It seems that as a number one seed, our potential first game is tougher than Novas? Thoughts on this?
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03-03-2018, 09:51 PM #1Sophomore
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03-03-2018, 09:53 PM #2Sophomore
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You think Saint John's and G'Town are tougher then beating Marquette ?
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03-03-2018, 09:58 PM #3Sophomore
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Yeah I do think the combination of St John’s/Georgetown is tougher than Marquette/DePaul. Johhnnies beat Duke and Nova so they are dangerous and Georgetown took us to overtime. Howard and Rousey are also a tough backcourt combo however. I guess to be the best, you gotta take all comers so game on!
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03-03-2018, 10:37 PM #4All-Conference
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Here are the odds of reaching each round for each team in the BE tourney according to KenPom:
https://twitter.com/kenpomeroy/statu...43210587660288
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03-03-2018, 11:28 PM #5Walk-On
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I'd rather play Georgetown then Marquette!
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03-04-2018, 12:08 AM #6Supporting Member
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Shouldn’t they set this up as 10 vs 9 and 8 vs 7 and have X play the winner of 10 vs 9? So Nova could end up playing a 10seed after coming in second and X could play a 8 after coming in first? Seems backwards.
Last edited by OTRMUSKIE; 03-04-2018 at 01:25 AM.
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03-04-2018, 07:06 AM #7Sophomore
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I agree in theory, but seeding isn't only about protecting number 1. The 7th place team is "rewarded" with a game against number 10 for the first round. If it were 7 vs. 8 and 9 vs. 10, you're sort of punishing 7 compared to 9 (ignoring matchups, etc.), even though 7 had the better regular season.
Originally Posted by OTRMUSKIE
I suppose they could consider reseeding after each round, especially since it's a small tournament played in one location. Either way, just win!
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03-04-2018, 07:43 AM #8I still believe.
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Just let Xavier pick which of the two teams it wants to play once the games are over.
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03-04-2018, 07:55 AM #9Supporting Member
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Originally Posted by muskiefan82
I like this idea.
We could just say, "We want to play the loser of the next game."
Problem solved!Last edited by UCGRAD4X; 03-06-2018 at 05:42 PM.
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03-04-2018, 10:46 AM #10Supporting Member
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That’s a great idea!!!
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