NCAA Basket Ball

[Czyotto]

Go Illinois. Best of luck to Arizona, Iowa St. (you will need it). Also OK St. & Wisconsin. Good job W. Virginia

I hope Illinois will go all the way. But if they play the way they have been they will be lucky to get past UW Wisconsin.

[Davis]

Im 2nd in the ESPN fantasy tournament right now, got 290 points in the 1st round and 140 in the second round so far. The leader has 440, hopuin for the 10K or plasma tv, lol!

[azlew]

Go Illinois. Best of luck to Arizona, Iowa St. (you will need it). Also OK St. & Wisconsin. Good job W. Virginia

I hope Illinois will go all the way. But if they play the way they have been they will be lucky to get past UW Wisconsin.

Nope the tournament has been set up for Illinois to win it all. Now they get to play in Chicago ? Then is it St Louis? I don't have my brackets in front of me but I believe that is correct.

I hope UW Wisconsin tears them (Illinois)apart. I have been really surprised with the University Of Arizona. The Cats defense has been incredible plus the best 3 point shooter in the United States plays for them and he even suffers from extreme Asthma. I would love to see UofA matchup against Illinois but the way this thing is set up, if they do it will not be on a neutral court. Illinois fans have bought out all the tickets (as they should).

So unless UW Wisconsin can upset them , I don't see anyone standing in their way with them having the homecourt advantage the rest of the way.

It's been a fun March so far though !!

[Czyotto]

Azlew you are probible right. But they could meet i if they both win, they would meet in the finals in Chicago and you will get your way. I always thought that the Duke's and the N. C.'s always get the best sites. I think that it all depends on the ranking at the end of reg season.

The most driving time is 4 hours so yes IL fans could be buying up the tickets

[azlew]

Azlew you are probible right. But they could meet i if they both win,

It has been a fantastic March Madness so far hasn't it ?

Looks like the University Of Arizona gets Oklahoma State thursday. I don't know, I think the UofA may go back to Tucson after this game. It seems like anytime the UofA has met up with any team from Oklahoma they have been beaten pretty soundly in March Madness play.

I have been told Illinois fans are buying up all the tickets so look for huge crowds wearing their Illinois colors. It will be really difficult for any team to beat them the rest of the way.

[Davis]

Well ive slipped to 30th overall on ESPN, but that not bad considering there are probably 10-20 million entries if not more!

[Utopia1dc]

Well ive slipped to 30th overall on ESPN, but that not bad considering there are probably 10-20 million entries if not more!

I hope you are right and there is 10-20 million entries, as I am in 2 million something place in the standings. :smirk: There was a lot of bracket busters in the 1st round.

[Davis]

I think what helped me mostly was picking Wisc Mil to go to the sweet 16, I aslo have West Virginia going pretty far too.

[Czyotto]

Well this weekend will separate the men from the boys.

GO ILLINOIS

[azlew]

Well this weekend will separate the men from the boys.....

Well hmmm Illinois walks away with it. Homecourt advantage is BIG now. I see Oklahoma State beating up my team UofA and Illinois walking to the final four with no problems. I don't think any more upsets are in the cards now. But it was a real blast how it lasted

[johntofva]

hmmmmmmmmm..........basketball, that is where they use that club, right.

[Czyotto]

Illinois can not count their chickens before they are hatched. The talk around here is that Illinois will not take UWM very lightly.

A couple years ago the couch from UWM was with Iowa as an asst. couch and he turned some of the players and the couch from Illinois in to the NCAA. Illinois was put on suspension. So Illinois will use that as a revenge factor.

But I don't have a very good feeling about this game tonight.

[azlew]

....So Illinois will use that as a revenge factor.....But I don't have a very good feeling about this game tonight.

Wow !they certainly have it all going for them tonight then. Homecourt advantage + Revenge + National Telcast = Huge Blowout. I have it Illinois by 21.
But I wouldn't bet on it

[Czyotto]

Wow !they certainly have it all going for them tonight then. Homecourt advantage + Revenge + National Telcast = Huge Blowout. I have it Illinois by 21.
But I wouldn't bet on it

Well Azlew you got your wish. That was a great game. Now for the big game on Sat. Lots of luck.

If Illinois play the way they did Arizona will win.

Well at least I will have one team in the final 4.

[azlew]

Well Azlew you got your wish. That was a great game. Now for the big game on Sat. Lots of luck.

If Illinois play the way they did Arizona will win.

Well at least I will have one team in the final 4.

Thanks for the good luck! If Arizona plays the way they did tonight, Arizona will lose against the number one team Illinois that has that homecourt advantage. Why I say that is that their free throws were terrible and if I was Lute I would of had them doing freethrows after the game for a couple of hours. Besides that : the UofA is needing a real point guard instead of Mustafa Shakur "The Chosen One". His passing was the worst I have ever seen and he only gets worse game by game.

Anyway I am surprised they knocked off OKState but it took the heroics of Stoudmire to pull it off.

It was exciting and it sure takes a toll on the hearts of old people like me...

Good luck to all you Illinois fans also as we UofA fans feel truly lucky to be in the "Elite 8"

[Czyotto]

I have 2 teams that are going to be in the final 4. Either Illinois or Ariziona and either North Carolina or Wisconsin. I also have Kentucky with a chance to get to the final 4. I just wish that I was in a real pool of some kind. But knowing me if I was I would have been out long ago.

[Czyotto]

Azlew: Arizona should have won that game. Illinois was very lucky. I guess you are correct the home court helps. That was the first time that they were down by that many points. Well at least they can win a close one..

I take my hat off to Arizona they played one heck of a good game. Oh well we will see what happens in St Louis.

[azlew]

Azlew: Arizona should have won that game. Illinois was very lucky. I guess you are correct the home court helps. That was the first time that they were down by that many points. Well at least they can win a close one..

I take my hat off to Arizona they played one heck of a good game. Oh well we will see what happens in St Louis.

The best team won and I can see why they are number one in the country. Those Illini fans are something else and the Illinois team will have those fans in mass the rest of the way. This looks to be a no brainer this year.

[azlew]

...This looks to be a no brainer this year.

Nope ol North Carolina did those Illinois Illini in.

What a game !

Congrats to all those North Carolina fans out there