lakdod

Unfinished business is right. One basket away from winning it all last year. Compare to the other teams in the tourny we got thw experiencr of winning and going deep. That why we won the last two games. I hope our experience from last year helps us win it all. We are no longer cinderella we are the hunted.

jayandbutton

lakdod, i just booked the trip. got the entire deal for just over $660, flight, car and two nights hotel. gonna check out the basketball hall of fame and catch a bronco victory in the quarterfinals. the semis and finals will be on TV of course.

lakdod

If I did not have to be at work. I would of book the flight and stuff already. Plus I loss enough money in vegas last weekend. I will try to talk to my boss about getting off but unlikley. If I can I will be off to boston with you jay.

jayandbutton

no not boston. you are less than 30 miles to hartford.
i got a nice hotel with breakfast included for $47 a nite.
three miles to the bkb hall of fame and the arena.
the hall of fame alone makes the trip worthwhile.

xiaoxue

man, i'd like to join you jay.
just caught that huge upset of kansas.
the big dance is wide open.

looks like the broncos have the easiest bracket in the middle sized dance.
don't think coach k. will have them looking ahead to final four tho.

when does lakdod make his picks? tuesday?

lakdod

i dont really want to make a pick xiaoxue or jay. i been running bad in predicting the games. hint why i choose byu hawaii by three which really meant broncos by 3. i cant use reverse thinking no more since i did it already. since you guys keep on asking i will make my prediction tue.

jayandbutton

sounds like the bronco nation must hold its collective breath as lakdod studies the statistics on this indiana team we play in the elite eight.

they are the ultimate dark horse. the only eight seed ever to last this deep into the dance. zero playoff experience versus the national runnerup loaded with returnees. so deep in fact that the starting all conference center comes off the bench.

on paper this one looks like a blowout. but the wizard of pomona, that history graduate student, has not spoken.

hey, what ever happened to hall? did you chase him off, x-man? thought you guys made peace!

lakdod

its going to be a closer game than alot of people expect. St joesph is underdog and want to continue their magical run to the championship like the broncos did last year, but i think the broncos defense will somehow stop st joesph.

Broncos by 4.

jayandbutton

heading over to roundball HOF after breakfast, then going to see some bronco hoops.

this puma team has seen nothing like the smothering cal poly defense. the kind of ball they play in that league led to their scoring 105 points in their regional final.

unless they hit two thirds of their treys all day long the score will be bronco ball.

poly 58, st. joe 52.

lakdod

article found in the la times. school getting some notice for back to back run to the elite eight.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...0,228810.story

lakdod

another article this one about coach k.

http://www.sgvtribune.com/areacolleges/ci_14735646

lakdod

some gain analysis of st. joesph

http://www.sgvtribune.com/areacolleges/ci_14744680

lakdod

another

http://www.masslive.com/sports/index...r-up_a_ye.html

lakdod

Broncos dominated the first half. there defense holds st joesph to 14pts. the broncos are up 36-14.

lakdod

The stat of the half st joesph is shooting 17 percent in the first half wow.

PL28

hey lakdod, any word on how the team is playing, i'm unable to access the webcast.. just been following the scores, looks like are defense are doing well, but i think we got to shoot FT better.. (at least better than 25%)

lakdod

defensive wise there giving troubles to st joesph. offense look good. they have nobody who could stop fells and jahn leaving open three and easy layups when st joesph doubles the two big man down load. if they dont jahn and fells are taking there big guys with ease for two. i think in the second half need to slow the pace down and bound it inside to jahn and fells. if they continue to do that and play decent defense it should be a victory for the broncos

lakdod

broncos win 69-48. off to the semis against the winner of Bently- agusta st match

jayandbutton

left the last quarter early but both clubs look tough. bentley more disciplined so better to play the georgia boys again.

i believe we set an ncaa elite eight record by allowing st. joe only three baskets in the first half, one of them at the buzzer by the way. that's the kind of smothering bronco D i was predicting. pumas shot a blistering sixteen per cent in the first half. we were up by 34 when coach k. cleared the bench for garbage time.

good deal, the starters get extra rest for the final four. the indiana boys had no answer for our two post men, so coach k. frequently put both of them in at the same time and dominated inside.

a couple observations over at the basketball hall of fame. one bronco jersey is displayed there, predictably from our five time ladies national championship program. the surprise is that it's aprile powell's jersey, and she only played one year and then left campus.

the other one way more amazing. you think NBA players travel in style? back in the late 40s all the eastern teams had to exit the train in the middle of nowhere in northern indiana and WALK some distance to a bar in the middle of the night, throw a rock at a window to wake up some bus driver to take the knicks, celtics, etc., down to fort wayne to play the pistons the next day. reason is there were no planes or trains to fort wayne!!!!

lakdod

jay your missing a good game between bentley vs augusta st. it tie under a min left. i hope this game go to ot.