College basketball is bad this year

JaWarrenJaHooker

Yes road dog covered that it's bad but can we find a team that is not horrible that maybe offers some value if say, we were degenerate gamblers who need action?

I thought I learned my lesson from years past of picking stupid teams like SDSU and Creighton to make final fours but this year it appears to be wide open. While ultimately a blue blood like UNC may get the overall one seed and run the table who are the 5/6/7 seeds that can make a big run. Not necessarily mid majors at all because I'm convinced Xavier and Nova just ain't gonna get it done in crunch time. I'm interested in power 5 teams that have the capability to make a run after just a good to decent regular season? Or ones that aren't true royalty but look like they can play.

West Virginia?
Oregon?
Texas?

Any other teams ? Dayton (America's team)

I think if Texas and Shaka smart can get like a 4 seed they are fucking dangerous because coaching matters

greenblood

I know 95% of this board don't want to see it, but Oregon has a serious chance to make a run. Oregon has arguably one of the most athletic front courts in the country with brooks, Boucher, cook, and bell. I also feel they have the best coach in the PAC 12 in Altman.

I don't think they'll win it all, but an elite 8 birth is totally in the cards, and if a little luck goes their way, maybe a final four birth.

dhdawg

Oregon is certainly a sweet 16 team at least

Doogles

Bet the kid's college fund on Louisville. You'll thank me later.

greenblood

Doogles said:

Bet the kid's college fund on Louisville. You'll thank me later.

With SMU and now Louisville out of contention, that basically opens up two more at-larges this year. The NCAA tournament is almost like a bowl game. Not making it there should get you fired no matter where you're coaching.

UWhuskytskeet

greenblood said:

Doogles said:

Bet the kid's college fund on Louisville. You'll thank me later.

With SMU and now Louisville out of contention, that basically opens up two more at-larges this year. The NCAA tournament is almost like a bowl game. Not making it there should get you fired no matter where you're coaching.

If there weren't auto-bids to 25 shitty schools I'd agree. As it is now, top-40 teams make it, plus several mid-major schools (which admittedly make the tournament fun). Even if it truly were the top 68 schools, it would still only be 68/347 = top 19.5% of schools compared to over 50% for bowls.

P5 schools should still make it a minimum of 3/5 years though.

greenblood

UWhuskytskeet said:

greenblood said:

Doogles said:

Bet the kid's college fund on Louisville. You'll thank me later.

With SMU and now Louisville out of contention, that basically opens up two more at-larges this year. The NCAA tournament is almost like a bowl game. Not making it there should get you fired no matter where you're coaching.

If there weren't auto-bids to 25 shitty schools I'd agree. As it is now, top-40 teams make it, plus several mid-major schools (which admittedly make the tournament fun). Even if it truly were the top 68 schools, it would still only be 68/347 = top 19.5% of schools compared to over 50% for bowls.

P5 schools should still make it a minimum of 3/5 years though.

I'll concede, plus something I didn't consider. For bowl games, if you win 6, you are in regardless of your schedule, or apparently even 5 if you have the grades. The NCAA selection committee actually looks closely at strength of schedule, which is why teams with 25 wins still get left out over 18 win teams.

Do to parity, this year is different. But in most years, there's really only 8-10 teams that have a reasonable chance to win it. I'm also still pissed about these stupid play-in games....wait not PC, I mean the "first round". Give us a perfect 64, no more, no fewer, and call it good.

Doogles

The poont remains that two teams that were locks won't dance and that means 2 P5 teams that normally would be bumped for shit tier Cinderellas have an extra chance. UW could definitely be the beneficiary of 1 of those spots.

allpurpleallgold

Thread title didn't need the "this year" part IMHO.

JaWarrenJaHooker

allpurpleallgold said:

Thread title didn't need the "this year" part IMHO.

low tweak

RoadDawg55

Doogles said:

Bet the kid's college fund on Louisville. You'll thank me later.

I know they beat North Carolina, but they have struggled to score the other 2-3 times I have watched them.

Kaepsknee

#myCavs get over the hump to the FF this year.

RoadDawg55

RoadDawg55 said:

Doogles said:

Bet the kid's college fund on Louisville. You'll thank me later.

I know they beat North Carolina, but they have struggled to score the other 2-3 times I have watched them.

Saw the news on Komo4. No link. Wealth of knowledge at my fingertips.

Doogles

RoadDawg55 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

Doogles said:

Bet the kid's college fund on Louisville. You'll thank me later.

I know they beat North Carolina, but they have struggled to score the other 2-3 times I have watched them.

Saw the news on Komo4. No link. Wealth of knowledge at my fingertips.

It's almost like you left mom's basement and went to a job or something.