Selection Sunday Thread

[HuskyHawk]

Nebraska also did nothing outside the B1G. Gets a 4. Compare their season to St Johns

And Nebraska is still stronger than KU or Alabama as a 4.

 

[swami7774]

Initial line is UConn -18.5 vs. Furman, and -8000/+2200 moneyline.

Give ‘em.

 

[Ripper32]

Google or did cbs tell you that? When you woke up this morning you had no clue about Furman, I can assure you of that.

I watched them in the tournament. Plus, they retained some of the same players from last year. Bowser and Johnson. When you gamble, you watch these games.

 

[swami7774]

TJ Power and Penn knocking off Illinois?

One-man team. Power will score 35 and Illinois will win by 25.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Give ‘em.

Honestly, I don't have any thoughts on 18.5.

I feel like this is either:
A) a more extreme version of the Xavier games where we get off to a good start and keep expanding the lead and win by 30, or
B) an uncomfortably tight game where we never put them away, lead by 6-12 throughout, and have to make FTs at the end

I'd rather either tease UConn up to -24.5 or Furman down to +12.5.

 

[navery12]

How do UCF and UCLA fare in these metrics btw?

UCLA is 142nd so about average, UCF is 305th so also very bad. I think both teams are pretty good so shouldn't overlook them, but wouldn't be overly considered about them forcing a ton of turnovers

 

[boog204]

I’m lost. I haven’t been paying attention since the lost. Who said we would/should decline the tournament? Someone on the boneyard or Hurley?

Someone posted that maybe we should decline the invite to the tournament so we’re not further humiliated by losing to a 15. I think they were serious.

 

[HCCForever]

the civil CONFLict is back on

Corrected original post. UCF beat BYU and Texas Tech and not ISU. No long winning streak either

 

[HuskyHawk]

I like what Clark said about Auburn. The committee has focused too much on wins and ignored losses in the past. “Who did you beat” is not more important than “who did you lose to”.

 

[boog204]

Google or did cbs tell you that? When you woke up this morning you had no clue about Furman, I can assure you of that.

I do find it doomable that somebody in their crash-out yesterday predicted we’d lose to Furman in the first round.

 

[TMB4405]

Of course we worry about every game because its over with a loss. But for us to lose to Furman we have to play very badly. And they would have to play great.

 

[Vowelguy]

UConn was 6

 

[Tenspro2002]

We were #6 overall, and we get #1 and #9 overall with us. Awful.

 

[HooperScooper]

If they can press then they are a problem.

They've turned the ball over almost 80 more times than they've caused their opponents so doesn't look like it.

 

[Ripper32]

UCLA is a different team when Clark is going. Not sure he got back to his old self after the injury. Also, Bilodeau (the Oregon state transfer) is a very solid forward. Shoots the three. Smart player. But he is hurt I believe.

 

[Henry]

Purdue should've gotten Duke. We were seeded 6 by the committee.

 

[superjohn]

I think Illinois is over-seeded at 3. Three seeds should not have 8 losses.

A 1 seed has 7 losses.

Kansas has 10 losses and a 4 seed.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Wait. Didn’t Furman finish 6th in the Southern Conference? And we should be scared on them? Come on, people.

 

[uconn_jack]

St. Johns will find out quickly how different officiating is against Duke, in the tournament.

Yes, that should be comical.

 

[Vowelguy]

You don’t know that until we see the final
Committee rankings. The S-curve is not followed exactly.

As noted, UConn is 6th

 

[Tenspro2002]

I wonder with UCLA in our pod, and with Virginia and Tennessee the other big draws in Philly, if we get the first night game (7 pm) on Friday.

 

[Inyatkin]

Very tempting to look ahead but feels like it all comes down to one thing: can we shoot?

 

[upstater]

UCLA is 142nd so about average, UCF is 305th so also very bad. I think both teams are pretty good so shouldn't overlook them, but wouldn't be overly considered about them forcing a ton of turnovers

Bilodeau is going to play according to this: Tyler Bilodeau’s NCAA Tournament Status Clarified: UCLA Star Cleared After Knee Scare – onlyTrustedInfo.com

 

[djct1999]

Thank you Committee. Apparently they bent read the board and hooked UConn up w a favorable draw.

 

[aceboon]

UCLA is a different team when Clark is going. Not sure he got back to his old self after the injury. Also, Bilodeau (the Oregon state transfer) is a very solid forward. Shoots the three. Smart player. But he is hurt I believe.

Dent also missed the 2nd half of yesterday's game with an apparent calf strain. 6 day turnaround from that type of injury usually isn't happening.