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basketballologist
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Posted: 04/05/17 12:37 am ::: FINAL FOUR 2018 |
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List your favorites for the final four next season
My Picks
UConn
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Texas
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Ex-Ref
Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Posts: 8973
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Posted: 04/05/17 7:49 am ::: |
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Depends on if Turner plays next year or not. Heard Muffet on TV last night say they are going to play it by ear and decide in the fall whether she'll play.
Surgery is the 12th.
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"She could miss the year," head coach Muffet McGraw said when pressed on Turner's time table for return from a torn ACL. |
http://wsbt.com/sports/content/mcgraw-on-turner-she-could-miss-the-year
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pilight
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Posted: 04/05/17 7:59 am ::: |
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South Carolina will still have Wilson, so they are still a contender
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myrtle
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Posted: 04/05/17 8:22 am ::: |
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I'll do an E10 instead (hedging but it depends on how they set up the regions)
UConn
Notre Dame
Baylor
Duke
Ohio State
Mississippi State
Oregon
Stanford
Texas
Tennessee
It's true SC has Aja Wilson and she's the leading candidate for POY next year...but too many question marks around her. She will be living with triple teams. And Notre Dame will need to hope their incoming Freshman post can contribute right away and/or that they get Turner for the second half of the season...though sitting her out for the whole season is probably best for her. And Tenn has yet to prove they can do it even with a loaded roster. Everybody has question marks! In the PAC UCLA and Cal could also surprise. That's why they play the games.
If I had to narrow it down to 4, I guess it would be:
UConn
Baylor
Duke
Oregon at least get some new blood in there.
next would be
Tenn
OhSU
and the other 4 would round out my top 10
hmmm and Louisville should be in there somewhere too.
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SDHoops
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Posted: 04/05/17 8:59 am ::: |
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I can't imagine Ohio State wouldn't be ten times more motivated to play at the FF especially with it being in their home town. Does anybody remember the magical run that the Butler men had in 2010 and attended classes on gamedays?
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Hoops9092
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Posted: 04/05/17 9:43 am ::: |
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UConn, Texas, Baylor and UCLA
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zvyn3
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Posted: 04/05/17 10:13 am ::: |
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UConn
Notre Dame
Baylor
Really hard for me to pick a fourth team, but I'd say either South Carolina or Texas.
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Phil
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Posted: 04/05/17 10:42 am ::: |
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SDHoops wrote: |
I can't imagine Ohio State wouldn't be ten times more motivated to play at the FF especially with it being in their home town. Does anybody remember the magical run that the Butler men had in 2010 and attended classes on gamedays? |
I do remember Butler.
But, by that logic, shouldn't Texas and Baylor have been especially motivated to get to Dallas?
I know, it's not exactly the same — Ohio State is in Columbus and neither Texas nor Baylor are in Dallas but I think it's close.
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#Occasionalwnbafan
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Posted: 04/05/17 12:26 pm ::: |
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South Carolina, Willson best player in college basketball, 2018 #1 draft pick, maybe the best back court in the nations.
Tennessee, a lot of talent, Diamond on a mission, Westbrook and Cooper should help them get back to the top of the SEC
Notre Dame could be better without Turner, having a guard like Thompson come in should help give them 2 scoring guards who will take majority of the shots.
Uconn, I could see them falling just short of the final four, I think next years team will have some chemistry issues.
Duke could be in the mix as well. |
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 04/05/17 4:29 pm ::: |
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#Occasionalwnbafan wrote: |
South Carolina, Willson best player in college basketball, 2018 #1 draft pick, maybe the best back court in the nations. |
Say WHAT?
#Occasionalwnbafan wrote: |
Notre Dame could be better without Turner, having a guard like Thompson come in should help give them 2 scoring guards who will take majority of the shots.
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Uhhhhh, no. Notre Dame will not be better if Turner is unavailable or limited.
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ClayK
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Posted: 04/05/17 5:51 pm ::: |
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So Ohio State will be more motivated than other teams to get to the Final Four?
More motivated than UConn? More motivated than Baylor? More motivated than Tennessee?
I don't really think you can add much motivation to what the top teams already bring to the table. That's like saying one team "wants it more" -- it basically reduces to meaninglessness.
Everyone is motivated, and the top programs are top programs in great part because of that motivation. It's like saying the cherry on the top is the difference between the calorie count in one sundae as opposed to one without. It's just not going to make a difference ...
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SDHoops
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Posted: 04/05/17 5:54 pm ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
So Ohio State will be more motivated than other teams to get to the Final Four?
More motivated than UConn? More motivated than Baylor? More motivated than Tennessee?
I don't really think you can add much motivation to what the top teams already bring to the table. That's like saying one team "wants it more" -- it basically reduces to meaninglessness.
Everyone is motivated, and the top programs are top programs in great part because of that motivation. It's like saying the cherry on the top is the difference between the calorie count in one sundae as opposed to one without. It's just not going to make a difference ... |
Oh get over yourself. The McDonald's AA game was boring because all of your picks didn't make it so wah! Always nitpicking my posts...but George Mason made the Final Four when the Regionals were in their home-metro and SDSU women almost made their own regional when it was in their home-metro. Come on Clay, get off your high horse! There's no denying having games on your home court are an advantage let alone a chance to play for a national championship in the college's hometown.
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NoDakSt
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Posted: 04/05/17 7:21 pm ::: |
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I'm not going to rule out Itty and the Vic-ettes either.
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UK1996
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Posted: 04/05/17 7:47 pm ::: |
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I'm going go with
UConn
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Other teams who could make it
Stanford (Tara could should up with a little league team and you couldn't count her out.)
Ohio State
South Carolina
Oregon
Texas
Baylor
UCLA
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J-Spoon
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Posted: 04/06/17 1:25 am ::: |
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FF
UConn
Tenn
Texas
Baylor
next 4
UCLA
Louisville
Oregon
Ohio ST
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Phil
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Posted: 04/06/17 9:42 am ::: |
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In 36 years, 144 teams have made it to the Final Four.
I think these are the teams that made it to the Final Four in their home state:
Old Dominion (1983, Virginia)
USC (1984, California)
Western Kentucky (1986, Kentucky)
Texas (1987, Texas)
Penn State (2000, Pennsylvania)
Southwest Missouri State (2001, Missouri)
LSU (2004, Louisiana)
Baylor (2010, Texas)
(Did I miss any?)
Eight out of 144 doesn't sound like a particularly large proportion, although we'd have to do some math to see if it is higher than random.
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NFL1
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Posted: 04/08/17 6:20 pm ::: |
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UK1996 wrote: |
I'm going go with
UConn
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Other teams who could make it
Stanford (Tara could should up with a little league team and you couldn't count her out.)
Ohio State
South Carolina
Oregon
Texas
Baylor
UCLA |
How is Oregon with all their returning talent not considered higher?
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 04/08/17 8:48 pm ::: |
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NFL1 wrote: |
UK1996 wrote: |
I'm going go with
UConn
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Other teams who could make it
Stanford (Tara could should up with a little league team and you couldn't count her out.)
Ohio State
South Carolina
Oregon
Texas
Baylor
UCLA |
How is Oregon with all their returning talent not considered higher? |
Maybe there's some healthy skepticism about their hot tournament run. After all, shortly before that they ended the regular season with losses to Colorado and Cal. I'd say including them in a list of eleven is pretty generous when you compare them to other teams in that group.
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Ladyvol777
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Posted: 04/09/17 8:42 pm ::: |
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Tennessee
UConn
Notre Dame
Baylor
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Howee
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Posted: 04/09/17 10:20 pm ::: Re: FINAL FOUR 2018 |
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basketballologist wrote: |
List your favorites for the final four next season |
Okay:
Baylor
Texas
Oklahoma
WVU
They would be MY 'favorites', as a Big 12 fan.
Now, I still bow to the magnificence of calling the Final 2 as you did, basketballologist, but to call NEXT year's FF is a reeeeally tough call, imo; I mean, would YOU have picked MS-State a year ago? But then, UConn, Stanford, and SC were all easy to see as FF teams, so....I just hate conceding that our tournament is so predictable.
I would realistically say this:
UConn and....
Baylor
After that? Maaaybe:
Tennessee
MS-State
Texas
Oregon (who, I'm willing to predict, will be the Gold Standard of the PAC12)
I'd almost bet SC will NOT be back--losing 3 starters is tough.
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pilight
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Posted: 04/09/17 10:53 pm ::: Re: FINAL FOUR 2018 |
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Howee wrote: |
I'd almost bet SC will NOT be back--losing 3 starters is tough. |
Baylor is also losing three starters...
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GlennMacGrady
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Posted: 04/10/17 12:20 am ::: Re: FINAL FOUR 2018 |
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pilight wrote: |
Howee wrote: |
I'd almost bet SC will NOT be back--losing 3 starters is tough. |
Baylor is also losing three starters... |
UConn is losing the record smashing, 152-2, Chong-Lawlor Dynasty.
Texas
Stanford
Tennessee
UConn |
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 04/10/17 11:08 am ::: Re: FINAL FOUR 2018 |
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pilight wrote: |
Howee wrote: |
I'd almost bet SC will NOT be back--losing 3 starters is tough. |
Baylor is also losing three starters... |
Baylor's guard problem is getting even worse next year.
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WNBA 09
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Wiseone1
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Posted: 04/10/17 12:46 pm ::: |
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Miss State
Tenn
UCONN
Baylor
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