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Race for 1 Seed (2/5)

We’d be screwed if it weren’t for our WAB. I’m guessing a 3 seed with the same record if we didn’t get to play four top 15 teams plus BYU, which would be top 20 but for the Saunders injury. Is this quality of a noncon schedule going to be easily replicable every year going forward or did we get lucky? It’s hard to know how good teams will be more than a year out.
 
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bendm said:
We’d be screwed if it weren’t for our WAB. I’m guessing a 3 seed with the same record if we didn’t get to play four top 15 teams plus BYU, which would be top 20 but for the Saunders injury. Is this quality of a noncon schedule going to be easily replicable every year going forward or did we just get lucky? It’s hard to know how good teams will be more than a year out.
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Seemed like all the top teams were doing it, so it was easy to get games. It'll probably be en vogue for a couple more years at least. Most of the teams had success with it seems (Duke, Arizona, Florida, us, Illinois, Alabama all had insane schedules without MTEs, all likely to be top seeds).
 
Scrutineer said:
What are you talking about?
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Post #172 in this thread. You said we needed to wait and see if Hurley is worth the money he is paid. I later asked you what else he needed to do, which you didn't reply to, so now I'm asking if he has proved he is worth the money he is paid.
 
bendm said:
We’d be screwed if it weren’t for our WAB. I’m guessing a 3 seed with the same record if we didn’t get to play four top 15 teams plus BYU, which would be top 20 but for the Saunders injury. Is this quality of a noncon schedule going to be easily replicable every year going forward or did we get lucky? It’s hard to know how good teams will be more than a year out.
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Our WAB is really good because we win. Non-con and BE. Schedule might not always be quite as good but winning takes care of a lot.

And the way things are now it should not be that hard to put together a comparable non conf schedule every year.
 
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JonnyRI said:
And the way things are now it should not be that hard to put together a comparable non conf schedule every year.
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Right. It's just going to be hard to win at the pace they won in the NC against that sort of schedule.

But...here's hoping the Big East isn't a dumpster fire next year. You expect Willard to keep Villanova on the upswing and for Creighton and Marquette to not suck, and just that—having 5/11 tournament teams rather than 3/11—will help.
 
Just win baby

So many love saying the Big East is weak. So is the SEC and Big10, where everyone has lost a bunch of games. Literally everyone except for Michigan. The ACC is weak, a one horse conference weakened even more with an unbalanced schedule. The B12 has the most contenders and we beat two of them.

Last year, Walter Clayton bailed Florida out in multiple games, he's not suiting up this year. I doubt we'll miss a ton of wide open shots should we play them again this year.

We're in the mix, that's all you can ask for. Preannoited champions are rarely crowned
 
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Rothstein's piece posted by @husky99 "Bracket Talk" is a good listen. In an attempt to be objective-and to learn about the last #1 seed choices-Likely UConn or Florida- He breaks down the Q1 win opportunities left for Fla and for UConn. Even if both teams win out heading into Selection Sunday.

Clears some things up re: seeding. Conclusion for UConn? Keep stackin' Ws until Selection Sunday. Bonus would be a Nova match up in BET prior to BET Championship to pick up another Q1 W- Which would help us when compared to Florida and their Q1 W resume. Our WAB is trending in a strong position.
 
JonnyRI said:
Our WAB is really good because we win. Non-con and BE. Schedule might not always be quite as good but winning takes care of a lot.

And the way things are now it should not be that hard to put together a comparable non conf schedule every year.
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Winning 2 of the last 3 titles makes it a lot easier to schedule top non-con games. Knocking on wood, winning 3/4 would make it even easier moving forward. 😁
 
ctbro1999 said:
Winning 2 of the last 3 titles makes it a lot easier to schedule top non-con games. Knocking on wood, winning 3/4 would make it even easier moving forward. 😁
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Don’t we already have games with Tex Illinois and Uk next season?
 
Lafayette said:
Meanwhile we are now 4th ranked properly only teams with same wins and one less loss ahead of us.

Ironically Florida is next and above teams with more wins and less losses is a head scratcher as all Florida did was beat 3 nominally ranked teams at home and then beat up on bottom dweller SC and Miss St for 3 of those recent wins. They didn't play a top 10 team or even top 15. More "SEC is great nonsense"
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Florida moves up as duke and Arizona and huskies win
 
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NJHusky said:
Don’t we already have games with Tex Illinois and Uk next season?
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UConn will face Arizona, Kansas, and Illinois next season. They will travel to Arizona on November 18, take on Illinois at the United Center, and host Kansas at home.

I believe the home-and-home series with Texas concluded this season.

They’ll probably look to add three more marquee games for next season.
 
ctbro1999 said:
Winning 2 of the last 3 titles makes it a lot easier to schedule top non-con games. Knocking on wood, winning 3/4 would make it even easier moving forward. 😁
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you forgot the obligatory DOOMED!!
 
BFieldHusky said:
Down to us and Florida...
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Probably. Unless we both lose and either Iowa St or Houston wins the B12 tourney. I suppose for that matter Michigan St or Nebraska even has a shot if they win the B1G. Good news is we seem to be in the driver's seat, controlling our own 1 seed destiny.
 
businesslawyer said:
As long as we don't lose in Milwaukee, I'm not worried about losing the 4th position. BUT if we played Florida on Saturday on a neutral court, it would not surprise me in the least if Florida was favored over us. They are absolutely playing very good and consistent ball the second half of the season.
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They were favored in the 2014 semis after we beat them in December. We beat 'em again as you may recall.
 
businesslawyer said:
As long as we don't lose in Milwaukee, I'm not worried about losing the 4th position. BUT if we played Florida on Saturday on a neutral court, it would not surprise me in the least if Florida was favored over us. They are absolutely playing very good and consistent ball the second half of the season.
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Florida is playing the bottom of the SEC in SC twice and Miss St once, then home vs SEC's good teams but none ranked in the top 15. That was their 8 game win streak.
 
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We're actually being very underrated right now if you can believe that. Every fan discussion about contenders pretty much only lists Duke, Michigan, Arizona, and Florida. The media is giving us more love, but the average college fan doesn't think we belong in the conversation with those 4 other teams right now. If Hurley can spin this into us being underdogs then that will only help us in a couple of weeks.
 
CTBasketball said:
4th best team in the SEC lost to Syracuse. All that needs to be said.
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The best team in the Big East lost to Creighton. In that all that needs to be said?

I think it’s fine to say that the SEC is a better conference than the Big East and that Florida is playing really well right now, but that we have a better overall body of work and we are just as good as them at our best.
 
CTBasketball said:
4th best team in the SEC lost to Syracuse. All that needs to be said.
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Because of the portal and NiL, college basketball is as top heavy as it’s ever been. This was clearly evident by last years chalk tournament which felt more like a women’s tournament that only got good when the best teams were at the end. The SEC sucks but Florida is dominant. The ACC sucks but Duke is dominant. the Big East sucks but UConn is very good. Even the mighty big 12 and big ten have a lot of weakness in it.

The worst thing to happen to us this year was Iowa States collapse. Unfortunately Florida may be the best team in the country right now.
 
RitzLuce1 said:
Because of the portal and NiL, college basketball is as top heavy as it’s ever been. This was clearly evident by last years chalk tournament which felt more like a women’s tournament that only got good when the best teams were at the end. The SEC sucks but Florida is dominant. The ACC sucks but Duke is dominant. the Big East sucks but UConn is very good. Even the mighty big 12 and big ten have a lot of weakness in it.

The worst thing to happen to us this year was Iowa States collapse. Unfortunately Florida may be the best team in the country right now.
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Florida is good but far from dominant, they have feasted on a totally overrated SEC and primarily the bottom half of it during this current run. They have lost every game against a top 10 type team and have 3 really bad losses. Their guard play has been better but its still not good. The front court is crazy good though.
 
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controlfade said:
Florida is good but far from dominant, they have feasted on a totally overrated SEC and primarily the bottom half of it during this current run. They have lost every game against a top 10 type team and have 3 really bad losses. Their guard play has been better but its still not good. The front court is crazy good though.
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To be fair:

Was up on Duke with 30 seconds to go at Cameron Indoor (currently 1 in country)
Lost in first game of year on a neutral court to #2 AZ, which was in Vegas (home game)- close game
To us at MSG close (basically home game #4 Uconn)

These were basically three away games. We scheduled almost all of our OOC games at home(ish), no travel. These aren't top 10 teams, they are top 4.

Boogie Fland - McD AA. He hasn't totally panned out, but he's still good and here at the end of sophomore year.

Yes, the SEC is a fat middle league that plays no defense, with no good front courts outside of Florida, but Florida is still very good.

Yes they have couple bad losses, all to tourney teams. We lost to Creighton at home and won by the skin of our teeth against bad teams many times. #perspective

They are damn good. Not perfect, but have a deep, dominant FC with a McD AA PG and adequate BC.



Separately, Nebraska throttled - more 3-4 seed mushiness.
 
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