# NCAA Tournament Predictions/Picks **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 15, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571 "2010-03-15T18:58:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/201 "2010-04-04T04:17:42Z")
Good news. [Da’Sean Butler’s knee injury is just a sprain.](http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/10112/west-virginias-butler-has-sprained-knee) I’m glad, because that little episode sort of cast a pall over the game. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/202 "2010-04-04T04:39:25Z")
I’m glad to hear that. I was sure he’d torn something. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/203 "2010-04-04T04:46:46Z")
Yeah, me too. But now Duke fans can celebrate without reservation! ---
**Author:** ![opossum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2bfe46/32.png) [@opossum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/opossum)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/204 "2010-04-04T05:02:27Z")
> [@spoke-](#): > > Ouch. Wrong shade! This is Duke Blue See this link: [About Less Recent Stories | Duke Mag](http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030410/blue1.html) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/205 "2010-04-04T05:46:05Z")
> [@opossum](#): > > This is Duke Blue > > See this link: [About Less Recent Stories | Duke Mag](http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030410/blue1.html) That’s navy. Duke’s color is ROYAL BLUE. 🆒 (On reading the link, apparently, Duke’s _official_ color is somewhere _between_ navy blue and royal blue. WIN-WIN 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![opossum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2bfe46/32.png) [@opossum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/opossum)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/206 "2010-04-04T06:46:04Z")
> [@spoke-](#): > > That’s navy. Duke’s color is ROYAL BLUE. > > 🆒 > > (On reading the link, apparently, Duke’s _official_ color is somewhere _between_ navy blue and royal blue. WIN-WIN 😃 ) This is NAVY BLUE This is DUKE BLUE Very close to Navy, but different (Duke Blue is a little more gray) for reasons explained in the article. Royal Blue looks too close to Carolina for me, and the further from that the better. (God made the sky that color so we wouldn’t have to step in it.) ---
**Author:** ![opossum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2bfe46/32.png) [@opossum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/opossum)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/207 "2010-04-04T06:58:39Z")
> [@opossum](#): > > This is NAVY BLUE > > This is DUKE BLUE > > Very close to Navy, but different (Duke Blue is a little more gray) for reasons explained in the article. Royal Blue looks too close to Carolina for me, and the further from that the better. (God made the sky that color so we wouldn’t have to step in it.) Too late to edit, but FYI: This is BUTLER BLUE ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/208 "2010-04-04T16:13:21Z")
> [@opossum](#): > > This is NAVY BLUE > > This is DUKE BLUE > > Very close to Navy, but different (Duke Blue is a little more gray) for reasons explained in the article. Royal Blue looks too close to Carolina for me, and the further from that the better. (God made the sky that color so we wouldn’t have to step in it.) You say To-MAY-to, I say To-MAH-to As explained in the article, Duke Blue is “ **darker than royal, lighter than navy**.” What you have there does not look any lighter than navy. It looks like navy with some gray added. Carolina blue is what **notfrommensa** was using (to my eyes). ETA: Actually, the Straight Dope header looks pretty close to Duke Blue to me. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/209 "2010-04-04T16:39:08Z")
Colors Schmulers. We are missing the point. Going into this tournament, the ACC (Duke in particular) was being ‘dissed’ by the all the Big East supporters. and yet, the Big East is once again absent from the NCAA championship game. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/210 "2010-04-04T19:49:45Z")
Well damn. West Virginia now says Da’Sean Butler tore his ACL, sprained his MCL and has two bone bruises in his knee. I really hate that. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/211 "2010-04-05T12:28:46Z")
I don’t know if anyone saw the women’s semi yesterday, Baylor and U Conn, but I must say it’s been a long time since I’ve seen any team in any league or sport that looks quite as dominant, as invincible as the Huskies. Maya Moore and Tina Charles are as good as you can get. 77 victories in a row now, their last loss 104 weeks ago against Stanford in the championship game. Next, that rematch. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/212 "2010-04-06T03:42:03Z")
D_U_K\*E ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/213 "2010-04-06T03:45:46Z")
While I"m on old ACC fanatic, Butler did a superb job. It could have gone either way. They are a super team Duke just beat 'em on this night. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/214 "2010-04-06T03:46:38Z")
Heh, I got to see the last 10 seconds of the game… Always happy to see an VA/NC/MA area Team win it- Good job Duke. Ya done well. Though if that last shot had been made- that would have been AMAZING. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/215 "2010-04-06T03:52:48Z")
They had 2 shots at the end and missed them both. The Butler almost did it. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/216 "2010-04-06T03:57:28Z")
Excellent game with the perfect ending. Go Devils! ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/217 "2010-04-06T04:43:33Z")
Helluva game! Hats off to Butler. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/218 "2010-04-06T11:41:29Z")
What kind of world do we live in where either of those shots don’t go in? I managed to score a ticket for the game, my first Final Four game I’ve been to. What an amazing first game! The seats weren’t more than 6000 feet away, which was nice. Other than the set-aside Duke section, there were very few non-Butler fans. With a crowd of 72,000 people, I have to wonder if it was the largest crowd rooting for the same basketball team ever assembled. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/219 "2010-04-06T12:16:14Z")
> [@ToeJam](#): > > Though if that last shot had been made- that would have been AMAZING. It would have effectively ended any future replays of the one by Christian Laettner. Hellagame. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571/220 "2010-04-06T14:35:51Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > **It would have effectively ended any future replays of the one by Christian Laettner.** > > Hellagame. That would be nice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571.md?page=12)