Jerry Palm's bracket.....

[Ham]

I keep hearing/seeing people say/write this stuff. I am fired up about making the tournament too, but, hell, I'd like to do some damage in the thing too. It's great to be invited to dance but let's root for a low seed and a good matchup and dance our asses off! Because of what Osby and MBaye provide as far as versitility as posts and the way our offense is clicking, we are a tough out. If we can get Buddy back healthy and get back to guarding like we did earlier in the season, this team can do more than make the tourney. We can do some damage.

Maybe we should talk about doing damage once we beat WVU?
Losing to them might be a fatal blow.

A loss to TCU would and should end all talk of NCAA dancing (look at their absolutely atrocious RPI and BPI). So no use worrying about that one. We'll either take care of business or we won't.

And I get what you're saying and I definitely agree for the most part.
We definitely should go 2-0 this week, and regardless of the XII tourney, should be able to win a game or two in the dance.

But WVU is seeing us for the 3rd time and we are 2-0.
That's never a great thing.

I know, I know...we should win. I'm just saying, there's a reason some of us keep saying that stuff about being happy just to go dancing.

Check back in a week for that 'damage' conversation.

 

[BoulderSooner]

losing to WVU would not be a fatal blow

 

[WaymanFan]

And we are probably better than a 10 seed. I would think we are about a 7 seed right now.

We're not a 7-seed at the moment. A 7-seed is a borderline top 25 team. Had we beaten Texas last week, one could make that argument. If OU wins their last two games plus at least one in the conference tournament (preferrably two), there is a chance of getting a #7. If OU runs the table, we're looking at the possibility of a 6-seed. For now, we're staring at our first 8/9 matchup. I don't think we'll slide to a #10 if we win the next two.

 

[cowboysooner]

Don't want VCU in any round. Bad matchup for us in my opinion. They might not be a good matchup for anyone. Really developing into a good team. High intensity full court pressure the entire game and 3-4 guys that can hit the 3 from about 25 feet. They shoot some of the longest 3s i have ever seen a team allowed to shoot. Its unreal. Love Shaka and think he is a heck of a coach.

Speaking of bad matchups, I don't think anyone wants to see Ou as a 9 or 10. Take away 5-7 minutes second half stretches in our last 5 ballgames, and people would be saying we are the hotest team in the country.

JMO, but Duke, with Kelly back, is my favorite to win the big dance.

 

[stormspencer]

Don't want VCU in any round. Bad matchup for us in my opinion. They might not be a good matchup for anyone. Really developing into a good team. High intensity full court pressure the entire game and 3-4 guys that can hit the 3 from about 25 feet. They shoot some of the longest 3s i have ever seen a team allowed to shoot. Its unreal. Love Shaka and think he is a heck of a coach.

Speaking of bad matchups, I don't think anyone wants to see Ou as a 9 or 10. Take away 5-7 minutes second half stretches in our last 5 ballgames, and people would be saying we are the hotest team in the country.

JMO, but Duke, with Kelly back, is my favorite to win the big dance.

Duke has been been average away from Cameron during the conference season. I don't see them getting much farther than the Sweet 16. If Duke faces a team that has multiple guys that can break them down off the dribble, they will be in trouble. For as good as an offensive team they seem to be, they are athletically lacking on the defensive end for a team of their ranking.

 

[playmakr]

I wouldn't hate the Louisville matchup in round 2 (err.....3) though.

Pitino will bring the pressure against OU.

 

[JBaker]

Pitino will bring the pressure against OU.

He did in '08 and we did not fare well. I don't wanna remember how many fast break points or points off TOs we allowed that game.

 

[Max Power]

He did in '08 and we did not fare well. I don't wanna remember how many fast break points or points off TOs we allowed that game.

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