I feel like Purdue in a weird way has gotten a bit of pass for being this disappointing as a preseason 1
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Ohio State gets this one and they’re in, right? Kind of a scary matchup. I wouldn’t want to face a team with Thornton in a single elimination tournament.
Also, Indiana stinks.
Also, Indiana stinks.
So, making sure we're all on the same page:
Go Iowa and Go UCLA?
That would put us 3rd, UCLA 6th, and we'd play UCLA in our first game. This is our best scenario, right?
Go Iowa and Go UCLA?
That would put us 3rd, UCLA 6th, and we'd play UCLA in our first game. This is our best scenario, right?
My bad, apologies to Noah!Then Spero* is the one I can’t stand.
I like Spero. He did have the great call of the Loveland TD catch for the Bears in Cincy this past season.
The “middle tier” has some teams playing well right now.
Ohio state, UCLA, and Wisconsin
Yeah. Smith on the short list of greatest college players for sure, but the brass needs to cool it with that group being the winningest of all time. Even if true, it’s a pretty good group that happened to play with Zach Edey for 2 years.
13-7 back to back years. Really good but hardly historic.
I wonder if we see an Iowa like regression from Purdue the next few years. Fran got lucky with Garza and the Murray’s but the wheels really fell off after those guys. Mayer looks like he’s going to be a good player but not sure he has “it.” Jacobson has potential but at this point looks like a slightly taller Matt Harms. Maybe their incoming frosh PG is the next Smith but I don’t see any stars on their roster right now.
This does not look like a tournament team.
53rd NET
90 Kenpom
0 Q1 wins, obviously no Q1A
2 Q2 wins
Best win, Akron. That looks to me like Miami is on very thin ice without getting an auto-bid. Bracket Matrix has them as an auto-bid, but within the last half-dozen at-larges, so it's probably close.
Goillinikobd
- Southeastern US
Do NOT want to see Wisky right now.
Was this a foul on Cluff? I just have zero interest in acting in support of Wiscy after all the awful officiating they benefited from in our game.
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Probably could have won a bet with someone back in 2022 if you would have taken UIC to be the first among themselves, Belmont, and Murray State to make the Valley tournament championship.
Something tells me they'll get the Maryland game tomorrow
Indiana is awful.
They should add a few more play-in games. Then the "bubble" P4 conference teams can go against runner-ups in non P4 conferences to get in the tourney
So if UCLA wins tonight, Purdue can fall to a 7 and play Indiana in their opening game if IU wins?
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I have two thoughts seeing OSU’s court.
1) I loathe the trend of these pale, washed out courts. It makes me really appreciate games on a more traditional looking color of wood, and I wish we’d pioneer bringing that back.
2) Script Illinois would look damn good across mid-court in Champaign!
1) I loathe the trend of these pale, washed out courts. It makes me really appreciate games on a more traditional looking color of wood, and I wish we’d pioneer bringing that back.
2) Script Illinois would look damn good across mid-court in Champaign!
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
UCLA plays well at home. I’d take my chances against the Bruins in in the central time zone after having already played a game.
Starting to get worried about USC tanking and getting below 75 in NET... they were like 48 a couple weeks ago and 68 now
dang, didnt realize how far theyd fallen
With a Wisky victory over PU, then a Illinois/Wisconsin matchup is most likely in the Quarters?
Indiana is a mess. Devries is in many ways saved by cignetti.
The new Buffalo thing Indiana has is also very odd and creepy
Much broader conversation…
The apathy towards basketball has grown there for a bit I think. But as an Indiana native, with so many IU friends, it seems they’ve reached a real weird tipping point on “passion”.
DeVries seems in the micro saved for a bad year, but if it’s because fans don’t care?
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