big 12. In typical Texas fashion, he does less with more.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals]

Wow! Another pissing match between skunks. You need an expert opinion from someone who was paid good money for decades to give it. Today, it's free: Shaka is a good coach. Maybe not great, like Huggins, but good. Anyone who says otherwise is embarrassing themselves and has other posters laughing their asses off about their basketball ignorance.

 

[Rootmaster]

Wow! Another pissing match between skunks. You need an expert opinion from someone who was paid good money for decades to give it. Today, it's free: Shaka is a good coach. Maybe not great, like Huggins, but good. Anyone who says otherwise is embarrassing themselves and has other posters laughing their asses off about their basketball ignorance.

You were NEVER paid a penny for your opinion or sports writing. Fess up .lol

 

[WVUALLEN]

Wow! Another pissing match between skunks. You need an expert opinion from someone who was paid good money for decades to give it. Today, it's free: Shaka is a good coach. Maybe not great, like Huggins, but good. Anyone who says otherwise is embarrassing themselves and has other posters laughing their asses off about their basketball ignorance.

Shaka sucks balls it's a known fact.