drquigley
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Post by drquigley on Mar 17, 2019 14:26:31 GMT -5
Am I right that Paul White will now be the only one of our Class of 2019 recruits who will ever play in a NCAA game?
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OmaHoya
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Post by OmaHoya on Mar 17, 2019 14:47:45 GMT -5
No. Copeland, Peak, White, and Campbell all played in the 2015 tournament against Eastern Washington and Utah.
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drquigley
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Post by drquigley on Mar 17, 2019 14:50:56 GMT -5
Thanks. How soon we (I) forget.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 17, 2019 16:21:56 GMT -5
If we miraculously get selected today, would we be the most outrageous at large selection ever?
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 17, 2019 17:12:40 GMT -5
The fact that Belmont made it makes me think we were nowhere close. Belmont was definitely a NET team, right?
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 17, 2019 17:20:51 GMT -5
Nova getting the 6 shows what the committee thought about the Big East this year
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 17, 2019 17:26:20 GMT -5
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 17, 2019 17:27:53 GMT -5
Nova getting the 6 shows what the committee thought about the Big East this year Yeah, and seton hall as a 10 against Wofford. Oof.
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KHoyaNYC
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Post by KHoyaNYC on Mar 17, 2019 17:29:18 GMT -5
And St. John’s?
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 17, 2019 17:29:35 GMT -5
St Johns looks like they are out. I really wonder even if we had won 2 games if it would have mattered. Bid stealers this weekend really squeezed the bubble and the BE was historically weak. We may not even have one team get to the second weekend.
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 17, 2019 17:35:12 GMT -5
Guess not. Last one in.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 17, 2019 17:35:58 GMT -5
A first four berth may save Chris Mullin’s job ... for now.
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 17, 2019 17:38:39 GMT -5
Maybe with two wins we would have had St Johns spot. We’ll never know...
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 17, 2019 17:40:35 GMT -5
So Marquette is a 5 after losing the BE regular seasons and the tourney. The committee is as bad as Be refs and clearly didn't pay attention to conference tournaments.
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hoya95
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Post by hoya95 on Mar 17, 2019 17:41:21 GMT -5
Not a big deal, but how is Marquette a 5 seed and Villanova a 6?
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 17, 2019 17:43:51 GMT -5
Marquette’s non conference was better (wins over Louisville, Buffalo, Wisconsin, and Kansas St). But still think the conference title deserves more weight.
But actually I think Nova’s path is easier to the S16 (St Mary’s and Purdue) than Marquette (Murray St and Florida St).
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madgesiq92
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Post by madgesiq92 on Mar 17, 2019 17:47:11 GMT -5
I agree that I would rather have Villanova's draw than Marquette's.
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GIGAFAN99
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Mar 17, 2019 17:47:23 GMT -5
No NC State, Clemson, or TCU. Good.
They didn't mail it in by going on NET alone which is encouraging.
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madgesiq92
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Post by madgesiq92 on Mar 17, 2019 17:54:43 GMT -5
I know some here don't like to talk about advanced metrics when assessing the current Hoyas but if anyone heard the interview with Bernard Muir, it is clear that the NCAA committee looks closely at the efficiency rankings. Specifically, he talked about Belmont's high adjusted offensive efficiency ranking (20th in the nation) as being one of the reasons that Belmont got in. By way of comparison, Georgetown's offensive efficiency ranking was 77th, tied with Northern Kentucky---our defensive efficiency ranking was 124th--3 ahead of Belmont's.
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robbyt
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Post by robbyt on Mar 17, 2019 18:23:09 GMT -5
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