Happy for UT, but my point is proved:

[armchairvol]

These end-of-year conference tourneys are a joke--not credible. Despite all the hype they get, they are quite obviously not meaningful because all the best teams have no incentive to win them, especially after a grueling regular season. Unc, Wake, Pitt, Conn., Oklahoma, Kansas, Mich. State, Illinois, Clemson--they're all out! Only Duke, Louisville and the cuse, among the top teams, remain--not really surprising because the big east and acc are so deep you have to figure one of their best teams will make it through to the final. Look at the SEC tourney last year--the worst team in the league, or one of the worst, won it. I'm happy to see the Vols fiinally playing well in the (weak) SEC tourney, but when all the best teams have no real incentive to win, it's much ado about nothing, mostly.

 

[lidderer]

I think even the committee realizes this, since unless you're a bubble team or win the thing outright it rarely seems like much change is affected with seeding.

We lost to sc in our first game 2 years ago and still got a #2 seed, for instance, and we weren't vying for a #1 then.

 

[volfanbill]

what do Kansas, Florida and UCONN all have in common?

They have won 4 of the last 5 National Titles and they all won their conference tourney the same year. The only exception in the last 5 years is Carolina's 2005 National Title. Duke won the ACC Title that year.

 

[lidderer]

Yes, good teams tend to win their conference tourney simply because they play in keeping with their high seed on average. But to suggest that winning a conference tourney really means something is a bit strange. Lawson sat out today, that's all I need to know.

It's weird to think that b/c you win your conference you have a higher chance of winning the finals than if you were simply the best team in your conference and lost in the semis or whatever. I mean the best team USUALLY does win these things; when it doesn't happen it doesn't mean they aren't still the best team or that their ncaa hopes are dashed.

 

[volfanbill]

yes, it's very weird to think that getting in tourney form, staying in rhythm, and in game day shape helps you wind up winning it all. Hard to imagine that getting a good feel for the win or go home philosophy in your conference tourney helps you wind up winning it all. That's just weird.

 

[jhen713]

yes, it's very weird to think that getting in tourney form, staying in rhythm, and in game day shape helps you wind up winning it all. Hard to imagine that getting a good feel for the win or go home philosophy in your conference tourney helps you wind up winning it all. That's just weird.

:whistling: