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[getyopopcornready]

I'm pretty sure the UK fans would rather beat Tennessee and Florida than Gardner Webb And VMI.Posted via VolNation Mobile

And as a UT fan, I would rather beat Kentucky and Ole Miss than Marquette and Georgetown

 

[getyopopcornready]

you don't seem to be understanding that our only quality win is over Marquette.

what good is that doing us now?

 

[BigPapaVol]

what good is that doing us now?

It is keeping our RPI high enough to matter - hopefully.

 

[getyopopcornready]

It is keeping our RPI high enough to matter - hopefully.

yea but our RPI wont get us in the tourney... I dont believe UK has any quality wins yet theyre in a better situation that us

 

[BigPapaVol]

yea but our RPI wont get us in the tourney... I dont believe UK has any quality wins yet theyre in a better situation that us

then you haven't been paying attention. KY has to win the east to get into the tourney. They have nothing decent on their resume. Nothing.

 

[getyopopcornready]

then you haven't been paying attention. KY has to win the east to get into the tourney. They have nothing decent on their resume. Nothing.

I would think at this point we would need to win the east as well to get in or atleast make the semis in the sect

the win over Marquette has the potential to drastically lose its value with their next four games

 

[BigPapaVol]

I would think at this point we would need to win the east as well to get in or atleast make the semis in the sect

the win over Marquette has the potential to drastically lose its value with their next four games

We win the home games, we're fine. Save a couple, our losses are to tourney teams. KY can't make a similar claim.

 

[getyopopcornready]

We win the home games, we're fine. Save a couple, our losses are to tourney teams. KY can't make a similar claim.

The problem is that those couple have occurred recently and those are heavily looked at by the committee

UK isnt in that much of a better situation than us but they can make a claim that we cannot argue with

 

[BigPapaVol]

The problem is that those couple have occurred recently and those are heavily looked at by the committee

UK isnt in that much of a better situation than us but they can make a claim that we cannot argue with

what's the claim? that they beat us twice. We're a middlin' bubble style underachieving team. How does that help them. Marquette, on the other hand, is a very competitive team with arguably the best backcourt in the country.

 

[emainvol]

And as a UT fan, I would rather beat Kentucky and Ole Miss than Marquette and Georgetown

As a UT fan I would rather have wins that get us into the tournament.

 

[Heebs]

With this field, if we tread water and go 2-2 we're in because of two wins over the Big East.

In the other scenario, we have more wins but are still looking for help in the SEC Tourney- not a prospect I'd look forward to.

 

[getyopopcornready]

what's the claim? that they beat us twice. We're a middlin' bubble style underachieving team. How does that help them. Marquette, on the other hand, is a very competitive team with arguably the best backcourt in the country.

So you're saying the win over Marquette is better than Kentucky beating us twice?

 

[getyopopcornready]

As a UT fan I would rather have wins that get us into the tournament.

Winning your division in your conference helps you get into the tourney

 

[getyopopcornready]

Save Washington State, LSU has lost every OOC game that mattered. I dont think they'll have any trouble to get in the tourney

 

[BigPapaVol]

So you're saying the win over Marquette is better than Kentucky beating us twice?

This makes no sense.

 

[getyopopcornready]

This makes no sense.

A win against Marquette and 2 blowout losses against Kentucky

or

A loss to Marquette and 2 wins against Kentucky

 

[emainvol]

So you're saying the win over Marquette is better than Kentucky beating us twice?

I will take a win against Marquette over two Kentucky losses anyday.

BPV is right, you might want to rephrase that.

 

[BigPapaVol]

A win against Marquette and 2 blowout losses against Kentucky

or

A loss to Marquette and 2 wins against Kentucky

you might make the case for an even trade.

 

[getyopopcornready]

you might make the case for an even trade.

true, but can you see where one would believe that a loss to Marquette in December wouldnt hurt our chances as much as a blowout loss to Kentucky in late February?

 

[emainvol]

you might make the case for an even trade.

Yep, and he is getting away from the original argument in an attempt to stack it in his favor.

 

[getyopopcornready]

I will take a win against Marquette over two Kentucky losses anyday.

BPV is right, you might want to rephrase that.

Two wins over Kentucky and a loss to Marquette would definitely have us in a better position

 

[BigPapaVol]

Two wins over Kentucky and a loss to Marquette would definitely have us in a better position

no it wouldn't. Then we would have no wins over any decent teams. Marquette is a quality tourney team because of guard play. KY is potentially going to miss the tourney altogether.

 

[getyopopcornready]

Yep, and he is getting away from the original argument in an attempt to stack it in his favor.

the original argument was that the win against Marquette is not our saving grace because we have too many bad losses and im arguing the fact that I would rather have lost to Marquette and be in 1st place in the east especially considering how bad the sec is this year

 

[getyopopcornready]

no it wouldn't. Then we would have no wins over any decent teams. Marquette is a quality tourney team because of guard play. KY is potentially going to miss the tourney altogether.

A loss to Kentucky hurts our chances more than a win against Marquette helps our chances especially considering the timing of both.. does that make sense?

 

[BigPapaVol]

the original argument was that the win against Marquette is not our saving grace because we have too many bad losses and im arguing the fact that I would rather have lost to Marquette and be in 1st place in the east especially considering how bad the sec is this year

here's the problem with the argument. Lipstick on a pig just doesn't get the job done (at least where I live).