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Message: [QUOTE="Travelman6, post: 3090522, member: 7597"] Now, as a disclaimer, I am not at all saying these 3 did not deserve one seeds. I think that was the right call. Maybe MSU deserved a one over the zags, MAYBE, but I do not think over an acc one seed. Also, I would not at all be shocked if all three made the final four. These teams DO NOT suck at all, they are incredibly talented. But the first half performances were way below expectations, dreadfully below, to the point where, with that effort, a s16 exit is very possible. The first round performances were beyond lackluster. This was the first time two #1 seeds have ever trailed at the half, for instance. If three acc teams want to make the final four they d@*n well better pick it up drastically or some 4 or 5 seed might come out of nowhere with an upset. Duke/UNC/Virginia were a combined.... [B][SIZE=5]-7 [/SIZE][/B][SIZE=4]vs teams, at the half that they are supposed to smoke with ease from the tip, never mind struggling for separation 20 or 25 minutes in.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Lets look back to see how the Big east did in 2009 when they got 3 one seeds. The Big east was +86, an average of +22 per game. That is what a 1 is supposed to do. For sure not -2.33 at the half. I wonder, what is the worst point differential for the 3 lowest performing teams in any one tourney. I doubt it is even close to +15 or below...[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]It also makes me wonder, what is the lowest margin of victory for a 1 seed over a 16 that eventually went on to win it all...doubt it is less than +15 but who knows.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]The gap is closing.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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