{"id":1487,"date":"2014-03-26T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T19:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2014-03-27T21:19:36","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T01:19:36","slug":"tuesday-teabag-march-25-2014-freshmen-phenoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=1487","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Teabag, March 25, 2014 – Freshmen Phenoms"},"content":{"rendered":"

How busted is your bracket?\u00a0 Better or worse than your freshman year slumpbuster?\u00a0 Sadly, The Machine did not win the Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge (note: turns out that is not an acceptable retirement strategy).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anyway, if your bracket is totally toast, it\u2019s likely due to the efforts of the following players, all of whom were highly recruited one-and-done \u201cstudent\u201d athletes.\u00a0 Let\u2019s see how these freshmen phenoms fared in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

\"Who<\/a>

Who knew Jabari’s number would coincide with Duke’s exit from the NCAA Tournament?<\/p><\/div>\n

Jabari Parker \u2013 Duke<\/b><\/p>\n

Perhaps the most highly sought after freshman, Jabari was supposed to lead perennial powerhouse Duke back to the promise land\u2026or, at least to the second round.\u00a0 The third seeded Blue Devils had a matchup with the fourteenth seeded Mercer Bears.\u00a0 Quick:\u00a0 what state is Mercer located in?\u00a0 No peeking\u2026answer:\u00a0 Georgia.\u00a0 Duke essentially had a home game, as the game was played in Raleigh, NC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anyway, Jabari\u00a0was a complete dud.\u00a0 He ended the game with 14 pts., 7 rebounds, and 0 assists, all lower than his 19\/9\/1 regular season average.\u00a0 He was also 0-3 from 3 point range, and just looked lost on the court.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If he had played up to half of his potential, Duke would have cruised.\u00a0 Instead, the Atlantic Sun Conference Champions took over the second half, and ended up winning by 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Please<\/a>

Please don’t leave.<\/p><\/div>\n

Tyler Ennis \u2013 Syracuse<\/b><\/p>\n

Is there a team<\/span> player more frustrating to watch than Syracuse<\/span> Tyler Ennis?\u00a0 At times, Ennis looked like a league veteran\u2026cool, calm under pressure, and came up big in the clutch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who could forget this one:<\/p>\n

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