NCAA 2009-10 Hoops: Yo, mah Jordans, nigga

[Ed Anger]

You have money on K. state?

They always smack down his beloved Wright State Raiders.  Plus I'm guessing there is an Indiana angle of some sort with his in-laws.

First part correct. Although the Raiders occasionally bite Butler in the ass in the Horizon league.

The Raiders can't get good big men and play small ball.

[charliebear]

How 'bout those Spartans!
Final Four, baby   

[derspiess]

How 'bout those Spartans!
Final Four, baby   

More importantly, I win the Languish bracket.  Duke & WVU saved my ass.  Tim's penalty for picking Baylor is 3rd place.  None of us had any correct picks for the semifinals or finals, so the scores are all set.

[Ed Anger]

How 'bout those Spartans!
Final Four, baby   

More importantly, I win the Languish bracket.  Duke & WVU saved my ass.  Tim's penalty for picking Baylor is 3rd place.  None of us had any correct picks for the semifinals or finals, so the scores are all set.

HA! The fucker counted his chickens before they hatched, and the sports gods punished him. HAHAHAHA

[Valmy]

Michigan State
Butler
West Virginia
Duke

Just as I predicted!

[Strix]

Seedy can be proud!

They just released a study of graduation rates for basketball players from various Division I schools. The University of Maryland was the worst! They graduated ZERO black players and only 8% of their white ones.

FEAR the Turtle!

http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2010/03/19/ncaa-mens-basketball-graduation-rate-disparity-between-races-grows.html

EDIT: Link to study http://www.ncasports.org/Articles/2010_Mens_Bball_PR.pdf

[Neil]

The minute a black kid starts playing college hoops, unless he goes to the NBA (and usually even then) he has no future anyways.

[Admiral Yi]

The minute a black kid starts playing college hoops, unless he goes to the NBA (and usually even then) he has no future anyways.

Unless he goes to Duke, in which case he'll be coaching a Div I school within 2 years of graduation.

[CountDeMoney]

Seedy can be proud!

They just released a study of graduation rates for basketball players from various Division I schools. The University of Maryland was the worst! They graduated ZERO black players and only 8% of their white ones.

FEAR the Turtle!

Well, it is a tough school.

[Berkut]

Butler Hoops Team Under Investigation – AP

INDIANAPOLIS–Butler's run in the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game may be tarnished after reports surfaced today that all 13 scholarship players on the roster are being given good educations in an effort to help them find good jobs after they leave the school. "It's important to remember that right now these are only allegations — allegations that we are looking into," said NCAA president James Isch.

"But, obviously, if true, this would be very disappointing. The NCAA has certain expectations and standards. It's not fair for players at one school to be given good educations while athletes at other member schools receive basic, remedial instruction that is worth essentially nothing."   According to documents seized from the school's registrar's office, Butler players have received an education worth $38,616 per year totaling more than $150,000 over a four-year career.

Compare that to player at a school like Kentucky , where tuition is set at $4,051 — but with an actual value far below that.  "We don't want to say too much until these reports are confirmed," said Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari. "But we're talking about almost $140,000 difference in education per player — and that's even if my players stayed four years or graduated, which many of them do not. Then these Butler players are reportedly stepping into good jobs after graduation while my kids, if they don't make the NBA, have absolutely no job prospects or life skills. It's far from a balanced playing field. They are buying the best players by giving them a high-priced education."

In addition to the allegations that they were given an expensive education, many Butler players have been spotted around campus holding books, studying and engaging in interesting conversations. Others have been seen with people who are known to not be tutors.  Butler shooting guard and Kentucky native Shelvin Mack, who is reportedly a secondary education major, denied allegations that the Bulldog program is cheating.

"The discourse on this matter is fatuous and inane," he said, implicating the program further.

[sbr]

   That's great.

[Ed Anger]

I know that's parody, but still.....


FUCK BUTLER.

[jimmy olsen]

  Awesome