BigMouthBilliken Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Just when you didn’t think a team could choke more than Wichita State, along comes Norfolk State WUH likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WUH Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 The App State-Norfolk State is getting good with 8:00 minutes left. Good by First Four standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Lando Griffin said: Okay, just asking. I wish they would’ve been a 10. I bet they wish too deep down. I am sure they do. And I don’t have a big issue with their seed either. I think they are better than their seed, but I understand why the committee seeded them where they did. They looked at Loyola probably exactly like @slufanskip is looking at Loyola and that is fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando Griffin Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, brianstl said: I am sure they do. And I don’t have a big issue with their seed either. I think they are better than their seed, but I understand why the committee seeded them where they did. They looked at Loyola probably exactly like @slufanskip is looking at Loyola and that is fair enough. Great point and agree with you. Thoughts on how they matchup with a potentially 2nd round game against Illinois? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, brianstl said: @slufanskip I should add, I don’t blame you for doubting how good they actually are. I think it is fair to question how good most teams in this tournament actually are. There are more really flawed resumes and more teams with multiple flaws on the court in this tournament than I can ever remember. thank you and I don't blame you for thinking they're top 20. It's easy to assume teams are better than they are when they've built their resume's by looking good playing mediocre teams. I don't care about their conference since they don't play themselves their entire conference sans Drake is rated at or above 100. Not hard to look good. They had 3 chances out of conference and went 1-2 with an 8 point home victory against #59 N Texas State. A team that except for a good tourney run wouldn't even be in the tourney. They lost by 14 at Wisc and by 2 to Richmond at home. A top 20 team doesn't do that. They didn't have a large Covid break. They went 8 days between games once and 6 a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Would anyone be shocked if Sparty wins this game if Izzy somehow ends up in the sweet sixteen again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, brianstl said: Would anyone be shocked if Sparty wins this game if Izzy somehow ends up in the sweet sixteen again? No. They’re one of the hottest teams in the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 2 hours ago, BilliesBy40 said: No. They’re one of the hottest teams in the tournament. And UCLA is one of the coldest. They've lost four straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando Griffin Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Shout out to TBS for trying to create controversy when Izzo is coaching. Jesus, grow up, this world is becoming so soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, Lando Griffin said: Shout out to TBS for trying to create controversy when Izzo is coaching. Jesus, grow up, this world is becoming so soft. Ehh, the exchange was unusual and awkward to watch. I thought they handled it fine. Tonight’s games have been entertaining. Excited for the full day of games tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Game tied 3.3 seconds left in the dance UCLA with the ball in bounds under own basket why does this seem familiar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaLBErt Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Absolute heartbreaker for Michigan State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoelabs Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Thank goodness they lost. Can't stand sleazy Izzo. So the 2 teams with 70 net rankings are out.. we should have had one of those spots. Bay Area Billiken and billiken_roy like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Clearly 43 SLU belonged in the NCAA Tournament ahead of 45 Drake, 70 Michigan State, and 72 Wichita State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 UCLA picked a good time to get their first win in a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Down goes Sparty! Ah, but not without accepting that NCAA Unit ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 minute ago, 3star_recruit said: UCLA picked a good time to get their first win in a month. UCLA trailed most of the game, mounted a furious rally to get the game into OT, then took down Michigan State. At least UCLA belongs in the Tournament. Michigan State did not. Sparty is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WUH Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Hey guys, it's Sparty sponsored by Rocket Mortgage. I turned off the game with Michigan State leading by 7 and assuming that State would win. Dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 10 hours ago, slufanskip said: thank you and I don't blame you for thinking they're top 20. It's easy to assume teams are better than they are when they've built their resume's by looking good playing mediocre teams. That is the secret Sulfan, you know it. This system applies in every field. You look good by playing mediocre teams and following rules. This is the method used by LOTS of people and LOTS of companies to look good and get good reputations. Surround yourself with idiots, play only against mediocre teams, YOU will look good. Nowadays it is the way you look that counts. I think that walking out of that Richmond game may have cost us dearly. It created a bad image from the point of view of those deciding who was going to play. The NCAA thinking may have gone something like this: "SLU cannot be trusted to follow tournament regulations and just play when they have to, even if they have to play against a team playing with just 5 or 6 players because everyone else in the team is sidelined by Covid." We presented a real risk to throw the tournament up in the air by insisting we would not play Richmond because the St. Louis Covid regs did not allow it. Committees HATE risk, and they want their regulations to be followed without question. Brenda just played her part as a team player at the selection committee by just agreeing with whatever they discussed. She was not going to put herself into a "controversial" group to fight for SLU. Of course, SLU helped itself to be eliminated from the dance by getting blown away by St. Bona, that was the final nail in the coffin. Whatever the braketologists said (look at Palm saying we were in or out and switching his opinion repeatedly) they really do not know what is going on inside the selection committee. I think the committee was just NOT going to select us for the dance. They chose instead to select mediocre teams that would follow NCAA rules without question. What I just posted is the way I IMAGINE the selection committee might have decided what to do with SLU. We were good enough to get some crumbs (3rd replacement team), but no one was going to fight to get us in the dance. This is my opinion, I do not know how the committee really thought about SLU. Feel free to disagree if you think otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 10 hours ago, slufanskip said: thank you and I don't blame you for thinking they're top 20. It's easy to assume teams are better than they are when they've built their resume's by looking good playing mediocre teams. I think the same can be said the other way too. It’s easy to assume a team is overrated because they haven’t played anybody. That’s what makes the NCAA tournament so awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando Griffin Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Friday productivity slowly decreasing.... NextYearBill likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 22 minutes ago, Lando Griffin said: Friday productivity slowly decreasing.... I too am excited for Ole Miss - La Tech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando Griffin Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 15 minutes ago, Littlebill said: I too am excited for Ole Miss - La Tech LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 SEC SEC SEC Colgate 33 Arkansas 19 Va-Texh 33 Florida 27 I love to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 16 hours ago, brianstl said: Because I have watched them play multiple times. They play better defense than we did in our three year run and they are efficient enough offensively. They won’t make the Final Four this year but they are good and will give the Illini a good test in the second round. Loyola is more likely to lose to Ga Tech (without their best player) than keep it within 10 against Illinois. On that note, I’m excited for the Loyola game today. Tough draw for both teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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