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Wichita St and the NCAA Tournament
Tequilla
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I love all the people whining and crying about the "draw" that Wichita State has to get to the Final Four.
People talk about Kentucky ... a Kentucky team that has lost 10 games playing in a dreckfest of a conference in the SEC that has 2.5 teams in the NCAA Tournament. The same Kentucky team that is being said to be "hitting their stride" yet has lost 4 of their last 7? Apparently moral losses against a Florida team that everybody says is great that I'm still not 100% sold on them being anything more than a talented but somewhat hot/cold offensive team that is viewed as being a great defensive team because of the competition that they've played in the SEC. Kansas St is at least as talented as Kentucky (from what they've shown - although certainly Kentucky probably has a higher ceiling if they both play their best) yet everybody thinks it's a given that Kentucky will just waltz on through that game?
Then everybody talks about how great Louisville is but that conference they play in is full of teams that are either decent with limited offensive ability or just downright terrible. It's definitely not the same team that they were last year when they won a national title ... even though everybody would make you want to think that they are.
Michigan is probably the weakest 2 seed along with Villanova. And Duke's shown time after time this year that they are great as long as you don't hit them in the mouth but they definitely aren't physical.
Not saying that Wichita State's path is easy ... but people making it out to be the hardest path in the world might as well just say that they don't think that their record is for real and that their team is talented. Something tells me that since Gregg Marshall is a good coach (hello Kim Jong Vino) that he'll make sure that he has his team properly motivated and fully aware that most people don't think that they are worth a damn.
People talk about Kentucky ... a Kentucky team that has lost 10 games playing in a dreckfest of a conference in the SEC that has 2.5 teams in the NCAA Tournament. The same Kentucky team that is being said to be "hitting their stride" yet has lost 4 of their last 7? Apparently moral losses against a Florida team that everybody says is great that I'm still not 100% sold on them being anything more than a talented but somewhat hot/cold offensive team that is viewed as being a great defensive team because of the competition that they've played in the SEC. Kansas St is at least as talented as Kentucky (from what they've shown - although certainly Kentucky probably has a higher ceiling if they both play their best) yet everybody thinks it's a given that Kentucky will just waltz on through that game?
Then everybody talks about how great Louisville is but that conference they play in is full of teams that are either decent with limited offensive ability or just downright terrible. It's definitely not the same team that they were last year when they won a national title ... even though everybody would make you want to think that they are.
Michigan is probably the weakest 2 seed along with Villanova. And Duke's shown time after time this year that they are great as long as you don't hit them in the mouth but they definitely aren't physical.
Not saying that Wichita State's path is easy ... but people making it out to be the hardest path in the world might as well just say that they don't think that their record is for real and that their team is talented. Something tells me that since Gregg Marshall is a good coach (hello Kim Jong Vino) that he'll make sure that he has his team properly motivated and fully aware that most people don't think that they are worth a damn.
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Louisville is better than a 4 seed, shitty conference or not. The only thing I agree with you about is Kentucky isnt that good.
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I think UVA has the toughest path. In the second round you have a Memphis team that is inconsistent but can hang with almost anyone athletically. Then you have a michigan state team coached by tom Izzo and is finally healthy and peaking at the right time. Then in the elite eight you have iowa state who just won the big 12 tourney or an incredibly physical nova team (although not sold on then). That's brutal
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Louisville is definitely a team that probably got screwed by the seeding. But I really don't know if we know how good that they are. Every time I've watched UConn or Cincy or Memphis in that conference I've been left with a feeling of being unimpressed. Once you get below SMU, the teams are terrible. They never really pushed themselves this season.
My sense is that they aren't anywhere close to as good as they were last year when Wichita State played with them in the Final Four. I definitely think that Wichita State is better this year than they were last year. -
I'd be shocked if Virginia got past Sparty ... Sparty's the one team that I've been looking at all season as the team that if they are playing well I'm not sure anybody can beat when they are at their best. Finally looks like they are playing at that level.
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I agree with you tequila, I can't see virginia getting by msu and if they do I'm not sure they can beat isu after that
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I'm surprised that so many of the so-called experts are calling for a Sparty National Title ... not that I don't disagree as they've been one of my favorites all year provided they could get righted and healthy heading into the tournament.
When I was in Vegas around Christmas time last year, I made 3 National Championship bets at the time (Sparty wasn't one of them because the odds weren't very good at all):
Arizona @ 10-1
Syracuse @ 12-1
Wisconsin @ 40-1
I'm liking the fact that Arizona and Wisconsin are both in the West ... can't see one of them not getting to the Final Four. -
Please explain how UW isn't a top 60 team. He'll we're not even top 100.
But Ro is really good. Really.
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Disagree. Pomeroy has us at 95.mobey said:Please explain how UW isn't a top 60 team. He'll we're not even top 100.
But Ro is really good. Really.
WOOF!
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Anytime you are a Top 95 team in March, it's special
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I don't understand this thread.
