this is just a guess but I don't think that Wes Moore really cares if he has to play UCONN or Indiana in Bridgeport or on the planet Mars.........I take that back........Moore just complained that Mars has zero atmosphere........
three points typically, so either a three or a two and the and one.
The last time Uconn played a Regional in Bridgeport was 2018.
Every team thinks this is a bad idea until they play well enough to have the game in their own geography."Up next is 11-time national champion UConn in a game to be played in of all places — Connecticut. The No. 2 seed Huskies will play just an hour from their campus in Bridgeport following a decision by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee that doesn’t make much sense. Should the Huskies advance past IU and into the regional final, they will have a major home court advantage over No. 1 seed N.C. State. The Committee explained their decision was based on the seeding of the No. 2 seeds, that is, the overall No. 1 is paired with the worst No. 2, and so on. But there is no hard and fast rule mandating such an approach, and that logic doesn’t hold much water in this case. UConn’s home court advantage will more than erase any unscientific and intangible differences between the No. 2 seeds. Simply put, UConn should have been shipped off elsewhere — anywhere but Bridgeport. But there is no changing that now, and UConn’s home court is Indiana’s problem first."
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I have said this before, it is going to be hard for UConn fans when regionals are not local 3 of the next 4 years, as the NCAA transitions to just 2 regional sites. Assuming strong teams remain strong, the year in Albany will be good for UConn fans, the year in Greenville good for the Carolina schools (that's next year), Albany the following, Birmingham (LSU?) and the 4th year Fort Worth (Texas, Baylor, etc.). The west coast sites are in Washington, Oregon and Cali, so other than Stanford don't know any team would have a real advantage.
The solution (not that it would stop the whining) would be to send all of the top 12 seeds to the farthest site possible and then continue that (to the extent possible) all through the rest of the bracket. Of course, this would result in a far more expensive (and less profitable) tournament. $$$ Money $$$ unfortunately, is behind virtually all the decisions that are made regarding the NCAA tournament and it’s difficult to imagine that changing anytime soon.
Well, NC State coach Wes Moore actually did cryptically call it the 'Geno Invitational' when he was informed of the regional brackets. I'd say he might have an issue with it.
Now known as the "Total Mortgage Arena".
I suspect they’ll abandon this policy when they make the decision that playing in empty arenas is bad for the game.
Stanford will only have an advantage the year Regionals are in Sacramento. Sacramento is about the same distance from Stanford as Bridgeport is from Storrs.
maybe that's because he always wins....
Home field advantage for UConn is 3.01 points per Massey. IIRC, home court is Gampel or Hartford, but not Mohegan.
That’s not even logical.
Well, we’ve had 11 Geno Invitationals, and this might be 12.
I do like being referred to as "Murderer's Row.""Up next is 11-time national champion UConn in a game to be played in of all places — Connecticut. The No. 2 seed Huskies will play just an hour from their campus in Bridgeport following a decision by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee that doesn’t make much sense. Should the Huskies advance past IU and into the regional final, they will have a major home court advantage over No. 1 seed N.C. State. The Committee explained their decision was based on the seeding of the No. 2 seeds, that is, the overall No. 1 is paired with the worst No. 2, and so on. But there is no hard and fast rule mandating such an approach, and that logic doesn’t hold much water in this case. UConn’s home court advantage will more than erase any unscientific and intangible differences between the No. 2 seeds. Simply put, UConn should have been shipped off elsewhere — anywhere but Bridgeport. But there is no changing that now, and UConn’s home court is Indiana’s problem first."
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And don't forget Creighton knocking off Caitlyn Clark and Iowa right in the middle of the Hawkeyes' home court.... And LSU buried by OSU on their homecourt.. Homecourt isn't automatic...
Kingston..R.I at URI
Actually, I forgot about other PAC teams that might be in that regional. I sort of know the distances, I don't fly so we have driven from Arizona to Spokane, Portland and Sacramento. All cool places.
Exactly. In fact, North Carolina will have more of an advantage than even S.C. because Chapel Hill is only 50 miles from Greensboro, yet no one is talking about that!! I guess because no one expected that N.C. would make it to the Sweet Sixteen.
Sorry, should read "when". IU is a mediocre team and got very lucky to beat Princeton.
One will never know, perhaps UConn could have won by a greater margin "if" UConn did not play at home ...or close to it. Funny, "if" works both ways.
NC State had the opportunity to win their way into the
