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  • Originally posted by ShockerFever View Post
    Palm sucks at brackets but he just absolutely destroyed Syracuse is his little bit on CBS Sports Network. And that is one thing I wholeheartedly agree with him. Syracuse should not be in the discussion. Not at all whatsoever. He said they've only won 2 games away from home, that would be a first for an at-large team. They also would have the highest RPI ever for an at-large team at 85. He said you have to be pretty bad to beat Duke, Virginia, and Florida State and STILL only have an RPI of 85. Imagine how bad it would be without those wins. If there name wasn't "Syracuse", nobody would be talking about a team with that resume.

    People don't realize that mediocre teams can beat good teams (mainly at home). That doesn't automatically mean they're NCAA at-large worthy. And that's what's been the problem with everybody so focussed on Top 50 and Top 100 wins lately. It's not just about that.
    Remember, according to Kenpom, even at an RPI of 85, a road game against them is like a top 50 opponent on a neutral court or a top 20 opponent at home, so those games were class A games for those teams.

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    • Originally posted by ShockerPrez View Post
      TCU making a strong case.
      Deuces Valley.
      ... No really, deuces.
      ________________
      "Enjoy the ride."

      - a smart man

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      • VA projected higher than Shox, playing right now & I just don't see it. Pitt is close, hope they win.
        Phi Alpha

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        • Originally posted by XManCometh View Post
          I don't see why anyone who is a KU fan would be worried about playing us. We're NOT going to get an 8/9 seed in Tulsa when KU is possibly the #1 or #2 overall seed. They're just not going to give Wichita State home court advantage against NCAA darling Kansas. So the earliest we'd play KU is in the FF. And by then who really cares who you play?

          If KU fans are "s****ing their collective pants" on facing WSU like you say, then they're actually giving our team a fantastic compliment due to already placing us in the Final Four.
          I don't honestly care either way, BUT, it wouldn't bother me to see this jerk on the hardwood with the Shocks again:

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          • Originally posted by ShockingButTrue View Post
            I don't honestly care either way, BUT, it wouldn't bother me to see this jerk on the hardwood with the Shocks again:
            What makes Graham a jerk?

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            • If it's a question of extra-legal behavior about Graham, there are some other members of The Rug's Thugs this year who make him look like a choirboy.

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              • Originally posted by WSUwatcher View Post
                If it's a question of extra-legal behavior about Graham, there are some other members of The Rug's Thugs this year who make him look like a choirboy.
                No kidding.

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                • http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=18841629 WSU at 1 min 50 sec. Dont know if this has been posted
                  I have come here to chew bubblegum and kickass ... and I'm all out of bubblegum.

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                  • Strange to hear SVP mention the Valley without a negative qualifier. Just neutral, like he would mention the ACC or Big 12.

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                    • Originally posted by ShockTalk View Post
                      I think the NCAA and its committee will take a huge amount of heat (for being corrupt) with nothing to sufficiently hang their hat on if Syracuse gets in. There is just so much that can be pointed to for why the Orange should NOT get in.
                      I'm sure the reasoning to keep them in is because they kept them in last year when they didn't deserve it, and simply made a deep run...to the Final Four. Am I remembering that correctly? It just makes me sick.

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                      • WSU Seed Ratings - What am I missing with Jerry Palm?
                        KEn Pom 3 seed
                        ESPN BPI 4 Seed-Lunardi
                        NCAA RPI. 7 Seed
                        CBS Palm 11 seed

                        His extreme bias is undeniable. What facts does he base his seeding on? What other metric systems back him up?

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                        • Originally posted by shockmonster View Post
                          WSU Seed Ratings - What am I missing with Jerry Palm?
                          KEn Pom 3 seed
                          ESPN BPI 4 Seed-Lunardi
                          NCAA RPI. 7 Seed
                          CBS Palm 11 seed

                          His extreme bias is undeniable. What facts does he base his seeding on? What other metric systems back him up?
                          Also, correct me if I'm wrong here, but doesn't he also show us with a 1-0 record agains the 51-100 group? I'm not that smart, but that ain't correct. 3-1 is what we be!

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                          • Originally posted by Shocktoberfest View Post
                            Also, correct me if I'm wrong here, but doesn't he also show us with a 1-0 record agains the 51-100 group? I'm not that smart, but that ain't correct. 3-1 is what we be!
                            1-0 against RPI 51-100 is correct.

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                            • My bad. I looked at the columns incorrectly. Go Jerry!!!!

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                              • Originally posted by shockmonster View Post
                                WSU Seed Ratings - What am I missing with Jerry Palm?
                                KEn Pom 3 seed
                                ESPN BPI 4 Seed-Lunardi
                                NCAA RPI. 7 Seed
                                CBS Palm 11 seed

                                His extreme bias is undeniable. What facts does he base his seeding on? What other metric systems back him up?
                                Was anyone else watching the Patriot League championship on CBSSN last night? Our ol' buddy Gottlieb was being a company man and defending Palm against what Marshall said. Something about how Palm being ranked 61st means nothing, and a believe an exact quote was "You can get it right and still be wrong", whatever that's supposed to mean.

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