02-22-2017, 08:00 PM | #1311 |
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Wow! Crazy ending in the Duke-Syracuse game! The Cuse tied it with 35 secs left and hit a buzzer beater 3 to win it. Only team I enjoy seeing lose more than Duke is Kentucky.
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02-22-2017, 08:01 PM | #1312 |
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Syracuse goes 2 for 1 at the end and banks in a three at the buzzer to beat Duke.
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02-22-2017, 08:04 PM | #1313 |
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GA Tech has wins over UNC, FSU and ND. So, I wouldn't be surprised if they get in but Clemson should be eliminated. Their résumé is very underwhelming, best win is against a South Carolina team that might not make the tournament.
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02-22-2017, 08:10 PM | #1314 |
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Great game! Love it when Duke loses. The "Kick-boxer" threw up a brick in final minute. I know we had no shot at Kennard, but can you imagine our team if we had landed that local talent. We would be undefeated right now and #1 in the county, no question in my mind. Well enough with the dreaming.........
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02-23-2017, 12:38 PM | #1315 |
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Does anyone else think it's absolutely ridiculous that Xavier is still projected as an 8 seed in the tourney?
I get that they have a high SOS and the RPI still gives them a top 25 ranking but at some point don't you actually have to win a game? Xavier's best win this season is at Creighton, behind that they're next best wins are against Wake, Clemson and Providence. Is college basketball really looking to reward teams simply because they play a tough schedule? I don't want to make the argument that playing in a tough conference, like the ACC or Big East, doesn't give you some room for error but at some point shouldn't you have to start winning games against the highly ranked teams you're playing. When we were in the Big East if all we did was beat up on DePaul, St Johns, Providence and Seton Hall odd are we weren't going to the tourney. Is this merely a symptom of a down year and a weak bubble or has college hoops swayed too hard in the direction of rewarding teams simply for playing a tough schedule? FYI, Xavier has lost 8 of their last 13 games and they play Butler next. Good chance they go 9 of 14 games with a loss. Many of their losses have been blowouts too, it's not like they're losing close games. |
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02-23-2017, 01:27 PM | #1318 | |
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My point is that you shouldn't be rewarded for playing tough games if you aren't winning any of them. |
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02-23-2017, 01:40 PM | #1320 | |
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I think it's sad that perception/hype weighs more than w/l... Even if they are playing tougher teams they are still losing. |
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