Screw the Kings ... It's Time for Some March Madness

by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 18, 2008 12:54 AM PDT Comment 26 comments

I've got to get my priorities straight.

No more worries about whether Kevin can become more consistent or if Ron is taking good shots. I've got better things to care about than whether Beno is a top 30 NBA point guard or if Salmons is on non-starters suicide watch. Will Mikki ever grow a pair of hands or will Brad ever grow a pair, period? I just don't care right now.

That's because ...

It's bracket time.

Lay it on me, folks. Give me your upset specials. Give me the $5 million perfect bracket.

I've created a group at Yahoo! Sports called Sactown Madness. If you are 18 and in the continental US and agree to give up your first-born child, you can enter for a chance to win $10,000 if you pick the best bracket. That goes up to $5 million if you have the perfect bracket. And it will track the standings and determine who from this board has picked the best bracket --aka "bragging rights."

I am looking for UCLA, Texas, Kansas and Tennessee in the Final Four. I think Michael Beasley will start planning his NBA career after a one-and-done loss to USC. The Georgia bubble will burst, and West Virginia wil be this year's Cinderella. Gonzaga will be yesterday's news after their first game.

Agree? Disagree? Give me your best shot. They don't include the play-in game Tuesday in the contest, so all entries are due by the tip-off of the first game Thursday morning.

Click the link above and join the group. Here is the rest of the info you need to join:

Private Group Name: Sactown Madness.
Group ID#: 133218.
Password: Sactown.

After that, just fill out your bracket. Best of luck to all who take part.

(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)

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Here's a Better Link to Join the Contest

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/register/joinprivategroup_assign_team?GID=133218&P= sactown

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by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 18, 2008 1:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good idea

I am in this like Guinness.

by Ziller on Mar 18, 2008 7:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

4 teams so far

by kingme on Mar 18, 2008 8:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Awts

I had to back out because I will be away this week :(

by kingme on Mar 18, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Make that 5

You had me at $2.99 chicken wrap combo.

Thanks for setting this up, CC. I was looking forward to watching the games in a bracket free environment...maybe next year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcEAzvwKRn0

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on Mar 18, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Okay, wait, I'm back

section214 pulled me back in with that clip. LOL. I'll just set my bracket in advance

by kingme on Mar 18, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No doubt

I am going to be eating a lot of chicken wrap combos in the next few weeks.

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by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 18, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think

this should take you directly to the group once you have signed up:

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/group/133218

Now to figure out the message board setup so I can post some smack :)

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by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 18, 2008 11:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

trying to finish my bracket

I'm can't decide between Arkansas or Indiana
LOL

by kingme on Mar 18, 2008 11:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Six entries so far

I posted a message and "commissioner's note." You can also invite friends by email. The more the merrier :)

When the games start you will be able to see all the other brackets, and that's when the real taunting can begin ("You picked Duke? DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE? You've got to be kidding.")

This should be a lot of fun.

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by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 18, 2008 11:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

TZ

To make things more interesting, can the winner get a special citation in STR? This would make it more fun. We should have this every year

by kingme on Mar 18, 2008 11:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The winner

should be deemed "esteemed college expert and draft authority" for all draft related threads up to the actual draft.

For example, if coolcat wins, you would have to respond to him in any draft related threads in the following manner: "I agree with the esteemed college expert and draft authority coolcat." Or, "with all due repect, I cannot agree with esteemed college expert and draft authority coolcat."

And maybe throw in a Peaches T-Shirt with the inscription on the back reading, "I won. The rest of you are idiots."

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by section214 on Mar 18, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Drafting vs. Picking Brackets

That's a very esteemed comment from my esteemed colleague, except for one thing: I don't think picking brackets and picking players in the draft are related skills.

Drafting is a crapshoot. Kevin Love could be the next Larry Bird or the next Joe Kleine. Adam Morrison emerges as a lottery pick when others saw him as a second-round pick at best. I could go on and on.

Brackets, on the other hand, are basically a math exercise. Higher seeds from better conferences with more wins have a better chance to emerge as champions based on past results. Cinderella rarely stays at the ball past the Sweet 16, and the odds are stacked against her getting that far.

Since 1979, only 43 teams not seeded No. 1 or No. 2 have made it to the Final Four in 29 years.

In the meantime, 45 No. 1 seeds have made it to the Final Four, with 15 winning it all.

There have been 28 No. 2 seeds in the Final Four since 1979, with six of them becoming champions.

There is some great NCAA Tournament data to slice and dice at this site.

Most champions also come from one of the top six conferences (Pac 10, Big 10, Big East, ACC, SEC, Big 12) and enter the tournament with at least 25 wins. Eleven of the top 16 seeded teams meet that criteria this year: UCLA, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennesee, Duke, Georgetown, Stanford, Pitt, Wisconsin and Vanderbilt. Michigan State, a five seed in the South, and the East's No. 8 seed, Indiana, also boast those credentials.

Only Louisville (twice) and UNLV have come from outside the top conferences to claim the title since 1979.

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by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 18, 2008 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

9 Entries So Far

Good job!

I am sure there are many more folks putting in the required reading needed to render such important opinions :)

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by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 18, 2008 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Don't Forget

To fill out your Sactown Madness NCAA hoops bracket.

http://www.sactownroyalty.com/story/2008/3/18/35421/2281

Nine entries so far and bragging rights on the line.

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by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 18, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i have

filled out 18 brackets thus far and i will NEVER say screw the kings.

no no

by kingsTV on Mar 18, 2008 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

C'mon

Even I knew coolcat wasn't being literal this time around.

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by section214 on Mar 18, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now 15 Entries

Outstanding!

Still waiting for some holdouts to come through. :)

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by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 19, 2008 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Summary of the Entries

Total Entries: 39.

Picks to Win It All

UCLA 11.
Kansas 10.
NC 8.
Gtown 3.
1 Apiece - Arizona, UConn, Duke, Louisville, Memphis, Stanford, Texas.

Picks to Make the Final Game:

UCLA 22.
Kansas 14.
NC 14.
Texas 5.
Tenn 4.
Gtown 4.
Duke 2.
Pitt 2.
1 Apiece - Arizona, UConn, Louisville, Mich St, Stanford, USC, Wisc.

Top Final Game Matchups:

Kansas-UCLA 11.
NC-UCLA 6.
Tenn-UCLA 3.
Gtown-UCLA 2.
NC-Memphis 2.
NC-Texas 2.

Picks in the EAST:

NC 23.
Louisville 9.
Tenn 7.

Picks in the MIDWEST:

Kansas 24.
Gtown 8.
Wisc 3.
USC 2.
K State 2.

Picks in the SOUTH:

Memphis 15.
Texas 12.
Pitt 7.
Stanford 3.
Mich St 1.
Kentucky 1.

Picks in the WEST:

UCLA 29.
Duke 4.
UConn 4.
Xavier 1.
Arizona 1.

by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 20, 2008 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

After 12 Games

Five-way tie at the top of the heap.

K State victory over USC best upset of the day; Dukees barely escaped against No. 15 Belmont.

Still anyone's game.

by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 20, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My Final 4

East: Tennessee
Midwest: Kansas State
South: Memphis
West: UCLA

Winner: Tennessee

He can shoot, and he looks great in a suit. Hey, everybody - It's REGGIE TIME!

by dalt99 on Mar 20, 2008 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Too bad

You didn't enter. Nobody of the 39 who did has that Final Four lineup. And although four people had Tennessee playing in the final, nobody picked them to win it all.

Good luck with those picks. K State looked great today.

by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 21, 2008 3:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How the hell

Can people pick 15/16? Jesus, I'm ridiculously amazed I lucked into picking 14 (damn you Marquette! Texas A&M!).

Still in it to win it, get my grin on and sing my victory song all hickory day long.

Tomorrow, everyone's going to see the biggest jump from 8th->1st ever. Book it.

Mikki Moore in the skills challenge! - LPA

by iashwash on Mar 21, 2008 2:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good numbers

And most everyone's missed picks (at least at the top) are teams they didn't have advancing deeper in the tournament - ridnour and DB I believe are the two exceptions.

That's a huge key to winning these things - not just making the correct picks, but not having your Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, or god forbid Final Four picks eliminated early in the tourney.

It's a new day, let's see what suprises await!

Kenny Thomas - uniting Kings fans since 2006

by otis29 on Mar 21, 2008 5:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No more undefeated on the Yahoo big board.

Unbelievable second day. There must be at least a couple of hundred thousand entries into the yahoo bracket challenge and the best left on day 2 is 30 of 32. WOW. I still have all my sweet 16 left but this was a crushing day.

StR- Where Pookey is long, Otis is short and Section brings down the house.

by jjham15 on Mar 21, 2008 11:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone wondering about upsets

Sure got them on day 2. I'm shocked to be sitting in third, but I'm not sure it will last. I lost two of my sweet sixteen teams, that could come back to haunt me over the weekend.

As an aside, who watched the Indiana game? They have a kid on that roster that's built like Oliver Miller (if Oliver Miller had consumed a late-vintage Shawn Kemp).

Kenny Thomas - uniting Kings fans since 2006

by otis29 on Mar 22, 2008 5:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs