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Originally posted by wsushox1
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Even with the Duke game, Miami's record away from home is not that great. They lost at Florida Gulf Coast and Wake Forest, lost to Indiana St. on a neutral floor, only beat Boston College away by one and only beat Clemson away by two. Miami is a good team but if I had to choose the really good team I want to play I'd pick them over Gonzaga, Indiana, etc. -
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The Duke game was the first time Miami has played well in 3 weeks. They use a short rotation and are tired. I've seen them 3 times in person this year and would LOVE to draw them in the 2nd round- much, much, much moreso than Indiana, Duke (w/Kelly), Michigan State, Gonzaga, etc.
I would toss Georgetown in as another team that I'd be very pleased to be in the same pod with.Comment
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Gotta love how he finally glanced at comparison sheets and bumped us up 2 lines after getting beat by Creighton.Originally posted by wsushox1 View Post
Also- anyone else unable to view his page in Chrome? I can see it just fine in Explorer but it's annoying to have to switch.Comment
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I see it well in Chrome.Originally posted by GoShockers89 View PostThe mountains are calling, and I must go.Comment
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In the latest Palm bracket:
10 Seeds
OU
Colorado
Cincy
Temple
11 seeds
La Salle vs WSU
Boise St
St Marys
12 Seeds
Nova
Tenn
Kentucky
UMass
Who do we not compare well with?Comment
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I understand the doomsday predictions. If the field was 64 teams... We are not looking good. But the addition of four teams makes us look better. Not much better though. Look at the bubble teams. They just aren't really that good. Wsu is a little better I would say. A lot of current bubble teams just don't have a signature win. I say we are in. No matter who wins the Valley short a lot of upsets in other tournaments. What's one of the first things commitee members or mock selections process members say "we didn't really pay attention to conferences." Each team is judged individually.Comment
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Really? You think if we lose on Friday we're in? I'm not buying.Originally posted by SubGod22 View PostComment
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It's possible to lose Friday and still make the tournament. Tennessee just lost at Georgia and moved into a lot of peoples' brackets. That's how bad the other bubble teams are performing right now. Let's say a loss Friday moved WSU down to 48 on the S-curve. That's in but barely. The teams directly around us could have an equally bad loss and keep us in or they could upset the top team in their conference and drop us out. It's too close to be able to say we're in no matter what or that we'll be in the NIT no matter what.Originally posted by shock-it-to-me View PostComment
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My choices for the top-seed we are going to face (if we win our first game) would go:Originally posted by wsushox1 View Post
1. KU
2. Miami
3. Duke
4. Georgetown/Louisville
5. Gonzaga
6. Florida
7. Indiana
8. Michigan
And I don't even want to even have a chance of facing Syracuse (the worst possible matchup for our team, bar none). My cut off line is probably Gonzaga. I think we have a fighter's chance against the first four I listed, but the other four create bad matchups and would probably give us a bad chance of winning. Miami is still the same team that lost to Indiana State, and I think they are very beatableComment
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To be fair, Miami didn't have starting guards Durand Scott and Garrius Adams in the loss to FL Gulf Coast. Adams has since been ruled out for the entire season due to a knee and Scott was ineligible for that game due to suspension. In their loss to ISU, they didn't have their starting 6'10" C Reggie Johnson due to broken finger. Less Adams, Miami is completely healthy now and a team I would not want to see.Originally posted by Shockeriffic View PostComment
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We are definitely below the 10 seeds right now (maybe better than Cincinnati). We are arguably equal with the 11 seeds, ahead of most of the 12 seeds. Pretty much what you'd expect. It really comes down to how our record against the 100+ and our SOS hurt us, because neither is really tournament-level.Originally posted by jdmee View PostIn the latest Palm bracket:
10 Seeds
OU
Colorado
Cincy
Temple
11 seeds
La Salle vs WSU
Boise St
St Marys
12 Seeds
Nova
Tenn
Kentucky
UMass
Who do we not compare well with?
However, we have the potential to do more damage to ourselves than most of those schools do. Win against MSU/SIU, and a loss against UNI or Illinois State won't do much to hurt us. Lose to MSU/SIU, and we drop our RPI a couple spots, get another 100+ loss, and finish the season at our lowest point in the public perception. There is the danger. Kentucky and Tennessee don't really have to worry about losing to a team like SIU, because they simply don't have the chance. La Salle, UMass, and Temple might have the same problem.Comment
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My personal opinion, I think we are in. We have a signature win against Creighton. We also have a bad loss to Southern Illinois. Our SOS wasn't great, but it wasn't pitiful either. I think even if we lose Friday (which could happen as inconsistent as this team is) we will still be in. I'm not ruling out the possibility of us being in one of the play-in games however.Comment
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IF one of the ISU's wins the tournament, does anybody think they'll take 3? I don't.Comment
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Yes. That's what happens when 2 teams are in and neither wins the conference tournament.Originally posted by pinstripers View PostInfinity Art Glass - Fantastic local artist and Shocker fan
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