Official Watch Party Thread (NCAAT seeding edition)

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Hahahaha Alabama does not deserve an NCAA bid

 

[GBO18]

Vandy shot 45fts. Ridiculous.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Vandy shot 45fts. Ridiculous.

Yep. Took 45 free throws to win tonight. They won’t get half that against Kentucky. They have zero shot.

 

[walkenvol]

He definitely is a good player. If we had him on our team, our fans would love him. That’s just the way it is.

He would look nothing like he is for Vandy if he played for us. CRB isn’t going to allow one guy to dominate the ball like Pippen does at Vandy. He has some skills and plays defense - I could see him similar to the role of SV

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Gee, not hearing a lot of pumping for Oats this year.

 

[VolPack22]

Grant Williams did the same thing trying to draw fouls. If you can take advantage of it.. you get free throws. I don’t like trying to do that all the time but you can’t deny the fact that he’s a good basketball player. We all don’t like him because he’s on a different team. If Grant was on a different team and played like he did, we wouldn’t have liked him either.

We got KC and ZZ. They are better than him. I’m good

 

[golfballs]

Yep. Took 45 free throws to win tonight. They won’t get half that against Kentucky. They have zero shot.

Tshiebwe will get 45 himself

 

[BallerVolFan]

We got KC and ZZ. They are better than him. I’m good

Oh I understand that for sure. I’m good with what we got. Didn’t say I wish we had Pippen. Still a good player tho.

 

[TennTom]

Does Bama get in the Dance? I'm thinking yes, but they have some really bad losses. Strange team.

 

[zaqhhh]

Does Bama get in the Dance? I'm thinking yes, but they have some really bad losses. Strange team.

Easily. Their NET even after this loss will be about 30

They have puzzling losses but equally so in the win category

 

[golfballs]

Does Bama get in? I'm thinking yes, but they have some really bad losses. Strange team.

Get in what?

 

[golfballs]

UNC was up by 40 in the first half against FSU earlier this year and lost their next game to Pitt. They could lose to VT. Though at this point I hope they keep going and beat Duke

 

[VolPack22]

Oh I understand that for sure. I’m good with what we got. Didn’t say I wish we had Pippen. Still a good player tho.

He is great at deceiving the refs, that’s all I will give him. He is an average D-1 basketball player otherwise.

 

[VolPack22]

Hahahaha Alabama does not deserve an NCAA bid

They’ve beaten Gonzaga, Houston, Tennessee (without 2 starters), LSU, Baylor, and Arkansas. They are in no danger of missing the NCAAT.

 

[walkenvol]

One thing is a given - it’s tough to replace guys who win the league POY.

 

[golfballs]

Ohio St w another bad loss. Chance they could fall out as a Q1 win for Purdue and Wisconsin

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Todays games:
Syracuse vs. Duke
Butler vs. Providence
TCU vs. Texas
Northwestern vs. Iowa
Stanford vs. Arizona
West Virginia vs. Kansas
Oklahoma vs. Baylor
St. John’s vs. Villanova
Washington State vs. UCLA
Iowa State vs. Texas Tech
Seton Hall vs. UCONN


NET Impact:
Indiana vs. Michigan
Oregon vs. Colorado

Syracuse loses
Butler loses
TCU wins
Iowa wins
Arizona wins
Kansas wins
Baylor loses
St. John’s loses
Washington State loses
Iowa State loses
Seton Hall loses


Indiana wins
Colorado wins

 

[ClasslessVol]

Alabama better not lose this game. Vandy has no chance to beat Kentucky.

I don’t think they’ll win but Vandy did give UK a run for their money in Rupp a few weeks ago. Obviously fatigue will be a huge factor now tho. Still wouldn’t rule it out

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Today’s games:
Indiana vs. Illinois
Texas A&M vs. Auburn
Cincinnati vs. Houston
LSU vs. Arkansas
Iowa vs. Rutgers
Creighton vs. Providence
Michigan State vs. Wisconsin
TCU vs. Kansas
Miami vs. Duke
Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky
Colorado vs. Arizona
UCONN vs. Villanova
Penn State vs. Purdue
UCF vs. Memphis
Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech
USC vs. UCLA

 

[golfballs]

Interesting thought about the AAC Tourney. If Memphis and SMU lose, it would leave Houston without any opportunities for Q1 wins which right now has to be their biggest problem/opportunity. And OK State could get displaced too leaving them without a single Q1 win.

Otherwise games with some impact to the NET:

UNC over Va Tech - VT win gives Duke a Q1 win
San Diego St over Colorado St - help keep VT out and along w a UNC win could open door to push Ohio State out as Q1 for Purdue/Ill/Wisc
Boise State over Wyoming - ditto
Saint Bonnie over Saint Louis - blowout here would be nice, potential to displace K State as a Q1 win for Kansas/Texas Tech and drop Saint Louis from Q1 for Auburn
SMU over Tulsa (if you don't subscribe to my thought above) could move over Iowa St (Q1 for Kansas/TTU) and OK State (Q1 for Houston)
UAB over MTSU - ditto
VCU over Richmond - ditto
Dayton over Umass - ditto

 

[golfballs]

Today’s games:
Indiana vs. Illinois
Texas A&M vs. Auburn
Cincinnati vs. Houston
LSU vs. Arkansas
Iowa vs. Rutgers
Creighton vs. Providence
Michigan State vs. Wisconsin
TCU vs. Kansas
Miami vs. Duke
Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky
Colorado vs. Arizona
UCONN vs. Villanova
Penn State vs. Purdue
UCF vs. Memphis
Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech
USC vs. UCLA

That Iowa game is a big one for NET too. Rutgers is just outside of being a Q1 win for Purdue/Wisconsin

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I’d give a lot for these first 2 scores to hold

 

[Willy14]

I’d give a lot for these first 2 scores to hold

Man if Texas A&M can hold on and beat Auburn. Sadly Auburn is never out of the game with Jabari Smith

 

[Smokey123]

What are the odds this drops auburn to a 3 seed?

 

[TheMookieMonster]

What are the odds this drops auburn to a 3 seed?

Slim, but I think they'd be deserving. They have looked pretty mediocre for quite some time now.