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Week 17 preview (Feb. 28–Mar. 6)

Plebe said:
UNC probably sees its hosting bubble burst.
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Don't mess it up this afternoon, State. FSU is dangerous.
 
triaddukefan said:
Don't mess it up this afternoon, State. FSU is dangerous.
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Yes, they are...and pretty much playing with house money. Beating NC State today would cement an NCAAT berth. They're going to leave it all on the court today.

I hope the Wolfpack Women are ready and come out with their A-game right from the start and not have one of their slow starts.
 
TheFarmFan said:
Yeah, they have two home wins over NET top 40 programs, and that's it. They lost all their other games against top 40 teams. Maybe they get claustrophobic in packed small arenas away from home? ;)
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The only reason they were in the bubble conversation at all was because one of those two top 40 wins was over a #1 seed. Not very many teams can say that. I was more surprised that Notre Dame was dropped from hosting. They have a win over another #1 seed plus a stronger overall resume. But they lost by like 20,000 points to Louisville so...
 
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Dear NC State: Please put a Louisville-over-Notre Dame-style beatdown on Florida State to make it abundantly clear to the committee that they do not deserve an at-large bid.
 
Plebe said:
It definitely gives me encouragement that the ACC may be reduced to only 2 hosting spots :cool:
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Banghart was on TV this morning (right before the game) saying that the ACC deserved more than 2 hosting teams. She jinxed herself.
 
TheFarmFan said:
Yeah I actually think they were reasonably in the conversation if only because everyone else around them has accumulated a lot of bad losses lately (lookin' at you, Arizona). But their sky high NET ranking has irked me all season because it bears no semblance to the reality of the team being at best top 15-20 type team.
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Yes, very much agreed. The 11-16 range of the committee rankings has grown absurdly soft with all the losing these teams have done. Tennessee may be a 3 seed right now, for crying out loud!
 
triaddukefan said:
Banghart was on TV this morning (right before the game) saying that the ACC deserved more than 2 hosting teams. She jinxed herself.
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I saw you said you softened your stance on her? What did she say to accomplish such an impossible feat?
 
TheFarmFan said:
Yeah I actually think they were reasonably in the conversation if only because everyone else around them has accumulated a lot of bad losses lately (lookin' at you, Arizona). But their sky high NET ranking has irked me all season because it bears no semblance to the reality of the team being at best top 15-20 type team.
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Also, in comparing resumes around the hosting bubble. Indiana was #15 in the latest reveal and their resume is only ever so slightly better than UNC's. Indiana's best win is at home over Maryland (not as good a win as UNC's over Louisville) but they also have a road win at Ohio State and a home win over Nebraska (teams that are likely 6 seeds, maybe OSU is a 5). Both UNC and IU are similar in that they have no truly bad losses (worst losses are to Georgia Tech / Nebraska).
 
South Carolina shooting 34% but winning handily against Arkansas in another example of why it will be so hard to knock them off. They have 15 offensive rebounds through 3 quarters.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
South Carolina shooting 34% but winning handily against Arkansas in another example of why it will be so hard to knock them off. They have 15 offensive rebounds through 3 quarters.
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Well in fairness, offensive rebounds go hand in hand with low shooting percentages. If you shoot lights out there won't be 15 o-boards to grab! ;)
 
TheFarmFan said:
Well in fairness, offensive rebounds go hand in hand with low shooting percentages. If you shoot lights out there won't be 15 o-boards to grab! ;)
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Right, but they could just as easily not grab such a high percentage of their misses and today isn't even a great game for them on the boards.
 
LETTERL said:
Gutsy effort by Virginia Tech in their OT win over UNC. Down Cayla King, they lose ACC POY Elizabeth Kitley in the 2nd quarter with a shoulder injury, overcomes a 10-point deficit and wins.
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Virginia Tech scores 18 points in the 5-minute OT period. In each 10-minute quarter, they scored 15, 16, 19, and 19 points.
 
It will be interesting to see how this news impacts the Ole Miss (4) vs. Florida (5) (3:30p, SECN) today.
 
BRS24 said:
It will be interesting to see how this news impacts the Ole Miss (4) vs. Florida (5) (3:30p, SECN) today.
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Damn............heart sank when I saw her go down. Didn't need to see the replays of what happened though.:(
 
Plebe said:
Arizona really took the conference solidarity thing too far, wanting to make sure Colorado made the tournament :rolleyes:

Arizona will still be a 4 seed. They'll take Reese's injury into account if she's expected back.
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I had heard she could have been back as soon as the Pac-12 tournament final on Sunday if Arizona could get that far without her.
 
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southie said:
Yeah, the Big 12 is the only P5 conference which holds its women's basketball tournament in conjunction with their men's tournament in Kansas City. It wasn't always that way; most times in different cities; and a couple of times one week prior to the men's tourney.
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Pac-12 tried that. I went to the joint tournament in LA one year, with most games in the cavernous Staples Center and some overflow in USC's nice facility. It was fun, but I do think separate tourneys are better overall. The fan bases certainly have overlap, but aren't the same.
 
VPI joined the league in 2004. Tomorrow will be their first appearance on Semi-Final Saturday. The only remaining school that has never appeared in the semi-finals is Pittsburgh, a member since 2013-14.


cancontent said:
Damn............heart sank when I saw her go down. Didn't need to see the replays of what happened though.:(
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Plebe said:
I saw you said you softened your stance on her? What did she say to accomplish such an impossible feat?
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I dunno... she displayed a great sense of humor, kinda charming, I can see why her players and recruits like her. Plus she said good things about the tournament and the city.

I still aint gonna root for her though
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Plebe said:
Dear NC State: Please put a Louisville-over-Notre Dame-style beatdown on Florida State to make it abundantly clear to the committee that they do not deserve an at-large bid.
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After seeing this, I've decided against mailing Plebe those pair of ACC sunglasses I won at the ACC tournament a few years ago.
 
Okay - with Indiana knocking out Maryland just now, how exactly can they be considered to be overrated?

Maryland's shooting today was definitely not what I expected. Don't think I had Benzan going 0-3 or Bibby gong 2-10. Wow.
 
cancontent said:
Okay - with Indiana knocking out Maryland just now, how exactly can they be considered to be overrated?

Maryland's shooting today was definitely not what I expected. Don't think I had Benzan going 0-3 or Bibby gong 2-10. Wow.
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Maryland's overrated ???
 
triaddukefan said:
After seeing this, I've decided against mailing Plebe those pair of ACC sunglasses I won at the ACC tournament a few years ago.
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Just because I'm rooting for NC State to excel? Seems harsh.
 
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cancontent said:
Okay - with Indiana knocking out Maryland just now, how exactly can they be considered to be overrated?

Maryland's shooting today was definitely not what I expected. Don't think I had Benzan going 0-3 or Bibby gong 2-10. Wow.
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Indiana heard Charlie Creme talking trash about them and took it personal. Gotta think this clinches a hosting spot for them. And since Maryland was #12 and with other teams losing to lesser teams, gotta think Maryland's still gonna host as well.
 
Think I saw where Maryland was like 3-7 in Q1 wins, IIRC, as of the reveal; shocked the committee had them so high . . .
 
southie said:
Think I saw where Maryland was like 3-7 in Q1 wins, IIRC, as of the reveal; shocked the committee had them so high . . .
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But this is what I'm saying. Who deserves to be higher? It's a comparison game and the resumes outside the top 10 are all very flawed or weak in one way or another. (Even some of the top 10 resumes are problematic, as you know.)

Maryland at least has a win over Baylor (now a top 5 team) and they don't have any bad losses. I sure as heck like their resume better than Tennessee's or any of the other teams that might be considered to move ahead of them. Arizona was deservedly ahead of them until they lost to like 4 bubble teams in a row.
 
triaddukefan said:
Maryland's overrated ???
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I was referring to Indiana. Should have been clearer.
TheFarmFan said:
Well, put it this way. Before today, Maryland was the only top 30 team they beat. After today, Maryland is still the only top 30 team they beat.
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I see your point, to an extent, however all of the top 5 teams in the BIG10 this season have blemishes on their records this season. Also, losing Holmes for several weeks didn't help them as they don't have much depth at that position.
 
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