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I knew Iowa would flame out. They peaked too early and had too many ridiculous shooting games over the past 1.5 months to win it all.
I didn’t have them going too far in my bracket.
I definitely was NOT expecting it to be the first round though.
I’ll take it.
I didn’t have them going too far in my bracket.
I definitely was NOT expecting it to be the first round though.
I’ll take it.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
"I've talked to Jalen Coleman-Lands about starting a Senior Citizens Pro League."
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Of the top 18 in KenPom, just two have lost so far, Kentucky (8) and Iowa (13).
Also interesting, the two lowest ranked teams still in the tournament are St. Peters (108) and Richmond (80), who beat Kentucky & Iowa.
For context on Kentucky’s loss to St. Peter’s, ranked 108 in KenPom, that would be like us losing to Minnesota, 109, in KenPom.
Chattanooga is 68, which is slightly higher than Rutgers at 74 & much higher than Maryland at 84.
Also interesting, the two lowest ranked teams still in the tournament are St. Peters (108) and Richmond (80), who beat Kentucky & Iowa.
For context on Kentucky’s loss to St. Peter’s, ranked 108 in KenPom, that would be like us losing to Minnesota, 109, in KenPom.
Chattanooga is 68, which is slightly higher than Rutgers at 74 & much higher than Maryland at 84.
He split once he learned those menu boards aren’t actual TVs.
Big 12 undefeated with 6 teams also. Pretty impressive for a 10 team conference.
Oh sure, go and give me hope.
I waited until the last teams to play last night to comment. Here it is. BIG was pathetic. Plain and simple. We will not have 9 bids next year. Good luck to Michigan 
and Purdue. With that being said, it is unbelievable how some teams seize the moment.
As I have previously stated, the Illini lacked the bigger wings that Underwood wanted this year. We see why this makes a difference in the tourney. Although I do not like Michigan, they are built for the tourney. Their guards and wings penetrate to the rack with regularity and initiate contact. It works. Michigan States guards were unbelievable in their game with Duke. Hopefully next year will be the beginning of a more polished style of attacking the basket. I like what I saw with R.J. That's a beginning and most times along with good defense can keep you in games when the pumpkin is not falling.
and Purdue. With that being said, it is unbelievable how some teams seize the moment.As I have previously stated, the Illini lacked the bigger wings that Underwood wanted this year. We see why this makes a difference in the tourney. Although I do not like Michigan, they are built for the tourney. Their guards and wings penetrate to the rack with regularity and initiate contact. It works. Michigan States guards were unbelievable in their game with Duke. Hopefully next year will be the beginning of a more polished style of attacking the basket. I like what I saw with R.J. That's a beginning and most times along with good defense can keep you in games when the pumpkin is not falling.
Not sure this is right place but did some comparisons:
Sweet sixteen
ACC 3 teams
B12. 3 teams
Big East 2 teams
BIG. 2 teams
PAC 10 1 team
SEC. 1 team
Is BIG the best conference or does our style of play not work in the tournament? We seem to be the conference of old style centers vs the Pro type version. Do we need to make a style change to reach the top?
Looking for expert opinions and I know this is the place.
Sweet sixteen
ACC 3 teams
B12. 3 teams
Big East 2 teams
BIG. 2 teams
PAC 10 1 team
SEC. 1 team
Is BIG the best conference or does our style of play not work in the tournament? We seem to be the conference of old style centers vs the Pro type version. Do we need to make a style change to reach the top?
Looking for expert opinions and I know this is the place.
You may be right about old style centers, particularly the way post defense is being officiated during this tournament. However, I will take Kofi's time in the illinois line up as opposed to the several years preceding his appearance in Champaign.
I think the BIG was weaker this year than we were willing to admit. Advanced metrics have been clear on this for a while. You also see it in the seeding. No team higher than a 3 seed. Based seeding the conference has really only slightly disappointed. If just 3 teams from the conference were seeded in the top 16 teams in the tourney (and all in the bottom half of that 16), and one of those (us) just barely, and only 2 make it to the actual last 16, that's not hugely surprising.
Big Ten didn't really do much worse than the selection committee expected to be honest. They seeded 3 of our teams in the top 16, and 2 of our teams advanced to the last 16. Off by one. No Big Ten teams were seeded in the top 8. So if either of the Big Ten teams advances to the Elite Eight, you could argue the conference actually exceeded expectations. It is possible we had a lot of teams worthy of being in the lower half or lower 3/4 of the bracket, which is exactly how the selection committee seeded us. And our last three teams in (Indiana, Rutgers, Michigan) have gone a combined 3-2, which isn't terrible for a group of 11 and 12 seeds.I waited until the last teams to play last night to comment. Here it is. BIG was pathetic. Plain and simple. We will not have 9 bids next year. Good luck to Michigan
As I have previously stated, the Illini lacked the bigger wings that Underwood wanted this year. We see why this makes a difference in the tourney. Although I do not like Michigan, they are built for the tourney. Their guards and wings penetrate to the rack with regularity and initiate contact. It works. Michigan States guards were unbelievable in their game with Duke. Hopefully next year will be the beginning of a more polished style of attacking the basket. I like what I saw with R.J. That's a beginning and most times along with good defense can keep you in games when the pumpkin is not falling.
IllinoisFan733
- Chicago
And Rutgers was a coin flip away from beating ND in a Ross-up game. Could of been even better with those teams.
Iowa stinker really hurts. Illini fans all know that feeling when you can’t buy a basket.
RedRocksIllini
- Morrison, CO
PAC10 has 2 teams in the sweet sixteen if I'm not mistaken.
dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
Yep. Arizona and UCLA.
I've been pretty disappointed with the officiating so far. I've seen multiple games greatly impacted by the refs. I think Arizona could have easily been called for a foul and put TCU on the line with 2 seconds left for the win. I think Groce's Akron team had multiple bad calls that allowed UCLA to get past their first round.
But it was far too common this weekend to watch any game and say what was that call just to turn around a couple minutes later and say how could you not call that?
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
If that had been the Illini guarding that TCU guard out at halfcourt and bumping him like AZ did , i can guarantee we would of had a foul called on us ....no doubt in my mind at all......
JMHO
I just sat there in stunned silence at the no call
frozenrope9190
- Aurora, IL
We have 2 Big 10 teams left in the tourney. So the B10 will get bashed for being too weak again, even though it's on par with the seedings (3 should have qualified, we got 2). But the teams that are still in are going to be annoyingly tooting their horn about how much better they are (Looking at Michigan fans).
Now is a good time in the tournament to turn off outside pundits and Twitter trolls.
And provided St. Peters doesn't go on a miracle run (Go Peacocks), I'm totally Boilering up now. They have the best shot at the B10 breaking the title drought, they were the preseason pick to go to the final 4 and can match up with any team that's left. Go Purdue. And I hope Villanova throttles Michigan.
Now is a good time in the tournament to turn off outside pundits and Twitter trolls.
And provided St. Peters doesn't go on a miracle run (Go Peacocks), I'm totally Boilering up now. They have the best shot at the B10 breaking the title drought, they were the preseason pick to go to the final 4 and can match up with any team that's left. Go Purdue. And I hope Villanova throttles Michigan.
First off, this tournament has been frustrating because I'm pretty sure we would be in the elite eight if we were in Purdue or Wisconsin's shoes
But anways, I was rooting for all the upsets to give Illinois the path of least resistance, but I don't have to worry about that now. So instead I will root for the most entertaining matchups, which means go offense (and root against Michigan). Elite eight would be most fun with these matchups....
Gonzaga vs Duke
UNC vs Purdue
Arizona vs Villanova
Kansas vs Miami
Final 4:
Gonzaga vs Purdue
Arizona vs Kansas
Championship:
Gonzaga vs Arizona
But anways, I was rooting for all the upsets to give Illinois the path of least resistance, but I don't have to worry about that now. So instead I will root for the most entertaining matchups, which means go offense (and root against Michigan). Elite eight would be most fun with these matchups....
Gonzaga vs Duke
UNC vs Purdue
Arizona vs Villanova
Kansas vs Miami
Final 4:
Gonzaga vs Purdue
Arizona vs Kansas
Championship:
Gonzaga vs Arizona
Imagine if Terry didn't dunk it and layed it in for the win. What an awful no call. The the jump ball that Mathurin stripped away after a couple seconds, traveled, and was fouled for an and 1 in OT. The stripes stripped that game from TCU.
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