BS

The Tunein Radio app usually works great but it seems like it has the Westwood one commentators for the tournament

Shot their load, we pull away in the second half.

Where is Josh Hart?

We're a 1 seed. Why the 3'rd string announcing team?

Was it near the 85% for today's game? If so, then it is a truly MEANINGLESS statistic.

join the fun:

Live Chat for VU - NCSU Game

This kid cries on every single call against him. Drives me absolutely crazy.

And said no way nova is a 1 seed. Went so far as to say can't wait to see the conference flop. We have to win this game for many reasons but I really want to to shut some of these guys up. Normally I would care less here or there on negative comments but seems like it was a pretty strong theme this year with an obnoxious angle to it.

This post was edited on 3/21 2:53 PM by David St Hubbins

But when we get here I don't enjoy the process. It's not fun , it's not enjoyable

Decided to work off the alcohol and pre-game adrenaline so I took a two hour walk from the hotel to the Pitt Campus. Fifth Avenue which takes you from the city center to Pitt. It is far from scenic and not recommended at night. I was able to walk right in as KJBert mentioned in another post and went down to the floor. The place is amazing at it seats 12,500. Mr. Petersen put up $10mm and the state kicked in $53mm but did not see the total price tag. A scaled down version would be perfect for the Pavilion.

Pitt's campus is huge but far from attractive. You definitely get the feel you are at a state research institution.

First - Nova crushes Lafayette.

Second - My High School Senior changes his college choice.

Third - He tells us that he doesn't want to go to St. Joe's and turns down a healthy scholarship!

Fourth - He tells us he has been accepted to Nova and wants to go to Nova.

We are so excited! Now all we have to do is figure out how to pay for Nova! My college bill just increased 50% percent.

LIFE IS GREAT!!!!!

Go Nova!

RobN

Ugh. Cannot get anything to drop. Looks like we are going 0 fer today.

Or have i just never noticed it?

Heard Tom Crean

Funny one too. Page 52. I could do from my computer but I'm useless on my phone. Someone please link.
Thanks

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Seeking 2 for NCAA Round of 32 vs NC State -- staying at Marriott Center City next to arena

Kevin at kflana03@gmail.com or 610-888-1097

He may well bolt for NBA $$ now, but IMO, he should stick another year & prove he can lead a program through a rebuild-mode. If I'm an NBA GM, I'd pass on him ... yesterday hurt his BB aura. IMO, he'd be a 2nd Round pick or undrafted. I'm sure many will disagree.

One dead in an icy pileup on Interstate 76 near Gulph Mills(near VU)
Don't DRIVE
This post was edited on 1/18 10:45 AM by UncleEd

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Cats

We are heading to Pittsburgh in the morning for the game tomorrow (staying right near the venue at the Marriott). It's been ages since my son or I have been to Pittsburgh so I was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions for good places to eat or things to see while we are in town. We'll prob spend a few hours mulling around town on Sunday before heading back to Philly.

Thanks, and GO CATS!!

kenpom has Villanova with an 85% chance of winning today with a project 10 pt win (74-64)







NC State Key Stats



Adj Offensive Efficiency 110.9 (34th in country)



Adj Defensive Efficiency 98.2 (87th)







four factors:



Off Effective FG% 49.5 (149th)



Def Effective FG 45.5% (43rd)



Turnover % Ranked 28th nationally in not turning the ball over on offense, Ranked 343rd in creating TOs on defense



Off Reb %: Ranked 79th in grabbing O boards and 139th in preventing them.



FTA/FGA: Ranked 221st best at getting to the line on offense - ranked 125th at not sending the opponent to the line.







3PFG 32.5% (225th)



3PFG Def: 31.1% (83rd)







So the positives from NC State perspective: they run a generally balanced offense that takes care of the ball. They are an above average rebounding team that plays good defense





On the flip side, their negatives - they don't create turnovers or get steals with great frequency - which would indicate they are not used to applying a large amount of ball pressure or extending way out on the wings. they don't get to the FT line a lot and when they do they shoot only 68.4% from the line.



what to look for - if NC State shoots above their averages from the line and the stripe and Villanova shoots the ball poorly - the game could be closer than anticipated and the emotion/pressure of an NCAA game could begin to impact the outcome.



Wolfpack has about an inch height advantage across the roster, Villanova has about a half year experience edge on average.



For comparison - Villanova key stats:



Adj Offensive Efficiency 120.9 (4th in country)



Adj Defensive Efficiency 92.2 (12th)







four factors:



Off Effective FG% 55.9 (10th)



Def Effective FG 45.4% (39th)



Off Reb %: Cats are close to national averages



FTA/FGA Cats are 54th for Off and 31st for Def







3PFG 41.4% (22nd)



3PFG Def 30.8% (27th)

This post was edited on 3/21 10:02 AM by ericw

20 pt win last night.

Brunson with 21. 4-18 from the field. 13-14 from the line.

... the five lowest ranked teams remaining in the field per kenpom are:
116 UAB
59 Georgia St
41 NC State
39 Oregon
37 UCLA

the only other team outside the top 32 is 35 Cincy with Dayton checking in at 32.

the kenpom rankings for the 8 seeds are:
26 SDSU
34 Cincy
39 Oregon
41 NC State

UCLA and UAB play each other

what we have is a Round of 32 where most every game is evenly matched.
even GA St - X is a good match-up despite GA St being a 14 seed.