I'd rather an Indiana then a mid major with a bunch of seniors. Those are the mids that upset the big boys.I would not be pleased if we somehow landed an Indiana in rd. 1. A mid major 1st rounder would be nice.
I agree with this. A play in winner is most likely a P5 team with talent that has seen high quality opposition all year. And UConn would have to prepare for 2 opponents.No play-in winner for our first game.
Well doneInlaws visiting?
Nuclear war?
Jim Boeheim's retirement?
Dreamland ?I would like to see UConn and Villanova in the final. 20 lead changes. Adamo foul out with ten seconds left and Akok come in and hit a three to win it
YesDreamland ?
That is awful. Not a reward for PC at all.Lunardi has Prov meeting the Michigan vs Texas AM winner. I wouldn't want that for us
I think Indiana is now safely in. I believe the play-ins will be ND, Wyoming, Texas A&M and SMU. Of those, I'd be most worried about Texas A&M, and then SMU should they win the AAC today. That said, I also think we'll be the 2nd best 5 seed, which should line us up against an AQ, most likely UAB, if I were to take an educated guess.I would not be pleased if we somehow landed an Indiana in rd. 1. A mid major 1st rounder would be nice.
I think we are a team that no one really wants to see on the bracket against them. We are in elite team defensively and on any given night can beat you from three if you pack it in or have Sanogo score it will if you don’t. It didn’t work out that way against Villanova, but they are a very smart and disciplined team.As long as we get at least a 5 seed I'm happy. No opponent in the first round is going to scare me, the play in game fear is stupid
Gonzaga or Zona… I’m telling you. Baylor or Kansas is far preferable.Things I'd like to avoid:
- as others have said, a 5/12 with the 12 as a play-in winner
- Gonzaga as the #1 seed
Mind you, we'll be favored against any 12 seed, and it's not that I'm scared to play one, but given that we're almost certainly a 5 seed, and our possible outcomes are A) a mid-major conference champ, B) an at-large who is getting hot at the right time and just won a big game against another Tournament team 2 nights earlier, I'll take A.
I'm actually not particularly scared of any of the potential 4/5 seeds, nor any of the potential 1 seeds other than Gonzaga (at least relative to how strong 1 seeds usually are).