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March General CBB Discussion Thread

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 potential elite 8 matchups which are expected to be chalky …who the heck are you to police conversation Mr hot take?
 
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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"Dusty" is a horrible name for a pron actress. Ewww. I'm visualizing dust bunnies and cobwebs down there.
 
FightOnCT said:


They’re probably not hearing their name on Sunday anyways, but bizzare to put this out so early as a bubble team
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Well, I'd bet the NIT has feelers out to the bubble teams already, even before their bubbles get popped or not.
 
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bendm said:
Yeah we’re talking about the potential elite 8 matchups which are expected to be chalky …who the heck are you to police conversation Mr hot take?
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Lol, that was funny Mr Minutes Distribution. Each team has to win 3 games to even get to that game, and I'm not sure there is any one team we match up with better with.
 
RuffRuff said:
Lol, that was funny Mr Minutes Distribution. Each team has to win 3 games to even get to that game, and I'm not sure there is any one team we match up with better with.
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Thanks Im familiar with how the bracket works…I speculate on recruiting and minutes distributions in the off season when there’s nothing else to talk about. You spout off dumb hot takes on a daily basis that annoy almost everyone. Don’t tell me what I can/can’t discuss.
 
bendm said:
Thanks Im familiar with how the bracket works…I speculate on recruiting and minutes distributions in the off season when there’s nothing else to talk about. You spout off dumb hot takes on a daily basis that annoy almost everyone. Don’t tell me what I can/can’t discuss.
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I was joking man - take it easy. All good.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Defending national champs with a legit chance to go back to back and he beat a pretty sleazy misconduct allegation on a technicality - I'm sure he's feeling himself.
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Kind of hard to call him out for getting cocky after seeing Hurley after the B2B. Would be the epitomy of hypocrisy.
 
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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. 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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It’s not true. They avoid it but they also prioritize putting teams close to home and the highest seed is prioritized. If we are the true 5 and want they East, they’d call us the 6 and make it happen. I expect all four 1 seeds to be so close that it doesn’t matter. #5 chooses after #4. The S curve is almost never maintained.

“Geographic placement and venue restrictions

  • Teams should remain as close to their home region as possible, based on mileage.
  • If two teams from the same region compete for the same bracket slot, the higher-seeded team stays local.
  • A team cannot play at a venue where it has played more than three games that season (excluding exhibitions and conference tournaments).
  • Host institutions cannot play at the site they are hosting, though they may play on the same days.
  • Teams are allowed to compete at a site where their conference is serving as the host.
  • Additionally, when placing teams into the bracket, the committee may move a team up or down one seed line — and in rare cases, two seed lines — from its true seed to ensure all bracketing principles are properly met.”
Core placement steps

  • No. 1 seeds placed first:
    The four No. 1 seeds are assigned to the four regions, determining the Final Four semifinal pairings. The overall No. 1 seed chooses its preferred region and first-/second-round site.
  • No. 2 seeds placed next:
    Assigned in true-seed order, with flexibility to move teams slightly to avoid placing the No. 5 seed in the same region as the overall No. 1.
    Conference-separation rules cannot be compromised.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Defending national champs with a legit chance to go back to back and he beat a pretty sleazy misconduct allegation on a technicality - I'm sure he's feeling himself.
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What was the technicality? I remember when the story first broke and assumed it would be a wrap for his career at UF and then it went away quietly.
 
aceboon said:
What was the technicality? I remember when the story first broke and assumed it would be a wrap for his career at UF and then it went away quietly.
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No Title IX issue. Compare that with Taurean Green who's still on Golden's staff. He's alleged to have sexually assaulted a UF staffer so it's a university issue and is ongoing.
 
aceboon said:
What was the technicality? I remember when the story first broke and assumed it would be a wrap for his career at UF and then it went away quietly.
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Very quietly - lot's of smoke, somehow it was blown under the rug.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
No. 2 seeds placed next: Assigned in true-seed order, with flexibility to move teams slightly to avoid placing the No. 5 seed in the same region as the overall No. 1.
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I copy/pasted the provision I’m referring to, it’s right there in black and white under “core placement steps.” Why else would bracketology currently say the 2 seeds are:
East- ISU
Midwest- UConn
South- Houston
West- MSU

It’s because UConn is 5th on the s-curve and can’t be with Duke. Otherwise UConn and ISU would be swapped.
 
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Mr. French said:
Wisconsin battling Illinois.

No big names this year but they’re a solid team. They can hang with anyone.
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Nick Boyd is a stud. I was holding out hope he'd want to come here in the Malachi Smith 6th man role off the bench because he's from the same town as me. But figured he'd have a starting role somewhere.

Did not see a 1st team All Big Ten caliber season coming though. Could make a strong case for 6 or 7 guards to have been 1st team
 
navery12 said:
Nick Boyd is a stud. I was holding out hope he'd want to come here in the Malachi Smith 6th man role off the bench because he's from the same town as me. But figured he'd have a starting role somewhere.

Did not see a 1st team All Big Ten caliber season coming though. Could make a strong case for 6 or 7 guards to have been 1st team
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Truly unreal home many good player Dusty pulled into FAU.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I think what I said was that he has all of Hurley's arrogance and none of his likeability. I think that's pretty accurate.
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He looks and acts like a little punk, comes across like he could've worked at Stratton Oakmont. Hurley and Cignetti aren't at all bashful but they're funny and interesting. Hurley especially is self-deprecating and open about his struggles which makes him relatable.
 
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