All 1 seeds gone. Can't get much easier for them.

Ghostrider said:

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All 1 seeds gone. Can't get much easier for them.

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Yep. Will actually be a good game btw them and UCONN in the semis. They're the two teams that have zero doubt wire to wire in all 3 rounds.

Ghostrider said:

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All 1 seeds gone. Can't get much easier for them.

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Yep. Will actually be a good game btw them and UCONN in the semis. They're the two teams that have zero doubt wire to wire in all 3 rounds.

They do? Winner of Uconn / Gonzaga is really really good and probably the favorite to win it all. But Texas can win it all for sure and is right there. Just won't be easy. The "easy" game might be the final itself for the team that makes it there from the Midwest/West.

I agree with you. I always am hesitant on Texas bc they are just missing.. something every year. This is their best team in years but I don't know if their D can grind out Miami but they have a better shot than Houston did.

While I think Houston was overrated.. any team that has 3 guards that can drive, pass, and shoot is extremely dangerous at the college level. Those three guards weren't quite to our 21' team but they are the closest since. They outclassed Uh's guards and their "big" was surprisingly physical and ruled the paint. Texas is just more battle tested than Hou so they won't be overwhelmed as easily.

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I agree with you. I always am hesitant on Texas bc they are just missing.. something every year. This is their best team in years but I don't know if their D can grind out Miami but they have a better shot than Houston did.

While I think Houston was overrated.. any team that has 3 guards that can drive, pass, and shoot is extremely dangerous at the college level. Those three guards weren't quite to our 21' team but they are the closest since. They outclassed Uh's guards and their "big" was surprisingly physical and ruled the paint. Texas is just more battle tested than Hou so they won't be overwhelmed as easily.

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This is the grittiest team Texas has had in a long time.

They have a lot of blue collar veteran guys on that team, which has been unusual for Texas in the recent past.

Disu availability will be key for them.

bear2be2 said:

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Quinton said:

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I agree with you. I always am hesitant on Texas bc they are just missing.. something every year. This is their best team in years but I don't know if their D can grind out Miami but they have a better shot than Houston did.

While I think Houston was overrated.. any team that has 3 guards that can drive, pass, and shoot is extremely dangerous at the college level. Those three guards weren't quite to our 21' team but they are the closest since. They outclassed Uh's guards and their "big" was surprisingly physical and ruled the paint. Texas is just more battle tested than Hou so they won't be overwhelmed as easily.

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This is the grittiest team Texas has had in a long time.

They have a lot of blue collar veteran guys on that team, which has been unusual for Texas in the recent past.

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100%. I thought they were really good but after the coaching situation I didn't think they would recover. But they galvanized and made it work. This will probably be the most competitive final stretch of the tourney in recent memory. Still probably favor Texas to advance to the FF but I wouldn't be comfortable betting on it.

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bear2be2 said:

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Quinton said:

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I agree with you. I always am hesitant on Texas bc they are just missing.. something every year. This is their best team in years but I don't know if their D can grind out Miami but they have a better shot than Houston did.

While I think Houston was overrated.. any team that has 3 guards that can drive, pass, and shoot is extremely dangerous at the college level. Those three guards weren't quite to our 21' team but they are the closest since. They outclassed Uh's guards and their "big" was surprisingly physical and ruled the paint. Texas is just more battle tested than Hou so they won't be overwhelmed as easily.

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This is the grittiest team Texas has had in a long time.

They have a lot of blue collar veteran guys on that team, which has been unusual for Texas in the recent past.

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100%. I thought they were really good but after the coaching situation I didn't think they would recover. But they galvanized and made it work. This will probably be the most competitive final stretch of the tourney in recent memory. Still probably favor Texas to advance to the FF but I wouldn't be comfortable betting on it.

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They almost have to give Terry the job at this point, right?

Tyrese Hunter's decision to transfer is looking better with every game.

The way they are playing at this point I don't see them losing. Defense has been stifling. They're probably going to win it all. That's going to be a bitter pill to swallow. Miami… maybe, fingers crossed.

BBWCBear said:

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The way they are playing at this point I don't see them losing. Defense has been stifling. They're probably going to win it all. That's going to be a bitter pill to swallow. Miami… maybe, fingers crossed.

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One game doesn't have to do with the next.

BluesBear said:

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Could have been an easy route for Baylor as well....

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We were never good enough to navigate any route that far.

This team just didn't have that ceiling.

It could beat good teams in one game, but it never had any prayer of stacking four or five straight wins against good teams.

bear2be2 said:

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Quinton said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Quinton said:

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I agree with you. I always am hesitant on Texas bc they are just missing.. something every year. This is their best team in years but I don't know if their D can grind out Miami but they have a better shot than Houston did.

While I think Houston was overrated.. any team that has 3 guards that can drive, pass, and shoot is extremely dangerous at the college level. Those three guards weren't quite to our 21' team but they are the closest since. They outclassed Uh's guards and their "big" was surprisingly physical and ruled the paint. Texas is just more battle tested than Hou so they won't be overwhelmed as easily.

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This is the grittiest team Texas has had in a long time.

They have a lot of blue collar veteran guys on that team, which has been unusual for Texas in the recent past.

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100%. I thought they were really good but after the coaching situation I didn't think they would recover. But they galvanized and made it work. This will probably be the most competitive final stretch of the tourney in recent memory. Still probably favor Texas to advance to the FF but I wouldn't be comfortable betting on it.

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They almost have to give Terry the job at this point, right?

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It's the obvious & intelligent thing to do. But we are talking about Texas. So who knows?

I don't get the Texas is the fav talk at all. Miami is more than capable. And UConn is the best team left by a good margin. Doesn't mean they'll win it but they have to be the fav. Hell gonzaga might beat them tonight. But my $$ would be on UConn

bear2be2 said:

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There's no such thing as an easy road to the finals.

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easier than normal when the top teams drop.

BluesBear said:

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Could have been an easy route for Baylor as well....

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Nah. Creighton's good but if it wasn't them, someone else would have taken us out with our defense this year.

We could have made the Elite 8 but we really needed more to go further, even this season.

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BluesBear said:

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Could have been an easy route for Baylor as well....

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Nah. Creighton's good but if it wasn't them, someone else would have taken us out with our defense this year.

We could have made the Elite 8 but we really needed more to go further, even this season.

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An offense that is singulary based on 2 v 4 is always going to be streaky.

We had the easiest path to get to the E 8 of anyone and we coached ourselves out of the tournament.

If only CSD were as smart as Old Burly Beat.

Like I said… Miami had the guards to go toe to toe with Texas. Elite guard play wins in March

I claim to know little about basketball other than 2 point or 3 point buckets and crappy refs like HIggens but....
was this the worst seeded NCAA tournament ever from top to bottom?

Aliceinbubbleland said:

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I claim to know little about basketball other than 2 point or 3 point buckets and crappy refs like HIggens but....
was this the worst seeded NCAA tournament ever from top to bottom?

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Maybe it's true parity. It would really be great if it's the case, the Tournament would be great every year.

IowaBear said:

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Like I said… Miami had the guards to go toe to toe with Texas. Elite guard play wins in March

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You called it

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now an than haha