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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by crotch » Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:24 am

Saint wrote:Then again, the Top 25 is littered with the likes of Auburn, Xavier, Rhode Island, Saint Mary's and Nevada so basically any team that gets into the tournament has a chance to win it.
Not Kentucky.......all of the above would beat 'em.

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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by eCat » Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:32 am

A&M beat the name on the front of the jersey tonight, but the reality is they beat a potentially sub .500 team in the SEC, and if we go sub .500 even with a high RPI, we're going to the NIT.
I like the stinky pinky but only up to the first knuckle, I do not want a GD thumb up there--I've told her multiple times and I always catch her when she tries to pull a fast one---it's my butthole for Chrissakes I'm gonna know--so cut out the BS.

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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by aTm » Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:16 am

I was just glad we actually won.
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by eCat » Sun Feb 11, 2018 12:31 pm

A&M was dunk city last night
I like the stinky pinky but only up to the first knuckle, I do not want a GD thumb up there--I've told her multiple times and I always catch her when she tries to pull a fast one---it's my butthole for Chrissakes I'm gonna know--so cut out the BS.

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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 1:39 pm

Alabama destroyed Tennesssee last night by 28.Which means we lose to a very mediocre LSU team next.


RPI: 31 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... teamId/333
KenPom: 42 https://kenpom.com
BPI: 44 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... iew/page/2
KPI: 15 (not updated through yesterday's games yet) http://www.kpisports.net/d-i_mbb/2018kpi-d1mbb/

SOS: 13
Record: 16-9
Conf: 7-5
Vs RPI top 25: 5-2
Vs RPI top 50: 6-3
Road: 2-5
Neutral: 3-1

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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 1:43 pm

Lunardi has us as a 9-seed (before yesterday's game): http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology

Palm has us as an 8- seed: https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... cketology/
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 1:48 pm

That home stretch is tough. We are likely to be 3-3 in it and enter the SEC tourney with a 19-12 record. If we're one and done there, we are likely NIT bound with a 19-13 record. If we go 1-1 (at minimum) and end up 20-13 (or better), I think we make it.
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by eCat » Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:39 pm

UK players will be up for Bama

it will be the game of the week or whatever marketing ploy ESPN has for it and the UK players will play like they care in that game.
I like the stinky pinky but only up to the first knuckle, I do not want a GD thumb up there--I've told her multiple times and I always catch her when she tries to pull a fast one---it's my butthole for Chrissakes I'm gonna know--so cut out the BS.

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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:41 pm

It's at Rupp, too. I have it as a Bama loss.
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by Professor Tiger » Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:41 pm

AlabamAlum wrote:That home stretch is tough. We are likely to be 3-3 in it and enter the SEC tourney with a 19-12 record. If we're one and done there, we are likely NIT bound with a 19-13 record. If we go 1-1 (at minimum) and end up 20-13 (or better), I think we make it.
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:45 pm

You, prof, are still an idiot. Bama is unranked and has 9 losses with 6 games left. Nothing I wrote could even be remotely construed as 'sandbagging'.
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:50 pm

eCat wrote:UK players will be up for Bama

it will be the game of the week or whatever marketing ploy ESPN has for it and the UK players will play like they care in that game.
We are a confusing team. Our last 7 games. Win one, lose one. Wash, rinse, repeat.

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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by eCat » Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:55 pm

we aren't confusing

we're a collection of lazy entitled kids that only respond when they think it might give them draft stock

Give me the Sexton kid any day of the week over any one of our players on this team

I'm not saying Bama wins, but a loss to Bama at Rupp would pretty much kill the season. We're on life support now.
I like the stinky pinky but only up to the first knuckle, I do not want a GD thumb up there--I've told her multiple times and I always catch her when she tries to pull a fast one---it's my butthole for Chrissakes I'm gonna know--so cut out the BS.

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Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:59 pm

I like Sexton. He plays hard and has been injured all season. My one complaint is that he gets too fired up. He will be dropping F-bombs toward the UK student section at Rupp when we play. He seems to feed off the boos.
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:02 pm

And fWIW, UK makes the Dance. #18 RPI and the Kentucky name. There is no way in hell you will be going to the NIT. None. Would take that action right now.
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by eCat » Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:10 pm

if we are sub 500 in the SEC , it would be an insult to any mid major with a strong record to take us on name alone.

Now if we finish above .500 in the SEC, then yea, we should go and take our rightful place of being a loser in the first round.
I like the stinky pinky but only up to the first knuckle, I do not want a GD thumb up there--I've told her multiple times and I always catch her when she tries to pull a fast one---it's my butthole for Chrissakes I'm gonna know--so cut out the BS.

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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:41 pm

The Committee apparently doesn't consider conference record (according to Jerry Palm, anyway). He says RPI is king. Things like last 10 or 12 games, conference record, and other rating entities (KenPom, etc) don't mean anything.
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by eCat » Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:04 pm

That kid from A&M out there playing with a torn ACL got alot of respect from UK fans last night.

Senior on the team knowing he might not suit up to play high level basketball after this and wants to get the as much of it as he can before his time is up.
I like the stinky pinky but only up to the first knuckle, I do not want a GD thumb up there--I've told her multiple times and I always catch her when she tries to pull a fast one---it's my butthole for Chrissakes I'm gonna know--so cut out the BS.

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Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:10 pm

He's a great kid. Good competitor.
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Re: Ostensibly Hoops

Post by DooKSucks » Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:30 pm

We were about ten rows up in the section behind student section across from the benches. It's cliche, but Maye looked like he was ready to explode when he came out for the second half. When he hit those three quick buckets to start the half, I looked at my wife and said "it's on now."

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