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Take Slip·Mar 30, 2016
#PMT-2016-0330-12845
Stacey KingStacey King

Buddy Hield's game reminds me of Michael Redd

Well, his game reminds me of Michael Redd, the Ohio State player... He was a big-time scorer, about 6'4", 6'5", unorthodox, could shoot it from anywhere. He kind of reminds me of Michael Redd. I think he's going to be a great pro.

Buddy Hield became a high-volume elite 3-point shooter, similar to Michael Redd's peak as a scorer. Hield has had a long, productive NBA career.
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Take Slip·Mar 30, 2016
#PMT-2016-0330-12848
Stacey KingStacey King

Villanova is a totally different team than they were earlier in the season when Oklahoma beat them

Villanova's a totally different team than what they faced early in the year. They were still trying to figure themselves out. Oklahoma had a little bit more of a veteran team. They played together. So, you know, that was an advantage for the Sooners. But, you know, if OU goes in there with the mindset like, hey, you know, we already beat this team by 25 and you start overlooking them... Your butt might be going home on Saturday.

Villanova beat Oklahoma 95-51 in the Final Four, proving King's assessment of them being a 'different team' correct.
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Take Slip·Mar 30, 2016·Picks
#PMT-2016-0330-12851
Big CatBig Cat

Bet the unders for the Final Four because Houston's NRG Stadium is a very bad shooting stadium

Houston is a very, very bad shooting stadium. Very bad. It's in the big dome, the Reliant Energy Center, whatever the hell it's called. I think it went 7-1 unders last year when they played part of the tournament there. So take the unders... parlay both those unders you're off and running.

In the 2016 Final Four at NRG Stadium, Villanova shot a record 71.4% and the games were high-scoring. All three Final Four/Championship games went over or pushed high totals.
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Take Slip·Mar 23, 2016
#PMT-2016-0323-3705
Dan DakichDan Dakich

Indiana has found its next long-term head coach in Tom Crean

Has Indiana found its next head coach in Tom Crean? Oh, yeah. Yeah, I think so. I mean, Tom Crean's done a really good job, I think, growing with this particular team... Once he cleaned out some guys over the last summer, yeah, I think they have.

Crean was fired by Indiana in March 2017, just one year after this interview, following an NIT appearance.
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Take Slip·Mar 23, 2016
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Dan DakichDan Dakich

Kansas will win the 2016 National Championship

I thought it was going to be Michigan State and North Kansas. And I like Kansas to win. I liked them before the tournament. I like them now.

Villanova won the 2016 National Championship. Kansas lost to Villanova in the Elite Eight.
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Take Slip·Mar 23, 2016
#PMT-2016-0323-3707
Dan DakichDan Dakich

The winner of the Indiana vs. North Carolina game will play for the National Championship

North Carolina, Indiana winner. I think it's going to play for [the title]. I do. I think that, you know, I think they'll beat the next team.

North Carolina defeated Indiana 101-86 and advanced all the way to the National Championship game, where they lost to Villanova.
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Take Slip·Mar 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-0316-1144
Mark TitusMark Titus

The NIT should be renamed the 'Nice Invitational Tournament' because the winner is the 69th best team

I'm supposed to pitch to you guys the idea of calling the NIT the Nice Invitational Tournament because the winner is the 69th best team in the country... Ohio State is playing to be number 69.

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Take Slip·Mar 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-0316-1145
Mark TitusMark Titus

Indiana winning the Big Ten was a nightmare because it saved Tom Crean's job

This was my nightmare as an Indiana fan... now they're probably going to lose to Kentucky in the second round... And then people that like Crean are going to say, Oh, but they lost to the final four Kentucky team... It's a weird position to be in when you're kind of cheering for them to lose. So that way you just fire Tom Crean.

Indiana did beat Kentucky in the 2nd round but lost to UNC in the Sweet Sixteen. Crean was eventually fired a year later in 2017.
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Take Slip·Mar 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-0316-1146
Mark TitusMark Titus

Villanova is a notorious tournament choker

Villanova's the notorious choker where Jay Wright still has like a three-year deal on his contract with CBS, I think, for the second round to call the games from the studio with those guys. So that's it. Villanova opens up and then Arizona can get by Miami, you know, maybe, maybe Arizona can make a push.

Villanova famously went on to win the 2016 NCAA Championship, completely erasing their 'choker' reputation.
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Take Slip·Mar 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-0316-1147
Big CatBig Cat

Virginia will lose because they lack players who can make late-game shots

I think Virginia is like almost identical to some of the Wisconsin teams... where they don't have guys who can just make shots late in the game when you need... They have the one guy and but everyone else... you need to make shots at the end of the games.

Virginia lost in the Elite Eight in 2016 to Syracuse after blowing a late lead, supporting the 'late game execution' concern.
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Take Slip·Mar 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-0316-1148
Mark TitusMark Titus

Oregon is the weakest 1-seed but has an easy path thanks to Duke being in their bracket

Oregon's definitely the weakest one seed, but then you've got to look at their bracket. Because they were blessed to have Duke in their bracket, the committee always gives Duke the easy ride. By proxy, Oregon also got the easy ride.

Oregon (1-seed) beat Duke (4-seed) in the Sweet Sixteen but then lost to Oklahoma in the Elite Eight.
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Take Slip·Mar 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-0316-1149
Big CatBig Cat

Duke stinks and could easily lose in the first round

And Duke stinks. This could be a year that Duke loses in the first round, which is my favorite year when that happens... No, they have five guys, and only one guy can rebound, and they don't have a bench.

Duke reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2016, so they did not lose in the first round.
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Take Slip·Mar 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-0316-1150
Big CatBig Cat

Marshall Plumlee only joined the military to stop people from making fun of him

I don't know if you guys saw, but Plumlee is joining the military after he graduates, which is total bullshit. He's basically saying we can't make fun of him anymore. It's like someone saying they have a disease and you can't make fun of him. I'm pissed that Plumlee took that away from us.

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#PMT-2016-0316-1151
Big CatBig Cat

Rick Pitino definitely knew about the stripper parties in the Louisville dorms

Rick Pitino is an egomaniac who runs an entire program, who knows everything that's going on. And then, oh, whoops, he somehow didn't know the time that the prostitutes showed up and started fucking all his recruits. Get out of here.

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