NBA All-Star Blasts March Madness Fans for Bracketing Too Much: ‘It’s So Boring’

Before March Madness begins with the first round on Thursday afternoon, millions are scrambling to assemble what they believe is the perfect field for the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments.

Some will complete one, but others will try their luck with multiple groups, mixing and matching their teams to produce what they believe is the best possible chance of winning it all.

An NBA All-Star believes those with multiple groups are doing it wrong.

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Tyrese Haliburton gained attention among college basketball fans when he posted on X: “Make a stand and stand on it.” As people chimed in in the comments section, News Digital asked the Indiana Pacers guard why he believes so strongly that a group is the way to go this time of year.

“I think it’s so boring when people say, ‘Oh, I made so many brackets.’ Damn, how many brackets do you get?” Haliburton said, highlighting his partnership with Reese’s and his March Madness Bracket Busting campaign. “That’s not how it works. It’s because they can’t make up their minds.

“As a society, that’s not how the cookie crumbles. You have to make a decision and stick with it, and that’s how it works.”

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Haliburton has analyzed the debate in his comments and there are some positions he can take when creating brackets this week.

“I’ve seen people responding to my tweet with stances that make sense, which are, ‘I make a group that picks my alma mater to win even though it’s unrealistic. And then I make one that’s logical.’ I said, okay, I guess I get it,” he admitted.

“But at the same time, every year, if you don’t think your alma mater is going to win, don’t pick them. Now, I picked my alma mater to win the national championship.”

Haliburton’s choice of Iowa State makes sense in this case of choosing an alma mater. The Cyclones went 27-7 this year and earned second place in the 64-team Midwest Region.

“We are a [No.] 2 seeds: it can happen. It is possible. But I think other people who are afraid to make that decision, that’s up to them. “They have to live with it,” he added.

The Cyclones will face No. 15 Tennessee State to begin the tournament, and while Haliburton doesn’t take any team lightly, he’s confident his Iowa State team has been “battle-tested” enough to handle the March Madness field.

“I didn’t blink an eye when I made that decision,” he said of choosing Iowa State to win it all. “I knew I was going to make that decision going in. But I think it’s easy for me to make that decision because we’re battle-tested.

“We play in the best conference in basketball, which is the Big

“When it comes to playing on neutral courts, we’ve been an incredible team, if not the best, in college basketball this year. So I stand by that. I’m confident in that.”

Confidence is key for Haliburton this time of year, which is why he remains steadfast in his stance of playing alone in one group in the field of millions.

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What Haliburton also relies on is his love for Reese’s Cups, making his partnership with the beloved chocolate and peanut butter perfect for March Madness.

There has never been perfect support. It’s inevitable that whether you make one or 100, the brackets will break.

Reese’s encourages college basketball fans to share their broken brackets on social media by following @Reeses and using the hashtag #ForAReesesSweeps on Instagram,

“Two of my favorite things coming together. It’s something I’m really excited about,” Haliburton said. “Obviously everyone’s group is going to fail. So if it’s going to fail, we might as well gain something.”

“The fact that you can go on social media, tag Reese’s, put in the hashtag, post your bracket and have a chance to go to the Final Four, I think is pretty special. It’s really cool and it’s something I’m excited to be a part of.”

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Haliburton was also part of a fun Bracket Summit, where he, New York Liberty superstar Breanna Stewart, and college basketball analysts Richard Jefferson and Andraya Carter built and shared their men’s and women’s tournament picks with the world.

While his brackets may be broken, Haliburton simply hopes Iowa State comes out on top in the end.

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