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summertime blues
Joined: 16 Apr 2013 Posts: 7861 Location: Shenandoah Valley
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Posted: 02/20/18 12:02 pm ::: |
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It would be interesting to see JMU play Belmont. Maybe Coach O can arrange something next year. JMU loses only 2 reserves, although Tasia Butler is a strong presence in the paint and Hailee Barron shoots good 3s (when she's on) and gains Jackie Benitez, who shot the lights out at Siena (and hopefully recovers quickly from whatever happened to her knee--they're not very forthcoming), and Deb Ferguson, an *imposing* presence in the paint who has struggled with medical issues this year, along with 3 newbies.
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67052 Location: Where the action is
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Shades
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67052 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 03/05/18 5:26 pm ::: |
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Last week Mercer was on nine ballots. Now they're on 23. Lots of group think among the pollsters.
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cthskzfn
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 12851 Location: In a world where a PSYCHOpath like Trump isn't potus.
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Posted: 03/05/18 5:28 pm ::: |
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Mercer ranks higher than Belmont in my eye test.
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myrtle
Joined: 02 May 2008 Posts: 32341
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Posted: 03/05/18 6:31 pm ::: |
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cthskzfn wrote: |
Mercer ranks higher than Belmont in my eye test. |
Mercer more athletic.
Belmont more organized.
I would love to see them play each other. But you're probably right that Mercer would beat Belmont.
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FrozenLVFan
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Posted: 03/05/18 8:37 pm ::: |
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This is why we need that mid-major tournament someone suggested last week. Wouldn't you rather see Mercer and Belmont play each other than have them each get annihilated by UConn or Louisville in the NCAAT first round?
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67052 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 03/05/18 9:56 pm ::: |
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FrozenLVFan wrote: |
This is why we need that mid-major tournament someone suggested last week. Wouldn't you rather see Mercer and Belmont play each other than have them each get annihilated by UConn or Louisville in the NCAAT first round? |
If we get a #16 seed I will be highly annoyed
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calbearman76
Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 5167 Location: Carson City
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Posted: 03/06/18 3:04 am ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
FrozenLVFan wrote: |
This is why we need that mid-major tournament someone suggested last week. Wouldn't you rather see Mercer and Belmont play each other than have them each get annihilated by UConn or Louisville in the NCAAT first round? |
If we get a #16 seed I will be highly annoyed |
I see Mercer as an 11, but since they are in both polls I could see them moved up to a 9 or 10.
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ucbart
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 2824 Location: New York
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Posted: 03/06/18 9:03 am ::: |
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To me, the committee should work on a true S-curve with the top 16 teams. So, IMO, the brackets should look like this.
Albany: UCONN/Texas
Lexington: Louisvlle/South Carolina
Kansas City: MSU/Oregon
Spokane: Notre Dame/Baylor
Now, I understand that it’s not going to work out like this, but I could also see the committee sending MSU to Spokane and being the 4th overall #1 seed to keep Oregon on the West Coast.
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67052 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 03/06/18 9:12 am ::: |
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calbearman76 wrote: |
pilight wrote: |
FrozenLVFan wrote: |
This is why we need that mid-major tournament someone suggested last week. Wouldn't you rather see Mercer and Belmont play each other than have them each get annihilated by UConn or Louisville in the NCAAT first round? |
If we get a #16 seed I will be highly annoyed |
I see Mercer as an 11, but since they are in both polls I could see them moved up to a 9 or 10. |
As we've covered in the past, no ranked team has ever been seeded lower than a #12
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calbearman76
Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 5167 Location: Carson City
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Posted: 03/12/18 1:26 pm ::: |
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Final poll is out.
No changes from last week.
Dayton has no votes.
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SpaceJunkie
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myrtle
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