Shut up. We warned you it was stupid. But we’ve come too far to turn back now.
On the first day of voting, you people eliminated four relatively awful teams, leaving us with some downright interesting matchups for day two.
Goodbye T, V, L and J.
Combined, your lineup of Marcus Johnson, Jeremy Lamb, Charlie Villanueva, Jake Voskuhl and Hasheem Thabeet would have been fun. But that’s not how this stupid tournament works. Stop trying to cheat.
It’s also time that we reveal the full bracket [majestic music plays]. A, B, M, and D occupy the top spots (don’t google them as an acronym). We’ve got some star power cooking now. Let’s get voting.
Here’s the bracket as a PDF if you’re weird enough to be interested.
A
G: Jalen Adams
G: Ray Allen
F: Rashad Anderson
F: Jeff Adrien
C: Hilton Armstrong
N
G: Shabazz Napier
G: Nels Nelson
F: Karl Niederwerfer
F: Ed Nelson
C: Phil Nolan
The N team beat a surprisingly bad T squad yesterday. Today they meet the juggernaut A Team, who we’ve nicknamed The A-Team.
A-Z Tourney: Round 2 -- A vs. N
- Team A (99%, 135 Votes)
- Team N (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 136
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G: Ryan Boatright
G: Wes Bialosuknia
F: Scott Burrell
F: Caron Butler
C: Josh BooneP
G: AJ Price
G: Worthy Patterson
F: Steve Pikiell
F: Rodney Purvis
C: John Pipczynski
On paper this seems like a pretty big mismatch. The B team is so stacked that Amida Brimah, Denham and Taliek Brown didn’t even make the cut. On the other hand, Rodney Purvis seems pretty committed to winning.
A-Z Tourney: Round 2 -- B vs. P
- Team B (94%, 124 Votes)
- Team P (6%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 132
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G: Jerome Dyson
G: Walt Dropo
F: Lyman DePriest
F: DeAndre Daniels
C: Andre Drummond
O
G: Kevin Ollie
G: Tyler Olander
F: Alex Oriakhi
F: Charles Okwandu
C: Emeka Okafor
O destroyed the L team in the first round, presumably because our readers actually think Tyler Olander would be a viable shooting guard. Regardless, they’ll have their work cut out for them against some talented Ds.
A-Z Tourney: Round 2 -- D vs. O
- Team O (59%, 76 Votes)
- Team D (41%, 53 Votes)
Total Voters: 129
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G: Ricky Moore
G: Albert Mouring
F: Donny Marshall
F: Mike McKay
C: Donyell Marshall
F
G: Jimmy Foster
G: Brian Fair
F: Sam Funches
F: Kevin Freeman
C: Kentan Facey
F barely survived in the closest contest of the first round. True to their name “F..” is exactly what they should say when they get a glimpse of the M team lineup.
A-Z Tourney: Round 2 -- M vs. F
- Team M (99%, 127 Votes)
- Team F (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 128
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G: Tate George
G: Ben Gordon
F: Phil Gamble
F: Niels Giffey
C: Rudy Gay
K
G: Earl Kelley
G: Lasan Kromah
F: Kirk King
F: Toby Kimball
C: Travis Knight
Now we’re talking. Fight! Fight! Fight! This is cool matchup of a big team (small forward Kirk King says hi) vs. an athletic, but small team. Fun note: Gay and Giffey are the only G players ever to stand at least 6’7″.
A-Z Tourney: Round 2 -- G vs. K
- Team G (94%, 119 Votes)
- Team K (6%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 127
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G: Karl Hobbs
G: Tony Hanson
F: Rip Hamilton
F: Nadav Henefeld
C: Daniel Hamilton
R
G: Jack Rose
G: Tony Robertson
F: Gordon Ruddy
F: Stanley Robinson
C: Cliff Robinson
The Hamiltons vs. the Robinsons on this week’s episode of Not Actually Family Fued.
A-Z Tourney: Round 2 -- H vs. R
- Team H (88%, 112 Votes)
- Team R (12%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 127
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G: Chris Smith
G: Bob Staak
F: Doron Sheffer
F: Rod Sellers
C: Johnnie Selvie
C
G: Marcus Cox
G: Omar Calhoun
F: Cal Chapman
F: Tim Coles
C: Bill Corley
Any game (even a fictional one) with Johnnie Selvie is a good time.
A-Z Tourney: Round 2 -- S vs. C
- Team S (82%, 103 Votes)
- Team C (18%, 23 Votes)
Total Voters: 126
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G: Kemba Walker
G: Marcus Williams
F: Joe Whelton
F: Marcus White
C: Souleymane Wane
E
G: Khalid El-Amin
G: RJ Evans
F: Ben Eaves
F: Gavin Edwards
C: Steve Enoch
Khalid vs. Kemba! It’s like Batman vs. Superman except better. It’s like Superman vs. The Sun.
A-Z Tourney: Round 2 -- W vs. E
- Team W (94%, 120 Votes)
- Team E (6%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 127
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