Thursday games and upset alerts

[UcMiami]

Next four games for TN are at ND, home Vandy, at KY, at MSST - could easily go 1-3 and if they feel up to it aim for 0-4.

 

[toadfoot]

Duke could drop from top 25

At this point I'm not sure there are 25 teams good enough to be in the top 25

 

[SCGamecock]

You really don't know what you're going to get with this Tennessee team.. 1 game their offense looks sharp... then they lose to Arkansas the next game.

Arkansas is probably a bottom 2 or 3 team in the SEC this year, in case anybody needed perspective on this lost.

 

[HuskyNan]

Arkansas won 64-59, Tenn will be out top 25

Wanna bet they're not?

 

[Icebear]

Holly Warlick would be very good at hailing Taxi's in NYC.

She would get more attention from cabs.

 

[Kaizen]

Wanna bet they're not?

You are right, will not bet with you Since Tenn is the darling of the media...LOL

 

[Nuyoika]

At this point I'm not sure there are 25 teams good enough to be in the top 25

Hallelujah.... Can I get an amen? More importantly there isn't enough SEC teams for the committee to shuffle in & out this year. They may actually have to watch some good mid-majors play. Heck. Give them a shot in the Top 25. Couldn't be any worse than what TN is putting on the floor. I'm also not sold on Texas A&M either.

 

[JavaMan]

Interesting stat from Debbie Antonelli: Duke had won 152 consecutive games versus unranked teams at home while NC State had not won at Cameron in 20 years. But ...last night; Pack 65 Duke 62. Ouch! This one had to hurt big time for the Blue Devil home crowd faithful.

 

[toadfoot]

FWIW I think there is way more parity in WCBB than ever before. Remember in the NCAA's - in the sweet 16 it was mostly 1-4 seeds and it was rare when a lower seed sprung an upset. I have a feeling we will be seeing lots of upsets in the NCAA's this year - and I wouldn't be surprised to see a few non-1 seeds at the final 4...

You're absolutely correct, but it's not good parity. It just doesn't seem that there's enough talent to spread around to create overall quality in WCBB yet.

 

[Roundball fan]

I think there are talented players but how many coaches coach EVERY game like it was UConn? It has been said, only UConn can beat UConn, that is because good or bag they play every minute all out. Geno and CD are the best at what they do, thankfully they are ours.

 

[meyers7]

At this point I'm not sure there are 25 teams good enough to be in the top 25

They should just do a Top 15 poll.

 

[ochoopsfan]

I am guessing it was a double upset for Gonzaga as both the women and men lost to BYU. Both the WBB and MBB Bulldogs had 10 point leads in the 2nd half.
Spokane isnt a happy town today.

 

[JavaMan]

I think there are talented players but how many coaches coach EVERY game like it was UConn? It has been said, only UConn can beat UConn, that is because good or bag they play every minute all out. Geno and CD are the best at what they do, thankfully they are ours.

Or is it: we are theirs?

 

[CocoHusky]

Duke and Tennessee could both finish the season with double digit losses and also multiple losses to unranked teams. Which school will be the first to make a coaching ?

 

[toadfoot]

Duke and Tennessee could both finish the season with double digit losses and also multiple losses to unranked teams. Which school will be the first to make a coaching ?

Which one might not make the NCAA tournament?

If I were a betting person I'd wager both make the field, but if things played out according to their current RPI's Tennessee would finish 18-11 and somewhere between 5th - 10th in the SEC. One more unexpected loss, say Georgia or Vanderbilt, they could finish 17-12 and probably no better than 7th in the SEC with an RPI almost certainly in the 50's. With a 1st round loss in the SEC tournament would that get them a bid? Probably, but I think that scenario, which is quite likely, shows just how precarious their situation is, particularly when you look at their two 2 pt. wins over Syracuse and Chattanooga and a 3 pt. win over Oregon St. That's all that stands between Tennessee and an 8-8 record. That's really stunning!

Duke's circumstances appear to be much less dire and they have more room for unexpected hiccups. If their remaining schedule played out based on relative RPI's they'd finish with a record of 21-9 and 10-6 in the ACC. Even with 1 or 2 unexpected losses it's hard to imagine that not being good enough.

 

[toadfoot]

The LVs are 11-5, headed to a 24-10 season and a 5 seed.

Not quite sure how you come up with 24-10. Looking at their schedule I see 29 games not including the SEC tournament (which could easily be 1 and done) and they could very well end up 18-11 or 17-12 with an RPI somewhere in the 50's. That's not the resume of a 5 seed. More like a 10 seed.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

Everyone is shaking their heads over Tennessee and rightfully so. But to me, Duke is
equally mystifying. They have some really talented kids on that squad, and while Duke
has kind of underachieved in recent years, I expected a whole lot more from them
this year.

 

[cbraarj]

As many times as we here the Queen song We are the Champions!How about Uconn plays that other Queen song at the end of the game(Another One Bites the Dust),LOL!

 

[cbraarj]

The LVs are 11-5, headed to a 24-10 season and a 5 seed.

They lost 10 games in 1996 and were National Champions that year.

 

[cbraarj]

Shea Ralph the next coach at Duke!

 

[HuskyNan]

They lost 10 games in 1996 and were National Champions that year.

Tennessee had injuries that year and one player who sat out many of those games, Kelly Jolly, was the point guard. This year is something completely different.

 

[Zorro]

They lost 10 games in 1996 and were National Champions that year.

T'aint gonna happen this year, though.

 

[Zorro]

Would love to see the LV make the dance as #64. Would that not be sweet?

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

I'm just looking forward to not seeing too much creamsicle orange at the SEC Tournament this year.

 

[Gus Mahler]

They lost 10 games in 1996 and were National Champions that year.

It was 1997, to pick a nit.