2025 Seed Watch Party Thread

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Different topic and wasn’t sure where to put this. I haven’t seen Yaxel Lindeborg with UAB all season. Dude is an absolute NBA player. 6-9 and about 230. Versatile offensive player and great rebounder. UAB’s point guard went out and the guy is bringing the ball up court. Outplaying everyone on the Memphis team.

His stat line the other day was ridiculous. 30 points, 20 rebounds, 8 assists plus multiple blocks and steals. He is worth watching.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Just praying to not be in Duke’s region. I know it’s not logistically possible, but I’d even be okay with going to Auburn’s region. I know it will be Duke or Houston though.
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lol. It’s either Duke or Houston for us. And I’m praying it’s Duke. People overrate Duke way too much. I don’t understand why people are gassing Duke so much from a 1-2 horse ACC
 
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If Duke and Houston remain the overall 1 and 2 and Auburn and Florida take the 3 and 4 slots, I would be happy with us being at 7 and Bama being at 8…if we play Auburn or Florida again, it should be in the final 4.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
lol. It’s either Duke or Houston for us. And I’m praying it’s Duke. People overrate Duke way too much. I don’t understand why people are gassing Duke so much from a 1-2 horse ACC
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I watched the first ten minutes of Houston yesterday and those guys could shoot to say their lives…they eventually scored but both teams were just awful shooting…maybe they were just having a bad game but they were bad
 
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JMSqb11 said:
lol. It’s either Duke or Houston for us. And I’m praying it’s Duke. People overrate Duke way too much. I don’t understand why people are gassing Duke so much from a 1-2 horse ACC
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Because Duke has a more well-rounded team and a true bonafide generational talent leading them. I think they are actually better than they get credit for because of how historically weak the ACC is. Houston is a great team but I think they are due for a slip up could get bounced before the E8.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
lol. It’s either Duke or Houston for us. And I’m praying it’s Duke. People overrate Duke way too much. I don’t understand why people are gassing Duke so much from a 1-2 horse ACC
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I think Duke is a good matchup for Tennessee. I know Flagg is also a tall man, but you've got the one guy in all of college basketball I'd want to guard him.
 
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Sarms58 said:
If Duke and Houston remain the overall 1 and 2 and Auburn and Florida take the 3 and 4 slots, I would be happy with us being at 7 and Bama being at 8…if we play Auburn or Florida again, it should be in the final 4.
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Duke and Houston aren’t the overall 1 and 2. Auburn and Duke are, then Houston and Florida in either order at 3/4. We will be #5 overall.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Because Duke has a more well-rounded team and a true bonafide generational talent leading them. I think they are actually better than they get credit for because of how historically weak the ACC is. Houston is a great team but I think they are due for a slip up could get bounced before the E8.
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Cooper Flagg could easily tweak his ankle in the first weekend and cause Duke some issues before taking in their opponent as a factor. Regardless, Duke’s roster is nothing that Tennessee should be worried about. They don’t have a roster that comes anywhere close to the Auburn’s or Florida’s we have played 5 games against.
 
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VolCalls said:
Duke and Houston aren’t the overall 1 and 2. Auburn and Duke are, then Houston and Florida in either order at 3/4. We will be #5 overall.
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I doubt Auburn is #2…they were ranked #3 going into the tournament. St John’s was ranked 5th going in and won their tournament so there’s a good chance they stay at #5…we’ll know in a couple of hours
 
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JMSqb11 said:
Cooper Flagg could easily tweak his ankle in the first weekend and cause Duke some issues before taking in their opponent as a factor. Regardless, Duke’s roster is nothing that Tennessee should be worried about. They don’t have a roster that comes anywhere close to the Auburn’s or Florida’s we have played 5 games against.
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I mean Duke DID beat Auburn in December. I think it’s a bit unfair to say their roster isn’t anywhere close to Auburn or Florida. Their roster is just different. Auburn and Florida are old, veteran teams. Duke is young and flush with 5-star lottery pick talent. I’m not sure how much you’ve watched Duke this year, but they are extremely good. Flagg may not be healthy, but if he turns out to be fine I think outside of Florida they are the team I’d want to see the least in an E8/F4.
 
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99gator said:
I think Duke is a good matchup for Tennessee. I know Flagg is also a tall man, but you've got the one guy in all of college basketball I'd want to guard him.
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Assuming the officials let any of our guys guard him, maybe. You never know with Duke. Or - maybe you do? Hmm. A puzzle.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I mean Duke DID beat Auburn in December. I think it’s a bit unfair to say their roster isn’t anywhere close to Auburn or Florida. Their roster is just different. Auburn and Florida are old, veteran teams. Duke is young and flush with 5-star lottery pick talent. I’m not sure how much you’ve watched Duke this year, but they are extremely good. Flagg may not be healthy, but if he turns out to be fine I think outside of Florida they are the team I’d want to see the least in an E8/F4.
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In December. I’m sorry but December wasn’t even mid season play.

Completely different teams now. Duke has feasted on nobodies for much of their ACC season and ran i to trouble vs Clemson who also had physical front court.

This notion that Duke is some juggernaut is nonsensical. They would have 3-4 more losses at minimum if this team played in the SEC.

But be scared of them even thought it would take 3 rounds of games for us to even get to play them assuming they won all 3.
 
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99gator said:
I think Duke is a good matchup for Tennessee. I know Flagg is also a tall man, but you've got the one guy in all of college basketball I'd want to guard him.
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I agree with this. They are a much more talented team (so are the Vols) than the matchup we faced in the 2023 tourney, but playing against physicality is still an issue for them.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
In December. I’m sorry but December wasn’t even mid season play.

Completely different teams now. Duke has feasted on nobodies for much of their ACC season and ran i to trouble vs Clemson who also had physical front court.

This notion that Duke is some juggernaut is nonsensical. They would have 3-4 more losses at minimum if this team played in the SEC.

But be scared of them even thought it would take 3 rounds of games for us to even get to play them assuming they won all 3.
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I didn’t say I was scared of them, I said I would prefer to face Houston. Everyone has a preference, and I think Houston is the most vulnerable team in the 1-seed group. If you asked me which team I think from the 1-seed group I would be willing to go to Vegas and place money on to get bounced before the E8 it would be Houston.

I also just really like the matchup with Houston. Their tallest primary rotational player is 6’9”. They are small. Guard oriented team, which is exactly the type of team we handle well. You could put Mashack on Uzan and ZZ on Cryer, the two players that carry that team. They are one of the few teams in that upper echelon we’d have a size advantage on.
 
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#672
In the NCAA tournament I want to face certain coaches less than others. I'd prefer facing Scheyer vs Sampson.

Duke's second round match will likely be one of the best teams they've played all season since non-conference play ended. The Sweet 16 definitely would be without some upsets.

I personally don't care which #1 seed we get between those two, as the odds aren't great we play them anyway. But if we are playing them, that means we're doing great in the tournament.

Florida is the worst potential match for us of the #1s and we won't see them before a potential Final Four.
 
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Sarms58 said:
I doubt Auburn is #2…they were ranked #3 going into the tournament. St John’s was ranked 5th going in and won their tournament so there’s a good chance they stay at #5…we’ll know in a couple of hours
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Are you talking about the AP poll? If so that has nothing to do with the bracket. Auburn should be the #1 overall seed, with Duke, Houston, and Florida at 2, 3, 4 overall. The Selection Committee rankings are all that matters.
 
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