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[Zarathustra]

Creighton loses to Seton Hall lolllll how is this a 9th seed in the tournament?

Seton Hall has played very well over the last month or so.... almost
as well as Villanova. This could be an interesting semi -final matchup.
Villanova should win.... but... that is why they play the game!

 

[Carnac]

Just watched the best game of the day. Seton Hall vs Creighton. The Hall pulls out a 1 point win with 2.1 seconds left 66-65. Wow!!! Numerous lead changes in the 4th quarter.

Mya Bembry hit the game winning shot, but Lauren Park-Lane was the game MVP. The Hall does not win that game without her production and floor leadership. A tip o’ the turban to Park-Lane and her teammates, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Watching this game, it was easy to see how and why she led the conference in assists.

Addendum: I forgot to mention what a pleasure it was to listen to Hall of Fame retired Villanova wbb coach Harry Perreta do the color analysis of the game. The man knows his basketball. He explained what was going on, what should have happend, and what the goal of the team with the ball should be (besides scoring) during a particular possession. All this and what the two coaches were thinking.

He was extremely impressed with Lauren Park-Lane, as were most who watched the game. The smallest person on the court had the biggest impact on the game. Who gave Bembry the ball for a wide open shot to put the Hall ahead by 1 with 2 seconds left? Park-Lane.

Not only was the game entertaining, it was educational too. We look at games from a fan’s point of view. He was explaining the game from a coach’s point of view. I hope he calls our game today.

 

[Boreifs]

Add SC to the list.

 

[HuskyNan]

Add SC to the list.

Yep, lost to Kentucky

 

[EdSaid]

Should a team that doesn't receive an automatic bid be a number 1 seed?

 

[Next 12]

I may be mistaken, but I believe that 11 out of the top 25 ranked teams have lost within the past 2+ days. Eight of those losses are to unranked teams.

Have tournaments in past years featured this many ranked teams getting knocked off at this rate?

Kentucky knocked off S Carolina 64-62!!!!

 

[NYCHUSKIES]

Wow

 

[Boreifs]

Should a team that doesn't receive an automatic bid be a number 1 seed?

Of course. However, they could fall to number three overall, depending on what Stanford does today.

 

[TheFarmFan]

Of course. However, they could fall to number three overall, depending on what Stanford does today.

Yeah, I'll be interested to see what the committee does if Stanford wins today. I would still probably pick SCAR over Stanford for overall #1 seed, but it's weird to be the overall #1 when you aren't even your conference's auto-bid.

 

[ConnecticutBB]

Can someone PLEASE…post the SC/Kentucky post media interviews…

 

[SARG 2011]

SC failed to score the last 5 minutes and had a 7 point 4th qtr after only scoring 8 points in the 4th qtr yesterday. This has been a crazy season indeed

 

[HuskyNan]

Can someone PLEASE…post the SC/Kentucky post media interviews…

On the General board

 

[Oracle9]

Great slate of games today. When I saw what a low scoring affair the game was I felt SC was in trouble. Kentucky kept it close and made it a grind. Wow what a weekend. Now on to the Big Ten game. So exciting!

 

[Plebe]

Yeah, I'll be interested to see what the committee does if Stanford wins today. I would still probably pick SCAR over Stanford for overall #1 seed, but it's weird to be the overall #1 when you aren't even your conference's auto-bid.

Unusual but it's happened before. Somewhere on this board recently the subject of the 2001 tournament seedings came up. Apparently Tennessee was the overall #1 seed that year, after they'd gone 29-2 and 14-0 SEC, but they lost in the semis of the conference tournament to Vanderbilt. I have a feeling the same thing probably happened another time or two with Tennessee.

 

[Blakeon18]

I believe I heard that SC has beaten both NC State and Stanford this season.
They stay overall #1 seed.

 

[connie]

#4 Louisville loses to Miami
#6 LSU loses to Kentucky
#10 Michigan loses to Nebraska
#11 Maryland loses to #14 Indiana
#13 OSU loses to #14 Indiana
#14 AZ loses to Colorado
#16 NC loses to #21 VA Tech
#18 Tenn loses to Kentucky
#19 Okla loses to Kansas
#20 ND loses to Miami
#23 Fla loses to Ole Miss
#24 GA loses to Alabama

#1 SC loses to Kentucky

Pretty, pretty, pretty … amazing.

 

[MD#12Fan]

Should a team that doesn't receive an automatic bid be a number 1 seed?

To me, it comes down to, what do the seedlings mean. Do they mean the teams with the best body of work for the entire season. Then of course SC is a 1, maybe still the overall 1. In that case, UConn is about what they are projected, 2 or 3. Do they mean, some sort of projection that tries to insure the best matchups throughout the tourney. In that case SC is still a 1 and UConn moves up, based on recent play and extenuating circumstances.
If the NCAA wants greater emphasis on conference tourneys, then they do what you suggest, rewarding the winner with the higher seeding position. Frankly IMO, with a 64 team tournament, why are conference tournaments necessary? Like Geno said, reward the winner of the league over 3 months.

 

[ConnecticutBB]

On the General board

On the General board

new to the boneyard..can you tell me what the General board is?

 

[FridaFriend]

Unusual but it's happened before. Somewhere on this board recently the subject of the 2001 tournament seedings came up. Apparently Tennessee was the overall #1 seed that year, after they'd gone 29-2 and 14-0 SEC, but they lost in the semis of the conference tournament to Vanderbilt. I have a feeling the same thing probably happened another time or two with Tennessee.

One of the ten losses of the 1996-97 Tennessee team was to Auburn in the SEC conference tournament final.

 

[Childhood]

Feel the happiness

 

[Gus Mahler]

Addendum: I forgot to mention what a pleasure it was to listen to Hall of Fame retired Villanova wbb coach Harry Perreta do the color analysis of the game. The man knows his basketball. He explained what was going on, what should have happend, and what the goal of the team with the ball should be (besides scoring) during a particular possession. All this and what the two coaches were thinking.

He was extremely impressed with Lauren Park-Lane, as were most who watched the game. The smallest person on the court had the biggest impact on the game. Who gave Bembry the ball for a wide open shot to put the Hall ahead by 1 with 2 seconds left? Park-Lane.

Not only was the game entertaining, it was educational too. We look at games from a fan’s point of view. He was explaining the game from a coach’s point of view. I hope he calls our game today.

I take it you feel he's better than Debbie Antonelli coaching from the booth?

 

[HuskyNan]

@ConnecticutBB At the top of the main page, You’ll see a link for the General Women’s Basketball sub-forum. To keep this board mostly about UConn, we set up a sub-forum to discuss other teams and conferences

Welcome to the Boneyard!

 

[Carnac]

Content noted.

 

[Carnac]

I take it you feel he's better than Debbie Antonelli coaching from the booth?

Hi Gus. Yes. Others may not like his style of commenting on games, I do. I can only speak for myself. Some play by play announcers are preferred over others. The same applies to color analysts. I like Doris Burke and Kara Lawson too. I’ll be watching the Villanova-Seton Hall game.
Later today. I hope he’s doing that game.