Meaning: we have no chance of being a two-seed, and a probability below zero of being a four-seed? (P less than zero makes no mathematical sense here, right? .... Uh, right. I was just trying to say .. never mind. I shouldn't have used math stuff. Darn.)
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I agree. I do wonder the separation between Duke and Michigan for overall #1 seed. Yes, Duke won head to head, but if they lose tonight, I wonder if door to overall #1 opens up for Michigan. Duke does have the recent injury concerns too.
Wouldn’t Gonzaga and Nebby lose their 3 seed before us?
Virginia unlikely to beat a Duke team trying to lock up the overall 1 seed.
Spot on. This roster has the ability to make a final four run. But the way they are playing as a team right now isn’t going to allow that to happen. We just can’t defend athletic/fast guards, and the tournament will be full of them. If we aren’t rebounding the ball and can’t hit threes, we are useless. When we are doing both of those things we are unstoppable. They better wake up.
I suspect you are right. Let’s hope so. Need to stay on that 3 line.
I think our staff should get some credit for 24 wins, a 3 seed, and, what, 7th straight tourney bid. And some huge wins, a star player who gets national attention, a top-10 ranking, #1 offense, etc.
I think we should also wonder about blowing leads that otherwise would have gotten us to
27-ish wins. Personally, I think we've been a bit snake bit.
This sounds like a team that nonB10 teams, without the benefit of seeing us and scouting us, will struggle against, mightily, especially if the threes are falling for us.
I think we should also wonder about blowing leads that otherwise would have gotten us to
27-ish wins. Personally, I think we've been a bit snake bit.
This sounds like a team that nonB10 teams, without the benefit of seeing us and scouting us, will struggle against, mightily, especially if the threes are falling for us.
Illini karma? Or Universal karma?
Illini karma says: Wisconsin suffers a devastating defeat!
Universal karma says: Michigan and all of those who worship them shall be brought low, at the right time, and in the right place.
Yes indeed. And everyone in the Land of the Orange & Blue is in accord. Everyone!
How about that’s not happening?
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1) As was posted before, the Committee literally confirmed that we played our way into a #3 seed because of the BTT in 2024.
2) No one is saying it has this extra influence, but it doesn’t “not matter,” that’s just ridiculous. A Quad 1 game in the BTT is the same as a Quad 1 game in January (i.e., important).
I never understand this point. The committee doesn't just say "well this game was a BTT game". They look at every game that a team plays and judges them against their peers. The BTT matters because you can add Q1 wins to your resume to gain ground on your closest competitors for a seed. No one is saying the committee sees a team win three games in tournament play and moves them up a line or two without context.
Maybe watch the game. I’m not saying it’s happening. But Florida and UConn lost today.
Close game right now.
I'm curious what the committee does with UCLA and if Dent and Bilodeau's injuries affect their seed. Same with Texas Tech.
A 3 seed from what? I said a significant jump or decrease not a seed line. I didn’t say it doesn’t have an affect from time to time but it doesn’t happen that often and isn’t going to affect a seed for a team firmly in the tournament multiple seed lines.
You said ‘anyone who thinks the entire BTT doesn’t affect seeding should also not have his opinion be considered…’
That sure sounds not me like you think it has a massive affect on seeding.
And I’ll never in your ‘point’ so that makes two of us.
Anyway look at the people in here saying Vanderbilt, Purdue, Virginia, etc. could jump us based off the results of the conference tournaments. That is exactly what some people on here have said. You haven’t been paying attention.
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Mmhmmm. This is why they play the games.
Michigan almost lost to Wisky. Florida lost. UConn lost. Duke UVA has been very tight.
Congrats John Groce. What a hell of a run he is having at Akron. That team looks dangerous
Fair point. But their performance down the stretch beating Purdue and MSU helps our resume regardless.
Glad to see Coach Groce doing well. He's an upstanding guy and a good coach. I think he just had difficulty recruiting in the Big 10.
So fitting if he smokes us
You literally quoted one post of mine twice with the same thought, different wording.
I hope UVA wins so we can hear more posters tell us how we’re still an absolute lock for a 3 seed.
I hope Vandy wins the SEC tourney so we can hear more posters tell us how we’re still an absolute lock for a 3 seed.
The tourney doesn’t overweight the conference tourneys. But they also don’t disregard them. If teams are picking up Q1A wins that MATTERS. Period.
I hope Vandy wins the SEC tourney so we can hear more posters tell us how we’re still an absolute lock for a 3 seed.
The tourney doesn’t overweight the conference tourneys. But they also don’t disregard them. If teams are picking up Q1A wins that MATTERS. Period.
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Yes I was afraid they were going to jump to a 2 seed had they won /s
Ngl - the 6 seeds are significantly more scary than the 7s.
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