NCAAM Final Game

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Having a lucky run coming through one of the easiest brackets with such an abysmal final performance doesn't mean you're good, just played above your head, had a few lucky breaks, and finally came back to earth. Anyone who claims they're the 2nd best team in the land is delusional. They're not even top 10.

If we were to use your arguments alone, there would be several teams equally deserving of the #2, if not more deserving.

What about a team that beat a #5, #2 and the overall #1 and only lost to the champion? (No I don't think they're 2nd best ether but more so than Butler).

What about another team that beat another #4 and a #1 and lost to UConn? They have a good argument too.

Butler was a lot better last year. They overachieved this year. There are many arguments that could be made for at least 4-5 teams that are more deserving..

Camron, do you work for the BCS?

Butler proved it on the court. They won the darn games, until the final one. The other teams didn't. They are a deserving #2.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Is this one of those predictions where you said a few dozen things, pick the one that was closest to being right in hindsight, and only mention that one?

Well, I'm not Liam's mum!

[canuckrefguy]

Regardless of the math, that was just the most awful championship game I've seen in years. I had other commitments and recorded it, all the while being careful not to hear any information on the game. Then I got home, watched it, and wanted the time back afterwards. Yuck.

[JRutledge]

After all the great Championship games in multiple years, it is about time there was one bad one every now and then.

Peace

[rulesmaven]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

After all the great Championship games in multiple years, it is about time there was one bad one every now and then.

Probably a function of the fact that this tournament was so good for the first four rounds. Cinderellas are fun, but when you have a 3, 4, 8 and 11 seed in the final four, a clunker is probably to be expected. I thought two of the three final four games were really good. The most memorable tournaments are ones that have Cinderellas early and chalk late.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rulesmaven

Probably a function of the fact that this tournament was so good for the first four rounds. Cinderellas are fun, but when you have a 3, 4, 8 and 11 seed in the final four, a clunker is probably to be expected. I thought two of the three final four games were really good. The most memorable tournaments are ones that have Cinderellas early and chalk late.

I do not think the championship had anything to do with a Cinderella making it. Butler was there last year and it was probably one of the best games in a long time and they had a chance to win without the last shot. Butler played bad that is all. And if you had all 1 and 2 seeds in the Final Four, I doubt that it would guarantee a good game either. If Kentucky played better in the semifinal, we might not have UConn as the champion.

Peace

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by canuckrefguy

I had other commitments and recorded it, all the while being careful not to hear any information on the game. Then I got home, watched it, and wanted the time back afterwards. Yuck.

My other commitment was SLEEP. But I DVR'd it and got up the next morning to watch - best part was I could Fast Forward through the commercials and it really didn't take too much time out of my life.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Camron, do you work for the BCS?

Butler proved it on the court. They won the darn games, until the final one. The other teams didn't. They are a deserving #2.

They proved nothing different than anyone else who lost one game in the tourney.

By your criteria, VCU should have been #3 or #4 and UNC, UF, UA and KU. The other elite 8 teams should be #5-#8, and so on. But they're not.