2/5 Games

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CV Illini

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4 1/2 hours of Pac 12/Bill Walton excellence!!! Finished just in time for the 2nd half replay on the U
 
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Saturdaze

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Piotyr said:
In conference, there isn't anything quite like that. Out of conference, Duke does schedule several cupcakes between big games (and the only time they didn't, they lost to OSU after beating Gonzaga).

Going forward for Gonzaga there aren't going to be stretches like that (multiple cupcake games between meaningful ones), and they will end the season with 3 straight Q1/Q2 games, so that could make things a little interesting for them as they try to run the table.

I will say that if they don't run the table, they probably aren't getting a 1 seed, and if they do, they still might not get the #1 overall seed (pending whether teams like Auburn/KU/Purdue somehow run the table).

And before someone says "But what if Illinois runs the table?" Sure, they'd probably be in contention for a 1 seed, just like they were last year when they effectively went from a 4 seed to a 1 seed by running the table against a brutal gauntlet of a closing schedule.
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Worth mentioning Gonzaga has played a whopping 3 road games this year, and will only play 8 total all year out of 29 games.

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sacraig

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The desert
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ChiefKingfisher said:
That’s a bad loss for UCLA after they already lost to Arizona this week. Any chance we pass them in the rankings on Monday?
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No idea about the AP but they'll likely drop below us in KenPom. Give it a few minutes to update and we will see.

EDIT: Or not. They didn't even drop in KenPom despite dropping that game.
 
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Piotyr

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sacraig said:
No idea about the AP but they'll likely drop below us in KenPom. Give it a few minutes to update and we will see.

EDIT: Or not. They didn't even drop in KenPom despite dropping that game.
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Don't think they'll drop below Illinois in KenPom. They might drop to the bottom of that cluster of teams from 3 to 11, but there's a decent gap in ratings after that.

EDIT: However, I do expect they'll drop below Illinois in both Torvik and WAB, since they were barely above Illinois in both.
 
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Ga65

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Piotyr said:
Any given year, sure, the WCC fluctuates between the 8th and 10th best conference over the past 10-15 years, with occasional dips (that coincide with Gonzaga getting seeded lower than they think they should). This year, though, the conference is actually pretty decent overall, and with the ACC in particular so down (I included that comparison because they are the worst "Power" conference this year), the gap is lesser than usual between them and the ACC/Pac-12.

But overall, there isn't much difference between watching Gonzaga beat every team in their conference by 30 and, say, Duke doing the same to the ACC this year.
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Really wonder if there is a relationship in their schedule and how their high draft choices are performing in the NBA?
 
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danielb927

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Orange Krush Class of 2013
Rochester, MN
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Piotyr said:
On the subject of the WCC, earlier today, San Francisco (KP #28, at-large hopeful) was playing an awful Portland (KP #226) team away, and struggled. However, with 10 seconds left, up 2, and Portland having the ball, they opted to intentionally foul a Portland player to give them a 1 and 1. Portland made the first and missed the second, USF player was fouled and hit 2 shots with 2 seconds left, and the game was over.

Interesting strategy that worked out for them. Fouling up 2 with limited time remaining potentially guarantees you the ball with either the lead or the chance at the last shot, whereas letting them shoot gives them the last shot with a chance to hit a 3 and win it. Risk of fouling gives them the opportunity to get their own rebound off a FT miss, steal the inbounds off a FT make in a tie game, or any host of other smaller likelihood events. Not sure I'd ever suggest it, but it was a textbook scenario of that strategy working in the winning team's favor.
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Saw that as well. Kinda like a reverse 2-for-1. I’ve seen Ken Pomeroy suggest that it might even make sense to foul up 1 or tied — probably depends on the quality of FT shooter you can foul. Doubt we’ll ever see a coach go that far though.
 
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illinitiger

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Piotyr said:
BYU, St. Mary's and San Francisco are Q1 games. Santa Clara is a Q2 game, San Diego is Q3, and the other 4 teams are Q4.

In the American, SMU is borderline Q1, Cincy, Memphis and Wichita State are Q2, Temple is Q3 and the other teams are Q4.

In the ACC, UNC and Wake Forest are Q1, Miami, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Syracuse and Clemson are Q2, and everyone else is Q3.

It's not a major conference, but it's not the SWAC or anything close to that.
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So in WCC...beat any team that starts with an 's', or Gonzaga and you have achieved something ...
 
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DB11Headband

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Fanview said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1490377497585795083

Chin Coleman having a grand time at Kentucky
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