With the 02-03 basketball season winding down, and the recent release of TDCB, I have decided to do a little 64 team tournament featuring the Final Four teams from the past 16 years (4 teams * 16 seasons = 64 teams)

I did a couple of these What-if Dynasties before, and I know Grid Iron had some good ones as well.

Anyway, the initial brackets will be up soon, and I encourage you to get your bracket entries in. Maybe somebody can make up a trophy, or something, for the winner. At the very least, you have bragging rights and it should be pretty fun.

Michigan forfeited its 1993 Final Four appearance, but you'll include them, right? ;)

Great idea for a dynasty!

No Michigan for you! Lousy cheaters!

I have been pretty sick for the past week, so this project got put on hold, however I am picking it back up and would like to announce the 4 #1 seeds:

89-90 UNLV
91-92 Duke
95-96 Kentucky
99-00 Michigan State



Yes, the Michigan teams will be included.

Go MSU!

Go cheaters!

The rest of the seeding is as follows:

2
93-94 Arkansas
86-87 Indiana
01-02 Maryland
00-01 Duke

3
98-99 Uconn
87-88 Kansas
90-91 Duke
88-89 Michigan

4
97-98 Kentucky
94-95 UCLA
92-93 UNC
96-97 Arizona

Oh by the way, I am looking for suggestions on how to best run this tournament.

I can probably put the full brackets up on a website with my email address on there and people can just email me their submission......

Or maybe I can just have people who want an entry to email me and I can email them back with an attachment that they can fill out and return to me.

Thoughts on this?

5
86-87 Syracuse
98-99 Duke
91-92 Michigan
96-97 Kentucky


6
00-01 Arizona
87-88 Oklahoma
99-00 Florida
94-95 Arkansas


7
89-90 Duke
90-91 Kansas
92-93 Michigan
88-89 Seton Hall


8
93-94 Duke
95-96 Syracuse
97-98 Utah
01-02 Indiana

Seeds 1-4 are national champions
Seeds 5-8 are national runner-ups
Seed 9-16 are the losers of the national Semi-Final games.

Specific seeding was partially random, and partially based on my thoughts of how good a team was.

for example, the 00-99 Wisconsin and UNC teams were barely Final 4 caliber, IMO, so they are 16 seeds (this is the my thoughts part), but the 98-99 MSU team was pretty good, and they only got a 15 seed (this is the random part). Using my thoughts and a randomness factor, these brackets are scientifically perfect. don't argue with them. :D

9
95-96 Umass
90-91 UNLV
00-01 Michigan St
01-02 Kansas


10
92-93 Kansas
87-88 Arizona
92-93 Kentucky
87-88 Duke


11
97-98 UNC
00-01 Maryland
86-87 UNLV
89-90 Georgia Tech


12
96-97 UNC
89-90 Arkansas
88-89 Duke
91-92 Cincinnati


13
01-02 Oklahoma
93-94 Arizona
88-89 Illinois
94-95 UNC


14
96-97 Minnesota
97-98 Stanford
86-87 Providence
90-91 UNC


15
91-92 Indiana
93-94 Florida
94-95 Oklahoma St
98-99 Michigan St


16
95-96 Miss. St.
98-99 Ohio St
99-00 Wisconsin
99-00 UNC

GO OU!

I vote for putting the bracket on a website! But that could be time intensive. Either way is great.

Super idea for a dynasty!

go gophers, bobby jackson, john thomas, and courtney james will win it all from the 14 seed.

West Bracket

1 89-90 UNLV
16 99-00 UNC

8 01-02 Indiana
9 95-96 UMass

5 96-97 Kentucky
12 96-97 UNC

4 96-97 Arizona
13 01-02 Oklahoma

3 98-99 UConn
14 90-91 UNC

6 94-95 Arkansas
11 89-90 Georgia Tech

7 90-91 Kansas
10 92-93 Kentucky

2 00-01 Duke
15 91-92 Indiana

East Bracket:

1 91-92 Duke
16 99-00 Wisconsin

8 97-98 Utah
9 90-91 UNLV

5 91-92 Michigan
12 89-90 Arkansas

4 92-93 UNC
13 88-89 Illinois

3 87-88 Kansas
14 86-87 Providence

6 87-88 Oklahoma
11 86-87 UNLV

7 89-90 Duke
10 97-98 Arizona

2 01-01 Maryland
15 93-94 Florida

Southeast Bracket:

1 95-96 Kentucky
16 98-99 Ohio St.

8 95-96 Syracuse
9 00-01 Michigan St.

5 98-99 Duke
12 91-92 Cincinnati

4 94-95 UCLA
13 93-94 Arizona

3 90-91 Duke
14 97-98 Stanford

6 99-00 Florida
11 00-01 Maryland

7 92-93 Michigan
10 92-93 Kansas

2 86-87 Indiana
15 94-95 Oklahoma St.

Midwest Bracket:

1 99-00 Michigan St
16 95-96 Mississippi St.

8 93-94 Duke
9 01-02 Kansas

5 86-87 Syracuse
12 88-89 Duke

4 97-98 Kentucky
13 94-95 UNC

3 88-89 Michigan
14 96-97 Minnesota

6 00-01 Arizona
11 97-98 UNC

7 88-89 Seton Hall
10 87-88 Duke

2 93-94 Arkansas
15 98-99 Michigan St.

East plays West

and

Southeast plays Midwest

in the Final Four


Start sending in your entries via PM. I think the easiest way to do this is just round by round. I would like to have you guys project the entire bracket but that is pretty tough to do and monitor on the forum here.

So, just list the 32 teams you think you will win in the first round games. Each correct pick is worth 1 point.

I will accept entries until 6pm EST Friday for Round 1!

Sent. Sounds like a lot of fun...

Curious.

Where are the games going to be played...err, simmed? ;)
At a neutral site or at the higher seed's home court?

All games will be at a neutral site msugreen. Good question!

The nice thing about "What-If-Sports" is that you get a box score after the game. So instead of just listing the scores, I can type up newspaper report like reports that tell you who led the scoring, rebounding, etc...

The '90/'91 UNLV team was the most dominating College Basketball Team I've ever seen.. and they didn't even Win the Title... Shame on you Duke.

bump

UNC's championship team a 4 seed!? Oh well UNC will be pulling tons of upsets along the way here. Wonder how many times UNC/Duke teams will play with all the final fours they've been to combined in the last 16 years?

Welcome to Marmel’s What-If-Sports NCAA Tournament.

The action is starting early out in the East bracket, in Boston, Mass with a mismatch in the 8-9 game. The 90-91 Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV are the 9 seed and they are taking on the 97-98 Utah Utes. Many still believe this UNLV squad was the best team ever, yet they failed to win a game in the Final Four.

As expected, UNLV just ran away with this game, putting up 100 points to Utah’s 82. Anderson Hunt played all 40 minutes for UNLV and put up 31 points and had 5 assists. Larry Johnson added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Andre Miller and Michael Doleac each had 20 for the Utes.

Also, in the East, the 4 Seed, 92-93 UNC held on to beat the 88-89 Illinois team, a 13 seed. The final score was 96-88. Eric Montross led the way for the Heels with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Nick Anderson led the Illini with 18 points and 9 rebounds.


Next, we will head to the Southeast.

The 2 seed, 86-87 Indiana Hoosiers got 23 points, 3 assists and 2 steals from team leader Steve Alford en route to a 85-78 victory over the 15th seeded 94-95 Oklahoma St. Cowboys. Bryant Reeves, for OK St. led the game with 26 points, and Randy Rutherford chipped in 20, but it was not enough to pull the upset. Dean Garrett had 11 rebounds and 14 points for the Hoosiers.

Staying in the Southeast, we see the 92-93 Kansas Jayhawks, a 10 seed, fall against the Fab 5 of the 92-93 Michigan Wolverines, a 7 seed. Kansas had 6 players score in double digits, led by Rex Walters with 16. Michigan was led by Chris Webber and his 18 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Rose had 16, and both Jimmy King and Ray Jackson scored a dozen.

We go back to the East, where the #1 seed, the Duke Blue Devils of 91-92 take on the 16th seeded Wisconsin Badgers from 99-00.

The Devils handle this game with ease, cruising to a 79-65 victory. Christian Laettner led the Dukies with 23 points. Hurley, Davis and the two Hills each scored in double figures. For Wisconsin, Mark Vershaw had 15 and Andy Kowske had a dozen.

To close out the top half of the bracket in the East, #5 91-92 Michigan takes on #12 89-90 Arkansas.

The Razorbacks pull off the first upset of the tournament by knocking off the 5 seed, 82-77. Todd Day led the way for Arkansas with 17 points, while Lenzie Howell had 14 and Lee Mayberry had 12. Michigan was led by Jalen Rose and his 19 points. Weber was in foul trouble all day which may have hurt this squad. He finished with 16 points and 6 boards.


We head back to the Southeast to finish up the bottom half of that bracket.

Our second straight upset, as the 14th seeded Stanford Cardinals from 97-98 upend the 3 seed, 90-91 Duke Blue Devils, 85-81! Arthur Lee led the Cardinal with 13 points. Mad Mark Madsen and Kris Weems each had a dozen. Laettner led the Devils with 18, and Bobby Hurley chipped in 12 in the losing effort.

The 6 seed, 99-00 Florida manhandled a very good 00-01 Maryland squad, 94-80. Mike Miller led the Gators with 15 points and 8 boards, while Udonis Haslem had 14 points and Teddy Dupay and Donnell Harvey each had 13. Juan Dixon put up 19 points for the Terps.

Opening up in the Midwest is the #2 seed, 93-94 Arkansas. They will take on the 15 seed, the 98-99 Michigan State team.

It turned out to be 40 minutes of hell for the Razorbacks as the #2 seed goes down, 84-81, to a very talented Michigan St. squad, who came back to win the title the next year. The Spartans were led by Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson, who each scored 16 points. Jason Klein added 13. For the Razorbacks, Corliss Williamson had 16 points and 5 boards.

Staying in the Midwest, we see the #3 seed, the 88-89 Michigan Wolverines make easy work of the 96-97 Minnesota Golden Gophers, 92-79. Glen Rice led the way with 23 points for the Wolverines, while Rumeal Robinson and Loy Vaught each had 16. For the Gophers, Bobby Jackson led the team with 16 points.


We head out west…

The 96-97 Arizona Wildcat team had a great run back in the day, but they cannot win a game as the 4 seed in this tournament, as the 01-02 Oklahoma Sooners down them, 88-80. Hollis Price scored 19 for the Sooners and Ebi Ere and Aaron McGhee each had 16. For the Wildcats, Miles Simon had 18 and Michael Dickerson had 16.

The 5 seed, 96-97 Kentucky had an easy time with the 12 seed, 96-97 UNC. Kentucky won 91-77 behind 21 points and 7 rebounds from Ron Mercer. Derek Anderson had 17 points and Anthony Epps had 10 for the Wildcats. Antawn Jamison had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Heels.

Half the brackets are almost filled in, just four more games, and we stay in the West…..

The #1 seed, 89-90 UNLV had to put everything on the floor to get past the #16 seeded 99-00 UNC Tarheels. The Rebels pulled this one out, 80-79 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Larry Johnson. David Butler added 14 and Anderson Hunt had 13 for the Rebels. UNC was led by Joseph Forte and his 21 point performance. Jason Capel had 13 for the Heels.

Closing out the top half of the West bracket, the 9 seed, 95-96 Umass takes the win over the 8 seeded Indiana Hoosiers from 01-02 by a final of 88-72. That Umass team lost to a juggernaut of a Kentucky team in the Final Four, but is talented enough to go far in this one. Marcus Camby was unstoppable with 23 points and 17 rebounds. Donta Bright had 22 for the Minutemen. The Hoosiers got 15 points from Jared Jeffries and 12 from Tom Coverdale.



Finally, we go back to the Midwest….

The 6 seed, 00-01 Arizona Wildcats beat the 11 seed, 97-98 UNC Tarheels, 84-81. Michael Wright led the Cats with 19 points, while Richard Jefferson and Gilbert Arenas each had 14. For the Heels, Antawn Jamison led the way with 21 points and 17 rebounds, while Vince Carter and Shammond Williams each had 16.

We wrap it up with the 7 seed, the 88-89 Seton Hall Pirates beating the 10 seed, the 87-88 Duke Blue Devils, 87-84. The Pirates were led by John Morton and his 19 points. Andrew Gaze had 15, while Ramon Ramos had 14 points and 13 boards. Danny Ferry had 18 for the Devils, while Kevin Strickland had 16.

Scores from the First Day of the Tournament:

3 88-89 Michigan 92
14 96-97 Minnesota 79

6 00-01 Arizona 84
11 97-98 UNC 81

7 88-89 Seton Hall 87
10 87-88 Duke 84

2 93-94 Arkansas 81
15 98-99 Michigan St. 84

3 90-91 Duke 81
14 97-98 Stanford 85

6 99-00 Florida 94
11 00-01 Maryland 80

7 92-93 Michigan 81
10 92-93 Kansas 80

2 86-87 Indiana 85
15 94-95 Oklahoma St. 78

1 91-92 Duke 79
16 99-00 Wisconsin 65

8 97-98 Utah 100
9 90-91 UNLV 82

5 91-92 Michigan 77
12 89-90 Arkansas 82

4 92-93 UNC 96
13 88-89 Illinois 88

1 89-90 UNLV 80
16 99-00 UNC 79

8 01-02 Indiana 72
9 95-96 UMass 88

5 96-97 Kentucky 91
12 96-97 UNC 77

4 96-97 Arizona 80
13 01-02 Oklahoma 88

Great thread, Marmel. I wish I had seen it sooner so I could have sent in a bracket.

SI

Wow, what many people consider to be one of the best teams of all time, the 1991 UNLV team goes down in a near rout 100-82 in the first round.

Originally posted by digamma
Wow, what many people consider to be one of the best teams of all time, the 1991 UNLV team goes down in a near rout 100-82 in the first round.

Umm, no. I think you misread the post. It goes as follows:

"As expected, UNLV just ran away with this game, putting up 100 points to Utah’s 82. Anderson Hunt played all 40 minutes for UNLV and put up 31 points and had 5 assists. Larry Johnson added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Andre Miller and Michael Doleac each had 20 for the Utes."

UNLV 100
Utah 82

Keep up the good work, Marmel. Looking forward to the next round...

Back to First Round Action, in the East:

The #3 seed, 87-88 Kansas gets by the 86-87 Providence Friars, 89-83. Danny Manning led the way for the Jayhawks with 25 points and 11 boards. Milt Newton added 14 and Archie Marshall had 10. For the Friars, Billy Donovan had 20 points and 10 assists.

The #6 seed, 87-88 Oklahoma was unstoppable on offense as they poured in 104 points in a 104-96 victory of the #11 seed, 86-87 UNVL. Stacy King had 30 points for the Sooners. Harvey Grant added 19. For the Rebels, Freddie Banks had 23 and Armon Gilliam had 21.

The #7 seed, 89-90 Duke Blue Devils squeak by the 97-98 Arizona Wildcats, 90-89. The Devils were led by Phil Henderson with 20 points. Alaa Abdelnaby added 18 and Laettner had 13. For the Wildcats, Miles Simon and Michael Dickerson each had 19 points. AJ Bramlett had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

The Final game of the East region, sees the #2 seed, 01-02 Maryland win pretty easily, 84-75 over the 93-94 Florida Gators. Juan Dixon led the Terps with 17 points. Lonny Baxter had 16, while Byron Mouton and Chris Wilcox each had 14. For the Gators, Craig Brown had 17 while Andrew DeClerq had 12 points and 10 boards.

Now we move down to the Southeast Region:

Things start off in the Southwest with a massive upset. One of the tourney favorites, the #1 seeded 95-96 Kentucky Wildcats fall, 80-78 to the #16 seeded 98-99 Ohio State Buckeyes. Scoonie Penn and Michael Redd each had 19 points for the Buckeyes. Antoine Walker led the Wildcats with 16 points and 7 rebounds. The Southeast bracket is now wide open!


Just that quickly both of the Final 2 teams from 95-96 go down. The #9 seeded Michigan St. Spartans from 00-01 destroy the 95-96 Syracuse Orangemen, 92-77. Jason Richardson led the Spartans with 18 points and 11 boards. Charlie Bell and Andre Hudson each had 15 while Marcus Taylor and Zach Randolph each had 13. For the Orangemen, Johnson Wallace was a monster, scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 boards. Otis Hill added 17 points.

The 98-99 Duke team that was beat by Uconn in the finals gets a win in this tournament by beating the 91-92 Cincinnati Bearcats, 93-83. Trajan Langdon had 19 points for the Blue Devils. Will Avery had 15 and Elton Brand had 13 points and 9 boards. For Cincinnati, Herb Jones scored 17 points.

Wrapping up the Southeast Region, we see the #4 seeded 94-95 UCLA Bruins get by the 93-94 Arizona Wildcats in a PAC10 matchup. The final was 96-91. Toby Bailey scored 21 and Ed O’Bannon had 20 for the Bruins. Khalid Reeves and Damon Stoudamire each had 22 for the Cats.

We move to the Midwest

The #1 seeded, 99-00 Michigan St. Spartans move on to the second round by beating the 95-96 Mississippi St. team, 79-71. Morris Petersen led the Spartans with 15 points. Charlie Bell had 13. Mateen Cleaves had 12 points and 5 assists, while AJ Granger had 12 points and 10 boards. Daryl Wilson had 21 points for Miss. St.


The 8/9 game was a mismatch as the 9th seeded 01-02 Kansas Jayhawks dismantled the 93-94 Dukies, 96-81. Drew Gooden and Nick Collison each had 20 for the Jayhawks. Gooden pulled down an amazing 22 boards, while Collison had 12 rebounds. Cherokee Parks and Antonio Lang each had 14 for Duke.


Fifth seeded 86-87 Syracuse beats 88-89 Duke, 89-78. Guard play was key for Syracuse as Sherman Douglas had 20 points and 9 assists, while Greg Monroe had 19 points and 9 assists. Rony Seikaly eadded 15 points for the Orangemen. Danny Ferry led Duke with 19 points.

Wrapping up the Midwest region, we see another upset as the 13th seeded 94-95 UNC team beat the 97-98 Kentucky Wildcats, 79-77. Rasheed Wallace had 19 points for the Heels and 10 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse added 17 while Donald Williams scored 15. For the Wildcats, Jeff Sheppard had 16 points and Scott Padgett and Nazr Mohammed each had a dozen.

We move to the Midwest

The #1 seeded, 99-00 Michigan St. Spartans move on to the second round by beating the 95-96 Mississippi St. team, 79-71. Morris Petersen led the Spartans with 15 points. Charlie Bell had 13. Mateen Cleaves had 12 points and 5 assists, while AJ Granger had 12 points and 10 boards. Daryl Wilson had 21 points for Miss. St.


The 8/9 game was a mismatch as the 9th seeded 01-02 Kansas Jayhawks dismantled the 93-94 Dukies, 96-81. Drew Gooden and Nick Collison each had 20 for the Jayhawks. Gooden pulled down an amazing 22 boards, while Collison had 12 rebounds. Cherokee Parks and Antonio Lang each had 14 for Duke.


Fifth seeded 86-87 Syracuse beats 88-89 Duke, 89-78. Guard play was key for Syracuse as Sherman Douglas had 20 points and 9 assists, while Greg Monroe had 19 points and 9 assists. Rony Seikaly eadded 15 points for the Orangemen. Danny Ferry led Duke with 19 points.

Wrapping up the Midwest region, we see another upset as the 13th seeded 94-95 UNC team beat the 97-98 Kentucky Wildcats, 79-77. Rasheed Wallace had 19 points for the Heels and 10 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse added 17 while Donald Williams scored 15. For the Wildcats, Jeff Sheppard had 16 points and Scott Padgett and Nazr Mohammed each had a dozen.

Scoriing Wrap up:

3 98-99 UConn 73
14 90-91 UNC 91

6 94-95 Arkansas 87
11 89-90 Georgia Tech 89

7 90-91 Kansas 88
10 92-93 Kentucky 96

2 00-01 Duke 89
15 91-92 Indiana 85

3 87-88 Kansas 89
14 86-87 Providence 83

6 87-88 Oklahoma 104
11 86-87 UNLV 96

7 89-90 Duke 90
10 97-98 Arizona 89

2 01-02 Maryland 84
15 93-94 Florida 75

1 95-96 Kentucky 78
16 98-99 Ohio St. 80

8 95-96 Syracuse 77
9 00-01 Michigan St. 92

5 98-99 Duke 93
12 91-92 Cincinnati 83

4 94-95 UCLA 96
13 93-94 Arizona 91

1 99-00 Michigan St 79
16 95-96 Mississippi St. 71

8 93-94 Duke 81
9 01-02 Kansas 96

5 86-87 Syracuse 89
12 88-89 Duke 78

4 97-98 Kentucky 77
13 94-95 UNC 79

Round 2 Matchups:

East:

1 91-92 Duke
8 97-98 Utah

12 89-90 Arkansas
4 92-93 UNC

3 87-88 Kansas
6 87-88 Oklahoma

7 89-90 Duke
2 01-02 Maryland



West:

1 89-90 UNLV
9 95-96 UMass

5 96-97 Kentucky
13 01-02 Oklahoma

14 90-91 UNC
11 89-90 Georgia Tech

10 92-93 Kentucky
2 00-01 Duke


Southeast:

16 98-99 Ohio State
9 00-01 Michigan St.

5 98-99 Duke
4 94-95 UCLA

14 97-98 Stanford
6 99-00 Florida

7 92-93 Michigan
2 86-87 Indiana



Midwest:

1 99-00 Michigan St.
9 01-02 Kansas

5 86-87 Syracuse
13 94-95 UNC

3 88-89 Michigan
6 00-01 Arizona

7 88-89 Seton Hall
15 98-99 Michigan St.

Originally posted by digamma
Wow, what many people consider to be one of the best teams of all time, the 1991 UNLV team goes down in a near rout 100-82 in the first round.

OK, I'm confused now Marmel. In the game write-up you say:

"The 90-91 Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV are the 9 seed and they are taking on the 97-98 Utah Utes. Many still believe this UNLV squad was the best team ever, yet they failed to win a game in the Final Four.

As expected, UNLV just ran away with this game, putting up 100 points to Utah’s 82. Anderson Hunt played all 40 minutes for UNLV and put up 31 points and had 5 assists. Larry Johnson added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Andre Miller and Michael Doleac each had 20 for the Utes."

Now, when you listed just the score, you put:

8 97-98 Utah 100
9 90-91 UNLV 82

And for the Round Two games you have listed:

1 91-92 Duke
8 97-98 Utah

Is the write-up right or is the score right? I would hate to see that great UNLV team go out inadvertantly...

3 87-88 Kansas
6 87-88 Oklahoma

1 99-00 Michigan St.
9 01-02 Kansas

Rock chalk! The first one is a classic rematch while the second has one of our best teams and the second was a good team that got screwed by the refs.

SI

Originally posted by JeeberD
OK, I'm confused now Marmel. In the game write-up you say:

"The 90-91 Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV are the 9 seed and they are taking on the 97-98 Utah Utes. Many still believe this UNLV squad was the best team ever, yet they failed to win a game in the Final Four.

As expected, UNLV just ran away with this game, putting up 100 points to Utah’s 82. Anderson Hunt played all 40 minutes for UNLV and put up 31 points and had 5 assists. Larry Johnson added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Andre Miller and Michael Doleac each had 20 for the Utes."

Now, when you listed just the score, you put:

8 97-98 Utah 100
9 90-91 UNLV 82

And for the Round Two games you have listed:

1 91-92 Duke
8 97-98 Utah

Is the write-up right or is the score right? I would hate to see that great UNLV team go out inadvertantly...

Thanks for catching that. I will have to check my log this evening and make the appropriate correction(s). Thanks!

Yeah, I missed the write-up, as JeeberD pointed out, and just noticed the score on the list, with Utah as the winner.

When are Round 2 picks due?

OK, I just reversed the scores, UNLV did win that game.

Send in your Round 2 picks ASAP!

Thanks!

Only 5 entries, but a close competition so far,

Colt 21
Jeeb 21
Grid I 21
Splits 20
Radii 17


Round 2 picks are worth 1 point each!

I may be in last, but I can still ride the ACC to victory! GO HEELS!

Hope I can keep up my momentum...

I'm in - PM sent

Go UMass!

I believe Colt is the only one who has not submitted round 2 picks.

Tomorrow at 5pm EST is the deadline!

I'm working on them now!!!

Welcome to Round 2 of the What if NCAA Tournament!

Let’s get right into the action where the games have finished in the East Bracket. In a highly anticipated matchup, the 91-92 Duke squad goes up against the 90-91 UNLV team, and the 92-93 UNC TarHeels take on the 89-90 Arkansas Razorbacks.

In a terrific matchup, Christian Laettner took the Blue Devils on his back and led them to a 99-94 victory over the 9th seeded Rebels. Laettner had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead the way. Tom Hill had 16 for the Devils, and Brian Davis, Bobby Hurley and Grant Hill each scored 14 points. For the Rebels, Larry Johnson led the way with 22 points, while Anderson Hunt had 16 and Greg Anthony added 15.


The 4th seeded UNC Tarheel of 92-93 move into the Sweet 16 by beating the 12 seed, the 89-90 Arkansas Razorbacks, by a final score of 97-87. Eric Montross led the Heels with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Donald Williams added 21 points, while George Lynch had 16. For the Razorbacks, Todd Day had 22 and Lee Maybury had 16, but the rest of the team was no help.


The 6th seeded 88-89 Oklahoma Sooners used basically a 6 man rotation to blow out the 3rd seed, 88-89 Kansas Jayhawks, who had 12 players score in the game. The Sooners won 107-83. Oklahoma was led by Harvey Grant, who was unstoppable with 29 points and 14 rebounds. Ricky Grace had 18 points and 8 assists. Mookie Blaylock and Stacy King also had 18 points each in the win. For the Jayhawks, Danny Manning scored 23, but the only other guys in double figures were Milt Newton and Archie Marshall, with 10 each.

There will be 2 Duke teams in the Sweet 16 of the East bracket, as the 89-90 Blue Devils upset the 2nd seeded 01-02 Maryland Terapins, 90-83. Christian Laettner led Duke with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Phil Henderson added 16, while Robert Brickley and Alaa Abdelnaby each had 13 for Duke. Maryland was led by Lonnie Baxter and his 19 points, while Juan Dixon had 17.

Next, we head down to the Southeast and the surprise 16th seeded Ohio State team from 98-99.

Those 98-99 Buckeyes run comes to a quick end at the hands of the 9th seeded Michigan State team from 00-01. The Spartans won 90-77. Andre Hutson led the Spartans with 18 points and 10 boards. Zach Randolph had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Charlie Bell had 15 and Jason Richardson had 14 for the Spartans. Ohio State was led by Michael Redd with 18 points while Scoonie Penn had 14.


The 4th seeded 94-95 UCLA Bruins get by an extremely talented 98-99 Duke team, by a final score of 92-89. Ed O’Bannon scored 22 points for the Bruins, while Tyus Edney had 19. Charles O’Bannon added 15 and 7 boards. For the Devils, Trajan Langdon and Elton Brand each scored 16 points to lead Duke.


We have our first real Cinderella team as the 14th seeded 97-98 Stanford Cardinal pull off another upset by beating the 6th seeded 99-00 Florida Gators, 90-75. Arthur Lee and Kris Weems each had 14 to lead the Cardinal, while Tim Young and Peter Sauer had 11. Mad Mark Madsen added 10. Florida didn’t have a hot hand today, their leading scorer was Mike Miller with just a dozen. Kenyan Weaks had 11, while Udonis Haslem and Teddy Dupay each scored 10.


The Fab Five get into the sweet sixteen by upsetting the 2nd seeded 86-87 Indiana Hoosiers. The 92-93 Michigan Wolverines win 83-76. Michigan was led by Chris Webber, of course, who scored 22 points and had 9 rebounds. Juwan Howard added 19 points and Jalen Rose had 13. For Indiana, Steve Alford scored 22. Daryl Thomas had 15, while Dean Garrett had 13. Michigan outrebounded Indiana 39-27.

Time to head to the MidWest Bracket.

Another Number One seed falls! The 99-00 Michigan State Spartans lose to the 9th seeded Kansas Jayhawks from last season (01-02) by a final score of 98-82. Kansas was led by Drew Gooden, who exploded for 30 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Boshee added 18. Nick Collison had 17 and 10 boards. Kirk Hinrich added 15. For the Spartans, Charlie Bell and Morris Petersen led the way with 15 points. Andre Hutson had 13, while Mateen Cleaves had 11 points and 9 assists.


Our first overtime game of the tournament sees the 5th seeded 86-87 Syracuse Ornagemen survive a big scare from the 13th seeded 94-95 UNC Tarheel. Syracuse ended up winning 94-91. The Orange was led by Rony Seikaly, who scored 21 points and had 13 rebounds. Sherman Douglas had 19 points, while Greg Monroe had 18. Derrick Coleman chipped in 11. For the Heels, Rasheed Wallace led the way with 21 points, while Jeff McInnis had 18. Jerry Stackhouse scored 17 and grabbed 11 boards.


We get another overtime game! The higher seed once again hangs on, as the 88-89 Michigan Wolverines get by the 6th seeded 00-01 Arizona Wildcats, 110-106. Glen Rice went off for Michigan, scoring 34 points. Rumeal Robinson and Sean Higgins each scored 18, while Loy Vaught added 15 for the Wolverines. Arizona was led by Gilbert Arenas with 20. Michael Wright had 22 and 16 rebounds, while Luke Walton had 13 and 10 boards. Loren Woods also added 16 points for the Cats.


The Big East gets their second team in the Sweet Sixteen in the Midwest, as the 7th seeded 88-89 Seton Hall Pirates take care of business against the 15th seeded, but dangerous, 98-99 Michigan State Spartans. The final was 81-73. The Hall was led by John Morton, who scored 19 points. Three other Hall players scored 12: Andrew Gaze, Ramon Ramos, and Daryll Walker. Morris Peterson led the Spartans with 16 points and 9 boards. Antonio Smith put on a glass cleaning clinic with 17 rebounds. Mateen Cleaves add a dozen for Michigan State.

We go to the West, where there are only 4 more spots left in the Sweet 16!

The 9th seeded 95-96 Umass Minutemen give the 89-90 UNLV team all they can handle, but the Rebels pull it off and defend their #1 seed by a final score of 86-84. Larry Johnson scored 20 points and had 7 rebounds to lead the Rebels. Anderson Hunt had 15, while David Butler scored 14 for the Rebels. Marcus Camby led the Minutemen with 20 points and 9 boards. Dana Dingle had 13 points and 16 rebounds, while Donta bright added 16 points and 8 boards. Umass actually dominated the glass and had a 47-29 advantage.


The 5th seeded 96-97 Kentucky Wildcats just blow away the 13th seeded 01-02 Oklahoma Sooners, 97-80. Derek Anderson led Kentucky with 20 points. Ron Mercer added 16, while Scott Padgent had 10 for the Wildcats. Hollis Price paced the Sooners with 21 points. Aaron McGhee had 14, and Jason Detrick added a dozen.


In a battle of Cinderella teams, the 11th seeded Georgia Tech Yellowjackets beat the 14th seeded UNC Tarheels, 89-79. The Jackets were led by Brian Oliver and Dennis Scott, who both scored 24 points. Kenny Anderson was right behind them with 23 points. Malcolm Mackey added 7 points, but really contributed with 12 rebounds. The Heels were led by Rick Fox with 18, Pete Chilcutt with 16 and Hubert Davis with 15.


Our final second round game goes to overtime, and the higher seed once again survives a big scare. The 2nd seed, 00-01 Duke Blue Devils win 112-108 over the 10th seeded 92-93 Kentucky Wildcats. Duke was led by Jason Williams with 24 points. Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Shane Battier had 19 and 9. Nate James also scored 19 for Duke. For the Wildcats, Jamal Mashburn led the way with 24, while Travis Ford scored 20.

Round 2 Scoring Recap:

1 89-90 UNLV 86
9 95-96 UMass 84




5 96-97 Kentucky 97
13 01-02 Oklahoma 80




14 90-91 UNC 79
11 89-90 Georgia Tech 89




10 92-93 Kentucky 108
2 00-01 Duke 112

1 91-92 Duke 99
9 90-91 UNLV 95




12 89-90 Arkansas 87
4 92-93 UNC 97




3 87-88 Kansas 83
6 87-88 Oklahoma 107




7 89-90 Duke 90
2 01-02 Maryland 83

16 98-99 Ohio State 77
9 00-01 Michigan St. 90




5 98-99 Duke 89
4 94-95 UCLA 92




14 97-98 Stanford 90
6 99-00 Florida 75




7 92-93 Michigan 83
2 86-87 Indiana 76

1 99-00 Michigan St. 82
9 01-02 Kansas 98




5 86-87 Syracuse 94
13 94-95 UNC 91




3 88-89 Michigan 110
6 00-01 Arizona 106




7 88-89 Seton Hall 81
15 98-99 Michigan St. 73

Round 2 Scores:

Jeeber 12
Grid Iron 12
Radii 8
Colt 8
Splits 6

Total Scores, Updated:

Jeeber 33
Grid Iron 33
Colt 29
splits 26
Radii 25

Round 3 picks will be due by Friday evening. Each correct pick will be worth 2 points! So nobody is really out of it quite yet.

Round 4 will be worth 2 points.
Round 5 will be worth 3 points.
Round 6 will be worth 4 points.

Here are the Sweet Sixteen Matchups:

East:

1 91-92 Duke
4 92-93 UNC
(Battle of early 90's ACC teams)

6 87-88 Oklahoma
7 89-90 Duke
(Late 80's ACC/B12 battle)

West:

1 89-90 UNLV
5 96-97 Kentucky
(Can legendary Kentucky knock off one of the favorites?)

11 89-90 Georgia Tech
2 00-01 Duke
(Another ACC matchup)

Southeast:

9 00-01 Michigan St.
4 94-95 UCLA
(The Rose Bowl of the Tounament)

14 97-98 Stanford
7 92-93 Michigan
(The Southeast Bracket is now renamed the Rosebowl Bracket)

Midwest:

9 01-02 Kansas
5 86-87 Syracuse
(Can the memory of Keith Smart be erased from Syracuse's memory?)

3 88-89 Michigan
7 88-89 Seton Hall
(A rematch of that classic 88-89 season finale!)

Wow, so few teams left from 95 on. I'm surprised by that. Any clue on how What-If sims their stuff? Are they using there own or Lance Haffner?

I really have not looked into how they sim their stuff.

damn unc teams :( that 86-87 Syracuse team killed me when I was 11 years old, that was my favorite UNC team ever that Syracuse upset to eventually get to the final four.

Still nice to see the ACC frontrunning.

Marmel, this is a great thread. Your recaps are awesome.

Looking forward to the Sweet 16!

Wow, still tied for the lead. I'm enjoying the hell out of this and can't wait for the next round...

My Hoosiers are gone. No Alford. No Smart. I hate the Fab 5. Hated them then, and now I just got reminded why.

This is really good. Working on my picks for the Sweet 16. I need to make a comeback now!

I bleed Orange, so I am happy to see the Sherman Douglas led 86-87 Syracuse team get that overtime win and move on. At worst, I would like to see an All Big-East Matchup in the Midwest Final.

Thanks for the kind words guys. I am really enjoying doing this and seeing the outcomes.

picks sent

Mine are sent. Down with Syracuse :(

It is time for the Sweet 16!

Starting in the East Bracket.

Right off the bat, the third number one seed of the tournament falls. The 4th seeded 92-93 UNC Tarheels barely get by the 1st seeded 91-92 Duke Blue Devils, 87-85. George Lynch led the way for the Heels with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Eric Montross and Donald Williams each scored 18, and Brian Reese chipped in 10 for the Heels. For Duke, Christian Laettner led the way with 25 points and 7 boards. Thomas Hill and Bobby Hurley added 13 each.


Duke really struggled in the East bracket, as the 6th seeded 87-88 Oklahoma Sooners just beat up on the 7th seeded 89-90 Duke team, 109-96. Stacy King was unstoppable for Oklahoma, scoring 25 points and pulling down 14 boards. Harvey Grant was almost as good, scoring 20 and getting 10 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock added 17 while Ricky Grace had 14. Duke was led by Phil Henderson and his 20 points. Alaa Abdelnaby had 19, while Laettner had 18 in the losing cause.

We go to the Midwest Bracket.

My beloved 5th seeded 86-87 Syracuse Orangemen could not hold off a strong 9th seeded 01-02 Kansas Jayhawks team. Kansas won 98-84. Kansas was led by Grew Gooden with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Nick Collison also had a double, double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Jeff Boshee scored 18 points as well. Kirk Hinrich added 17 points and 7 assists. For Syracuse, Howard Triche led the way with 18 points, while Greg Monroe had 15 and Rony Seikaly had 14 points and 14 rebounds.


In a rematch of the 88-89 Title game, Michigan, the 3 seed once again wins a close one over the 7th seeded Seton Hall Pirates, 93-92. Michigan was led by Glen Rice with 26 points. Rumeal Robinson scored 16. Terry Mills, Sean Higgins, and Loy Vaught each scored a dozen. For Seton Hall, John Morton led the team in scoring with 21. Ramon Rmos scored 16 and had 12 rebounds. Andrew Gaze also scored 16 for the Pirates.

Next we move to the Southeast Bracket.

In the first game the higher seed holds serve. The 4th seeded 94-95 UCLA Bruins beat the 9th seeded 00-01 Michigan State Spartans, 91-82. The Bruins were led by Ed O’Bannon with 22 points and 12 boards. Tyus Edney scored 17, while Toby Bailey had 14. Three more Bruins scored in the double figures, JR Henderson and Charles O’Bannon had 12 each and George Zidek had 10. For the Spartans, Charlie Bell had 17 and 8 assists, while Jason Richardson had 16. Andre Hutson chipped in with 15.



The Cinderella run of the 14th seeded 97-98 Stanford Cardinal comes to an end at the hands of the 7th seeded 92-93 Michigan Wolverines, 80-78. Chris Webber led the Wolverines with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Jalen Rose had 16 and Juwan Howard added 15 for Michigan. Stanford was led by Mad Mark Madsen with 14 points. Peter Sauer had 12 and Arthur Lee had 11 for the Cardinal.

We close out the third round in the West Bracket, where the only remaining #1 seed remains.

…and that #1 seed moves on. The Running Rebels from 89-90 hang on to win against a fierce 5th seeded 96-97 Kentucky Wildcat team, 94-87. Anderson Hunt led the Rebels in scoring with 17 points. Larry Johnson put on a show with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Stacey Augmon had 11 points, but also pulled down 9 boards. David Butler added 16 points. For the Wildacts, Derek Anderson led the way with 17 points. Ron Mercer had 14, and Allen Edwards added 11 points.


In a game that featured both teams lighting up the scoreboard, a Duke team finally gets through to the final 8. The 2nd seeded 00-01 Duke Blue Devils outgun the 11th seeded 89-90 Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, 102-91. Jason Williams was brilliant for Duke, scoring 30 points and dishing out 12 assists. Shane Battier also poured in 24 points. Nate James had 12 while Carlos Boozer had 11 points. The Jackets had 3 scoring machines on the day, but no other help. Dennis Scott had 25, while Kenny Anderson had 24, and Brian Oliver had 23 points. No other Yellowjacket had more than 8, and that was their undoing.

This sets up a terrific Elite 8 matchup between the 89-90 UNLV team and the 00-01 Duke squad. A 1 vs. 2 seed game!

Sweet 16 Recap:

1 91-92 Duke 85
4 92-93 UNC 87

6 87-88 Oklahoma 109
7 89-90 Duke 96

9 01-02 Kansas 98
5 86-87 Syracuse 84

3 88-89 Michigan 93
7 88-89 Seton Hall 92

9 00-01 Michigan St. 82
4 94-95 UCLA 91

14 97-98 Stanford 78
7 92-93 Michigan 80

1 89-90 UNLV 94
5 96-97 Kentucky 87

11 89-90 Georgia Tech 91
2 00-01 Duke 102

That sets up the regional finals in the Elite 8, for the right to go to the Final Four, as follows:

East

4 92-93 UNC
6 87-88 Oklahoma


Southeast

4 94-95 UCLA
7 92-93 Michigan

Midwest

9 01-02 Kansas
3 88-89 Michigan

West

1 89-90 UNLV
2 00-01 Duke

Round three scores:

Jeeber 12
Grid Iron 12
Radii 12
Colt 10
splits 8

Total Scores after Round 3:

Jeeber 45
Grid Iron 45
Colt 39
Radii 37
splits 34

Round 4 picks are due by Monday evening at around 5pm.

Each game is worth 2 points again!

Whoo Hoo!!! PM sent!

Dang, Jeeber, get off my tail!;)

Me? How are YOU managing to copy my PM's? :)

Dola

PM sent. Man, there were some really tough decisions to make on this one. It was hard to choose between who I wanted to win and who has been playing better...

Originally posted by JeeberD
Me? How are YOU managing to copy my PM's? :)

LMAO!:D

Doh! Was hoping to seem some results tonight. Guess Marmel is starting to slack off. Slacker... ;)

Great thread Marmel...sorry I wasn't in on it from the get go. Looking forward to the results :)

I have been on a mini-vacation for the past few days, but will get the next round up tonight!

For a spot in the Final Four, We begin in the East Region.

The #4 seed, 92-93 UNC Tarheels take on the #6 seed, 87-88 Oklahoma Sooners from the Pepsi Center in Albany, NY.

The first team to grab a spot in the Final Four is the 1987-1988 Oklahoma Sooners! They get past the Tarheels by just 2 points, 97-95.

Stacy King scored 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the Sooners. Harvey Grant added 17 points and 6 rebounds. Ricky Grace had 16 points and dished out 8 assists. Mookie Blaylock also hadded 14 for Oklahoma.

For the Tarheels, Donald Williams was the game’s leading scorer with 22 points. George Lynch had a great game, scoring 16 and pulling down 16 boards! Eric Montross added 14 and Brian Reese had 13 in the losing effort.

In the Southeast Bracket we have…

The 4 seed, 1994-1995 UCLA Bruins taking on the 7seed, 1992-1993 Michigan Wolverines.

In this bracket, the higher seed advances! The UCLA Bruins beat the Wolverines by a final score of 90-85.

The Bruins used very balanced scoring to take the victory and the 2nd spot in the Final Four. Ed O’Bannon had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Tyus Edney scored 18 and had 5 assists. JR Henderson and George Zidek each scored a dozen. Charles O’Bannon and Toby Bailey each scored 11 points for the Bruins.

Chris Webber led Michigan with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Juwan Howard added 15 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Rose also scored 15 points. Jimmy King added 13 points, but the lack of scoring from the bench, which UCLA had, eventually did in the Wolverines.

In the Midwest…

The 3 seed, 88-89 Michigan Wolverines take on the 9seed, 01-02 Kansas Jayhawks.

This one was never close from tip off to final buzzer as the Wolverines dismantle the Jayhawks, 94-77.

Glen Rice led the way for Michigan with 24 points and 6 rebounds. Loy Vaught had 20 points and 10 boards. Terry Mills chipped in 14 points, while Rumeal Robinson had 11 and Sean Higgings added 10.

For the Jayhawks, Drew Gooden and Kirk Heinrich each scored 16 points. Gooden pulled down 10 rebounds. Nick Collison had 15 points and 9 boards. Jeff Boshee scored 13. Aaron Miles had 13 assists, but once again a lack of scoring other than from the top players did a team in.

Finally, in the most anticipated Game of the Elite 8...

#1 seed 89-90 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels take on the #2 seeded, 00-01 Duke Blue Devils.

In the end of a very competitive contest, only 1 point separated these two teams, and the final spot in the Final Four goes to….

The 2000-2001 Duke Blue Devils, by a final score of 90-89.

Duke was led by Shane Battier and his 21 points. Jason Williams was right behind him with 20 points and he handed out 7 assists. Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 9 boards while Nate James added a dozen.

For UNLV, Anderson Hunt led the way with 17 points. Larry Johnson scored 16 and had 10 rebounds. Stacey Augmon scored 15, while David Butler had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Round 4 Scoring Recap:

4 92-93 UNC 95
6 87-88 Oklahoma 97

4 94-95 UCLA 90
7 92-93 Michigan 85

9 01-02 Kansas 77
3 88-89 Michigan 94

1 89-90 UNLV 89
2 00-01 Duke 90

Final Four Matchups:

6 87-88 Oklahoma
2 00-01 Duke



4 94-95 UCLA
3 88-89 Michigan

Round 4 scores:

Jeeber 6
Grid Iron 4
Radii 4
Splits 0
Colt 0

Total Scores:

Jeeber 51
Grid Iron 49
Radii 41
Colt 39
Splits 34

Round 5 picks are due Friday evening.

Each pick is worth 3 points.

Just a reminder that the Final game pick will be worth 4 points.

you're missing a michigan i think :) And bye bye UNC :(

This one was never close from tip off to final buzzer as the Wolverines dismantle the Jayhawks, 94-77.

Aw nuts, it was a good run.

SI

Sent!

I only got 2 pts. in the last round, rather than 4. I think the confusion was my selection of 92-93 Michigan (which lost) vs. my non-selection of 88-89 Michigan (which won).

So, my total points are 47, giving Jeeber a 4-point lead. And he'll need them 'cause I'm gonna sweep the remaining games.:D

It's official. I suck at picking brackets in this game. I hope that doesn't translate to the real NCAA's this year.

(Let's see, I predict an all-Cheesehead Final, Wisconsin vs. Marquette - yeah....that will happen) :rolleyes:

Hey Marm, can we get this finished up fairly quickly? I'm going out of town for a week starting Monday and I don't want to have to forfeit this contest to Grid Iron. :)

Go Bruins

The Final Four!

In our first matchup, 87-88 Oklahoma Sooners play the 00-01 Duke Blue Devils.

Following that, the 94-95 UCLA Bruins take on the 88-89 Michigan Wolverines.



Our first game of the day was an absolute blowout. One of the largest margins of victory in this tournament. The 87-88 Oklahoma Sooners will move on to play for the What-If Championship after dismantling the 00-01 Dukies, 102-82.

Mookie Blaylock scored 21 for Oklahoma. Stacy King was right behind him with 20 points, and he pulled down 8 board as well. Harvey Grant also grabbed 8 boards and scored 18 points. Ricky Grace chipped in with 14 points and dished out 8 assists.

For Duke, Shane Battier led all scorers on his team with 16 points. Nate James added 15 and grabbed 10 rebounds. Jason Williams scored 15 and had 10 assists. Mike Dunleavey and Carlos Boozer each added 11 in the losing cause.

In our second matchup, the 94-95 UCLA Bruins take on the 88-89 Michigan Wolverines.

UCLA only got 3 points from their team outside of their top 6 scorers. The lack of any depth killed them in this game, and down the stretch, Michigan took control and won this game 96-87.

Glen Rice was a scoring machine, dropping in 26 points on 10 for 17 shooting. Rumeal Robinson added 18 for the Wolverines. Loy Vaught added 16 and had 9 rebounds on the day. Terry Mills and Sean Higgins each scored in double figures.

For the Bruins, Tyus Edney was on fire, scoring 21 and handing out 12 assists. Ed O’Bannon had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Charles O’Bannon, Toby Bailey and George Zidek each scored a dozen in the losing cause.

Final Four Scores:

6 87-88 Oklahoma 102
2 00-01 Duke 82



4 94-95 UCLA 87
3 88-89 Michigan 96

Championship Game Matchup:

6 87-88 Oklahoma
3 88-89 Michigan

All 5 participants got 1 of the final 2 team correct, so the scores, with 1 round to go are as follows:

Jeeber 54
Grid 50
Radii 44
Colt 42
Splits 37


The last pick is worth 4 points, so Jeeber has clinched at least a tie!

Get your picks in ASAP, and when I have them all I will do this...probably tuesday or wednesday at the latest though.

Sweet, I can't do any worst than first. And don't worry, Grid Iron, you won't catch me for the tie... :D

To stay alive, I need to pick the winner, and Jeeber needs to pick the loser. How do I do that?

1) pick the favorite in the hope that Jeeber will select the underdog?

or

2) pick the underdog with the expectation that Jeeber will pick the favorite?

Decisions, decisions. . . ;)

So, who do you consider to be the favorite? That would seem to be a tough decision in itself...

Oklahoma is the favorite . . . or is it Michigan?:D

Damn, you saw right through my dastardly scheme... :D

My pick's already sent, so the pressure is all on you...

Originally posted by JeeberD
My pick's already sent, so the pressure is all on you...

So is mine.:cool:

I just checked out both of your picks. Very interesting! :)

Considering I'm out of it because I forgot a round (oops), my pick needs not be a secret. I'm going with Michigan, a team I actually saw in person that year at the Southeast regional. That team had talent, but Rice was simply a one man show during those two days.

Sorry for the slight delay.

I will get the finals done tomorrow!

Hey Colt, you may have missed a round, but you still finished better than splits, and he did not miss a round! Heh.


Sorry splits. ;)

And the winner is......

Championship Game!

The 87-88 Oklahoma Sooners take on the 88-89 Michigan Wolverines for the What-If National Championship.


…and your Champions are the Oklahoma Sooners! The won a shootout, 100-92.

Oklahoma was led by Harvey Grant with 21 points, and he pulled down 7 rebounds. Stacy King scored 19 and pulled down a game high 11 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock had 8 assists and 16 points, while Ricky Grace also had 8 assists and chipped in 14 more points.

For Michigan, Glen Rice was the game’s leading scorer with 25 points. He also had 7 rebounds. Rumeal Robinson and Loy Vaught each scored 16 for Michigan, and Vaught grabbed 9 boards. Terry Mills and Sean Higgins each chipped in with 11 points in the losing cause.

Final Round Scores:

Jeeber 4
Grid 4
splits 0
Radii 0
Colt 0

Final Standings:

Jeeber 58
Grid 54
Radii 44
Colt 42
Splits 37


Congrats to Jeeber!

Thanks to all for making this an enjoyable tournament.

Sorry I was a slacker getting this final round done. :)

Marmel - This was an awesome thread, and especially great given that March Madness is now going on. Great job!

JeeberD - Congrats! You should have picked Michigan!;)

WooHoo!!

Great dynstasy, Marm. I had a great time following it. I hope that you decide to do something like this again soon...

Grid- That last round reminded me of that scene in "The Princess Bride" in which the bald dude was trying to figure out which glass of wine was poisoned. Lotsa fun...

Jeeb, I thought of that exact same scene when you guys were talking about it.

Any ideas for another similar dynasty?

Great job Marmel, one of the few dynasties I read every word of.

Thanks a lot Colt!