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KC_Connection · 03-16-2025, 04:47 PM

Seeing as Bearcat banned me from the KU basketball thread for daring to use statistics to dispel the constant trashing of the team’s best player this year by far, I’ll need somewhere to put my thoughts for this year’s tournament.

In sum, the committee screwed KU again. Their resume (and wins) should have had them at at least a 6 seed and maybe even a 5. Arkansas is also the toughest matchup they could have had among possible opponents and KU matches up horribly against them (stay tuned as to why).

As far as the rest of the tournament goes, I’m picking Houston to win it all and Kentucky (fraud) to lose in the first or second round.

TEX · 03-28-2025, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pablo

GODDAMN the Vols are just out-classing these dudes. What a performance in the first half, they're looking very dangerous. Do they have the stamina to keep this shit up a few more games?

Hard to beat the same team 3 times in one season. Especially when you're not hitting your 3's.

Pablo · 03-28-2025, 07:09 PM

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Hard to beat the same team 3 times in one season. Especially when you're not hitting your 3's.

True. There's lot of time left though and I don't ever trust a Rick Barnes team to keep it up on offense.

Rams Fan · 03-28-2025, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

What is that they always say?

Once a fraud, always a fraud

I said they’d win one tournament game.

They’ve exceeded expectations.

TEX · 03-28-2025, 07:22 PM

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True. There's lot of time left though and I don't ever trust a Rick Barnes team to keep it up on offense.

I think this one is safe. Tenn is absolutely killing them on the offense boards and points in the paint. You cant make up ground playing like that. This one is OVER.

Pablo · 03-28-2025, 07:23 PM

All over but the crying

I'm gonna cruise Rupp Rafters and look at some funny Tenn fan troll tweets and all that good stuff, but that was a nice first year for Pope.

These guys will be S16 good again next year.

TEX · 03-28-2025, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

I said they’d win one tournament game.

They’ve exceeded expectations.

TEX · 03-28-2025, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Pablo

All over but the crying

I'm gonna cruise Rupp Rafters and look at some funny Tenn fan troll tweets and all that good stuff, but that was a nice first year for Pope.

These guys will be S16 good again next year.

Yep. Good 1st year for sure.

Rams Fan · 03-28-2025, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TEX

I had Tennessee making the Elite 8 in my bracket.

Rams Fan · 03-28-2025, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pablo

All over but the crying

I'm gonna cruise Rupp Rafters and look at some funny Tenn fan troll tweets and all that good stuff, but that was a nice first year for Pope.

These guys will be S16 good again next year.

What’s it like losing to a double digit seed round 1?

Feels great.

Pablo · 03-28-2025, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

What’s it like losing to a double digit seed round 1?

Feels great.

ahhhh there's that crying I was waiting for

KC_Connection · 03-28-2025, 07:39 PM

You'd like your S16 games to actually be competitive. Unfortunately, that was never going to be the case with a team as fraudulent as UK making it due to a soft draw.

Still, S16 is actually good by that program's standards these days so we shouldn't be too hard on them.

Rams Fan · 03-28-2025, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

You'd like your S16 games to actually be competitive. Unfortunately, that was never going to be the case with a team as fraudulent as UK making it due to a soft draw.

Still, S16 is actually good by that program's standards these days so we shouldn't be too hard on them.

Last I checked Kentucky made it to the second weekend more recently than Kansas.

Pablo · 03-28-2025, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

You'd like your S16 games to actually be competitive. Unfortunately, that was never going to be the case with a team as fraudulent as UK making it due to a soft draw.

Still, S16 is actually good by that program's standards these days so we shouldn't be too hard on them.

It's good when the alternative is you missing the tourney every 3rd or 4th year I guess.

Rams Fan · 03-28-2025, 07:42 PM

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It's good when the alternative is you missing the tourney every 3rd or 4th year I guess.

Dude they made the Sweet 16 with a roster of all transfers that was assembled in 8 weeks.

Rams Fan · 03-28-2025, 07:43 PM

Pablo, last I checked Kentucky has made the tournament more times than every team in division 1.

03-16-2025, 04:47 PM
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