And that's only a factor if they have an early start time for their first game.
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And that's only a factor if they have an early start time for their first game.
Yes Houston's never lost or even come close to losing in Houston this year. How could anyone beat them there?
Do the student athletes at UNC attend class this season?Is beating UNC in Greenville to get to the S16 a successful season?
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Ozamataz Buckshank
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Would’ve preferred the 4 in this bracket.
North Carolina is without their best player and racked up a bunch of wins in an awful conference when their best player WAS playing. They are a very mediocre team as it stands. Not making the Sweet 16 would be a COMPLETE failure.
We’ll worry about the Houston bridge if we get there.
We’ll worry about the Houston bridge if we get there.
Same ones as every year. But in the past, University of National Champions (their words, not mine) had better coaching and better recruiting and better luck.
Fortunately, classes at UNC are same as they ever were.
False
you’d prefer to play vandy, who just beat florida by 14?
If we make the sweet 16, that is a HELL of a tournament. By zero means whatsoever should the expectation be to win a road game against Houston.
If that’s what you’re mad about once we get there… the frustration should probably be more reserved for falling off the 2 line.
If that’s what you’re mad about once we get there… the frustration should probably be more reserved for falling off the 2 line.
Who says the crowd wouldn't be pro illini?
Not a great draw. NC will be extremely tough for us. Then we get Hou in Hou which is our exit. FL takes our region.
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Can someone explain to me how Iowa has a good enough resume to get in? Their non conference schedule consisted of wins against Robert Morris, W. IL, Xavier, SEMO, Chicago State, a 5 point win over Ole Miss, Grand Canyon, W. Michigan, Bucknell, UMass-Lowell, and a tough 4 point loss to Iowa State, who they play every year. So the whole bit about the committee respecting a tough non-con sched goes out the window. The only significant conference wins I see are a 13 point home win against UCLA early, a five point home win against Nebraska, and a 17 point blowout of OSU Feb. 25 at Iowa City. They did only lose to Michigan by 3 at home. They had road losses at Minnesota, at Maryland, and at PSU. In the conference tournament a win against Maryland and a loss to OSU. What am I missing?
At the end of the day our goal is a Final Four- we don’t have Duke, Arizona or Michigan in our way, this is a win. We can beat Houston and Florida if we are playing well.
This tournament will be much more about how we’re playing - there isn’t a “terrible matchup” like we’ve gotten in the past
This tournament will be much more about how we’re playing - there isn’t a “terrible matchup” like we’ve gotten in the past
Why’s NC an extremely tough draw? They haven’t won a game since Caleb Wilson is done for the season
I’m mad about Houston.
Not so much about UNC though. The other 6s were: Tennessee, Louisville, BYU. I think team wise UNC is the weakest 6, especially without Wilson.
I think it’s a favorable draw for a 6 seed
We have to win 3 games to see them. Ill take my chances if that happens and they win 3
If we get the team that played against Duke in their last matchup - which with our luck, we likely will - we are toast. Plus it will essentially be a road game.
Absolutely
If anyone should be upset it’s Florida- according to KenPom they have the best 2,3,4 and 5 seed in their bracket
We are very close to Houston and Florida in the metrics. The top 3 had really separated themselves. This is a bracket we can win
We are very close to Houston and Florida in the metrics. The top 3 had really separated themselves. This is a bracket we can win
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