Sure or could look it as the better quality opponent gets us the higher quality win for the resume. Other than wanting to avoid a rough matchup StJ team till finals not sure we want to overly shy away from playing good teams before the big dance.
Yes the only scenario we end up as a 4 seed is if we lose Saturday
What?
Only if Marquette beats St. John's as well
Looking at the matrix in the tweet above, the only way we could possibly drop to the four seed is if we lose to Seton Hall. Otherwise we are the three, possibly the two.
If this thought enters my mind I think about Lousiville in 2014 and the thoughts quickly disappear.
"And just so everyone knows the teams we will be playing in R1 NCAA will be better than Xavier, Georgetown and Villanova."
I would love for us to cut down the nets after beating St John's in what they believe is their home court. I have a gut feeling however that Xavier is going to make it to the title game.
"Worst case scenario is that we are a sloppy mess, aren't hitting outside shots and Hurley moves back towards Samson and away from developing Tarris as a core piece."
The thought of losing to Seton Hall in Gampel on Senior Day just made me throw up in my mouth.
And even that wouldn’t rid the bad taste of that loss. I still can’t believe they lost to that crappy team. I’ll get over it at some point.
Hard to believe that the St. John’s basketball team registers as a thing for more the 5% of people that watch that show
Couldn’t agree more - conference tourneys are only remembered by fans of individual teams, not the national audience. Apart of seeding this year, I’d rather we get healthy. Last year it was meaningful as part of a dominant run, this year not as much. The only reason I’d like us to go on a run this year is to get off the 8-9 line. Whether you like it or not, 90% of the college hoops season memories are registered during the dance.
True but by this logic only a final four/national championship matters to a national audience. Only a select few programs are final four or bust any given year.
Agree. It's also not even true because one reason teams like Duke, Kentucky, & Kansas are always placed above us in program rankings is that they have dominated their conferences to a much higher degree than we have. So it does actually register nationally.
I'd say we are there. In terms of keeping national momentum with what we've built, I'm far more invested in the big tourney. BET would be a nice to have this year. Last year it was meaningful to cap an all time season and because it's been so long. I get a tingle we'd be best suited to go on a run from a less assuming position.
Who gives a flip about the national audience? We ARE fans of an individual team in the conference tournament in question. Are you saying you derive enjoyment from observing the accolades UConn collects from non-UConn fans, and not from the games and achievements of the team itself?
There's no point in being a fan with his attitude. He's basing his rooting interest on what he thinks other fans may care about or remember in the future. As a fan I want "my" team to win every regular season game, win the conference championship, win the conference tournament, win the NCAA tournament.
I would rather win the Big East tournament and lose in the first round of the NCAA than lose in the Big East tournament but make the Sweet 16, maybe even the Elite 8. Trophies matter