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Louisville lost today...so did Tenn.

eebmg said:
No room at the inn. Spot reserved
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This is scary. I was going to text the ”no room at the inn” response too. You beat me to it. Azzi and “buckets” already have a bond. They’ve played together for years.

Like a quarterback and a receiver can communicate with a quick glance at each other (and they both know what the other one is thinking, and what the other one is going to do), so can these two. If you think UConn women’s basketball is fun to watch now, wait until the next class gets here. That has to be the deepest team Geno will have in some time.

Once that team gets “oiled” (a well oiled machine) and in sync, they are going to be hard to beat. When they play on the road, I would imagine their games will be sold out, or close to it. Who would not want to see them in person if they had the chance?

I hope they come to California in the next 4 years. TV is ok, but I’d like to see THAT show in person. If I lived within 100 miles of Storrs, I’d be a season ticket holder.
 
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topogigio said:
No way South Carolina a #1 tournament seed after yesterday. Creme, and the like, are too enamored with that championship banner and statue they hung and erected last year!
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"After today" meaning after Tennessee. Okay. I agree that we do not deserve a Top 4 after that 4th quarter collapse.

However, we will add a win over Kentucky and possibly over A&M by the time of the next reveal. We will have a shot at winning more games against top 16 teams in the SEC tourney and be back in the top 4 by the real seeding.

So, yeah. I agree with you - for now.
 
visitingcock said:
"After today" meaning after Tennessee. Okay. I agree that we do not deserve a Top 4 after that 4th quarter collapse.

However, we will add a win over Kentucky and possibly over A&M by the time of the next reveal. We will have a shot at winning more games against top 16 teams in the SEC tourney and be back in the top 4 by the real seeding.

So, yeah. I agree with you - for now.
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Hey visiting, don’t sweat ratings or rankings, Just hope for a good draw in your bracket, and play your best basketball every time out. You can win 6 games from any spot in the bracket. That would be my only concern at this point. What teams are in my bracket (some 1/2 seeds have an easier draw than others. There are some teams you'd rather not see before the regional championship game), and are all my players healthy and ready to go.
 
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Carnac said:
Hey visiting, don’t sweat ratings or rankings, Just hope for a good draw in your bracket, and play your best basketball every time out. You can win 6 games from any spot in the bracket. That would be my only concern at this point.
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I don’t sweat them but there are advantages to seeds 1-8. Normally 1-4 have an advantage over 5-8, but not so much this year. So, yeah. I wanna see us seeded in the top 8.

where in the top 8 doesn’t really matter to me.
 
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ed4ourgirls said:
If they beat A&M at the end of the season and win the SEC tournament, South Carolina will
be a 1 seed.
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Yes, they will - but right now, should not be considered anything above a #3!
 
An even better trick is to just have fewer flaws than your opponent!
 
hart2hart said:
I’m happy about that!
UCONN all the way!
Our team should have fresh legs for Thursday!
Pizza, Sam Adams and B’ball forThursday’s game!
What’s your game day meal?
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I'm waiting for Triad to establish the menu. ;)
 
Tonyc said:
Rankings

1 UConn
2 NC State
3 TAM
4 SC
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Tonyc...how long ago did I tell you that NC State was a very good team and was going to be a very tough out in the NCAAs. And, look here they are.
 
topogigio said:
Yes, they will - but right now, should not be considered anything above a #3!
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So, you would consider them ("us") to be no better than the ninth best team."

I don't think that position is tenable when you compare them with other teams in the 5-8 positions.

First, SCar is still ranked third according to the NET today. This is supposed to be the primary guide for the committee. If a committee member looks to other guides, Scar is still in the top 5 of the AP, he coaches' Poll, Massey and RPI.

If you look at factors like Strength of Schedule, . NET ranks Scar as having the 4th toughest schedule. Massey ranks Scar as having the 4th toughest SoS. RPI (remember that?) has SCar with the number 2 SoS. No other team in the Top 16 has a tougher schedule. Only Stanford is close.

SCar has three losses. All three are to top 16 teams. They also have 5 wins against the top 25. Very few of the top ten teams have played a schedule that is near the same category. Basically only Stanford. UCLA plays a good schedule but has 4 losses. Arizona plays a good schedule but has the same number of losses as SCar.

Again, I do not advocate that SCar is worth of being 1-4. However, I do wonder what 8 teams you believe are more worthy than SCar
 
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visitingcock said:
So, you would consider them ("us") to be no better than the ninth best team."

I don't think that position is tenable when you compare them with other teams in the 5-8 positions.

First, SCar is still ranked third according to the NET today. This is supposed to be the primary guide for the committee. If a committee member looks to other guides, Scar is still in the top 5 of the AP, he coaches' Poll, Massey and RPI.

If you look at factors like Strength of Schedule, . NET ranks Scar as having the 4th toughest schedule. Massey ranks Scar as having the 4th toughest SoS. RPI (remember that?) has SCar with the number 2 SoS. No other team in the Top 16 has a tougher schedule. Only Stanford is close.

SCar has three losses. All three are to top 16 teams. They also have 5 wins against the top 25. Very few of the top ten teams have played a schedule that is near the same category. Basically only Stanford. UCLA plays a good schedule but has 4 losses. Arizona plays a good schedule but has the same number of losses as SCar.

Again, I do not advocate that SCar is worth of being 1-4. However, I do wonder what 8 teams you believe are more worthy than SCar
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I place them today at a #7 overall ranking. That would give them a 3 seed. You make good points, but 3 losses are still 3 losses.
 
topogigio said:
I place them today at a #7 overall ranking. That would give them a 3 seed. You make good points, but 3 losses are still 3 losses.
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We are apparently speaking a different language.

In my language:
a 3 seed would be the #9 , 10, 11 or 12 ranked teams
#8 would be a 2 seed.
#7 would be the third of the 2 seeds chosen.

Go in peace. We have no argument. #7 would not be a unfair position at this point.
 
visitingcock said:
So, you would consider them ("us") to be no better than the ninth best team."

I don't think that position is tenable when you compare them with other teams in the 5-8 positions.

First, SCar is still ranked third according to the NET today. This is supposed to be the primary guide for the committee. If a committee member looks to other guides, Scar is still in the top 5 of the AP, he coaches' Poll, Massey and RPI.

If you look at factors like Strength of Schedule, . NET ranks Scar as having the 4th toughest schedule. Massey ranks Scar as having the 4th toughest SoS. RPI (remember that?) has SCar with the number 2 SoS. No other team in the Top 16 has a tougher schedule. Only Stanford is close.

SCar has three losses. All three are to top 16 teams. They also have 5 wins against the top 25. Very few of the top ten teams have played a schedule that is near the same category. Basically only Stanford. UCLA plays a good schedule but has 4 losses. Arizona plays a good schedule but has the same number of losses as SCar.

Again, I do not advocate that SCar is worth of being 1-4. However, I do wonder what 8 teams you believe are more worthy than SCar
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Certainly, SC is not my cup of tea but they are clearly not a three seed! They are a two and likely will claw their way back to a one seed by the end of conference tournaments. Respect where respect is due. I don’t care for that style of basketball or for their head coach but underestimate them at your peril. They are a team that plays hard nosed, tough, 40 minutes of hell basketball and who simply grind most of their opponents down. Plus, they have Boston who (when she wants to be and when the team makes the occasional effort to make her their offensive focus) is the most dominant post player in the country.
 
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