Bracketology and Team Resumes

[BlueDevil 9,477]

[hoopsta007 459]

[Uspshoosier 52,743]

Lunardi moved IU to first team out ahead of UNC and Texas.   Had to make that move now so he can move IU into the field later tomorrow 

[hoopsta007 459]

20 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Lunardi moved IU to first team out ahead of UNC and Texas.   Had to make that move now so he can move IU into the field later tomorrow 

And essentially admits that we should be in with the note that the bubble will gain another spot at the conclusion of the MW final.

[hoosiersoxfan 676]

If Loyola beats VCU does that move VCU out of the field or would it be a bid steal by the winner of tomorrow?

[Uspshoosier 52,743]

9 minutes ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

If Loyola beats VCU does that move VCU out of the field or would it be a bid steal by the winner of tomorrow?

They would fall into the category of all these other bubble teams 

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,299]

Selection committee guy on CBS teases that not just the SEC could be a double-digit bid league. Not like he was gonna say the opposite anyway

[BGleas 8,871]

I think we're in. Gavitt is being interviewed on CBS. 

Said injuries during the season will be a factor (we didn't have Reneau for several games)

Said people often don't realize they look more at Q1/Q2 combined more than just Q1. 

Said when looking at victories in the top 2 quads, not every win is created equal. Road win vs a highly ranked team (we have the @MSU win) is better than a home win. 

Finally, he was asked about how they'll handle the SEC with seeding since conference teams aren't supposed to play early on, and he began his answer with, "well the SEC isn't the only conference with 10 teams in the tournament."

I think all of those favor IU, and that last one almost confirms it. Am I off here?

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,299]

It was more like “SEC might not be the only conference” with 10 bids but yeah I took that interview as a good sign for our chances. 
 

Wish we had one more win (Maryland) and could avoid Dayton but here we are. 

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,299]

10 would mean OSU is in, which would be pretty damn surprising. 

[BGleas 8,871]

5 minutes ago, DoctorP said:

10 would mean OSU is in, which would be pretty damn surprising. 

Agree. Can't imagine OSU is in, but I still think that comment bodes well for IU. 

[TheWatShot 15,300]

Every year, I have a "Doomsday scenario" involving a team(s) I don't like making some crazy run and getting to bask in it while I wallow in the misery of being an IU basketball fan. Back in the day, those scenarios usually revolved around UK during their run of Calipari super-teams. More recently, they've featured Purdue. The scenarios often require a decent amount of dumb luck and fortunate breaks, but the scenarios themselves still exist no matter how silly they might seem now or in hindsight. 

 

Anyway, with the news of the Cooper Flagg injury the other day, here's my Doomsday prediction for this year: Purdue gets placed in the same region as Duke, manages to reach the Sweet 16, and either gets a wounded Duke team that's still missing Flagg, or worse, the 8/9 seed that beat the wounded Duke team in the second round.

 

Maybe Duke would still handle them even without Flagg. Maybe Purdue gets beat in the first round by somebody like High Point. I don't know...but after last year, I don't think I could handle another deep Purdue run. 

[Uspshoosier 52,743]

Hypothetically if IU was the last team in the field the AAC final ends late like the B1G and there will be a chance of a bid steal if Memphis loses could push IU out at the latest possible time 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 88,678]

Reports late this afternoon say Flagg will be good to go for the Big Dance.

 

 

[OliviaPope40 7,332]

8 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Reports late this afternoon say Flagg will be good to go for the Big Dance.

 

 

[hoopsta007 459]

2 hours ago, BGleas said:

Agree. Can't imagine OSU is in, but I still think that comment bodes well for IU. 

The only rationale that ties into the injury comment he made could be, wasn’t OSU without one of their top players for a significant amount of time?

[Ryno6284 4,153]

4 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Lunardi moved IU to first team out ahead of UNC and Texas.   Had to make that move now so he can move IU into the field later tomorrow 

You called it earlier and when I saw that happen live...Joe you sonofabitch!

[Ryno6284 4,153]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Reports late this afternoon say Flagg will be good to go for the Big Dance.

 

 

I saw that Jon Scheyer "hopes" he will be back for the tourney.

[Ryno6284 4,153]

8 minutes ago, hoopsta007 said:

The only rationale that ties into the injury comment he made could be, wasn’t OSU without one of their top players for a significant amount of time?

Bradshaw

[lillurk 4,893]

I think in my rooting guide I said BSU over CSU, but a CSU blowout is probably not bad for IU; most folks have IU ahead of BSU if evaluated as at-large candidates