Sunday (3/10) games

[buddy]

Is your first name Facetious? And that is why you go with Buddy?

I was banned for calling them something else. So yes, facetious it is!

 

[Orangutan]

You just knew that Ionescu was going to have a reply to that Williams 3.

 

[SECbbfan24]

 

[southie]

Congrats to Stanford. I think they deserve a #1 seed over MSU. Better RPI; better SOS by a longshot. Only team to beat Baylor; win over Oregon to win PAC 12 tourney. And, I believe the PAC is rated as stronger than the SEC.

MSU lost to Oregon; forget who their best win is against this season -- South Carolina?

 

[SimpleDawg]

Looks like I was right about Smith unloading in the 2nd half. Great clutch play by Stanford. Williams' clutch 3 was huge. and Carrington got 6 offensive rebounds... Oregon clearly is weaker at chasing down rebounds against the quickness of Carrington.

Stanford deserves this win.

....

 

[bantamlaker]

Nice comeback by Stanford after being destroyed in the prior meeting against Oregon. It reinforces that Tara is one of the better coaches in the game.

 

[eebmg]

Tara earning her reputation as one of the elite strategists in the game. They were on top of all the OU plays. Help defense was always coming just where and when it needed to. Impressive.

 

[jaydee602]

Is there any chance that this game moves Mississippi State to a #1 & Stanford as a #2 in Portland with Oregon moving to Albany as a #2?

 

[southie]

Is there any chance that this game moves Mississippi State to a #1 & Stanford as a #2 in Portland with Oregon moving to Albany as a #2?

Oregon is staying in Portland. Crème has MSU now being #1 in Portland with the Ducks as #2.

 

[jaydee602]

Oregon is staying in Portland. Crème has MSU now being #1 in Portland with the Ducks as #2.

Thanks! Did Charlie predict who is in Albany as a #2?

 

[huskeynut]

Thanks! Did Charlie predict who is in Albany as a #2?

Charlie said earlier today that Louisville is now #2 in Albany.

 

[southie]

Thanks! Did Charlie predict who is in Albany as a #2?

I stopped watching at that point as it's crazy for him to list MSU as a #1 seed above Stanford and a couple others

 

[biobioprof]

Oregon is staying in Portland. Crème has MSU now being #1 in Portland with the Ducks as #2.

Vic was complaining about Albany but MSU might match up better with UConn than with the Ducks, and it’s a longer trip over more time zones.

 

[Vowelguy]

I don't see how Miss St ends up higher than Louisville. UNLESS Fuehring is out.

Cards have wins over UConn, NC St (x2), Syracuse
Losses to ND (x2) and Miami

Miss St has wins over So Carolina (x2), TAMU
Losses to Oregon and Mizzou

Lou has better wins and better losses, and not really that close.

 

[southie]

Earlier this week I stated that Notre Dame in Chicago, UConn in Albany, and Oregon in Portland were the high priorities of the committee; they will "fit" the other seeds around those mainstays.

 

[jaydee602]

Charlie said earlier today that Louisville is now #2 in Albany.

Did UCONN catch a break with Louisville heading to Albany or would they prefer playing Mississippi State?

 

[southie]

I like MSU as a program; I just don't think their body of work reflects that of a #1 seed, especially when you look at their RPI and SOS.

 

[Vowelguy]

Oregon:
Wins over Stanford, Miss St, Oregon St, Syracuse
Losses to Stanford, Oregon St, UCLA, Mich St

 

[Centerstream]

Earlier this week I stated that Notre Dame in Chicago, UConn in Albany, and Oregon in Portland were the high priorities of the committee; they will "fit" the other seeds around those mainstays.

Is that you Charlie?????

 

[msf22b]

Tara Vanderveer is second only to Geno in getting her team prepared for a monumental game.
After the beatdown that they suffered at home against the Ducks, the turnaround was all the more remarkable.
A brilliant coaching job.
Among the all-time greats.

 

[southie]

Is that you Charlie?????

Charlie has had Louisville pegged for Chicago, not Notre Dame.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Miss State is a great team but their body of work and OOC SOS to me has them at a #2 seed. The conference in the SEC overall just isn't that strong, unlike years past. SC was the top team in the conference outside of MSU and even they weren't even a top 10 team. Outside of Oregon and Marquette, the OOC schedule was not good at all. Hopefully with where the program is now, they will start to schedule tougher OOC slate.

They do have some quality wins vs SC (2x), A&M and Marquette. I do think Louisville has better wins overall and better losses. There is nothing to me that warrants a one seed. If they would have beaten Oregon on the road it would be a little different discussion.

 

[Plebe]

Frankly I don’t see Miss St’s resume as better than Oregon’s or Louisville’s. The big deal is that they have no wins over the committee’s top 10 teams. Oregon, Louisville and Stanford have 2 each. I don’t see how you can penalize Louisville and Oregon with respect to MSU for losing today to teams that are much better than any team that MSU has beaten all season.

 

[TheFarmFan]

Man, bad night to be out at a dinner party! Can't wait to come home and watch it. And yes, Tara is irreplaceable.

 

[Plebe]

Oregon:
Wins over Stanford, Miss St, Oregon St, Syracuse
Losses to Stanford, Oregon St, UCLA, Mich St

And again, that’s four wins by Oregon that will be better in the committee’s eyes than MSU’s best win.