Tournament (Non-UConn) Thread - 1st Round

[F101Voodoo]

We didn't need them to. We'd have whooped them badly.

Of course we can but they were not in our path

 

[jimva]

Pretty soon we will get....but uconn had the easiest bracket....whiners.

You beat me to this post

 

[uconnfan68]

I actually picked Yale. Ivies are better than people give them credit for.

Pictures or it didn’t happen.

 

[uconngb]

You beat me to this post

Well everyone knows we always get lucky during the tourney

 

[Dogdeacon]

I knew it would even out, doesn't mean Big East and UConn weren't screwed.

Explain to me how UConn has been screwed, be specific, was the Stetson game too easy?

 

[MilliniumPrince]

I hadn’t seen Auburn all year but I wasn’t impressed. The hefty coach is as bad as Calipari. Great to see Yale prevail.

He's a much better coach than the Squid. He is also dirtier.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

what comments?

 

[JungleLobo]

Colorado at 10 isn't your typical double digit seed though. They're one of the most on paper talented teams in the country and they've now won 9 of 10.

I hear you and the fact they are hot should carry some weight.

Being a 10 seed does indicate that there are flaws a 2 seed (with a smart coach) should be able to exploit.

 

[Giddyup5]

All you losers crying about our bracket. Anyone who didn't just look at spreadsheets knew they stunk.

As I said, worry about Stetson and now Northwestern.

Bracket of death. LOLOLOL

 

[Gutter King]

Nobody is getting in anybody's way in TAMU v. Neb.

What these first two days has shown: there are about 10 teams max that play any def in this tourney and Iowa St was abused on the interior in their game.

 

[Scottobot]

Auburn is a good team and UConn is lucky to not have to play them. In this tournament not uncommon for good team to have off night, or opponent have a hot night and lose to a lesser team. It’s why they play 7 games series in the pros. Even with that a team gets hot and wins a series where they were not the best team.

The Ken Pom stats are the most accurate in my opinion.
UConn did get screwed by committee, but with this break, the bracket now seems fair, but both Iowa St and Illinois are good teams.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

it shows the sec ought to ask uconn to join.

 

[HooperScooper]

All you losers crying about our bracket. Anyone who didn't just look at spreadsheets knew they stunk.

As I said, worry about Stetson and now Northwestern.

Bracket of death. LOLOLOL

Fear none. Respect all.

 

[superjohn]

Explain to me how UConn has been screwed, be specific, was the Stetson game too easy?

There's 4 top 10 teams in the same bracket and they all won major conference tournaments.

 

[tzznandrew]

Explain to me how UConn has been screwed, be specific, was the Stetson game too easy?

People like to cry about spreadsheets.

Iowa State ain't making it to the Elite 8 either. Let's just be clear.

 

[dvegas]

I wonder how much money Charles Barkley lost on the game?

 

[phillionaire]

Auburn is a good team and UConn is lucky to not have to play them. In this tournament not uncommon for good team to have off night, or opponent have a hot night and lose to a lesser team. It’s why they play 7 games series in the pros. Even with that a team gets hot and wins a series where they were not the best team.

The Ken Pom stats are the most accurate in my opinion.
UConn did get screwed by committee, but with this break, the bracket now seems fair, but both Iowa St and Illinois are good teams.

They’re computer trickers. Beat a bunch of bad teams by a lot and didn’t beat anyone good.

 

[How Sway?!]

Tbh Yale was under seeded. If Duquense was an 11, Yale should have been a 12 at worst.

 

[tzznandrew]

Fear none. Respect all.

Northwestern won an NCAA tournament game. They are dangerous.

Auburn? They didn't do squat all year other than run up scores on bum teams to juice their numbers and be lucky enough to be on the right side of the SEC tournament bracket as it fell apart.

 

[tzznandrew]

Auburn is a good team and UConn is lucky to not have to play them. In this tournament not uncommon for good team to have off night, or opponent have a hot night and lose to a lesser team. It’s why they play 7 games series in the pros. Even with that a team gets hot and wins a series where they were not the best team.

The Ken Pom stats are the most accurate in my opinion.
UConn did get screwed by committee, but with this break, the bracket now seems fair, but both Iowa St and Illinois are good teams.

Nope. They stunk. And they proved they stunk.

They lost to App State and their best OOC win was Indiana.

Spreadsheet heroes got what they deserved.

 

[dingaling]

I have total confidence in our team to win it all, but now is not the time to get cocky because anything can happen at any point.

George Mason...never forget

 

[jibsey]

Hey Yale is pretty good. Don't go by the number.

 

[husky429]

I had Yale over Auburn. Might win me my bracket.

 

[JMick]

Besides the fact that it's an obvious ploy to further consolidate the cash, it's also remarkably stupid and in the box thinking.

Go to 22 teams. Have an east/west or north/south division. Play a round robin. Then do your own conference playoff where they meet up in the finals. I don't see how this isn't being talked about as an option. The Big XII, for example, could basically have the old Big East back together if they did this after the ACC implodes

 

[Gutter King]

There's 4 top 10 teams in the same bracket and they all won major conference tournaments.

Not only that but those same teams were 4 of the top 10 betting favorites to win the whole thing. So yeah, I'll trust Vegas more than anyone in gauging the difficulty of the East.

 

[boba]

Is it me, or is Vermont just standing around on offense?

 

[superjohn]

Nope. They stunk. And they proved they stunk.

They lost to App State and their best OOC win was Indiana.

Spreadsheet heroes got what they deserved.

Give Yale a little credit.

 

[61cygni]

Standing around, and passes are going to guys who aren't coming to the ball. Dook can just jump everything

 

[Palatine]

Yale played an almost perfect game. They are unlikely to do it again. But congrats and thank you. It take luck to get through this field and this looks like a little luck for us.

 

[bendm]

i know it's just one game but damn kenpom. i trusted you.