Thursday, November 21, 2013

11/21 recap: ...the hell, Puerto Rico?

Go home, Puerto Rico Tip-Off, you're drunk.
Charlotte 68, Kansas 61 - ok, a mild upset
Northeastern 63, Georgetown 56 - what?!  Well, for the positives, the CAA has rallied a bit this year
Florida St 85, VCU 67 - what?!
Michigan 85, Long Beach St 61 - So Michigan came into this thinking that if they could get by LBSU, then VCU and Georgetown/K-State would await.  2 quality win chances.  But now it's Florida St and the Charlotte/Northeastern winner.  What was going to be quality win opportunities has immediately become marginal.  Gold turned bronze.  Dollars to dimes.

Elsewhere:
UMass 96, Nebraska 90
New Mexico 97, UAB 94 (2OT) - this sets up a UMass/New Mexico game that will be mildly useful for both.  Clemson/Davidson is in the other half of this bracket
UCF 63, Miami 58 - exactly the road win you should get if you're legitimate business
Connecticut 72, Boston College 70
Indiana 102, Washington 84 - we get UConn/Indiana
Gonzaga 90, Washington St 74


Friday preview, in addition to the games mentioned above:
The Paradise Jam starts; we'll have more to say when we know what the semifinals are
Coaches v. Cancer also starts; Michigan St will have to hold serve for 2 games
In fact, pretty much everything is happening in the context of holiday tournaments.  Just see the last post for details.  Puerto Rico, Charleston, Paradise Jam, Coaches v Cancer.  Have fun.

Towson at Kansas - Ok, Kansas will win.  Frankly, I had to find a non-tourney game to list.  Interested to see just how good Towson is, especially with the CAA showing life

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