Here is the thing - there is a fairly definitive top 5-6 teams this year based on what we've seen so far. Getting a 1 generally means we have a good chance of avoiding them until the F4 if we get a 1 seed. I would rather avoid playing a Michigan in the Elite 8 if at all possible.
Why, is Michigan good this year?
Well if Michigan is as good as you say they are then we're going to beat them at some point to win a championship, so I don't particularly care if it's in the Elite 8 or championship game
I'd like to see us play the best team in the NC on the big stage, and to get to a F4. The longer they're out there, the better chance someone else knocks them off.
When you're up by 30 and let a team come back to "only" lose by 15, that's not a lack of a killer instinct. The "kill" already happened when the game was put out of reach. That's unfortunately relevant for "performance" computer rankings, and I acknowledge those are used in seeding, but I'm not ready to criticize a team for focusing on winning only and not winning margins. It's why if I was on the Committee I would only want to see resume rankings.
We were never up 30
It was a general point. But weren't we up 25 with about 12 minutes left? At that point "the kill" had been made. Did we keep playing to maximize winning margin? Heck no. Over the last four years there have been tons of games where we don't play to maximize final margin, so I would assume Hurley doesn't think it's important. But my point remains -- I don't view that as lack of a killer instinct. It's fine if you do.
I have no way to prove it, but I can assure you Florida was rooting for Oklahoma against UConn in the first round.
This might be the worst AI "art" of all time. Truly impressive.
I don't think anyone hates the BE - likely a little frustrated over the fact it's in a descending pattern that is unlikely to stop (I know some will argue this). Too many factors pointing in the direction that it won't. We're a state school with a FB program in a league of FB-less Catholics, with the best mens/womens hoop program. We're now kinda carrying the league.
This is literally a thread about the quality of the big east Nelson. No one is engaging with your asinine straw-men anymore.
Does it need to be said that speaking to your niece is not enough to draw broad conclusions from? Apparently it does.
Way more northeast kids are going to SEC schools in the last decade or so than they used to, it's well documented. I don't really see how it relates to Big East basketball though.
The Northeast and Midwest have been losing the population battle in all kinds of ways to warmer parts of the country for decades. Somehow UConn basketball survives. And since the university itself is unlikely to move to, say, Georgia, I can't imagine why we're talking about this
No, that is a genuinely accurate statement for this year.
UConn basketball will survive, the idea is that it continues to flourish- it's the BE that draws the concern.
It's driven by costs, social media, college culture, politics, ease of getting in, weather, lockdowns etc.
True but I do think the disparity between the haves and have nots grows wider every year due to the portal and economics.
I would argue that is not the case. Portal and nil has caused a broader dispersion of talent. Prior to this new era, Alabama football had so many 5 star studs riding the pine. The 5th rb may have been the best or little or no drop off. Now the guys leave and when injuries come no depth. Consequently, Alabama is marginal. The sec is no longer dominant and the big ten has won the last 2 titles and rhis year will be 3. Nobody can afford to pay for the depth of the prior era and players want to play and money. Good coaches is the key. Big east will be fine, this is just a down year. Creighton lost a key piece early, shaka needs to wake up, pc coach needs to go. Georgetown will get there under cooley. Depaul is massively improved and seton hall is for real. This year is an air pocket