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March General CBB Discussion Thread

HuskyHawk said:
We want to be the top #2 if not a #1. So we get placed in the East.
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I don’t understand why you keep stating the obvious to me. Have I not demonstrated I understand what the permutations are and how they are most likely to play out?

We can’t have it both ways with Houston. Them losing helps us get the 1 in the south (if UF loses) but them winning helps us get the 2 in The east (bumps us down the s curve if Duke remains #1 overall).
 
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RuffRuff said:
Always a personal choice and many factors, but he will never win a title there so I guess he's not that interested in advancing his career.
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What job opening this year would’ve given him that chance anyways??
 
Wisconsin battling Illinois.

No big names this year but they’re a solid team. They can hang with anyone.
 
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Is that really the shot Wisconsin wanted in a tie game and 20+ sec to go?? A 30 footer without having passed the ball??
On to OT.
 
Wowwwwwwwww. Wisconsin up 4 with 45 seconds left. Blackwell misses a shot but Illinois gets called for a late whistle. Replay shows absolutely 0 contact and it’s not even close. One of the worst calls I’ve seen this year. Will take a miracle for Illinois to win now
 
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REB1094 said:
Wowwwwwwwww. Wisconsin up 4 with 45 seconds left. Blackwell misses a shot but Illinois gets called for a late whistle. Replay shows absolutely 0 contact and it’s not even close. One of the worst calls I’ve seen this year. Will take a miracle for Illinois to win now
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Almost was a miracle! Wisconsin was up 7 with 15 seconds left but gave up a three, turned it over on the inbound, gave up a layup, and missed a FT to give Illinois a chance. Wagler almost sent it to 2OT at the buzzer

Nick Boyd had 38. Sheeeeesh
 
bendm said:
I don’t understand why you keep stating the obvious to me. Have I not demonstrated I understand what the permutations are and how they are most likely to play out?

We can’t have it both ways with Houston. Them losing helps us get the 1 in the south (if UF loses) but them winning helps us get the 2 in The east (bumps us down the s curve if Duke remains #1 overall).
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Disagree with them winning helps us get seeded with Duke. It doesn’t work that way. 2 seeds get preferences in location by seed like #1 seeds do. They don’t put #1 overall with #8. Those preferences are limited by conference opponents so #5 gets to choose but can’t pick a region with a conference opponent. We want to be #5.

Illinois just lost and that helps too.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Disagree with them winning helps us get seeded with Duke. It doesn’t work that way. 2 seeds get preferences in location by seed like #1 seeds do. They don’t put #1 overall with #8. Those preferences are limited by conference opponents so #5 gets to choose but can’t pick a region with a conference opponent. We want to be #5.

Illinois just lost and that helps too.
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No, If Duke is #1 overall we cannot be in the East if we are 5th on the s curve. Thats the reward for being #1 overall. Yes 2 seeds get geographical preference too and the goal is to limit aggregate travel among teams of the same seed, and yes Teams Also can’t be put in the same region with a conference member, but the committee will try to balance the seeds first and foremost. Having the best 1 and 2 seeds in the same region would not be balanced.
 
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bendm said:
No. If Duke is #1 overall we cannot be in the East if we are 5th on the s curve.
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Too much thinking about this stuff, goodness. The most important thing is hoping we starting playing NC caliber. Tonight is a decent test given our first two games, and now they are confident and on a role.
 
RuffRuff said:
Too much thinking about this stuff, goodness. The most important thing is hoping we starting playing NC caliber. Tonight is a decent test given our first two games, and now they are confident and on a role.
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This is stuff worth discussing there’s no hot takes involved. Let’s start playing well but also get a favorable draw.
 
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superjohn said:
Dusty May looks and sounds like a horse jockey and his name sounds like a 70's era adult film actress.
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LOL!!! Would be funnier if you had been the one that posted up above, "Everything doesn’t need to be a hot take."
 
RuffRuff said:
Too much thinking about this stuff, goodness. The most important thing is hoping we starting playing NC caliber. Tonight is a decent test given our first two games, and now they are confident and on a role.
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I mean, I'm not going to overthink the hows and whys and s curve regional limitations, but I'd be ecstatic to be the #2 in a wounded #1 seeded Duke region for sure.
 
bendm said:
This is stuff worth discussing there’s no hot takes involved. Let’s start playing well but also get a favorable draw.
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The favorable draw is going to be more about the 7/10 and 3 seed we get paired up with, not the 1 seed. There is no way of anticipating that at this point. We will have to likely go through one of the big 4 in the Elite 8. They're all good.
 
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RuffRuff said:
The favorable draw is going to be more about the 7/10 and 3 seed we get paired up with, not the 1 seed. There is no way of anticipating that at this point. We will have to likely go through one of the big 4 in the Elite 8. They're all good.
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Yeah we’re talking about the big 4…who the heck are you to police conversation?
 
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