Friday, March 11, 2005
NCAA to the NBA part 2
OK, let's set this up tournament style. Seeding is done first by number of players in the NBA, then by alphabetical order. It's only fair - what's the point of ranking them then re-ranking them?
For teams that are a bit "short," let's assume that any holes would be made up of guys who are good enough to play in Europe/former CBA, but not quite good enough for the NBA. In other words, if they did play in the NBA, they would be 12th men. Or the water boy.
First round matchups: Pervis Ellison bracket:
1. Kentucky vs. 16. Alabama. Hey, no 16 seed has ever beat a 1 seed in the real NCAA's, but to be fair I guess Alabama is truly a "4" seed, since we're starting at the sweet 16.
Kentucky:
Tony Delk, Ron Mercer, Tayshaun Prince, Antoine Walker, Jamaal Magloire.
Bench: Nazr Muhammad, Jamal Mashburn, Waltah McCarty, Keith Bogans, and more...
Alabama:
Maurice Williams, Gerald Wallace, Latrell Sprewell, Robert Horry, Antonio McDyess
Bench: buncha waterboys.
Kentucky rolls in this matchup. Besides the fact that Alabama really features three small forwards, some really old knees, and no bench (which would kill these old guys), they are overpowered at all the front-line positions. And I LOVE WALTAH!
As deep as Kentucky is, their guard play will probably hold them back in this tourney.
8. UCLA vs. 9. Stanford
Wow, an all Cali matchup in the first round.
UCLA:
Baron Davis, Reggie Miller, Jason Kapono, Trevor Ariza, Dan Gadzuric
Bench: Earl Watson, Matt Barnes
Stanford:
Brevin Knight, Casey Jacobsen, Josh Childress, Jarron Collins, Jason Collins
Bench: Mark Madsen, Curtis Borchardt
First of all, look at Kapono's picture on nba.com. That out of the way, after looking at UCLA's terrible front line, I thought Stanford would be able to beat them. But UCLA has 2.5 players that are deserving of starting minutes in the NBA, while Stanford has two halves. Unless Childress could find a way to dominate, even dancin' Mark Madsen couldn't save the Trees in this one. Baron Davis and Reggie Miller could probably outscore the Stanford five on their own. UCLA wins, to face Kentucky. And looks like another easy matchup for Kentucky.
For teams that are a bit "short," let's assume that any holes would be made up of guys who are good enough to play in Europe/former CBA, but not quite good enough for the NBA. In other words, if they did play in the NBA, they would be 12th men. Or the water boy.
First round matchups: Pervis Ellison bracket:
1. Kentucky vs. 16. Alabama. Hey, no 16 seed has ever beat a 1 seed in the real NCAA's, but to be fair I guess Alabama is truly a "4" seed, since we're starting at the sweet 16.
Kentucky:
Tony Delk, Ron Mercer, Tayshaun Prince, Antoine Walker, Jamaal Magloire.
Bench: Nazr Muhammad, Jamal Mashburn, Waltah McCarty, Keith Bogans, and more...
Alabama:
Maurice Williams, Gerald Wallace, Latrell Sprewell, Robert Horry, Antonio McDyess
Bench: buncha waterboys.
Kentucky rolls in this matchup. Besides the fact that Alabama really features three small forwards, some really old knees, and no bench (which would kill these old guys), they are overpowered at all the front-line positions. And I LOVE WALTAH!
As deep as Kentucky is, their guard play will probably hold them back in this tourney.
8. UCLA vs. 9. Stanford
Wow, an all Cali matchup in the first round.
UCLA:
Baron Davis, Reggie Miller, Jason Kapono, Trevor Ariza, Dan Gadzuric
Bench: Earl Watson, Matt Barnes
Stanford:
Brevin Knight, Casey Jacobsen, Josh Childress, Jarron Collins, Jason Collins
Bench: Mark Madsen, Curtis Borchardt
First of all, look at Kapono's picture on nba.com. That out of the way, after looking at UCLA's terrible front line, I thought Stanford would be able to beat them. But UCLA has 2.5 players that are deserving of starting minutes in the NBA, while Stanford has two halves. Unless Childress could find a way to dominate, even dancin' Mark Madsen couldn't save the Trees in this one. Baron Davis and Reggie Miller could probably outscore the Stanford five on their own. UCLA wins, to face Kentucky. And looks like another easy matchup for Kentucky.
# posted by Darlucky @ 4:30 PM 
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i am somewhat unsettled by charlie villanueva's lack of eyebrows. just thought i'd pass that along.
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# posted by 
: March 11, 2005 at 9:56 PM
: March 11, 2005 at 9:56 PM
How can you possibly leave out Kentucky's point guard extraordinaire Wayne Turner? He had a successful 10 day contract with the Celtics, played for the Globetrotters, and was on his way to a successful career in Australia until he got waived for violating US gun laws. He has the all-time record for most games played by a college player (151) and leads Kentucky all-time list in steals.
And I blocked him.
And I blocked him.
# posted by : March 14, 2005 at 1:56 PM
: March 14, 2005 at 1:56 PM
Wayne Turner would probably crack this team, so they could actually have someone that could handle the rock.
He just wouldn't be allowed to shoot unless he was wide open, cuz I hear even a 6'2" white guy with questionable ups could knock his shiznit out of the sky.
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He just wouldn't be allowed to shoot unless he was wide open, cuz I hear even a 6'2" white guy with questionable ups could knock his shiznit out of the sky.
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