Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Mar 9, 2016 3:57pm
NCSU has a lot of paper tigers. The Martin twins and Abdul-Abu can absolutely wow you with their skills and athleticism, but none are consistent or very good team players. Between those guys, Barber, Anya and Rowan, you have what's equivalent to six top 75 recruits who all have multiple years of experience (minus Rowan). Whether that's coaching or not, who knows, but we all knew Gottfried isn't a good coach. He had similar teams at Alabama and always underachieved.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Mar 9, 2016 9:28pm
Holy Cross heading to the tourney at 14-19.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Mar 9, 2016 9:33pm
After going winless in conference play. Heck of a run.Mulva;1785478 wrote:Holy Cross heading to the tourney at 14-19.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Mar 9, 2016 9:34pm
5-13, but yes.wildcats20;1785483 wrote:After going winless in conference play. Heck of a run.
And Patriot League does higher seeds for the conference tourney, so they won 4 straight true road games to do it.
Edit: Assuming you meant winless on the road, since I just saw that stat
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Mar 9, 2016 9:41pm
Lol yeah I saw 0-9 and didn't think twice about it.Mulva;1785484 wrote:5-13, but yes.
And Patriot League does higher seeds for the conference tourney, so they won 4 straight true road games to do it.
Edit: Assuming you meant winless on the road, since I just saw that stat
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 9, 2016 11:46pm
The Golden Eagles and Johnnies locked in a tight one on FS1. Marquette up 93 to 89 with 1:32 left with St. John's at the line.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 9, 2016 11:53pm
Winner gets top-seeded Xavier tomorrow. Interestingly, each played X almost identically in the regular-season, with Marquette dropping both games to Xavier by eight points each and St. John's losing one by eight and the second by seven.
Things could get interesting in the Big East. While it's not the Old Big East, this conference still produces some quality basketball. I do miss the old monster of a tournament that this league used to put on exhibition every March. It consistently was the most exciting.
Things could get interesting in the Big East. While it's not the Old Big East, this conference still produces some quality basketball. I do miss the old monster of a tournament that this league used to put on exhibition every March. It consistently was the most exciting.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Mar 10, 2016 6:50am
Florida State likely cooked losing to Virginia Tech.
Syracuse possibly done losing to Pittsburgh.
Georgia Tech gets Virginia again, they are at least in the at-large discussion.
Oregon State holds serve beating Arizona State.
Texas Tech likely still in, but losing to TCU is pretty bad.
Creighton probably needs to beat Seton Hall today.
Florida lost center John Egbunu and needs to beat Arkansas.
Northwestern and Michigan, both on the outside likely at this point.
Virginia Tech probably seals a bid with a win over Miami.
Georgia Tech probably the same if they beat Virginia.
Syracuse possibly done losing to Pittsburgh.
Georgia Tech gets Virginia again, they are at least in the at-large discussion.
Oregon State holds serve beating Arizona State.
Texas Tech likely still in, but losing to TCU is pretty bad.
Creighton probably needs to beat Seton Hall today.
Florida lost center John Egbunu and needs to beat Arkansas.
Northwestern and Michigan, both on the outside likely at this point.
Virginia Tech probably seals a bid with a win over Miami.
Georgia Tech probably the same if they beat Virginia.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Mar 10, 2016 12:51pm
Eddie Jordan out at Rutgers. Not a big shock.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Mar 10, 2016 12:55pm
500 firings and the whole school is still one giant clusterfuck of epic proportions, as far as athletics go.wildcats20;1785603 wrote:Eddie Jordan out at Rutgers. Not a big shock.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Mar 10, 2016 1:00pm
Ivy League is adding a 4 team postseason tournament starting next year, to be played at the Palestra.
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Mar 10, 2016 2:31pm
That's actually pretty cool. What's the reasoning behind not having all 8 teams in the tournament though?wildcats20;1785611 wrote:Ivy League is adding a 4 team postseason tournament starting next year, to be played at the Palestra.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Mar 10, 2016 2:39pm
No idea, they are reducing the conference schedule by 1 game.
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Mar 10, 2016 3:01pm
I get that they have a greater focus on academics, but I would think it wouldn't be too big of a deal to leave the conference schedule the same and have an 8-team tournament during a weekend. Oh well, I like the idea overall.wildcats20;1785648 wrote:No idea, they are reducing the conference schedule by 1 game.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 10, 2016 3:01pm
Sounds like a compromise somewhere between yielding to the convention of the conference tournament while still wanting to ensure that season-long excellence is being rewarded and representing the league in the NCAAs.ironman02;1785645 wrote:That's actually pretty cool. What's the reasoning behind not having all 8 teams in the tournament though?
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Mar 10, 2016 3:02pm
Good point. That could be part of the rationale as well.reclegend22;1785658 wrote:Sounds like a compromise somewhere between yielding to the convention of the conference tournament while still wanting to ensure that season-long excellence is being rewarded and representing the league in the NCAAs.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Mar 10, 2016 3:06pm
UAB continuing the string of top-ranked seeds in lesser conferences going down in their tournaments.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Mar 10, 2016 3:10pm
I do not think this will be the year for a 16 seed to win. Those 15/16 lines are really getting watered down.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 10, 2016 3:12pm
Cue the "conference tournaments are bad for the game" crusade from coaches across America affected by this trend. Lol.Heretic;1785660 wrote:UAB continuing the string of top-ranked seeds in lesser conferences going down in their tournaments.
Read: Jim Boeheim.
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superman
Posts: 3,582
Mar 10, 2016 4:19pm
Also Boeheim appears to have pissed his pants in the tournament game.reclegend22;1785664 wrote:Cue the "conference tournaments are bad for the game" crusade from coaches across America affected by this trend. Lol.
Read: Jim Boeheim.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Mar 10, 2016 4:55pm
And right now, in the final two minutes, top-seeded San Diego State (Mountain West) is losing by two to #9 Utah State. At least according to Yahoo, with the smaller conferences, they don't have completely live score updates.reclegend22;1785664 wrote:Cue the "conference tournaments are bad for the game" crusade from coaches across America affected by this trend. Lol.
Read: Jim Boeheim.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Mar 10, 2016 4:59pm
Ivy is doing what everyone mid major should do. Except I'd go a step further for the really small ones and say reg season champ gets home court.
4 teams puts a much bigger emphasis on regular season, which is good. It eliminated the God awful teams from making it, but still provides the allure of a conference tournament.
4 teams puts a much bigger emphasis on regular season, which is good. It eliminated the God awful teams from making it, but still provides the allure of a conference tournament.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Mar 10, 2016 5:01pm
Weber State survives. San Diego State up 2 late.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Mar 10, 2016 5:10pm
I didn't realize the Sun Belt tournament is only 4 teams too.Laley23;1785698 wrote:Ivy is doing what everyone mid major should do. Except I'd go a step further for the really small ones and say reg season champ gets home court.
4 teams puts a much bigger emphasis on regular season, which is good. It eliminated the God awful teams from making it, but still provides the allure of a conference tournament.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Mar 10, 2016 5:41pm
Vandy loses to Tennessee. Thinking they just played their way out.