2023 SEC Tournament

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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Championship - Men's Basketball

2023 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | Bridgestone Arena

2023 SEC men's basketball tournament - Wikipedia

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There’s nothing to lose as far as I’m concerned. Being eliminated early will mean TN gets more time to recover and rest up for the NCAAT. Last year proved that winning it did not improve TN’s NCAAT seed.

However, if TN gets to the weekend I’d love a shot at another championship. Even if it creates a disadvantage heading into the NCAAT. If the draw in the first week of the NCAAT isn’t horrible and TN can pull off the first two wins then things will even up for the 2nd week. What would be difficult is if TN plays in the championship game again (for the 4th time in the last 5 NCAATs) and draws a really good mid-major that has been able to rest and prepare for 10 days to TN’s 4 or 5 days.

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TN is currently alone at #3 in all time championships:

1) KY (32)
2) Bama (7)
3) TN (5)
4) FL (4)
5) MSU (3)
6) Barn, OM, VU, GA (2)
10) Ark, LSU, GA Tech (1)
13) MZ, USCjr, TXAM, Tulane (0)

It’s hard to believe that LSU only has 1x SECT championship.

If TN doesn’t win I don’t want Bama to win and extend their lead over TN in championships. I’d rather not have Barn or MSU close the gap. I’m not worried at all about FL getting their 5th and pulling even.

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Seeds 11, 12, 13, and 14 play on Wednesday.

Seeds 1, 2, 3, and 4 get double byes and have their first games on Friday. Bama and A&M have wrapped up double byes and KY is all but certain of getting the 3rd spot. TN is in a dog fight for the final double bye seed. Losses to VU and MZ with games left versus Barn and Ark. Those 5 are all in contention for the #4 seed (unless the tie breakers have eliminated any of them).

The SECT seeds are anybody’s guess right now. But 12-14 are going to be Ole Miss, USCjr, and LSU. Georgia has the inside track for #11.

Currently:
1) Bama (15-1)
2) TXAM (13-3)
3) KY (11-5)
4) TN (10-6)
5, 6, 7) MZ, VU, Barn (9-7)
8) Ark (8-8)
9, 10) FL, MSU (7-9)
11) GA (6-10)
12, 13) Miss, USCjr (3-13)
14) LSU (2-14)

TN will be no better than #3 and no worse than #10. Maybe no worse than #9. FL has the head-to-head tie breaker with TN and TN is 2-0 versus MSU. FL beat MSU and they don’t play each other in the next 2 games so a 3 way (or more) tie is possible for 8th. If TN were to beat Arkansas on Tuesday then they’ll be no worse than #7.

Edit: Correction, TN is already no worse than #8. TN is 10-6 with 2 games left and no way FL or MSU at 7-9 can catch up. Math is hard.
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Tennessee ending up on the half with Alabama is more appealing to me thank being 2/3 or on same half with Kentucky.....

Tennessee is the only team deep enough to hang with Bama in the SEC. While I don't expect home cooking officiating from the refs in the league tourney, I think who ever comes out of the 1/4 half wins the tourney easily over the 2/3 half.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Championship - Men's Basketball

2023 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | Bridgestone Arena

2023 SEC men's basketball tournament - Wikipedia

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There’s nothing to lose as far as I’m concerned. Being eliminated early will mean TN gets more time to recover and rest up for the NCAAT. Last year proved that winning it did not improve TN’s NCAAT seed.

However, if TN gets to the weekend I’d love a shot at another championship. Even if it creates a disadvantage heading into the NCAAT. If the draw in the first week of the NCAAT isn’t horrible and TN can pull off the first two wins then things will even up for the 2nd week. What would be difficult is if TN plays in the championship game again (for the 4th time in the last 5 NCAATs) and draws a really good mid-major that has been able to rest and prepare for 10 days to TN’s 4 or 5 days.

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TN is currently alone at #3 in all time championships:

1) KY (32)
2) Bama (7)
3) TN (5)
4) FL (4)
5) MSU (3)
6) Barn, OM, VU, GA (2)
10) Ark, LSU, GA Tech (1)
13) MZ, USCjr, TXAM, Tulane (0)

It’s hard to believe that LSU only has 1x SECT championship.

If TN doesn’t win I don’t want Bama to win and extend their lead over TN in championships. I’d rather not have Barn or MSU close the gap. I’m not worried at all about FL getting their 5th and pulling even.

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Seeds 11, 12, 13, and 14 play on Wednesday.

Seeds 1, 2, 3, and 4 get double byes and have their first games on Friday. Bama and A&M have wrapped up double byes and KY is all but certain of getting the 3rd spot. TN is in a dog fight for the final double bye seed. Losses to VU and MZ with games left versus Barn and Ark. Those 5 are all in contention for the #4 seed (unless the tie breakers have eliminated any of them).

The SECT seeds are anybody’s guess right now. But 12-14 are going to be Ole Miss, USCjr, and LSU. Georgia has the inside track for #11.

Currently:
1) Bama (15-1)(Barn, @A&M)
2) TXAM (13-3)(@Ole Miss, Bama)
3) KY (11-5)(VU, @Ark)
4) TN (10-6)(Ark, @Barn)
5) MZ (9-7)(@lsu, OM)
5) VU (9-7)(@KY, MSU)
5) Barn (9-7)(@bama, TN)
8) Ark (8-8)(@TN, KY)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9) FL (7-9)(@GA, LSU)
9) MSU (7-9)(USCjr, @VU)
11) GA (6-10)(FL, @USCjr)
12) OM (3-13)(TXAM, @MZ)
12) USCjr (3-13)(@MSU, GA)
14) LSU (2-14)(MZ, @FL)

TN will be no better than #3 and no worse than #8. If TN was to beat Arkansas on Tuesday then they’ll be no worse than #7.
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Appreciate and respect the excitement and hope, friend, but I couldn’t care less about the SECT. Bragging rights in the SEC don’t matter to me…now that we won it last year. I’m totally okay with us losing in the first game and resting and getting ready for what does matter. But that’s just me.
 
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DenmarkVol said:
Appreciate and respect the excitement and hope, friend, but I couldn’t care less about the SECT. Bragging rights in the SEC don’t matter to me…now that we won it last year. I’m totally okay with us losing in the first game and resting and getting ready for what does matter. But that’s just me.
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The Elite 8 is shared with 7 other teams every year. It wouldn’t be such a great accomplishment if we actually had made it that far more than once.

I consider collecting hardware in the SEC to be a huge accomplishment. KY isn’t just the winningest program in the SEC. It is the winningest program in the NCAA.
 
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Post #1 updated with each team’s remaining games:

Currently:
1) Bama (15-1)(Barn, @A&M)
2) TXAM (13-3)(@Ole Miss, Bama)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3) KY (11-5)(VU, @Ark)
4) TN (10-6)(Ark, @Barn)
5) MZ (9-7)(@lsu, OM)
5) VU (9-7)(@KY, MSU)
5) Barn (9-7)(@bama, TN)
8) Ark (8-8)(@TN, KY)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9) FL (7-9)(@GA, LSU)
9) MSU (7-9)(USCjr, @VU)
11) GA (6-10)(FL, @USCjr)
12) OM (3-13)(TXAM, @MZ)
12) USCjr (3-13)(@MSU, GA)
14) LSU (2-14)(MZ, @FL)
 
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vol9799 said:
Santi, if you remember he did an interview a couple of years back and said when he ordered food he used "Bob" bc people couldn't get his name right. After the color guy on one of last year's broadcasts ceated the big deal about how to say Vescovi, I just started callng him Bob, more to mock the analyst than anything else. Just me being weird.
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Gotcha. Thanks for reminding me.
 
#31
#31
Thunder Good-Oil said:
Post #1 updated with each team’s remaining games:

Currently:
1) Bama (15-1)(Barn, @A&M)
2) TXAM (13-3)(@Ole Miss, Bama)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3) KY (11-5)(VU, @Ark)
4) TN (10-6)(Ark, @Barn)
5) MZ (9-7)(@lsu, OM)
5) VU (9-7)(@KY, MSU)
5) Barn (9-7)(@bama, TN)
8) Ark (8-8)(@TN, KY)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9) FL (7-9)(@GA, LSU)
9) MSU (7-9)(USCjr, @VU)
11) GA (6-10)(FL, @USCjr)
12) OM (3-13)(TXAM, @MZ)
12) USCjr (3-13)(@MSU, GA)
14) LSU (2-14)(MZ, @FL)
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Wow, Mizzou's remaining schedule is gravy. That near halfcourt shot may end up costing us a double bye
 
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With Ziegler out, a couple games in the SECT would be beneficial to help gel with the new rotations.

It's been and up and down season with highs and lows, starting point guard is out...... Sounds like the beginning of a special run. . .
 
#36
#36
Need Bama to beat Pearl tonight. That plus LSU over Missouri (and KY over VU) locks up an SECT double bye for TN (4th seed).

After 2/28 games, before 3/1 games:

Currently:
1) Bama (15-1)(Barn, @A&M)
2) TXAM (14-3)(Bama)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3) KY (11-5)(VU, @Ark)
4) TN (11-6)(@Barn)
5) MZ (9-7)(at LSU, OM)
5) VU (9-7)(@KY, MSU)
5) Barn (9-7)(at Bama, TN)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8) Ark (8-9)(KY)
8) FL (8-9)(LSU)
8) MSU (8-9)(@VU)
11) GA (6-11)(@USCjr)
12) OM (3-14)(@MZ)
12) USCjr (3-14)(GA)
14) LSU (2-14)(MZ, @FL)
 
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PandamoniumReigns said:
With Ziegler out, a couple games in the SECT would be beneficial to help gel with the new rotations.

It's been and up and down season with highs and lows, starting point guard is out...... Sounds like the beginning of a special run. . .
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Yes. That changes the narrative. JP needs the work as well as Key. It wouldn't hurt for Mashack to get more work at PG.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Need Bama to beat Pearl tonight. That plus LSU over Missouri (and KY over VU) locks up an SECT double bye for TN (4th seed).

After 2/28 games, before 3/1 games:

Currently:
1) Bama (15-1)(Barn, @A&M)
2) TXAM (14-3)(Bama)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3) KY (11-5)(VU, @Ark)
4) TN (11-6)(@Barn)
5) MZ (9-7)(at LSU, OM)
5) VU (9-7)(@KY, MSU)
5) Barn (9-7)(at Bama, TN)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8) Ark (8-9)(KY)
8) FL (8-9)(LSU)
8) MSU (8-9)(@VU)
11) GA (6-11)(@USCjr)
12) OM (3-14)(@MZ)
12) USCjr (3-14)(GA)
14) LSU (2-14)(MZ, @FL)
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Bama and KY aren’t doing their part. Dammit Man!
 
#40
#40
If we can beat Auburn on Saturday we’ll have gone 5-5 over the last 10 games. Seems like we could use a couple of wins in the tournament to get use to playing without Z and to gain some momentum.
 
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#43
#43
If LSU wins then we are at worst the 4 seed. Somebody check my math.
 
#44
#44
Ewww we don’t want a 3 way tie though. Vandy or UK gotta lose Saturday.
 
#46
#46
Volfan1000 said:
Tennessee gets the third seed in the SEC Tournament if we beat Auburn and Arkansas beats Kentucky at Fayetteville on Saturday.
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Yea but if they don’t we need Vandy to lose or we the 5 seed if we lose at Auburn.
 
#49
#49
1) Bama (16-1)(at A&M)
2) TXAM (14-3)(Bama)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3) KY (11-6)(@Ark)
3) TN (11-6)(@Barn)
5) MZ (9-7)(OM)
5) VU (10-7)(MSU)
~~~~~~~ TN’s cut off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7) Barn (9-8)(TN)
8) Ark (8-9)(KY)
8) FL (8-9)(LSU)
8) MSU (8-9)(@VU)
11) GA (6-11)(@USCjr)
12) OM (3-14)(@MZ)
12) USCjr (3-14)(GA)
14) LSU (2-14)(@FL)
 
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