Passion Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 If no one went pro, how the NCAA Tournament would look this year.... No. 1 seed Syracuse vs. No. 5 seed Akron Syracuse lineup: Josh Pace (Sr.), Gerry McNamara (Jr.), Carmelo Anthony (Jr.), Hakim Warrick (Sr.), Craig Forth (Sr.) Akron lineup: LeBron James (So.) and four other guys LeBron's college eligibility was in question following his Hummer incident in high school, which scared off all the big schools. But he enrolled at hometown Akron and led the Zips to an undefeated season. Angry at getting a No. 5 seed, the Zips take it out on the Orange with a 76-71 upset, as LeBron scores 36 points, just below his season average, and holds Anthony to just 12. No. 2 seed Illinois vs. No. 3 seed Arizona Illinois lineup: Deron Williams (Jr.), Dee Brown (Jr.), Luther Head (Sr.), Roger Powell (Sr.), James Augustine (Jr.) Arizona lineup: Salim Stoudamire (Sr.), Hassan Adams (Jr.), Andre Iguodala (Jr.), Ivan Radenovic (So.), Channing Frye (Sr.) Despite playing before a raucous home crowd in Chicago, the Illini fall behind by 15 points with four minutes left. However, Arizona coach Lute Olson keeps a fatigued Salim Stoudamire on Deron Williams, who suddenly nails three 3-pointers as the Illini miraculously send the game into OT. With Illinois clinging to a 90-89 lead, Arizona gets the last possession. The Wildcats clear it out for Hassan Adams, but he can't find his way to the hoop, and throws up a desperation shot ... which is grabbed out of the air by a skywalking Andre Iguodala, who slams it home at the buzzer for the game-winner. ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL No. 1 seed Connecticut vs. No. 4 seed UCLA UConn lineup: Ben Gordon (Sr.), Marcus Williams (So.), Charlie Villanueva (So.), Josh Boone (So.), Emeka Okafor (Sr.) UCLA lineup: Jordan Farmar (Fr.), Arron Afflalo (Fr.), Trevor Ariza (So.), Dijon Thompson (Sr.), Tyson Chandler (Sr.) Billed as a battle of UConn's big frontcourt vs. UCLA's 7-1 senior star Tyson Chandler, who led the Pac-10 in scoring, Ben Gordon steals the show, schooling the young UCLA backcourt for 32 points as UConn rolls 83-70. No. 2 seed Georgia Tech vs. No. 3 seed DePaul Georgia Tech lineup: Will Bynum (Sr.), BJ Elder (Sr.), Jarrett Jack (Jr.), Chris Bosh (Jr.), Luke Schenscher (So.) DePaul lineup: Sammy Mejia (So.), Drake Diener (Sr.), Dorell Wright (Fr.), Quemont Greer (Sr.), Eddy Curry (Sr.) DePaul's senior man-child, Eddy Curry, was unstoppable during the season, recording eight 20-20 games, and he and Tech's big guy, Chris Bosh, go at it in a memorable one-on-one scoring duel. Bosh is quicker and finishes with 41, while Curry bulls his way to 36. But it's not enough and when Curry fouls out, Tech's guard play proves the difference in an 83-79 victory. SYRACUSE REGIONAL No. 1 seed North Carolina vs. No. 4 seed Wisconsin North Carolina lineup: Raymond Felton (Jr.), Rashad McCants (Jr.), J.R. Smith (Fr.), Jawad Williams (Sr.), Sean May (Jr.) Wisconsin lineup: Devin Harris (Sr.), Sharif Chambliss (Sr.), Zach Morley (Sr.), Alando Tucker (So.), Mike Wilkinson (Sr.) The Tar Heels lost only three games all year ? all to the mighty, undefeated Duke Blue Devils ? and enter as 14-point favorites over the Badgers. Wisconsin slows the game down and neither team gets into an offensive rhythm, as it's tied 16-16 at halftime. Carolina scoots out to a second-half lead, but after Raymond Felton fouls out, Devin Harris starts heating up and the Badgers take a 39-38 lead. Sean May's last-second shot rims out and the Badgers head to the Elite Eight. After the game, Roy Williams resigns to take over the head coaching job at T.C. Robertson High School in Asheville, N.C., saying, "I've always wanted to coach at the school I graduated from." No. 2 seed Memphis vs. No. 3 seed Mississippi State Memphis lineup: Darius Washington (Fr.), Dajuan Wagner (Sr.), Rodney Carney (Jr.), Kendrick Perkins (So.), Amare Stoudemire (Jr.) Mississippi State lineup: Gary Ervin (So.), Winsome Frazier (Sr.), Travis Outlaw (So.), Lawrence Roberts (Sr.), Al Jefferson (Fr.) Led by Dajuan Wagner and Amare Stoudemire, who each averaged over 30 points per game, the high-flying Tigers led the nation in scoring. This game brings back memories of the infamous Houston-Louisville game from the 1983 Final Four, with huge dunks all over the place. Stoudemire goes for 47, including an alley-oop slam at the buzzer, his 15th dunk of the night, as Memphis advances 105-103. AUSTIN REGIONAL No. 1 seed Duke vs. No. 5 seed Michigan State Duke lineup: Shaun Livingston (Fr.), J.J. Redick (Jr.), Luol Deng (So.), Shelden Williams (Jr.), Dwight Howard (Fr.) Michigan State lineup: Maurice Ager (Jr.), Chris Hill (Sr.), Shannon Brown (So.), Alan Anderson (Sr.), Paul Davis (Jr.) Many college hoops experts are calling this Duke squad one of the greatest of all time, after the Blue Devils completed a perfect regular season and routed Carolina by 17 in the ACC Tournament title game. With Shaun Livingston running the point, J.J. Redick nailing long-range 3's, Shelden Williams and Dwight Howard dominating the paint and Luol Deng running the wing, the Devils rout the Spartans, 104-67. Duke is so dominant that Coach K leaves during halftime to film a Burger King commercial with Hootie and the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. No. 2 seed Louisville vs. No. 3 seed Texas Louisville lineup: Sebastian Telfair (Fr.), Taquan Dean (Jr.), Francisco Garcia (Jr.), Ellis Myles (Sr.), Juan Palacios (Fr.) Texas lineup: T.J. Ford (Sr.), Daniel Gibson (Fr.), P.J. Tucker (So.), Brad Buckman (Jr.), Jason Klotz (Sr.) Before the game, Texas senior guard T.J. Ford claims he's "quicker and faster" than his freshman counterpart Sebastian Telfair, who laughs and says, "I play against quicker guys than Ford every day back at Coney Island." Ford schools the rookie for 27 points and 13 assists while Louisville hoists 52 3-pointers. The Longhorns hold on, 93-91, when Rick Pitino calls for the Cardinals to dump it inside on the final play and the Cardinals fail to get a shot off. "That play always worked when I was with the Celtics," Pitino claims afterwards. From ESPN.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridafan13 Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Akron lineup: LeBron James (So.) and four other guys I laughed when I saw this. :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishPhan Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Yuh 'cause him n' Mo' C. r lyk tite yo'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fan Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Lebron would have probably gone to Ohio State and I am pretty sure Dwight Howard was leaning heavily towards UNC from everything I have read, and not Duke. I have seen some other fake publications of this sort and every other one has Lebron at OSU and Dwight at UNC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted March 29, 2005 Author Share Posted March 29, 2005 Lebron would have probably gone to Ohio State and I am pretty sure Dwight Howard was leaning heavily towards UNC from everything I have read, and not Duke. I have seen some other fake publications of this sort and every other one has Lebron at OSU and Dwight at UNC. 723498[/snapback] Dwight Howard to Georgia Tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Yuh 'cause him n' Mo' C. r lyk tite yo'. 723469[/snapback] I have no clue what that means but Im sure it was complementary so thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted March 29, 2005 Author Share Posted March 29, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Yuh 'cause him n' Mo' C. r lyk tite yo'. 723469[/snapback] I have no clue what that means but Im sure it was complementary so thanks! 723509[/snapback] Yeah, because him and Maurice Clarett are like tight yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FishFanInPA Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 There was actually a published story on ESPN.com two years ago that if Melo had stayed, he would have convinced LeBron to come to Cuse for one year....we probably wouldnt have lost if that happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rferry Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Fun. The Duke and UConn hyping at ESPN never stops, does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted March 29, 2005 Author Share Posted March 29, 2005 Fun. The Duke and UConn hyping at ESPN never stops, does it? 723535[/snapback] Akron wins the national championship in their thing, but if this could have happened and yes Duke would be awesome. And Duke was hardly pimped at all this season. See: UNC, Illinois. The hate never stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted March 29, 2005 Author Share Posted March 29, 2005 There was actually a published story on ESPN.com two years ago that if Melo had stayed, he would have convinced LeBron to come to Cuse for one year....we probably wouldnt have lost if that happened. 723529[/snapback] It didnt matter, Lebron knew he was going pro after his Junior year. He didnt even get into his recruitment process and he played in more all-star tournaments then you are allowed per NCAA rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Man Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Darius Washington went to my school last year. I had him in 2 classes. I gave him numerous "hand slaps." I'm cool. Yeah man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FishFanInPA Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Darius Washington went to my school last year. I had him in 2 classes. I gave him numerous "hand slaps." I'm cool. Yeah man. 723574[/snapback] I interviewed Carmelo many times in the locker room and actually got to touch the national championship trophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhxPhin Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 did he tell you to stop snitching and back off his woman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fritz Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Cincinnati. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Yuh 'cause him n' Mo' C. r lyk tite yo'. 723469[/snapback] I have no clue what that means but Im sure it was complementary so thanks! 723509[/snapback] Yeah, because him and Maurice Clarett are like tight yo. 723520[/snapback] True..... Ramp is just an ignorant white boy yo..... :plain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Cincinnati. 723825[/snapback] :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Cincinnati. 723825[/snapback] Nah, as far as I know, LeBron hasn't committed any felonies, so that takes Cincinnati out of this :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fritz Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Cincinnati. 723825[/snapback] Nah, as far as I know, LeBron hasn't committed any felonies, so that takes Cincinnati out of this :lol 723890[/snapback] Getting the free H2. :mischief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Cincinnati. 723825[/snapback] Nah, as far as I know, LeBron hasn't committed any felonies, so that takes Cincinnati out of this :lol 723890[/snapback] Getting the free H2. :mischief 723891[/snapback] He just got a loan, perfectly legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 he would have went to Ohio State though... but I guess because they were ineligible they went with Akron 723467[/snapback] Cincinnati. 723825[/snapback] Nah, as far as I know, LeBron hasn't committed any felonies, so that takes Cincinnati out of this :lol 723890[/snapback] Getting the free H2. :mischief 723891[/snapback] He just got a loan, perfectly legal. 723953[/snapback] Actualyl his mom did, and are the Illini the only team to actually have all 5 of those players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heckeroo Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 that's an awesome article i enjoyed reading the rest of it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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