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Day 4 Discussion

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:04:00 +0000

Now that everybody's bracket has been ruined except for the secretary in your office who picked the teams with the prettiest uniforms (it's been one of those years), we can now just sit back and enjoy the games without worrying about our brackets. We're starting the day with Gonzaga-Syracuse, ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Thoughts On Day Three

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:31:00 +0000

You might be wondering how I can have any thoughts on Day 3 when the games don't start for almost five hours. The answer is that I don't. But I'm going to be out for the next bunch of hours and there's a decent chance I'll miss much of the first game. So I'm going to set this post up so people ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Picking The Lines: Day 4

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:56:00 +0000

Day 2 ended up being a repeat of Day 1 for me: 12-4 overall, and 8-7-1 against the spread. I actually thought that Day 2 was crazier than Day 1 in terms of upsets. Obviously Day 1 had the buzzer beaters and things like the Villanova stinker... but in the end Villanova still won. The only true ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Thoughts On Day Two

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:35:00 +0000

I wanted to throw up a post if people wanted to discuss Day 2. So leave any thoughts you have about a day that (so far) isn't quite living up to Day 1. Just to get things started, here are a few of my thoughts. I'll post more in the comments section for this post - hope to see you there!: ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

A Few More Coaches Go Down

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:52:00 +0000

I spoke about two weeks ago about Ernie Kent being fired from Oregon. But there have been a few other firings that I want to keep you all updated on. Norm Robert is out at St. John's, Bobby Gonzalez from Seton Hall, Jeff Lebo from Auburn and Tom Lickliter from Iowa. I don't want to talk too ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Picking The Lines: Day 3

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:19:00 +0000

The early lines are out for Day 3 of the NCAA Tournament, so despite a not-so-wonderful Day 1, I'll keep fighting along to see how I do for all 63 games: Day 1 performance: 8-7-1 Saint Mary's (+5) over Villanova: It's hard to bet on Villanova after how bad they've looked the past few weeks. ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Final Thoughts On The First Day

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:05:00 +0000

This was a crazy, crazy day. So many close games, so many buzzer-beater opportunities, so many upsets. We saw a 14, 13, two 11s and a 10 win a game, and a 15 took a game to overtime. Even a 16 seed with an RPI of 200+ was down by single digits against the best team in the country with about ten ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Your First Day Thoughts?

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:44:00 +0000

I'll have a post after the game are done tonight with my thoughts on the entire first day. But I'd love to hear from all of you to know what you saw. One of the things about March Madness is that there are usually four games going on at once, so I can only watch so much of it. So I'd be ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

First Day Thoughts: BYU's Rebounding Woes

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:55:00 +0000

Off to an interesting start today. Villanova is making things far too interesting in their game. They couldn't hit a shot, but they also were poor defensively. Robert Morris should not look like they're as athletic as Villanova. And Old Dominion pulled an "upset" that wasn't really an upset. ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Picking The Lines: First Round

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:09:00 +0000

I have a few things I'll be posting on over the next few weeks. As always I'll be posting observations of the Tournament, and soon I'll be getting started on my 2010-11 previews. I expect to have my complete 2010-11 previews done within the next four weeks. But in addition I'll also throw up my ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Complete Final Four Analysis

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:16:00 +0000

My Picks: Final Four: 1. Kansas over 7. BYU 1. Duke over 2. West Virginia Championship Game: 1. Kansas over 1. Duke Thoughts: First things first, it's important to recognize that there are only seven teams in the nation with the overall talent and ability to win the National Championship. ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Complete Midwest Region Analysis

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:26:00 +0000

Opening Thoughts: There's absolutely no question that from top to bottom the Midwest is the toughest region. It has the best 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 seeds, and all of the seeds are strong. Heck, even the 14 seed is the toughest 14 seed. I talked about this already, but the team that should be most ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

How Well Did The Computers Predict The Field?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:07:00 +0000

I'll go back to bracket previews in my next post, but I always like to have a post on how the computer predicted the field. Obviously the Sagarin ELO_CHESS will always be the best predictor of the field, but the question is how good, and also whether the RPI is gaining or losing importance in ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

More Bracket Analysis Tuesday Night

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:29:00 +0000

I think that's enough bracket analysis for one night. I've got to sleep, and I've got to work a full day tomorrow, so the rest of my bracket analysis will have to wait until Tuesday evening. I just wanted to warn people of that so they aren't reloading the page over and over again on Tuesday ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Complete East Region Analysis

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:37:00 +0000

Opening Thoughts: There have been questions about Kentucky all season long, about how young they are and how they haven't really been tested in the SEC. They haven't had to play a lot of close games against good teams. But there's no question that they'll be tested in the East region here, ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Complete West Region Analysis

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:54:00 +0000

Opening Thoughts: The Selection Committee ranked the 1 seeds Kansas, Kentucky, Duke then Syracuse. Yet if I was to rate the most difficult paths to the Final Four for 1 seeds, I'd rate them Kansas, Kentucky, Duke then Syracuse. Some will argue that Syracuse has it easier than Duke, but ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Complete South Region Analysis

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0000

Opening Thoughts: There is debate about whether this is the easiest region, or whether it's the West region. I think that Syracuse has a slightly easier route to the Final Four in the West than Duke does, but obviously both teams have it relatively easy. This is potentially the hardest bracket ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Complete 2010 NCAA Tournament Analysis

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:58:00 +0000

This will be the first post of a series of six posts that will have my complete bracket take. The next four posts after this will be a post on each region, followed by one more on Final Four picks. This will be different from the type of analysis that you get in most places for a couple of ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

My Bracket: Coming Soon

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:40:00 +0000

I've gotten a few requests from people for my bracket, and I assure you that it's coming soon. Rather than dumping everything on Sunday night, I prefer to space things out. I'll have more posting tonight, then tomorrow night and even potentially some on Wednesday. My hope tonight is to break ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com

Bracket Lesson #3: Road/Neutral Records

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:59:00 +0000

One of the key stats to look at for your bracket is road/neutral record. It's easy to get fooled by a team that has a bunch of big wins over good teams at home, but has stunk away from the comforts of home. The NCAA Tournament is not a home game, so if you can't win away from home then you're in ... — full article at basketballpredictions.blogspot.com