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Cincinnati is the toughest defensive team I have seen all year. Glad to see UConn make it past them last night. Now to get trounced by Louisville again.
Cincinnati is the toughest defensive team I have seen all year. Glad to see UConn make it past them last night. Now to get trounced by Louisville again.
The defense is tremendous, but you can't miss half your FT's and go far. Good lord this team drives me crazy.
PS, that last second layup from SK? 99 times out of 100 that one falls. What a brutal shot. My neighbors did not love me during that game.
Post by bansheebeat on Mar 16, 2014 18:20:18 GMT -5
A #4 seed? I'm not surprised, but the idea that there 15 teams that are better than the Cardinals is absurd. Our bracket is insane too - Michigan, Duke, Wichita St., and UK. This should get interesting.
A #4 seed? I'm not surprised, but the idea that there 15 teams that are better than the Cardinals is absurd. Our bracket is insane too - Michigan, Duke, Wichita St., and UK. This should get interesting.
A #4 seed? I'm not surprised, but the idea that there 15 teams that are better than the Cardinals is absurd. Our bracket is insane too - Michigan, Duke, Wichita St., and UK. This should get interesting.
Louisville #4 is laughable but it gives you a good path back to the Final 4.
SMU got royally screwed. They have more top 25 wins than Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, San Diego St, Baylor, Creighton, Wichita State, Kentucky, Villanova, UConn, Iowa State, Virginia..........(the list keeps going). SMU has more top 25 wins than 3 of the 4 number 1 seeds and is tied for top 25 wins with the last 1 seed.
SMU got royally screwed. They have more top 25 wins than Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, San Diego St, Baylor, Creighton, Wichita State, Kentucky, Villanova, UConn, Iowa State, Virginia..........(the list keeps going). SMU has more top 25 wins than 3 of the 4 number 1 seeds and is tied for top 25 wins with the last 1 seed.
Yeah they did, it's really crappy how they got panned. It's cool though. When Louisville repeats we can look back at the people who slept on the AAC and laugh.
Post by Longtime and Frequent Poster on Mar 16, 2014 20:21:42 GMT -5
Teams aren't really seeded based on how good they are; they're seeded by their resume. Louisville is a top 5 team without a super impressive resume. Their best non-conference win is over Southern Mississippi.
They really fucked over the AAC. They have Memphis, UConn and Cincinnati in the same region, screwed over SMU and seeded Louisville as a 4? That's not right.
Post by Mista Don't Play on Mar 17, 2014 6:59:45 GMT -5
I thought Louisville should have been a 3. So while a 4 is low, its not too far off. SMU got left out because they didn't play anyone, other than Virginia, outside of conference. If the only good teams you play are in conference then you are going to be valued based on the strength of the league, and outside of the top 4, the AAC is pretty bad.
EDIT - I still thought SMU would get in. Over BYU if I had been picking. But I understand why they didn't.
Post by bansheebeat on Mar 17, 2014 9:04:32 GMT -5
So by your guys (and the selection committee's) reasoning how in the hell is Duke a 3 seed? They had a LOSING record on the road, and they lost all their big non-con games.
So by your guys (and the selection committee's) reasoning how in the hell is Duke a 3 seed? They had a LOSING record on the road, and they lost all their big non-con games.
So by your guys (and the selection committee's) reasoning how in the hell is Duke a 3 seed? They had a LOSING record on the road, and they lost all their big non-con games.
So by your guys (and the selection committee's) reasoning how in the hell is Duke a 3 seed? They had a LOSING record on the road, and they lost all their big non-con games.
I didn't realize NCAA Tourney games were played on opponents home floors. That's wild.
They beat UCLA and Michigan in non conference, and were actually 9-8 away from home. They played one of the toughest schedules in the country and are ranked highly in nearly every metric used. So I'm not sure where you are getting your stats from. Or if its just that blind Duke rage.
That looks like a losing record to me. Though I do have plenty of blind Duke hatred.
Also I am 100% aware of how teams are ranked. I am also 100% aware that Louisville was pretty much perfectly ranked with the current system, however what I'm saying is I disagree with the current system and Louisville is a prime example of why it's flawed. My biggest gripe is the criteria, mostly the RPI. I think it's flawed because it doesn't take into account margin of victory, puts too much stock in the records of opponents over the course of the season, and efficiency numbers and such. I'd like to see another system used to supplement it. Also, the conference tournaments should end earlier and give the committee more time to crunch numbers, look at recent success as an indicator of future projections, and seed accordingly with the subjective eye test as a factor too. This is just my opinion.
Plus Louisville got a bad hand dealt because our non-con schedule was based on us being in the Big East, and the assumption we'd face much tougher conference opponents.
Also fuck the committee for putting three AAC teams in the same region. That's a slap in the face to a developing conference.
Really all I'm saying is that Louisville shouldn't be a 4 seed. 2 or 3 sure, but not 4. That said we stand just a good a chance at winning as anyone else. And I look forward to our move to the ACC so we can put all these conference arguments behind us.
That looks like a losing record to me. Though I do have plenty of blind Duke hatred.
My 9-8 total was on all games away from home. Not just games on opponents home floors. I think thats more valid when talking about the NCAA Tournamnet considering all games are, technically, on a neutral court. (Where their record is 5-3).
I don't think anyone would say the system is perfect. It will never be. The commitee uses a lot of factors to decide the bracket and seeding and by and large they do a pretty good job.
I personally thought Louisville would end up with a 3 seed, but looking at the other 3 seeds the only team I think they have a real argument as being better than is Creighton. So them ending up on the 4 line shouldn't be that big of a deal. If they are good enough to win it all again they are going to have to beat some really good teams at some point in the tournament just like anyone else.
Post by Mista Don't Play on Mar 18, 2014 17:37:14 GMT -5
I think he is a good coach, but the excitement by Auburn seems a bit much. But it's all relative to the state of the program, I guess. And in that sense it is a big deal.
I think he is a good coach, but the excitement by Auburn seems a bit much. But it's all relative to the state of the program, I guess. And in that sense it is a big deal.
Auburn loves cheating, that's why they're so excited.
