Who thinks FSU can win the ACC after knocking off North Carolina and Duke in the last week?
Why not? UNC isn't the team they should be and Duke is exactly who they should be. Good but not great. I would still bet on duke or unc winning but the thought of Virginia or FSU winning this year is an exciting possibility.
Also keep in mind that FSU also took a #4 UConn to OT earlier.
Wichita State up to #24 in the RPI. The Valley is going to put two very, very good teams in the tournament.
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Unbelievable game in Chapel Hill tonight in one if not the greatest rivalry in college basketball between Duke/North Carolina. Austin Rivers hits a buzzer 3 to win the game as Duke trailed by 10-12 for most of the second half.
Unbelievable game in Chapel Hill tonight in one if not the greatest rivalry in college basketball between Duke/North Carolina. Austin Rivers hits a buzzer 3 to win the game as Duke trailed by 10-12 for most of the second half.
Kinda surprised you're not talking about the OT game in the Dome tonight based upon your avatar. Very entertaining night of games.
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Kinda surprised you're not talking about the OT game in the Dome tonight based upon your avatar. Very entertaining night of games.
Yeah, they like to stack the week after the super bowl to lure in the casual sports fans. Baylor6/Missouri4, MSU11/Ohio St.3 and SD St.13/ UNLV14 are all on Saturday and they should all be great.
UConn/Syracuse might be fun to watch to if for no other reason but to see the dunk competition after UConn quits again.
Wichita State @ Creighton Saturday afternoon is going to be huge.
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Total domination on the road and with, perhaps, their best player on the bench most of the game in foul trouble.
The score flattered Creighton.
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So I learned:
That Baylor cannot compete with the top teams. 0-4 vs. Missouri and Kansas.
It's probably crazy to not have this MSU team in the Final 4. I didn't watch this game and haven't seen Final 4 material out of them but Izzo with a top 10 team is typically an easy pick.
UConn is bad.
I'm not going to be surprised to see Wichita St. on the 4 line come Selection Sunday. I don't think they need to win out to get there either. I think one loss in the final few games and winning the conference tournament gets them there.
And as bad as West Virginia is- I don't see this team in the NIT with a top ~5 SOS and highly competitive games against really tough teams: Baylor, @Cuse and @UConn (who were fine at the time they played). But they have been really bad recently.
So I learned:
That Baylor cannot compete with the top teams. 0-4 vs. Missouri and Kansas. It's probably crazy to not have this MSU team in the Final 4. I didn't watch this game and haven't seen Final 4 material out of them but Izzo with a top 10 team is typically an easy pick.
UConn is bad.
I'm not going to be surprised to see Wichita St. on the 4 line come Selection Sunday. I don't think they need to win out to get there either. I think one loss in the final few games and winning the conference tournament gets them there.
And as bad as West Virginia is- I don't see this team in the NIT with a top ~5 SOS and highly competitive games against really tough games, Baylor, @Cuse and @UConn (who were fine at the time they played). But they have been really bad recently.
It will really come down to how Draymond Green plays in the tournament. When he's on his game that team is almost unbeatable, but without him the offense really looks lost. They've been getting great guard play and the big men seem to really be coming into their own, so I'm hopeful that Draymond will be able to lead them on a run in his final tournament.
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I may wind up at the Wichita State/Missouri State tilt tomorrow night. The Roundhouse will be absolutely mad to be sure.
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So, Wichita State blows out Davidson in Charlotte for Bracket Busters. 2 league games left @ Illinois State and home to Drake (revenge game on senior night, I smell a 25 point win). Then it is on to Saint Louis for Arch Madness and the Valley Tournament. They've never won the tournament since it moved to Saint Louis. It's time. This team should be 29-4 on Selection Sunday and should be rewarded with a 4 seed. I don't think anybody outside of the top 4 teams in the country wants to see them in the tournament.
Anybody watch yesterday?
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Montana whooped Hawaii yesterday in the bracket buster, as well. They're looking like they might be able to get through the first round in the tourney.
Montana State, on the other hand, had their best player end up unconscious behind a bar earlier this week: Cat Fight
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Montana State men's basketball player Xavier Blount will likely miss the rest of his junior campaign after suffering severe injuries during an altercation early Sunday morning... Blount's stepfather, Varick Tucker, told the Chronicle Blount suffered a separated shoulder, a broken nose and a "significant laceration to his lip". Tucker said Blount's "season is over.
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I'd say having a guard who is a high volume scorer, a veteran big who can board, good team D and being able to hit your free throws are the biggest themes that come up during tournament time.
I'd say having a guard who is a high volume scorer, a veteran big who can board, good team D and being able to hit your free throws are the biggest themes that come up during tournament time.
