Bracketology 2024

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Great run by NC State. Through ACCT to Final Four.

Purdue and UConn are going to be TOUGH to beat and look headed to be on a collision course. NC State has to find a way to neutralize Edey who's having one of the best tournaments I've ever witnessed. Hopefully Big Burns can get Edey in foul trouble with his heft and quick feet.
 
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Techster said:
Great run by NC State. Through ACCT to Final Four.

Purdue and UConn are going to be TOUGH to beat and look headed to be on a collision course. NC State has to find a way to neutralize Edey who's having one of the best tournaments I've ever witnessed. Hopefully Big Burns can get Edey in foul trouble with his heft and quick feet.
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Burns is quicker than Edey, and a better inside shooter than Edey, too. Both of them are foul magnets. I've taken NC State every game in the tournament thus far, because I think they're a team of destiny. I think they've got a good chance against Purdue, but UConn is going to be tough.
 

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I don't think it says who should be invited. I am pretty sure it does say that the "ACC only has a couple of competitive teams" is both wrong and dead. It also kills "tired legs" theory after they won 5 in 5 to win the ACC and survived the playoff game immediately after.

It is bad season for bad narratives.
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Take a look at the starters on the 4 teams left and you will not a majority of older players. Many "Grads" and seniors plus some Covid extra year guys!
 

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Techster said:
Great run by NC State. Through ACCT to Final Four.

Purdue and UConn are going to be TOUGH to beat and look headed to be on a collision course. NC State has to find a way to neutralize Edey who's having one of the best tournaments I've ever witnessed. Hopefully Big Burns can get Edey in foul trouble with his heft and quick feet.
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Agree thar Purdue and UConn will be tough particularly UConn. However Burns unconventionality may be what gives Edey trouble. NC State has 3 big men which helps too. Duke only had one good one. One question that continues for me is why did NC State struggle so much during the year?
 

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1979jacket said:
Agree thar Purdue and UConn will be tough particularly UConn. However Burns unconventionality may be what gives Edey trouble. NC State has 3 big men which helps too. Duke only had one good one. One question that continues for me is why did NC State struggle so much during the year?
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Will be interesting to see how the game is officiated. The games today allowed a lot of contact that was not called. I expect the same in the final four.
 

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g0lftime said:
Will be interesting to see how the game is officiated. The games today allowed a lot of contact that was not called. I expect the same in the final four.
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Wait until you see Alabama. Saban puts 5 LB'ers out there and they can really deliver a hit.
 

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I think I heard Burns in a post game interview mention how once they got on a run, players started showing up on time, nobody caused problems. So the team had issues working and playing together earlier.

Btw especially enjoyed watching that Filipowski ******* go down.
 
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I said this back in January, but last night confirmed it. They might have the best starting lineup in college basketball, but they are not a good team. How can the staff not get something from Procter? How does a starting lineup with five 5* players give up 55 points in one half? I think Duke needs to ask themselves if Jon Scheyer is the right guy. If this lineup can't beat NC State, there is some bad wrong with what they are doing.
 
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NCSU isn’t a tremendously talented team. It’s Burns and Horne and a supporting cast that works hard. Burns only had 4 def reb last night. He’s a terror to guard though. If they can get through Purdue they have a puncher’s chance.
 
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