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Message: [QUOTE="RedStickHusky, post: 4226172, member: 663"] I posted this thread to kick the selection committee around while killing time before Saturday. It's been fun with an interesting diversity of opinions... Speaking for myself, I do not think it is the committee's job to predict who's going to play better in the tournament than they have all season. They have to fashion a bracket that reflects the season. Yes, they have metrics but like any self-respecting committee they claim the space to make some subjective decisions. Additionally, the requirement to separate conference mates forces some deviation from the baseline metrics. It's a tall task, one I don't envy them. Of the three arguments I see being made the most here, injuries, fairness, and economics, I'd say that injuries is the one that gives them the most opportunity to make adjustments. That being said, if I was on the committee my view would be that injuries might excuse a dip in performance, but they can't be used to assume a level that hasn't been demonstrated. If a team is performing at a certain level and falls off for a game or games due to injury, I can see giving them a pass on those losses. I can't see saying that a player coming back that hasn't played for most of the year is going to lift them to a level that they have not shown; and it shouldn't matter at all what that player did last season. Fairness? It's in the eye of the beholder... Are you going to punish Louisville to be fair to SC? Economics? I'm sure they don't want to be seen as giving somebody an advantage for the sake of box office; besides, the Bridgeport tickets are already sold. [/QUOTE]

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