Kansas Played The Committee - McCullar is OUT For The Tourney

[UConnSwag11]

 

[7774]

Guess we’ll find out soon if Marquette did the same thing.

 

[CTBasketball]

This is what they paid Timerblake for, moments like this! Let's see how their 5 deep team handles Bucky Ball.

 

[TheHorde]

Annnnnnnd…Purdue gets another break

 

[auror]

I would not be shocked if the same is announced for Tyler Kolek in the coming days, though they are still acting like he's going to try and play.

 

[Orc]

Kansas shouldve been our 4 seed

 

[REB1094]

WOW. That’s huge news. Not trolling here, they will really need Timberlake to step up and earn his paycheck here. Also need Furphy to step up, but can’t imagine they want to rely on a freshman to take them deep in March

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Gonzaga is solid.

 

[aceboon]

Not surprised, he has alot at stake to risk playing on that knee

 

[JMick]

I'd hope every team that has an injury "plays" the committee. After what happened to FSU it's the only way to operate. You earn your place based on what you did during the season.

 

[aburks41]

Purdue has the easiest path to a Final Four I’ve ever seen. If they can’t get there they should be banished from basketball

 

[Edward Sargent]

And Hunter is playing with half a shoulder!!

 

[Vowelguy]

I'd hope every team that has an injury "plays" the committee. After what happened to FSU it's the only way to operate. You earn your place based on what you did during the season.

The committee needs to start requiring video of these players or severely dropping teams seeds. Purdue gets a huge advantage over the other 1 seeds by having a chump at 4.

 

[JMick]

The committee needs to start requiring video of these players or severely dropping teams seeds. Purdue gets a huge advantage over the other 1 seeds by having a chump at 4.

If you earn a seed you earn a seed. It should be that simple.

 

[uconngb]

Purdue has the easiest path to a Final Four I’ve ever seen. If they can’t get there they should be banished from basketball

And yet they won’t

 

[Vowelguy]

If you earn a seed you earn a seed. It should be that simple.

No.

 

[Edward Sargent]

The committee needs to start requiring video of these players or severely dropping teams seeds. Purdue gets a huge advantage over the other 1 seeds by having a chump at 4.

Purdue has had no problem avoiding 4 seeds in the past

 

[SixRings]

It’s a conundrum in the Midwest for me. If cinderella exists she’s got a decent chance here. Who would you have in the E8 game if Purdue and TN make it that far? Painter, who’s performed horribly in the tournament vs Barnes, who’s the king of doing less with more. Someone has to win. Both will do their best to not be under this kind of pressure and lose the first weekend. But if they do make it, who you got and why?

 

[gtcam]

Purdue has had no problem avoiding 4 seeds in the past

and 16 seeds

 

[gsmooth]

It’s a conundrum in the Midwest for me. If cinderella exists she’s got a decent chance here. Who would you have in the E8 game if Purdue and TN make it that far? Painter, who’s performed horribly in the tournament vs Barnes, who’s the king of doing less with more. Someone has to win. Both will do their best to not be under this kind of pressure and lose the first weekend. But if they do make it, who you got and why?

Damn that is a tough question you are asking. That's like asking, "who wins the immovable object or the unstoppable force?"

 

[LStudfellow]

Gonzaga is solid.

I don't think Gonzaga is making it past McNeese St. I think this just cleared the path for McNeese St. and our ol' buddy Will "It was a hell of a fine a%$ offer" Wade to make it to the Sweet 16 and let that narrative hang around the necks of the snobby committee members.

Mark my words: Either McNeese St. or Samford (Kansas' first round opponent) will be in the Sweet 16 in the Midwest Region coming out of Salt Lake City.

 

[B1GEast]

Hunter is hurting too. He won't even be close to healthy enough to help

 

[HuskyHawk]

He tried to go but he’s expected to be a 1st round pick. Playing on a bad knee isn’t smart. They can’t win much, maybe not even round 1 against a good shooting team. Unless somehow Timberlake becomes what was expected.

Gonzaga isn’t worth ostrich poop. So that’s just a game to see who Purdue will stomp.

 

[Jimdish255]

I think someone was well aware of this a week ago. Bottom line as I do my brackets. Half of the top 10 teams are in our region. It's absurd the quality gap.

 

[HuskyInfinity]

Damnit, can’t even fully bask in Kansas’ dumpster fire bc of it theoretically lightening Purdue’s path ….

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Does anyone know as number one overall did we have the opportunity to pick a different Region "knowing" what teams were in that region? Or did we only get to choose the location itself? I am assuming its the former.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

I'd hope every team that has an injury "plays" the committee. After what happened to FSU it's the only way to operate. You earn your place based on what you did during the season.

Exactly. I asked the question here of why not hide long-term injuries back when FSU got shut out of the CFP.

It unfairly punishes a team that earned it on the field. Glad programs are learning!

 

[Inyatkin]

We can say that Kansas should have been in our region as the weakest 4 seed, but in reality the brackets were made a week and a half ago with only a few tweaks here and there. Even if this information had been out they wouldn't have done anything.
The selection committee needs to be completely overhauled. I'm not even talking about from UConn's perspective, just from a basketball perspective.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

We can say that Kansas should have been in our region as the weakest 4 seed, but in reality the brackets were made a week and a half ago with only a few tweaks here and there. Even if this information had been out they wouldn't have done anything.
The selection committee needs to be completely overhauled. I'm not even talking about from UConn's perspective, just from a basketball perspective.

if Vegas can essentially change "spreads" etc.. in seconds then the premier "Committee" of this sport should be able to invest a little more money and get some better bracket system in place too. Agreed that this was 99% done 2 weeks before the selection show.

 

[Vowelguy]

Does anyone know as number one overall did we have the opportunity to pick a different Region "knowing" what teams were in that region? Or did we only get to choose the location itself? I am assuming its the former.

No team picks anything. Everything - seeding, locations, dates - is determined by the committee.