The field is relatively stronger this year than any year because of parity. Also, the top 3 (the alleged top 3 you posted) is the weakest top 3 maybe ever. In short, you're wrong, but that's nothing new.
Purdue should have beat MSU at MSU. They weren't quite out of their slump yet. They are getting better, but not having V. Edwards right now doesn't help.
How so. Saying they should have won is silly. They lost. Fair and square. Purdue didn’t shoot a lot of three’s because of the way we defended them, let Haas one on one us but don’t let their shooters get open looks.
Based on the fact that they hadn't been playing well for a stretch of games up to that point. Offense is playing better now, but D needs to catch up yet.
Yes, that's what MSU did was take away the 3, but Purdue didn't really try to get it's shooters looks, which they've started doing again finally. Not sure why they just let teams take that away from them. They are much better not running the entire offense through Haas.
Yep, be prepared to rock this avatar after the national championship game on April 3rd.
You know its bad when your only hope is a team coached by Bill Self.
This sounds a lot like a Gilligan post. I think you are the only person in the country who doesn't think MSU is really good, and a top 3 team. You can't even think straight MSU triggers you so much.
Again, parity between a bunch of mediocre teams is irrelevant since they're not true contenders anyway.
The truth to this.This sounds a lot like a Gilligan post. I think you are the only person in the country who doesn't think MSU is really good, and a top 3 team. You can't even think straight MSU triggers you so much.
Seriously have no idea, man. I think any of the three you listed have great chances, I just wouldn't take them over the field. I think you are underestimating some of the teams that would be in said field. Duke, MSU, and Nova are all elite, but they aren't so much better than everyone else that I would take them over the field. JMO
Besides the 8 main contenders (Duke, Nova, MSU, UVA, KU, Xavier, UNC, Purdue), I can only see 4 other teams even having a remote chance to make a run for the national title if everything clicks for them: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona and Michigan.
See, I don’t, exclude Xavier. I don’t think much of them. But I don’t see a huge difference between a Duke and Kentucky or a Duke and Kansas. Duke is better than both, but not by a lot.
That's exactly how IU defended them too, and a lot of teams the second half of the conference season.
Come on Jimbo, don't be a Blue Blood snob. Xavier is a very good team and while I agree that they're probably not a major contender to win it all, they're a better team than Kentucky. Pretty much all the advanced polls back this up.
Have you watched this Duke team play besides last night? Gary Trent is a 44% 3 PT shooter and Allen is solid as well. Carter is suprisingly a 50% 3 PT shooter as well.
I'm convinced UK has turned a corner, and actually we match up well with Duke. We have the length to bother almost every position and a number of big bodies to throw at Carter and Bagley. We also hit 10 threes in the last game and have been murdering opponents on the boards during this win streak. I think you are being a tad bit of a Duke homer ITT.
We went through this same song and dance when UK came roaring back vs WVU. They've looked better in the past few games but who have they really played?
