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[GoConn]

Can't believe some of you are scared...we are the BEST team, IDC who we play!!

 

[auror]

Much less worried about Iowa State than I am about the 2nd game against FAU. I just checked their damn schedule. Holy heck. They played some close games in losses against good teams:

Thu, Nov 23	vs Butler *	W91-86	3-1 (0-0)	Goldin 19	Goldin 11	Gaffney 3
Fri, Nov 24	vs 12 Texas A&M *	W96-89	4-1 (0-0)	Davis 26	Martin 7	Gaffney 5
Sun, Nov 26	vs Virginia Tech *	W84-50	5-1 (0-0)	Martin 17	Martin 8	Gaffney 6
Tue, Dec 5	vs 20 Illinois *	L98-89	7-2 (0-0)	Goldin 23	Davis 9	Gaffney 7
Sat, Dec 16	vs St. Bonaventure *	W64-54	9-2 (0-0)	Davis 16	Davis 9	Davis 4
Sat, Dec 23	vs 4 Arizona *	W96-95 2OT	10-2 (0-0)	Davis 35	Davis 9	Gaffney 4
Sun, Jan 14	vs UAB	W86-73	13-4 (3-1)	Davis 30	Martin 9	Greenlee 5
Thu, Jan 18	vs Wichita State	W86-77	14-4 (4-1)	Martin 22	Martin 9	Davis 6
Thu, Feb 8	@ UAB	L76-73 OT	18-5 (8-2)	Davis 17	Davis 11	Davis 5
Sun, Feb 11	@ Wichita State	W95-82 OT	19-5 (9-2)	Goldin 20	Goldin 9	Goldin 5
Sun, Feb 18	@ South Florida	L90-86	20-6 (10-3)	Goldin 23	Davis 6	Davis 5
Sun, Feb 25	@ Memphis	L78-74	21-7 (11-4)	Goldin 22	Martin 9	Weatherspoon 6
Sat, Mar 9	vs Memphis	W92-84	24-7 (14-4)	Goldin 21	Goldin 12	Davis 5

They had closes losses to Arizona and Illinois. These results show they are a very competitive team.

They beat Arizona.

 

[AzHusky]

ESPN saying Purdue has the easiest bracket.

 

[Gurleyman]

Cripes. North Carolina got Arizona, Baylor and Alabama as their 2-4.

Baylor lost 10 games. Alabama lost 11. Both lost by double digits in the conference tourney. Arizona limped home and lost to a not-even-on-the-bubble Oregon team in the PAC 12.

Seems crazy that the worst 1 by a mile has the softest regional.

 

[TheHorde]

Metrics only say so much. Iowa State is a joke of a team. I’ve watched multiple ISU Illinois and Auburn games and I’m just not concerned. We did a very good job of avoiding teams that can smash it from 3 and get Clingan in space except BYU. We got great matchups. Matchups win tournaments not metrics.

At the end of the day we will have to win the games in front of us. The large conferences threatening to break away and have their own tournament might well be impacting leagues like the Big East in terms of bids and seeds. Smaller conference teams like Indiana State and Seton Hall were the ones snubbed.

 

[bendm]

committee shoulda just sent us out west as the #1 seed like they usually do

 

[Ripper32]

Can't believe some of you are scared...we are the BEST team, IDC who we play!!

It's a 1 game elimination tournament. No margin for error or bad luck.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Next year they need to let the #1 overall seed "pick" the 2-16 bracket and region they wish to be in.

 

[Henry]

They certainly penalized us for getting Brooklyn/Boston.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Purdue's path is a joke. We'd play UNC in Final 4. I wanted them in the Final.

 

[ctchamps]

I wonder what Auburn, Illinois and Iowa State are thinking about being placed in our bracket.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Let’s get it done. One game at a time. The draw is over. Let’s finish the job

 

[JungleLobo]

They beat Arizona.

They lost to Bryant.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I wonder what Auburn, Illinois and Iowa State are thinking about being placed in our bracket.

Good question. I’m ready. Let’s go

 

[UCTitleTown]

We've beaten Iowa State before and I was there.

 

[Ripper32]

They lost to Bryant.

And FGC and Temple. They are a shell of last year's team. Everything is on Davis's back.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Hurley is going to use this to motivate the team. LFFGGGGG

 

[UConnSwag11]

We've beaten Iowa State before and I was there.

Same

 

[DblCrossbar]

God, imagine how Iowa State, Auburn, and Illinois feel. They ran the table at the end, looked extremely impressive, and get rewarded with shots at each other, and then us.

And additionally for them to play UConn in Boston, which will be pretty much a home game for the Huskies. Reversing the perspective here doesn't do those schools any favors in the bracket either. Hopefully in the end it's they who will feel screwed just like Michigan State vs the 2014 Husky champions at MSG did afterwards.

 

[kobe]

You don't follow college basketball, do you?

played marquette without their best player twice and then they should beat a fraudulent creighton team at home.

so the only really tough games were against marquette and at creighton. they didn't play any other tournament teams.

what am i missing?

uconn will be fine because they are really strong, but it might be a worry for a half or so of their first real game.

i know ball pal.

 

[bendm]

where can we see the S-curve?

 

[SLY63]

I would like to see a stat on how conf winners perform vs conf tourney winners in the NCAAs. Anyone see that?

I still like that the first 4 games should basically be home games

 

[RedStickHusky]

I will note that everyone on this board was scared of Iona last year, so maybe we are not the best judges of the tournament?

They played a good half against us

 

[uconngb]

Can't believe some of you are scared...we are the BEST team, IDC who we play!!

Again, I don’t think anyone is scared. It’s about statistics, probabilities, metrics and averages. All of which were ignored.

 

[TheShot1990]

This was last year's sweet 16. How many ACC teams do you see? How many BE? Which team from which conference mopped the floor with everyone and won it all? Now...which conference was robbed?

East Region: No. 3 Kansas State, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 9 Florida Atlantic

Midwest Region: No. 1 Houston, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Xavier, No. 5 Miami

South Region: No. 1 Alabama, No. 5 San Diego State, No. 6 Creighton, No. 15 Princeton

West Region: No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Gonzaga, No. 4 UConn, No. 8 Arkansas