In the latest Bracketology. Pretty exciting. Let's keep winning!
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Joe Has Us At a 2 Now
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A lot of athletic teams that can turn you over and get a lot of 50/50 balls in that bracket ... to me that's our kryptonite.
However, I would like to be in a 1 seed Virginia bracket tho. No disrespect to Virginia, they are really good but we match up better with that type of team and style of play than some of the other potential 1 seeds.
However, I would like to be in a 1 seed Virginia bracket tho. No disrespect to Virginia, they are really good but we match up better with that type of team and style of play than some of the other potential 1 seeds.
One scary thing this year is the preseason favorites with loads of talent Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas.. if they ever get it together they are going to be very dangerous under-seeded teams that a 2 seed typically wouldn't face until the Elite 8 or Final 4.
Duke, of course, has the easiest bracket. Would love there spot. Xavier and WVU are the biggest threats to face. Even Duke could get to the final four with that path.
That bracket would include 4 teams that we've already played this season. Pretty interesting. All teams we beat too.
Would a rematch against Zona, Michigan, Louisville, or Lipscomb favor them or us? Unfortunately I'd say it favors them. Especially Michigan if it's true that Painter was able to confuse Beilein by having Haas switch on every screen. That wouldn't work twice I don't think.
Would a rematch against Zona, Michigan, Louisville, or Lipscomb favor them or us? Unfortunately I'd say it favors them. Especially Michigan if it's true that Painter was able to confuse Beilein by having Haas switch on every screen. That wouldn't work twice I don't think.
I think a Purdue vs Kansas sweet 16 re match would be loads of fun. We (jayhawks) are very under sized and rely more on the three then we ever have. If we are hitting we can be a handful but Purdue could cause us problems if they take away our transition offense. But if not we would get on the break big time and get baskets by the dozen. That being said I would favor Purdue this year.
I wouldn't mind a rematch. Although I still feel worse about our loss to Kansas in 2012 than last year.
Rightfully so, you guys out played us for 38 minutes.
Lol Hummel played you guys for 38 minutes. Remember that game like yesterday. He put everything out there
He was amazing that game. It was a matchup nightmare for us. Thomas Robinson wasn't used to guarding a stretch 4 man so it caused us big problems. Sloppy play by Lewis Jackson and Painter deciding to slow it down instead of just running offense changed the game those last two minutes in my opinion.
IIRC he was on fire from behind the arc in the first half and then cooled off in the second half.
That game made me so sad because it made me wonder about what could have been if the Baby Boilers had stayed together :'(
We're #5 in the country. We shouldn't fear anyone.
Sure, but matchups are a real thing. I'm not saying we can't beat anyone. I'm just saying it'd be nice if we got an easier lot
I was thinking about that game when I was watching the Purdue/Michigan game, because just as Michigan’s small ball created all kinds of problems for Haas, Painter went to small ball and forced Self to bench his seven foot shot blocker. In both cases, the favorite prevailed barely despite dealing with matchup challenges.
We need a symbol beside our avatars ... no help walking, just a cane, just a walker, never out of my recliner.
I think this is the first year that I have ever said this. I don't care who we play this year. I think we can beat every single team in the country. This team is special and there aren't any just over the top good teams this year. Great year to be a boiler.
I would agree that this year's team is capable of beating every team in the country. That being said it's really naive to think that seeds won't matter. Playing a series of all very difficult matchups one after another is a pretty tough roadmap.
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