Tuesday CBB games on TV
- Thread starter Smashcat
- Start date
I mean, they beat the current #6 team in the country in Iowa State, beat #24 Florida, beat Kentucky, they DESTROYED #6 Tennessee by nearly 20, etc.
That team is more than capable and has shown multiple times it has the talent to beat elite teams.
But they also can lay an egg better than anyone else.
And the team they play together on is currently 14-12 overall and 6-9 in the terrible Pac-12. Do. Not. Miss.
Creighton lost at home to Butler and only scored 48 vs UCONN in their 1st matchup this year.
What a strange game we watch.
What a strange game we watch.
There are no home courts in the NCAA tournament and since they will be a #1 seed in the East they basically have semi-home court until the Final 4
Just sayin’😉
Bad news for us though is this makes it that much harder to get over top of Creighton now on the Seed list.
You trying to downplay UConn is hilarious. Creighton is having an unreal shooting night. UConn is still head and shoulders the best team. UConn has good neutral site games and they just beat the crap out of a good Marquette team. Can UConn be beaten in the tournament? Yeah they can, are they still the best team in college basketball, yes
Gee man, I had no idea there were no home courts in the NCAA. When did that start??!!!’
My point is that they aren’t anywhere close to being in a class of their own. That’s laughable.
Wonder if they are tiring of Buzz’s three piece suits down in Texas. Don’t see a&m making the tournament.
They aren't 1st in any of the metrics. They are a top 5 team sure, but I don't believe them to be head and shoulders better than anyone. Just because they won last year and have a good team this year doesn't make them a clear cut favorite. Just my two cents.
They’ve lost to every good team they’ve played unless it was a home game. They are 100% not repeating.
Fair argument, but who in college basketball is close to them. Purdue has clear issues, Houston is great defensively I just don’t know if they can score enough, that’s what always end up hurting them in the tourney. Unc has issues, Duke has issues, Kentucky has issues. UConn isn’t unbeatable but they are the best team by a good margin, doesn’t mean an upset can’t happen, but to me tonight is going to do one of two things. It’s either gonna piss them off and make focus even more, or tonight will expose weaknesses that other teams get to exploit
They are definitely a very good team. The odds of them repeating are slim and they aren't head and shoulders above other teams. Winning 6 games in a row in the tournament is hard.
There are four clear cut teams above the rest.
Houston, Uconn, Purdue, Arizona. Can they all lose? Yeah sure. You're going to lose games especially on the road.
It doesn't mean they still aren't a clear cut above the rest tho.
Houston, Uconn, Purdue, Arizona. Can they all lose? Yeah sure. You're going to lose games especially on the road.
It doesn't mean they still aren't a clear cut above the rest tho.
The fact is those teams would be favored over everyone else in this tournament......and the line would be fairly significant.
They beat the same unc team Kentucky did? And don’t have 4 bad home losses? The chances are slim they repeat, but I’m not letting a loss at creighton affect my viewpoint of them. They are still the favorite and especially if they get to play on Boston, will be really tough to beat
Agree. Read some posts where we have no chance against them. Just goofy stuff to read.
UConn and Houston to me are better than the other 2. Purdue I just can’t make myself fully believe in them, and zona has the bad conference question mark with them
Agreed.
Right now
1 Houston 32.31
2 Uconn 30.45
3. Purdue 29.58
4. Arizona 28.45
Close but Houston and Uconn would be favored over the other two currently on a neutral court.
They aren't the favorite though is my point. They aren't ranking 1 anywhere. Maybe in your mind they are the favorite but nothing backs that up.
Likely that Purdue jumps UCONN once this game is added. That's only one metric in Kenpom. UCONN ranks between 2 and 6 in the metrics.
Yeah but metrics can be tricky subject. Sometimes the eye test has to come into play? Would you put anybody over them. The only one that has an Argument is Houston. Purdue would get exposed.
The team that concerns me is Duke, even though they play in a crap conference, they are still loaded. If all four of those guards can start playing good at the same time along with the 2 front court pieces, Duke will be extremely hard to beat
