Final 4 Thread

packsyD22 · Post by **packsyD22** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:08 pm

Wanted to start this as I just got done reading up on the four teams and their journey to get there. What do you guys have? I have UK losing to Ohio St in the final.

By the way anone as excited as me to see what this thread turns into if say Louisville knocks off their hated rival?!

Post by **Cnasty** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:14 pm

I have Kentucky beating Ohio State in the final.

I have an outside shot at first in our pool. The guy ahead of me has Kentucky beating Kansas.

So I will be rooting for 2 teams I really dont want to, Kentucky and Ohio State!

Matt90210 · Post by **Matt90210** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:51 pm

I have Kentucky beating Ohio State in the final. Had Marquette not choked, I would have pegged the Final Four. Already won my pool though

Post by **DRiccio21** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:56 pm

i'll win a fairly large pool if Ohio St beats Kentucky in the finals.

running my #'s

UK beats L'Ville 74.6% of the time avg score of 68-61
Ohio St beats Kansas 60.4% of the time avg score 69-66

assuming those two win, the finals #'s may surprise you

UK beats Ohio St 50.5% of the time avg score of 70-70

Vegas bumps up UK's line because they know the public are all over them so just taking a wild guess i'd assume the finals line would be like UK -3.5 barring some sort of injury even tho i think the line should be MAYBE UK -1.

jsence2 · Post by **jsence2** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:14 pm

UK vs OSU, imo, would be one of the best finals in a long time.

And it would ensure that multiple people in here would get to celebrate a title no matter the outcome, so that would be great too.

If we were to somehow lose to Louisville, I would have to find a new place to work, or I'd hurt someone. I work with some of the biggest bandwagon UofL fans ever. Four weeks ago they wanted Pitino fired and took down all their UofL stuff. Now, he's the greatest coach in the nation and they have four window flags on their cars.

Seeitsaveit13 · Post by **Seeitsaveit13** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:52 pm

I have Kentucky beating OSU. Consequently... that's the same result that would win me my bracket

Post by **Wasted Memory** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:05 am

Seeitsaveit13 wrote:I have Kentucky beating OSU. Consequently... that's the same result that would win me my bracket

Same here. I run our bracket at work and was breaking this down. We have four people that can take 1st right now. One has UK beating KU in the final, one has KU beating UK, one has OSU beating UK, and then I have UK beating OSU. Will be a great finish.

trendon · Post by **trendon** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:03 pm

From Fark.com: "I'm guessing Pat Summit can't remember the last time the Lady Vols lost this badly in the NCAA Tourney"

Been a while since I laughed that violently.

Post by **DRiccio21** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:54 pm

trendon wrote:From Fark.com: "I'm guessing Pat Summit can't remember the last time the Lady Vols lost this badly in the NCAA Tourney"

Been a while since I laughed that violently.

wow, thats cruel... and hilarious.

trendon · Post by **trendon** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:03 pm

Amazingly, I am still alive in my $50 bracket despite having goddamn Memphis in the finals. I need ...

Kansas beats Ohio State
Louisville beats Kentucky
Kansas beats Louisville

And then I win $450. Not bad for someone who doesn't know jack-balls about college hoops!

Matt90210 · Post by **Matt90210** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:29 pm

trendon wrote:Not bad for someone who doesn't know jack-balls about college hoops!

Obviously. You had Memphis in the final

fsupenguin · Post by **fsupenguin** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:07 pm

Kansas vs Kentucky, sadly I don't think it will be even close as the Wildcats look to runaway with the next two games.

VeniVediV1ci · Post by **VeniVediV1ci** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:53 pm

DRiccio21 wrote:i'll win a fairly large pool if Ohio St beats Kentucky in the finals.

running my #'s

UK beats L'Ville 74.6% of the time avg score of 68-61
Ohio St beats Kansas 60.4% of the time avg score 69-66

assuming those two win, the finals #'s may surprise you

UK beats Ohio St 50.5% of the time avg score of 70-70

Vegas bumps up UK's line because they know the public are all over them so just taking a wild guess i'd assume the finals line would be like UK -3.5 barring some sort of injury even tho i think the line should be MAYBE UK -1.

can you call them your numbers when you just flat out copy Ken's?

And UK would be 4-5 on Ohio State and 6 vs. KU

nick · Post by **nick** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:48 am

VeniVediV1ci wrote:
DRiccio21 wrote:i'll win a fairly large pool if Ohio St beats Kentucky in the finals.

running my #'s

UK beats L'Ville 74.6% of the time avg score of 68-61
Ohio St beats Kansas 60.4% of the time avg score 69-66

assuming those two win, the finals #'s may surprise you

UK beats Ohio St 50.5% of the time avg score of 70-70

Vegas bumps up UK's line because they know the public are all over them so just taking a wild guess i'd assume the finals line would be like UK -3.5 barring some sort of injury even tho i think the line should be MAYBE UK -1.
can you call them your numbers when you just flat out copy Ken's?

And UK would be 4-5 on Ohio State and 6 vs. KU

I already explained how me and dave had identical brackets just by following Kenpom.

Post by **DRiccio21** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:08 am

VeniVediV1ci wrote: can you call them your numbers when you just flat out copy Ken's?

And UK would be 4-5 on Ohio State and 6 vs. KU

i've said about 200 times on the board that i run kenpom's teams #'s, adjO adjD and tempo numbers thru a kenpom calculator to get those #'s.

i have no idea if they are the same as what he puts out, but i get my data from him. i obviously am not making these numbers up on my own.

LetsGoPeay · Post by **LetsGoPeay** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:19 am

I ran the numbers through KenPom and vvv is a douche 98.73% of the time.

Post by **shel311** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:28 am

DRiccio21 wrote:
VeniVediV1ci wrote: can you call them your numbers when you just flat out copy Ken's?

And UK would be 4-5 on Ohio State and 6 vs. KU

i've said about 200 times on the board that i run kenpom's teams #'s, adjO adjD and tempo numbers thru a kenpom calculator to get those #'s.

i have no idea if they are the same as what he puts out, but i get my data from him. i obviously am not making these numbers up on my own.

You have to cite your source EVERY time, every post you make is official!!!

LetsGoPeay wrote:I ran the numbers through KenPom and vvv is a douche 98.73% of the time

nick · Post by **nick** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:57 pm

LetsGoPeay wrote:I ran the numbers through KenPom and vvv is a douche 98.73% of the time.

with a 1.27% margin of error

jsence2 · Post by **jsence2** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:59 pm

nick wrote:
LetsGoPeay wrote:I ran the numbers through KenPom and vvv is a douche 98.73% of the time.
with a 1.27% margin of error

Bravo

Good read on how if UK wins it might change college basketball forever, and maybe not in a good way (and I actually agree w him), by causing more schools to try to put together teams of the top 50 recruits, rinse, repeat....and leave everyone else to get the scraps.

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/774 ... basketball

Post by **shel311** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:46 pm

Rick Pitino Just said on PTI it's easier living in Louisiville as opposed to Lexington because he can go out to dinner and have a normal meal where everyone leaves him alone and nobody cares and it fits the lifestyle better for him.

Probably not the best example by him.

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