Bracketology and Team Resumes

[IU - Kaulie]

7 minutes ago, Banksyrules said:

any early impressions of how we fair against Houston?

Better than Kansas or Bama.  Best we could have hoped for if you want to look that far ahead.

[rcbowla]

I just want to take this one game at a time. Please beat Kent St

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[Alford Bailey]

Houston? Drake/Miami winner will be tough game for us.

[rcbowla]

I will say Miami possibly losing Norchad Omier could hurt them badly

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[Hoosier Guy]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Purdue is absolutely screwed with the FAU draw too. 

FAU has a very big, very strong, pretty quick defensive 7 footer and on offense the spread the floor and shoot threes. 

And then a potential very hot Duke team?!?

Oh goodness that’s a suck draw for Puredoo.

Purdue’s style of play doesn’t work in this tournament. They don’t have the guard play to win consistently. I also agree on FAU. Any athletic team who can shoot gives Purdue problems. Heck, that’s the case against most B1G teams really

[Stuhoo]

Miami’s only excellent post defender just got injured with a real ankle problem.

Marcus Sasser may miss time for Houston with a groin injury.

We may or may not win games, but this is an absolute dream draw.

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, rcs29 said:

I will say Miami possibly losing Norchad Omier could hurt them badly

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Lol, ya think!!!!!!

That is so very very major if it happens.

[sweetpain]

Kent State has a starter with the last name of Hornbeak, that is a little scary but just the name not the seed

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[Stuhoo]

Let’s put it this way, Purdue as a one seed has a far easier first game than us, but after that? Every game to the Elite 8 for them is a tougher draw than ours. 

[Demo]

Vitale usually annoys me on these things, but I’m with on Clemson/NC St. That one feels like kind of a job.

[HoosierAloha]

I really like our draw and the possibilities to advance past a Sweet 16.

[Stuhoo]

3 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Purdue’s style of play doesn’t work in this tournament. They don’t have the guard play to win consistently. I also agree on FAU. Any athletic team who can shoot gives Purdue problems. Heck, that’s the case against most B1G teams really

FAU is a team of one very large defensive minded monster of a big and a bunch of excellent, aggressive 6’2” - 6’4” guys.

Does that work for you?

[Crimson and Cream]

Rutgers out while we play in their own backyard. This seems like poetic justice. 

[IU - Kaulie]

2 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I really like our draw and the possibilities to advance past a Sweet 16.

I completely agree and what makes it even better is Purdue is going to be in real trouble.

[MemphisHoosier]

Just now, Crimson and Cream said:

Rutgers out while we play in their own backyard. This seems like poetic justice. 

I wonder how our dear friend Geo Baker feels about that?

[Banksyrules]

I'm hoping that last years tournament was great a lesson that you have to give it your all every game. We have a shot and that's all you can ask for. 

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Crimson and Cream said:

Rutgers out while we play in their own backyard. This seems like poetic justice. 

I heard that Rutgers didn’t make it, but both Rutger and Ruger will be in the NIT.

[RaceToTheTop]

Tried applying a lot of ideas that @Uspshoosierhas talked about in making my bracket this year.  Last year went totally with my WAR ratings, this year only looked at them for 'tie breaker' types of things.  Using the bracket matrix scoring system, last year I was around 320 and only beat a few of the veterans they list (USPS I think had a score that put him in the top 15%).  My bracket this year scored a 352, which when compared to last year's bracket scores would have put my 65th out of 148 of those who have been posting their brackets for at least three years.  About to do USPS's score....expect he will once again be higher than me and expect his will be near in the upper tier when compared to those on bracketmatrix.

[Demo]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Miami’s only excellent post defender just got injured with a real ankle problem.

Marcus Sasser may miss time for Houston with a groin injury.

We may or may not win games, but this is an absolute dream draw.

Realistically, this is as good as it could be. If they bring hair on fire urgency and full focus there’s a run to be made.

[Alford Bailey]

2 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

I completely agree and what makes it even better is Purdue is going to be in real trouble.

Purdue is in trouble win Memphis and Duke