So what makes you think everybody is sleeping on them? Because they’re not talking about them as a final four favorite?
There are 10-12 teams that can win it all…
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Pretty simple. We are in a thread someone started with 10-12 teams with a chance.
My point was Arkansas was being overlooked as a possible 10-12 team with a chance since no one had mentioned them.
There are plenty of teams with 5-7 losses. My point was Arkansas has beaten the best teams on their schedule and without that bizarre 6 game stretch, they’re 22-1. If you disagree, I don’t really care, just giving my opinion. It’s not that complex.
Honestly, I wasn’t even paying attention to the original thread topic at that point.
Although I think only one or two listed 10-12 teams. Most are listing 5-8. I don’t think many people would include Arkansas in a list that short, but that doesn’t mean they’re overlooked.
I get it. I think their best is as good as basically any team though. Will we see it in the tournament? TBD (hope not)
You just never see a m'fer go out on a limb.
Because it’s not 2014.
top 6 teams all lose on the same day. All on the road. home road swing in college basketball continues to be a complete joke.
Its not like they all lost to a bunch of average teams:
#1 Gonzaga lost at #23 St. Mary's
#2 Arizona lost at Colorado----who's 19-10
#3 Auburn lost @ #17 Tenn
#4 Purdue lost at MSU----just outside of The Top 25..
#5 Kansas lost @ #10 Baylor
#6 Kentucky lost @ #18 Arkansas
Not sure why its a complete joke----teams play better at home....Not exactly earth shattering news, here..
I stated in another thread a couple of weeks ago and still feel the same, there’s not much difference between teams 1-10 vs 11-20 this year.
Im not as amazed that there is a home court advantage as I am the magnitude of that advantage.
We're about to see who travels well.
First time in the AP poll era that all 5 Top 5 teams lost on the same day.
Parity... Things like quad 1 wins probably don't warrant as much meaning when all these teams are similar.
LSU would be perfect would absolutely love to see the NCAA brass have to hand the trophy to Will Wade. Something tells me a memo would get out sometime prior to the second weekend to put a stop to that though. But would love to see them cut down some nets.
I don't want to sound homerish, but Tennessee deserves to be on that list.
I think officiating definitely favors home teams more often than not.
Especially in the SEC. You saw the two best teams in the SEC lose yesterday on the road. Not making excuses but I saw some horrid calls on the opposing teams that were laughable tstl.
Sounds like excuse making. UT 16 fouls and Auburn 19 fouls, but Auburn needed to foul at the end of the game to have a chance. So, they were even.
Maybe if Auburn the SEC leading rebounding team hadn't been destroyed on the boards +20 the Tigers would have won.
It's tough to win on the road against any team with a pulse, especially this time of the year. The upper level coaches are telling their teams it's go time, if you wanna do something big now's the time to start going that direction.
They called a foul on AU on the 3 point shot in the corner near the end of the game. They showed it back and the AU player never even touched him or even close. UT played well and they won congrats on the win but the reality was that AU beat the Vols but couldn't beat the refs.
Also if it makes you feel better I was pulling for the Vols !
I don’t. There’s no dominant teams this year. It’s not like 2015 where the 3 best teams were known all year basically. Theres 8-12 that could win it this year but I wouldn’t put any up against previous years. Take 2015 UW and UK in other years and I’d like my chances.
Yeah well, with 51 seconds left and a tie game, they called this a foul on Zach Edey:
#RefsSuck
What about the call on Fulkerson right before the half? That was a bad call. The bottom line is that fouls didn't change the game. Auburn getting blown out on the glass was the biggest factor in the game. That an their cold streak of 7 minutes in the second half.
You don't sound like you were pulling for the Vols, but if you were we need to do a better job of selecting our fans.
I'll give you the 7 minute stretch where AU made some poor shot selections like shooting 3's from almost mid court with 20 on the shot clock.
Didn't say I was a Vol fan , was just one yesterday because I bet on them lol !
You haven't addressed the rebounds. Tennessee was 20+ on Auburn. Maybe it's just me, but that stat kinda jumps out at ya.
They did a nice job but once again the refs had that category lopsided just like they do in every SEC road game.
That's why I like the NCAA tourney so much because the refs lets them play and don't call all of the tacky fouls they call in conference play.
20+ on rebounds is total domination and the refs had nothing to do with it. The Vols totally out hustled Auburn on the glass and even Pearl admitted it.
You can say the home crowd had an effect on the game, but the refs didn't.
So the Vols would have won had the game been at AU ?
I watched that one live and its one of the worst calls ive ever seen down the stretch. The foul on gillon(sp?) wasnt much better. Him and hall had been battlinng for board all night and it looked like hall was holding him. Not as bad as the edey call tho obv
That was a terrible call if ur talking bout the one wherebhe had the ball and still got called inguess for an illegal screen, terrible call.
Gillis...but yeah, that was bad too. We got Izzoed at Breslin.
Agree. Who are the top 3 PGs? The guard play is just weak overall which is probably a reason there is so much parity. You don't see too many guards taking games over or making teammates better.
The big men are impressive but the guards are so blah.
If the Vols aren't in the conversation after beating Zona, UK, and AU then someone is sleeping at the wheel.
And thats ok by me.
And thats ok by me.
Who knows. I am sure Auburn would be favored.
Even on a neutral site I would give the Tigers the edge going in. But if we can dominate the boards like we did yesterday the Vols will be in it.
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That's why I bet the Vols because they were at home.
Mark this date down : March 12th as it's very likely you will see this matchup again on a neutral court.
