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March General CBB Discussion Thread

bendm said:
Gemini just reminded me even if UConn is #6 overall they won’t be paired with Duke in the east if Duke is #1 overall to “balance” the seeds. They will reward the #1 overall with the last 2 seed. We need Duke (and Illinois) to lose.
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UConn might be the last #2 to drop in if the can’t beat the Hoyas
 
HuskyHawk said:
Kansas starting to play better. Peterson is such a game changer when he’s distributing. Plays very good defense too.

I know the floor is slippery and a bad idea, but it does look kinda cool. A bit monochromatic maybe.
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I guess the floor isn't monochromatic to the players. The lights are giving some migraines
 
ESPN is pimping up the SEC hard. The SEC bubble teams are bad and ESPN is tying itself in logical knots to justify 10+ bids for the league. The most generous characterization of Missouri, A&M, Auburn, etc. is they have a lot of quality losses.

Conferences need to have their own statisticians tear apart the models because the SEC, which has a losing record against the other majors, finished the season as one of the best conferences of all time according to KenPom.

I will add that the SEC is going to over perform in seeding and quantity of teams in tournament. If the SEC doesn’t get 7 or 8 teams to the Sweet 16, it is time to overhaul the models.
 
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Now Bruce Pearl is back tracking saying MOH should be in. He better hope they get in because I kid you not Pearl could have a potential lawsuit on his hands for having public influence on the committee. Their is no debate on MOH not getting in if not for Bruce Pearls comments.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Kansas starting to play better. Peterson is such a game changer when he’s distributing. Plays very good defense too.

I know the floor is slippery and a bad idea, but it does look kinda cool. A bit monochromatic maybe.
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Yeah, it is quite weird to debut that style court and then pick THAT as the displayed image on the court.
 
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Good morning fellow Jayhawk fans (for today only).

Steve Buscemi Youth GIF
 
Anybody else catch that corny Ament / Barnes story during the Auburn game ? Barnes talked to him about The Notebook and sat him down to ask "What do you want to do ?". I find it kinda odd to think Rick Barnes is vibing with this kid to convince him to go to Tennessee. I mean what DID he want ? He's a one and done, mocked in the top 10 of the draft for a top 5 recruit out of HS. Barnes has been at this for 40 years and has one final four (0-1) to his name, he certainly isn't selling this kid on great post season expectations. Weird
 
DRBackup said:
Anybody else catch that corny Ament / Barnes story during the Auburn game ? Barnes talked to him about The Notebook and sat him down to ask "What do you want to do ?". I find it kinda odd to think Rick Barnes is vibing with this kid to convince him to go to Tennessee. I mean what DID he want ? He's a one and done, mocked in the top 10 of the draft for a top 5 recruit out of HS. Barnes has been at this for 40 years and has one final four (0-1) to his name, he certainly isn't selling this kid on great post season expectations. Weird
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Had a long recruitment - Tenn made a lot of sense because they could feature him and pony up.
 
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@imno1 what's your question? Ok so here is where I stand on this.

Was there any chatter of Miami of Ohio not getting in before Bruce Pearls comments? I doubt it if there was show me. Pearl has created a narrative that MOH had to win their conference tourney to get in.

It's a dangerous precedent he has set, and showed his bias on Auburn who doesn't deserve to get in. Having an opinion is one thing, showing bias and having a wild and dangerous narrative that has now carried weight is another and believe me being being a main stream media member does have influence on the committee.

Ok a lawsuit maybe too much but people sue over everything. Remember the Utah Attorney general wanted to sue the BCS for not letting an undefeated Utah team in the national championship, now they have the college football playoffs. So while they didn't win the lawsuit there was enough PR pressure on the committee to eventually make change.

After all we're talking top 68 teams here so this narrative that MOH shouldn't get in is stupid. People are too ignorant to see the bigger picture.
 
DRBackup said:
Anybody else catch that corny Ament / Barnes story during the Auburn game ? Barnes talked to him about The Notebook and sat him down to ask "What do you want to do ?". I find it kinda odd to think Rick Barnes is vibing with this kid to convince him to go to Tennessee. I mean what DID he want ? He's a one and done, mocked in the top 10 of the draft for a top 5 recruit out of HS. Barnes has been at this for 40 years and has one final four (0-1) to his name, he certainly isn't selling this kid on great post season expectations. Weird
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I'm guessing "I coached Kevin Durant" was one of the driving factors.
 
auror said:
Rooting pretty hard for Arizona and Kansas today.
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For:
Zona (to jump Duke for #1 overall)
UVA (best chance of beating Duke)
Bama (potentially replace ISU on 2 line)
Against:
Duke
Illinois (can’t replace ISU on 2 line)
Nebraska (can’t replace ISU on 2 line)
 
bendm said:
For:
Zona (to jump Duke for #1 overall)
UVA (best chance of beating Duke)
Bama (potentially replace ISU on 2 line)
Against:
Duke
Illinois (can’t replace ISU on 2 line)
Nebraska (can’t replace ISU on 2 line)
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Rooting for Zona is also rooting against Iowa State and for Kansas is against Houston.
 
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auror said:
Rooting for Zona is also rooting against Iowa State and for Kansas is against Houston.
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I know we beat KU but why are we rooting against Houston? We want them on the 2 line as opposed to Illinois or Nebraska and then being ahead of us on the s curve could also help us get the east
Edit- unless 1 in the south is still in play
 
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bendm said:
For:
Zona (to jump Duke for #1 overall)
UVA (best chance of beating Duke)
Bama (potentially replace ISU on 2 line)
Against:
Duke
Illinois (can’t replace ISU on 2 line)
Nebraska (can’t replace ISU on 2 line)
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Feels like as long as we do our job, that's all that matters. We'll be a 2 lined up to play a goliath in the Elite 8. At this point backing into a desired spot feels like the wrong mindset.

Didn't like how Hurley was validating the season so much last night. Not sure what the point was in that spot. Seems to be selling, no matter what, we had a good season, people should appreciate it. Not overly confident.
 
He may be the most unlikable coach of them all. I guess he doesn't consider the Big East an actual conference. I hate the early games, I don't think the players are as loose and ready to play.

“We have to recover quickly. We’re not playing the noon game this year. We’re the only one seed not to be playing early in the country,” Scheyer shared (scared).

clutchpoints.com

Duke HC Jon Scheyer takes dig at ACC over conference tournament scheduling

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer got his team to avoid the upset against Florida State. Then took a swipe at the ACC.
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bendm said:
I know we beat KU but why are we rooting against Houston? We want them on the 2 line as opposed to Illinois or Nebraska and then being ahead of us on the s curve could also help us get the east
Edit- unless 1 in the south is still in play
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Yeah I'm going to root against them until I can absolutely say the 1 is out.

If Florida wins at 1pm today, then I'd guess it's probably pretty close to out, so we'll know at the time of the Houston game I guess.
 
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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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I wonder how long long term means. Maybe he's waiting to see if the Billikens get invited to another conference, or for the St. John's job, or knows his limits.
 
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