Updated Bracketology

[WildcatNkilt]

K-State fans; we are going to face good teams in the tournament if we make it to the 2nd weekend.  We will probably see someone pretty decent in the 2nd round.  Some match-ups could be better than others, but regardless if we get to the Sweet 16 whoever we play is going to be dang good.  

Even though we haven't really been there, at least try to act like we've been there.

There are good teams out there that are far better matchups for us than freaking Syracuse.

Why?  

We seemed to handle Baylors athletic 2-3 zone just fine.  

I don't know who out of the likely 1 seeds would be a better match-up, I just know if we are playing Syracuse its likely in the Elite 8.  I'm not going to be too picky about who we play at the point.  

This

rough ridin' ELITE 8

[slimz]

K-State fans; we are going to face good teams in the tournament if we make it to the 2nd weekend.  We will probably see someone pretty decent in the 2nd round.  Some match-ups could be better than others, but regardless if we get to the Sweet 16 whoever we play is going to be dang good.  

Even though we haven't really been there, at least try to act like we've been there.

There are good teams out there that are far better matchups for us than freaking Syracuse.

Why?  

We seemed to handle Baylors athletic 2-3 zone just fine.  

I don't know who out of the likely 1 seeds would be a better match-up, I just know if we are playing Syracuse its likely in the Elite 8.  I'm not going to be too picky about who we play at the point.  

No offense, FAN, but comparing Baylor's zone to Syracuse's zone might be a bit of a stretch.  Kind of like saying we should be able to defend Texas Tech's spread offense because we handled Iowa State's spread offense.

But you're right that we shouldn't really worry about who we play past the first couple of rounds.  Any team we play will present problems.  We have the tools to defeat the zone if the players perform.  

[kougar24]

K-State fans; we are going to face good teams in the tournament if we make it to the 2nd weekend.  We will probably see someone pretty decent in the 2nd round.  Some match-ups could be better than others, but regardless if we get to the Sweet 16 whoever we play is going to be dang good.  

Even though we haven't really been there, at least try to act like we've been there.

There are good teams out there that are far better matchups for us than freaking Syracuse.

Why?  

We seemed to handle Baylors athletic 2-3 zone just fine.  

I don't know who out of the likely 1 seeds would be a better match-up, I just know if we are playing Syracuse its likely in the Elite 8.  I'm not going to be too picky about who we play at the point.  

Don't compare Baylor's zone to Cuse's, you know better than that. And I won't be picky at that level either, but on Feb. 22nd, when this is all we have to discuss, I would prefer a top seed not named Syracuse. I think UK (the real one, Ashley Judd's UK) would be a much better matchup for us than Cuse, actually.

[CrushNasty]

On that bracket, if we had to play a 7, 3, 1 (the highest seeds possible) I would want to play Richmond, New Mexico, Purdue 

[kso_FAN]

Look, I didn't say that Baylor was anything near Syracuse.  And their match-up style 2-3 is not what Drew runs.  

But looking at who we've played, I think its the best comparison b/c Syracuse has long athletic players like Baylor does, just more of them and better ones.  But a 2-3 zone concept combined with long athletes is what we'll see against Syracuse, though the structure of the zone and the movements within it are much different.

[CNS]

Cuse's Zone....

My point exactly.  Unless Deni's fracking trick shots are "on," a zone kills us.

Yep.  We only have one way to win this game.  To kill the zone with outside shots until they abandon the zone, or spread it out. 

They keep a tight zone= we lose and the game is damn near unwatchable for both fan bases.

[steve dave]

To kill the zone with outside shots until they abandon the zone

You realize we're talking about Syracuse, right?

[kso_FAN]

To me its all relative once you get to the Elite 8.  Yeah, Syracuse's defense/scheme may make them tougher, but the biggest thing that makes them good is that they have really good players.  So does UK and KU.  Probably the team with the fewest really good players is Purdue, but they are still very good. 

[WildcatNkilt]

To kill the zone with outside shots until they abandon the zone

You realize we're talking about Syracuse, right?

We could try to go inside and create foul problems.  Since their depth sucks, putting any one of their starters in foul trouble would be huge.  

[pissclams]

could I get a mod/someone to rename this thread "Updated Retardology" 

mods?

a zone by anyone will be the least of our problems when it comes to matching up in the tournament.

[WildCatzPhreak]

It is kind of funny that for the first year in a very long time we have a multiple three point threats, and everyone is all  over zone defense.  God help our opponent in a game when Denis, Jake, and our 3 are all hitting them.

[Ira Hayes]

The important thing to note is that the 3 through 6 seeds are a big jumbled mess.  There is almost no advantage of being a 1 seed vs a 2 seed.

Also, it looks like a pretty solid bet that we will be in OKC for the first round.  That's huge.

Personally, I hope we get a crack at Kentucky.  

[kougar24]

It's not just Cuse's zone, that isn't the only reason they'd be a bad matchup for us. They have huge, long guards and are a good outside shooting team. I think they're better than UK. I'm not even sure UK will make it to the E8.

[ew2x4]

K-State fans; we are going to face good teams in the tournament if we make it to the 2nd weekend.  We will probably see someone pretty decent in the 2nd round.  Some match-ups could be better than others, but regardless if we get to the Sweet 16 whoever we play is going to be dang good.  

Even though we haven't really been there, at least try to act like we've been there.

There are good teams out there that are far better matchups for us than freaking Syracuse.

Why?  

We seemed to handle Baylors athletic 2-3 zone just fine.  

I don't know who out of the likely 1 seeds would be a better match-up, I just know if we are playing Syracuse its likely in the Elite 8.  I'm not going to be too picky about who we play at the point.  

Don't compare Baylor's zone to Cuse's, you know better than that. And I won't be picky at that level either, but on Feb. 22nd, when this is all we have to discuss, I would prefer a top seed not named Syracuse. I think UK (the real one, Ashley Judd's UK) would be a much better matchup for us than Cuse, actually.

Wall vs Clemente could be legendary.

[canadian_breeze]

K-State fans; we are going to face good teams in the tournament if we make it to the 2nd weekend.  We will probably see someone pretty decent in the 2nd round.  Some match-ups could be better than others, but regardless if we get to the Sweet 16 whoever we play is going to be dang good.  

Even though we haven't really been there, at least try to act like we've been there.

There are good teams out there that are far better matchups for us than freaking Syracuse.

Why?  

We seemed to handle Baylors athletic 2-3 zone just fine.  

I don't know who out of the likely 1 seeds would be a better match-up, I just know if we are playing Syracuse its likely in the Elite 8.  I'm not going to be too picky about who we play at the point.  

Don't compare Baylor's zone to Cuse's, you know better than that. And I won't be picky at that level either, but on Feb. 22nd, when this is all we have to discuss, I would prefer a top seed not named Syracuse. I think UK (the real one, Ashley Judd's UK) would be a much better matchup for us than Cuse, actually.

Wall vs Clemente could be legendary.

[kougar24]

K-State fans; we are going to face good teams in the tournament if we make it to the 2nd weekend.  We will probably see someone pretty decent in the 2nd round.  Some match-ups could be better than others, but regardless if we get to the Sweet 16 whoever we play is going to be dang good. 

Even though we haven't really been there, at least try to act like we've been there.

There are good teams out there that are far better matchups for us than freaking Syracuse.

Why? 

We seemed to handle Baylors athletic 2-3 zone just fine. 

I don't know who out of the likely 1 seeds would be a better match-up, I just know if we are playing Syracuse its likely in the Elite 8.  I'm not going to be too picky about who we play at the point. 

Don't compare Baylor's zone to Cuse's, you know better than that. And I won't be picky at that level either, but on Feb. 22nd, when this is all we have to discuss, I would prefer a top seed not named Syracuse. I think UK (the real one, Ashley Judd's UK) would be a much better matchup for us than Cuse, actually.

Wall vs Clemente could be legendary.

As could Cousins v. Colon.

Kidding.

[EllToPay]

Wouldn't mind seeing Kelly on Cousins, as I really think Kelly is pretty underrated as a defender.

Wall would drop 40 on Clemente, although it would be Pullen on Wall.

[Dugout DickStone]

Ohio State is no joke.  Evan Turner is a first team all-american and will finish 2nd place for the national POY.  They have awesome complementary pieces as well like Jon Diebler, Dallas Lauderdale, and Dave Lighty.  No thanks I'd rather take an A-10, SEC, or ACC team in the sweet 16

The day I run scared from a team with a loser named "Dallas Lauderdale" is the day I put down my basketball only fan hand sign for ever. 

[sys]

that bracket sucks because it's loaded with teams that are better than their seeds.


lmao @ you tards that are scared of zones.

[Johnny Thunderbone]

even though I said I don't see Purdue being a 1 seed by tourney time, they still have 11 guys who have played in 20+ games this season (more depth than us).

We have 10 guys that have played 20+ games to their 10.  We have 10 guys playing 10+ minutes a game to their 8.  Sure, they have 16 players, but arguing depth is a moot point here.

[pissclams]

that bracket sucks because it's loaded with teams that are better than their seeds.


lmao @ you tards that are scared of zones.

but it's not just any zone, it's the syrazone