RaceToTheTop

Do you find it hard to walk with your crystal balls?

I think A&M loses to Texas. I'm also of the opinion that Ole Miss has a good chance of losing at Florida this weekend.

Torvik has a feature that I didn't know they had -- a "WAB", or wins above bubble rating. Compares a teams number of wins to the minimum they project needed to make the tournament. Through three games, IU is at +0.40.

I hate when I post in the wrong thread. Gets worse with age. Probably means Old Fart has some of his best posts on IU typed into a word document.

Down goes BYU to 3-6 Kansas.

So now a 16 point victory is a ‘few things’ from being a 2-4 point or a loss?

She’d be willing to take a charge from him.

Torvik projects South Carolina to be 16-14, 7-11 in the SEC. The closer comparison they to them in the Big Ten this season is Nebraska. I'd be fine with a 16 point home win over Nebraska.

There was a significant stretch in the game where Carlyle, Rice, and Galloway were all on the floor. Ballo and Reneau combined for 59 minutes which means there was 21 minutes where Mgbako or someone else was at the 4.

Stute and Ugusuk were 7 of 11 from three in the first half -- 0 of 6 in the second half. South Carolina was 7 of 20 from three in the first half -- 1 of 9 in the second half.

Completely different officiated game in the halves. 12 total fouls in the first half, 32 in the second half.

He had a quick 10 in the first half.

I certainly don't remember Ballo in transition much at Arizona. He's a D and rebounder who gets quite a few points on putbacks. I think the thought of IU being a 10 seed is more about the lack of trust in the coaching, but I certainly don't think the results have been that of a 10 seed. But the team has shot the ball better from deep even with the nothing they have gotten from Goode. The volume hasn't been there but 20 of 51 from three through three games is a set of numbers I'd take.

IMO, people way too concerned about whether the game ends in a 9 or 14 point win (unless you are betting on it). IU didn't miss the tournament because of that last year -- they missed it because they were beating teams by 5 that they should have been beating by 25+

Believe it or not, IU has 13 and SC 11 this half.

Always love guys yelling on a dunk to put them down 11 late.

It's going to be hack-a-Ballo. Need Reneau back in

LOL at the ref on the other side of the court calling the foul with the guy right there not.

Not sure why Tucker is still in

He has four fouls. Think he'll be in now at the under 4.

Refs are just BS right now.

Last four minutes have been no bueno

Refs think everything is a foul now

Ummm....of all the takes to have, that's one. I guess.

Goode simply with a mental lock on three pointers. He's getting good looks.