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I think Tennessee just jumped us for the #4 spot.

A huge road win for them
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Alieberman wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:21 pm I think Tennessee just jumped us for the #4 spot.

A huge road win for them
We're both 23-6. Don't see why they would jump us.
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AZCatGirl wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:22 pm
Alieberman wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:21 pm I think Tennessee just jumped us for the #4 spot.

A huge road win for them
We're both 23-6. Don't see why they would jump us.
I think we are neck and neck.

But going into this game we were #3 in NET and Tenn was #5

But they just added a huge road quad 1 win over Alabama- #6 in NET
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I don't think we lose that one seed unless we lose next week. We were too far ahead of Tennessee to just suddenly be neck and neck with them.
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Tennessee is finishing up their schedule with 2 more quad 1 games after this one.

They can only help themselves, UA can only hurt itself.
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Merkin wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:40 pm Tennessee is finishing up their schedule with 2 more quad 1 games after this one.

They can only help themselves, UA can only hurt itself.
Agreed. Arizona must sweep the LA trip - no margin for error.

Tenn has two quad 1 games this week: @ #18 South Carolina, and #16 Kentucky - win both, and it would be hard to keep them off the #1 line.
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Whoever plays Tennessee in the tourney will need to shoot Dalton Knecht in an extremity.
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They fire Romar and then this happens:

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Iowa St has only scored 26 points in 24 minutes.

Down 14 in Manhattan

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Chicat wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:26 pm Iowa St has only scored 26 points in 24 minutes.

Down 14 in Manhattan

PS - it will be weird next year when this is the Non-Big12 thread and ISU/KSU will be in the conference thread. Strange days
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ISU’s pressure defense is pretty good but once you break the press they aren’t great in the half court. A lot of bodying up which only works when refs let you foul.
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Good news

Halftime: UK 33, TENN 29

Bad news

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pc in NM wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:09 pm Good news

Halftime: UK 33, TENN 29

Bad news

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Mike Bibby got a shout-out during this Kentucky vs. Tennessee game. Antonio Reeves went to Shadow Mountain HS for his junior year.
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Based upon UK's play today, I think anyone who hopes to make it to the Final Four, absolutely does not want them to be in the same regional bracket...
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UPDATE: With about 7 minutes to play, Kansas is in a technical tie with Houston.
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Does Kansas have any good wins? Every time I see they are playing a ranked team they lose
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Alieberman wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:56 pm Does Kansas have any good wins? Every time I see they are playing a ranked team they lose
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Alieberman wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:56 pm Does Kansas have any good wins? Every time I see they are playing a ranked team they lose
Only if you count victories over UK, UConn, Houston, Tenn, Marquette, etc.
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dovecanyoncat wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:40 pm
pc in NM wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:09 pm Good news

Halftime: UK 33, TENN 29

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Groan .....
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Kentucky doesn't know how to break a press? Nice job Cal
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Kentucky not known for their IQ
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I'm fucking dying
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Couging it .............Kentucky style
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That dude almost walked smdh
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Whew!
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I'll settle for a #1 seed in the West!

BTFD!!!!
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Good chance that puts us back on the 1 line
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RJ called it!!
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Guys you are a bit premature. The winner of the next 4 that is 4 games will determine if we are a one seed. Not todays Tennessee's game not our next game but the results of the tourney. So please calm the F down.

What I will say is Kentucky can shoot and block shots.
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There's another Big East game afoot with a coach we kinda have a special love for.
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TheCat wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:33 pm Guys you are a bit premature. The winner of the next 4 that is 4 games will determine if we are a one seed. Not todays Tennessee's game not our next game but the results of the tourney. So please calm the F down.

What I will say is Kentucky can shoot and block shots.
The committee doesn't really care much about the tourney. Just making it to the title game without another loss should be fine.
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Xavier came close to a big win but just couldn't get it done down the stretch. Miller has some work to do in the off season.
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AZCatGirl wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:51 pm
TheCat wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:33 pm Guys you are a bit premature. The winner of the next 4 that is 4 games will determine if we are a one seed. Not todays Tennessee's game not our next game but the results of the tourney. So please calm the F down.

What I will say is Kentucky can shoot and block shots.
The committee doesn't really care much about the tourney. Just making it to the title game without another loss should be fine.
I'm not sure how you figure they don't care about the tournament when they have said in the past that they had two or more brackets depending on whether a high seed was going to win or not. It might not matter this year but it has in the past. So let me put it to you another way. If Tennessee won today but lost in the finals of their tournament and Arizona did not lose another game do you think that would change the committees mind on who the number one seed should be?
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TheCat wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:59 pm
AZCatGirl wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:51 pm
TheCat wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:33 pm Guys you are a bit premature. The winner of the next 4 that is 4 games will determine if we are a one seed. Not todays Tennessee's game not our next game but the results of the tourney. So please calm the F down.

What I will say is Kentucky can shoot and block shots.
The committee doesn't really care much about the tourney. Just making it to the title game without another loss should be fine.
I'm not sure how you figure they don't care about the tournament when they have said in the past that they had two or more brackets depending on whether a high seed was going to win or not. It might not matter this year but it has in the past. So let me put it to you another way. If Tennessee won today but lost in the finals of their tournament and Arizona did not lose another game do you think that would change the committees mind on who the number one seed should be?
No, because I think Arizona is a 1 seed as long we don't lose regardless of what Tennessee does. I think we had too much of a head start for them to catch up. But I know most people don't agree with that opinion.
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Go Mississippi state!!!!!!

I still want a 1 seed!!

Think UNC needs to lose and we need to win out.
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Nice of Tennessee to volunteer a loss on our behalf.
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dovecanyoncat wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:14 pm Nice of Tennessee to volunteer a loss on our behalf.
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UAEebs86 wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:24 pm
dovecanyoncat wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:14 pm Nice of Tennessee to volunteer a loss on our behalf.
I'm not counting my chickens until I hear it from Lunardi's toupee.
Rug-pull Lunardi won't do us any favors I bet.
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I’m not counting anything until we win the next 2 games.
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I didn't think lunardi is on the committee,
Who cares what he thinks. He works for that media company nobody likes but we are forced to watch.
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EastCoastCat wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:39 pm I’m not counting anything until we win the next 2 games.
Seriously. It's just one game at a time. Look what happened when Tennessee lost and UA walloped UCLA. I imagine more than one poster thought the Cats had the 4th #1 seed locked up.
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The results of this weekend have a huge influence on seating and it is what makes this a GREAT time of year.
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Is it just me or are there a lot more upsets in the conference tournaments this year? Very surprised to see Purdue go down to Wisconsin in OT.
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