Liberty Ballers March Madness Pool Standings: Round 1
by Tanner Steidel on Mar 20, 2010 9:56 AM PDT
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Round Uno is over and it's time to check out who is permitted to talk as much trash as they want. If your name is Adam Tupitza, please take a bow (and my hand in marriage?). With 27 of the first 32 games correct you are in first by 3 games over a plethora (or 6) of first losers (if you ain't first, you're last!). If you are reading this Mr. Tupitza, lets us know what your blog identity is so we can put an avatar with your name. And it's not just Adam that can do that, you all can (I'm a fan of equal opportunity!). Just drop what your name is in the comment section if you please.
Hanging out in second place we have the high and mighty Derek, the Dartmouth school-boy Saul, the Prime Minister of Bismark Scott of Ridiculous Upside, Eric "Works Like a Beaver" Weaver, Nick "The Quick" Smith, and the haiku poet himself TAFKA Mike Bourn.
Our leader Jordan is chillin near the bottom with me and Ben16. That's where the real party is at, no need to ask Jagged Edge and Nelly.
Everybody is still in good shape as nobody's natty champion has been ousted yet (you're lucky Courtenay Paulin). More games today and tomorrow folks. Here's to hoping the Australians at St. Mary's can upset Nova so it makes it easier for the swaggered out names at Baylor to reach the Final Four.
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I’d just like to point out that my best score is 8 points higher.
I’ll withhold further celebrating until later.
Derek Bodner
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by Derek Bodner on Mar 20, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
i say celebrate – you might as well while you can before your bracket goes to hell
by Tanner Steidel on Mar 20, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
O, and anybody who is worried because there are no links up today (i’m looking at you tafka), my excuse is there was just one interesting one (can you say one anymore?).
the main thing from it is that Eddie says Speights’ conditioning sucks especially when he’s not with the team – i guess he’s just a lazy pos
by Tanner Steidel on Mar 20, 2010 10:27 AM PDT reply actions
it’s why we need a hard-nosed coach. i think speights can turn it around if handled properly.
by Jordan Sams on Mar 20, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d package Speights with a bad contract if we can get a second firstrounder in the top 15 and an expiring.
by Michael Levin on Mar 20, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
absolutely. don’t think anyone would bite though.
by Jordan Sams on Mar 20, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
in a heartbeat – i looked at the teams with picks in the top 15 and i don’t see one that would be willing to take on a big boy contract/have an expiring that large to make it work
by Tanner Steidel on Mar 20, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
unless.....
we can work out something with the bucks to get michael redd’s (is he gonna retire?) big time expiring and their first round pick (slotted at 11 right now)
speights and iguodala might work – espn trade machine won’t currently let you put redd in there
by Tanner Steidel on Mar 20, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
redd has a player option for 18 mil next year – iguodala and speights only add up to 15 – don’t know if we need someone else thrown in there
the reason trade machine won’t let redd in there is cuz technically his contract could end after this year
by Tanner Steidel on Mar 20, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
i think i thought about picking st marys but went nova instead.
by Jordan Sams on Mar 20, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
me neither. i actually picked them over richmond because i liked their team name better. but i didn’t like nova at all. good thing i had them losing to baylor.
by Jordan Sams on Mar 20, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I had Richmond beating ’Nova in this round.
In the end, having Richmond losing in sweet 16 rather than St. Mary’s is probably a net positive for me.
Derek Bodner
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by Derek Bodner on Mar 20, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
i didn’t have them but i knew them because of patty mills and the summer olympics – i remember mike breen talking about how his entire college team was from australia
by Tanner Steidel on Mar 20, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s why the tournament is awesome but also sucks. Like, I could’ve named you the starting 5 for St Marys before the tournament, but I went with Richmond because I thought Gonzalvez and Anderson would be too much to handle for McConnell and Dellavenova. But then the Gaels hit a million shots and the people who think St Marys is in Virginia and don’t know jack (my mom) think they’re a genius. Moral of the story, I should follow college basketball less and care much less.
/bitter
by Michael Levin on Mar 20, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is Nick Smith?
Because props to him.
I blog at Ridiculous Upside. I know you'll love it.
by Scott Schroeder on Mar 20, 2010 12:25 PM PDT reply actions
knew that one! do i get a bracket point?
by Michael Levin on Mar 20, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Since my bracket is getting destroyed by the game, i think I'm going to just root for a dark horse team.
Cornell? St. Mary’s? Murray State? ehhh no idea.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
the team i’m rooting for that isn’t my team is baylor – just far too many cool names to not root for
by Tanner Steidel on Mar 20, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
well, I was #1 on possible points. Was is the operative word. Had Kansas winning it all.
I was up to #3 on the DX pool out of 91. Beating the hell out of Gary Parrish.
Raise your hand if you called Northern Iowa over Kansas.
Derek Bodner
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A lot of Brackets have been busted. Thanks Kansas!
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Go Cornell!!! haha
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
You know, this just proves how ridiculous this all is.
The regulars here know that i know jack about college basketball. I had never even heard of half of these schools, and the number of college players I could name begins and ends with the players that have been mentioned on this site, Scottie Reynolds, Juan Fernandez, and a few guys on the Dartmouth team. That’s it.
And somehow, I’m tied for second as the first round ends. Thank goodness my champion lost… there had to be a correction coming somewhere. I would have been embarrassed to win this one.
Hey, I (was) the bracket leader
I love how I just randomly put this bracket together without much research or anything, just gut feelings. The other bracket I filled out after doing exhaustive online research and really taking my time is not looking so hot.
Anyways, go Badgers for the tourney and go Cuse for my bracket. And a special thanks to Kansas for losing.
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