SEC Basketball Tournament: Day One Open Thread
by Todd on Mar 11, 2010 2:16 PM CST
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With Alabama's 68-63 victory over the Gamecocks out of the way, the rest of the day's matches shake out like this:
| Thursday | Opponents | Time | TV |
| Game 2 | LSU vs Tennessee | 2:15pm | SEC Network |
| Game 3 | Auburn vs Florida | 6:30pm | SEC Network |
| Game 4 | Georgia vs Arkansas | 8:45pm | SEC Network |
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I'm gunna hate myself for this later
GATOR BAIT!
drunk comment of the week: Derek Dooley is like Mike Shula, just not as pathetic
from Gentry's Twitter
what’s funny is the Kentucky team left with about 10 minutes to go, surely thinking SC was next opponent.
"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim
"This is not the end. This is the beginning." - The Great and Powerful Saban
by Thomas Walker Esq on Mar 11, 2010 2:23 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Can we rec Gents for this comment? LOL
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
don't know if anyone heard, but
we came back from 18 down to stun SC. Just I thought I should let yall know.
Nice work on the open thread, sir
I greatly appreciate your services as they kept me informed whilst at work.
by bumblebeetuna on Mar 11, 2010 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
to be quite frank, I had trouble streaming the first half because of my wireless router going down, and the last I saw was the 16-14 score when we were close. Getting things working at halftime, I nearly just shut the thread down and knocked some more NyQuil out. Thankfully due to Bama07 and his updates I stuck with it.
I was just an excited Bama fan doing what other Bama fans would do for each other. Bama07 deserves the credit for keeping me in the game, and in a sense, keeping you in it too.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
what I'd like to see today
You have to think UT will beat LSU, although LSU has won two of their last four or five, so they aren’t as bad as they were. Either way I really don’t care.
I definitely want to see Florida beat Auburn, and not just because it’s Auburn. A UF win pretty much clinches them a bid, which gets another SEC team in, while a loss to #140-something Auburn might knock them off. There more SEC teams that get in the Dance, the more likely we are to sneak in the NIT.
I guess I’d prefer to see Arkansas beat Georgia just to make sure Georgia doesn’t make a run and pass us on the NIT list.
Tomorrow, we definitely want to see Ole Miss win against (likely) Tennessee, which might be just what they need to move up from the NIT to the NCAA, clearing way for more SEC teams.
If Florida can beat Auburn, we probably then want to see MSU beat Florida, since Florida can probably lock up a bid by beating Auburn tonight. MSU probably needs two wins to get in, but if they come against UF and Vandy, it would probably do the trick.
I’d like to see Vandy put out whoever wins the Ark/UGA game, but then I’d like to see them lose to MSU/UF in the semis.
If all that were to happen, the SEC could get 6 teams in. Then we would be the first SEC team in line for an NIT bid. Hopefully UF makes it and then if either Ole Miss or MSU can move up, the SEC would get 5 teams and we would then be second in line for the NIT.
It’s not just that I’m that worried about getting to the NIT, but I also want the SEC to get as many teams as possible. It’s good for the reputation of the conference, which could pay dividends for us in future years when it comes to Selection Sunday time.
by Matt Dover on Mar 11, 2010 2:36 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
so i'm supposed to root against auburn and tennessee. right?
somehow i don’t think that’s gonna be too tough.
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
As far as the reputation of the conference goes
What the teams do in the tournament goes a lot further than how many teams we get in. If we put in too many that don’t really belong, it’ll drag down our tourney win %, which will hurt the conference’s rep a lot more than just number qualified helps.
Coon-asses 6 Hillbillies 4 First Media Timeout
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I thnk UT will win
but like I said above, LSU has won two games in the last couple weeks. It’s not automatic and wouldn’t be a complete shock if they pulled the upset.
agreed, I would not be surprised if LSU wins this one, but I don’t really wish for it. I just want one Western Division team to get hot and win four in four.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 2:49 PM CST up reply actions
This LSU team is historically bad, though...
"Hush now, let it go now. I know it's time to go. Time to let this fall from my hands" VNV Nation, "From My Hands"
by Stuck in the Plains on Mar 11, 2010 2:55 PM CST up reply actions
LSU 10 Tennessee 8 11:46/second media timeout
Tennessee has Chisom going to the line for the traditional three point play coming out of the timeout.
Both teams are sloppy and seem flat-footed. If this continues then Old Miss might have a good time to pad their resume for the dance.
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correction, Tennessee has 6 with a chance for the seventh.
Chisom is responsible for the two buckets from the floor (two and a three) and two foul shots.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
10-7 out of the break after the foul shot is made.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
Amaing
9:42 left and still the same score.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
amazing. I need to proof these before posting.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:02 PM CST up reply actions
12-9; Third media timeout
Prince got a basket on the fast break for the Volunteers, but otherwise they are not showing like a team who has beaten a #1 and a #2 and is a lock in the Dance.
IMO, it’s more because of how Tennessee is playing, not what LSU is doing to them.
Should be a matter of time before Pearl has them leading.
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C'mon...
…when’s the last time a team came back to win an SEC tourney game?
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Mar 11, 2010 3:07 PM CST up reply actions
technically every win is a comeback unless you lead from tip to finish.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
forgot the winkie. ;-)
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:10 PM CST up reply actions
Tenn Timeout before the 4m Media Timeout: 4:55 to go
They look very sloppy. LSU doesn’t look much better either.
17-10 LSU
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would say they might be coming out of it after that bucket, but it’s Chisom again. He has all but two of their points if I have it right.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
17-14, last media timeout with nearly 3 minutes to go.
Finally some scoring from other members of the Volunteers. Still have a chance to have both teams with less than 20 pts each at halftime.
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and Tennessee ball at the line with a chance for the old fashioned 3pt play.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
his head band hates him.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
21-21; halftime
Tennessee has been showing both it’s inner Jeckyl and Hyde so far, being brilliant at times on defense, but not consistent, while just not being there on offense even though they finished strong to end the half.
I’m still at odds to call it more of Tennessee screwing it or LSU doing it, but I tend to lean toward a brain fart more than the Tigers ability.
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Tied 21-21 at halftime.
The fact that this game is tied tells you why LSU was historically bad this year. UT has had a bad habit this year of coming out flat in opening halves. You have to think if LSU couldn’t even hold a lead in that half that the Vols will pull away in the second.
In other news
Marquette shocks #10 Villanova 80-76
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Georgetown vs Marquette in the showdown of upsets in the Big East tourney.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
Tenn 28 LSU 26
It might be the NyQuil, but LSU seems to be wanting to win this now. But so does Tennessee.
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that was a called timeout by LSU at 16:45, not the media timeout.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
30-30 at the first media timeout of the second half
I couldn’t tell if the foul was on Chisom driving or on the LSU defender due to the sound being off. My eyes say it was the LSU guy not set before Chisom was off the ground.
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Both teams have picked up the intensity, but both are still slightly sloppy on defense.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:53 PM CST up reply actions
indeed, it’s bad enough Tennessee’s RPI will suffer if they win this one. It would be damning to Ole Miss to win against LSU tomorrow but lose to the Kentucky/Bama winner.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
I'm pulling for LSU...
…Ole Miss can take a flying leap….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Mar 11, 2010 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
then indirectly you’re pulling against a Bama post season… See Bama07’s explanation above.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
Wrong...
…I’m pulling for us to win the whole damn thing…and for UT to lose immediately.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Mar 11, 2010 4:05 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
touche
rec’d
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 4:06 PM CST up reply actions
Tennessee is starting to pull away.
Two 3pt airballs and a turnover for LSU on the last three possessions.
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LSU timeout 36-30 Tennessee leads with 16:09 to go
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
LOL
same score at 11:09 to go. What a sloppy game.
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by AlabamaJammer on Mar 11, 2010 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
38-32, under 8 media TO
My eyes are going to hate me after this game.
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LSU hits back to back 3ptrs while Tenn puts 2 in
54-49, time running out
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the LSU player
takes the ball in bounds down 7 needing points to keep this possible
at the mid court he trips on nothing, struggles to continue dribbling, then throws away from an open player to bounce out of bounds
LSU Basketball 2009
drunk comment of the week: Derek Dooley is like Mike Shula, just not as pathetic
Gators lead Auburn by 12
Auburn erased a 9-point halftime deficit but then Florida pulled away again
Florida wins 78-69
That should now give the SEC 4 solid locks for the tournament. Auburn’s season is over.
Auburn's season is over.
I thought it needed repeating.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Mar 11, 2010 9:12 PM CST up reply actions
Assuming Vandy wins tomorrow...
…this Arky/UGA game is easily the most meaningless of the opening round. Neither one of these teams has a shot at the NIT with just one tourney win. I kinda want Arky to win to offer a tiny bit of redemption for the SECW…but I kinda want Arky to lose because they are a bigger obstacle to us winning the SECW next year. Sigh….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Mar 11, 2010 9:17 PM CST reply actions
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