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WARNING: What you see below is an editorial comment from an OLD PLAYER and fan.
I was pretty disappointed in a lot of the officiating in Wednesday round 1. I know they haven’t made a lot of calls that we of the 1950-1960 era would have been called for. 1. We would have been called for “PALMING THE BALL” , that occurs when the dribbler turns the ball up toward the ceiling and then down to dribble. (this allows the ball handler to get an extra step between dribbles, and throws off the timing of the defender. 2. I saw a player reach out and dribble two times to bring the ball back to him. (Obviously he had control of the ball or he couldn’t get the ball to him. He then picked up the ball, held it and then began to dribble> DOUBLE DRIBBLE! 3. Then we have the “DUNK’ . A shot that was definitely a goal tend, as the DUNKERS hand is inside the invisible extension above the rim. NOW as a defender I am barred from reaching into this area or I will be called for goal tending. A shot so easy for these kids who can easily reach the rim. If they allow this i would value the shot at 1/2 point. (When we played the average height for a man was 5 foot 8 inches, thus putting the rim more than 4 feet over their head. (There were exceptions of course, you occasionally would find a player over 6 feet tall). TIME TO RAISE THE RIM guys. When we played BASKETBALL was a non contact sport. If you touched an opposing player it was a foul. NOT TO MENTION; we were amateur athletes . NOW with the players getting Thousands of dollars in scholorships, they are now paid by schools and outside sources to play at certain schools. (MINI NBA PRO). There are so many things players get by with now. It isn’t basketball anymore. I know things change due to what the younger people want. But I have always held Basketball in the highest esteem. I hate seeing the new game. BUT still I watch.
O.L. Thymer
Rick Pitino of St John’s, and his son Richard Pition coach of New Mexico BECAME the FIRST FATHER AND SON TO WIN NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GAMES IN THE SAME YEAR. Richard Pitino lead his New Mexico team to an Upset vicotry over Marquette. While his Father Rick Pitino beat Omaha.
ALABAMA St: WINS IT’S FIRST EVER TOURNAMENT GAME !!!
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Welcome to our 34 th ANNUAL version of MARCH MADNESS !!!
Yes I will have “MY PICKS” so you can compare your picks to mine. (And Laugh or Cry)I will have A “MASTER BRACKET”, “WHAT IF YOU CHOSE THE HIGH PICKS” for each game. Yes I will have MY PICKS.
An “UPSET” will be RED on “ALL HIGH PICKS” Bracket. GREEN indicate HIGH SEED Win.
What is a seed? Merely a starting place. Although unlikely, IT is possible for two 16 seeds to meet in the final game. Would lets say were, Michigan St., to be seeded as a number 16. They would still have to win all games to be CHAMPION !
SEEDING: Attempts to give a more favored team an easier path to the CHAMPIONSHIP. Seeding should lead to the best 2 teams playing in the final game. However there is always that upset minded team; or the chance that the favored team has a bad game, a stand out player is sick or injured. For more information feel free to go to… https://ftm.coursemateai.com/home 🏀
- I pinned Artie Fischal into revealing some of his picks. HERE YOU ARE
- FINAL FOUR: Kansas Jayhawks, Duke Blue Devils, Purdue Boilermakers, and San Deigo Aztecs.
- SEMI FINALS: Kansas Jayhawks, Duke Blue Devils.
- CHAMPION: Duke Blue Devils
NOTE: To enlarge pick sheets; HOVER over the sheet. Look at bottom of sheet and click the (+) PLUS .
MASTER
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MY PICKS
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