Final four picks and national champion

[pisgah101]

Let’s get it down-

South- MSU (Auburn loses to lville)
East- DUKE
Midwest- Clemson (maybe Tennessee)
West- St Johns

Duke V St John’s-


Duke

 

[christophero]

Depends on how healthy Cooper is.
Is a chanpion different from a champion? (you edited now my joke makes no sense ha)
If Cooper is 100% Duke vs St. John's in the final.

 

[sheyduke]

Champion -Duke
Final four : Auburn, Florida
Duke, Clemson

 

[bleediteveryday30]

A healthy Cooper and the return of Maliq are key. I want to say, Duke. But all it takes is one game. I also think Florida is probably the hottest team in the country. I'll go with my heart and say, Duke.

 

[DukeCorey21]

Final 4:
Michigan State
Florida
Duke
Houston

Champions Game:
Duke
Florida

Champs:
Duke (LFG)

 

[DukeDallas9192011015]

Final 4:
MSU
Florida
Duke
Houston

Finals:
Duke
Florida

DUKE

 

[Mac9192]

Duke over Tennessee, Auburn over Florida

Duke over Auburn

 

[Dattier]

Let’s get it down-

South- MSU (Auburn loses to lville)
East- DUKE
Midwest- Clemson (maybe Tennessee)
West- St Johns

Duke V St John’s-


Duke

lol
I didn't get in on this thread in time, but I had St John's losing to Florida in the E8. Kinda pulling for a little more Arkansas now.

I lost 6 teams last Thursday and 2 more Friday, but I still have 11 of the Sw16 and all of my FF of Duke, Florida, MSU, and Tenn.

But really I just came here to post that Duke is the first team ever to lead the Sweet 16 in both most points scored and fewest points allowed after 2 rounds.

 

[christophero]

Feels like we are the best team. Things have to go right to hang a banner. Think we at least make the FF.

 

[pisgah101]

lol
I didn't get in on this thread in time, but I had St John's losing to Florida in the E8. Kinda pulling for a little more Arkansas now.

I lost 6 teams last Thursday and 2 more Friday, but I still have 11 of the Sw16 and all of my FF of Duke, Florida, MSU, and Tenn.

But really I just came here to post that Duke is the first team ever to lead the Sweet 16 in both most points scored and fewest points allowed after 2 rounds.

I’m for Arkansas now. That cal storyline is too good. But that’s a crazy stat

 

[christophero]

F Cal lol

 

[sheyduke]

My pick was bad with Clemson . Lol

 

[Dattier]

F Cal lol

Now that he's gone from UK, I realize it's UK I dislike more than him.

My pick was bad with Clemson . Lol

Same. I had them in the E8, guaranteeing an orange team in the FF.

 

[christophero]

Now that he's gone from UK, I realize it's UK I dislike more than him.


Same. I had them in the E8, guaranteeing an orange team in the FF.

Hes okay he just beat my alma mater

 

[Dattier]

Feels like we are the best team. Things have to go right to hang a banner. Think we at least make the FF.

In 2010, I felt so confident in our offensive rebounding. More than any stat in any year, I just felt like it was a guaranteed base on which to build wins. It's crazy to think because Baylor gave us all we wanted in the E8 and Butler was a fraction of an inch from taking the title on the greatest buzzer beater ever.
I know we can lose like I knew we could lose in 2010, but I just feel like there is something so reliable and dependable about us -- maybe after we won the ACCT w/o Coop -- that I just feel really, really good about our chances.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

We can't give up 18 offensive rebounds again if we want to win a title though.

 

[GhostOf301]

We can't give up 18 offensive rebounds again if we want to win a title though.

So many rebounds took unlucky bounces in that game. It was wild to watch.

 

[Dattier]

We can't give up 18 offensive rebounds again if we want to win a title though.

It's not ideal, but if we shoot 64-54-82% while our opponent shoots 36-32-80%, we'll be fine. And when they're missing 43 FGs, including 17 3s, and we're missing 16 shots total, 10 from 3, they're gonna have a lot more offensive rebounding opportunities. They had more offensive rebounds than we had missed shots.

In our first game, a very different Duke team outrebounded a very different Arizona team 43-30 overall and 13-6 on the offensive boards. For the year, we both have a rebounding margin of +7. They have a slightly higher % of offensive rebounds.

I'm sure that's something that has been addressed this week. I've often thought over the last 20+ years that as a result of contesting every shot, we gave up a little edge with rebounding.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

It's not ideal, but if we shoot 64-54-82% while our opponent shoots 36-32-80%, we'll be fine. And when they're missing 43 FGs, including 17 3s, and we're missing 16 shots total, 10 from 3, they're gonna have a lot more offensive rebounding opportunities. They had more offensive rebounds than we had missed shots.

In our first game, a very different Duke team outrebounded a very different Arizona team 43-30 overall and 13-6 on the offensive boards. For the year, we both have a rebounding margin of +7. They have a slightly higher % of offensive rebounds.

I'm sure that's something that has been addressed this week. I've often thought over the last 20+ years that as a result of contesting every shot, we gave up a little edge with rebounding.

Very doubtful we can shoot consistently at that clip. So, we cannot give on these rebounds.

 

[christophero]

Proctor is on fire you can't count on that torrid shooting every game. Our defense should get us to next weekend.