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Anybody surprised??? - Eagleholic - 03-14-2019 11:20 PM
Is anybody surprised that only Pod 1 teams are remaining for the semifinals?
Anybody surprised??? - Old Dirty Monarchs - 03-14-2019 11:24 PM
It’s not a surprise. There was a noticeable difference between Pod 1 and 2/3.
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RE: Anybody surprised??? - deb025 - 03-14-2019 11:29 PM
(03-14-2019 11:24 PM)Old Dirty Monarchs Wrote: It’s not a surprise. There was a noticeable difference between Pod 1 and 2/3.
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I wouldn't say there was a noticeable difference. I felt confident that Tech could beat ODU tonight. Unfortunately we choked but I felt we could beat anyone in Pod 1. We did beat all the teams in Pod 1 during the season except ODU, only lost by one at their place and in the tournament.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - stinkfist - 03-14-2019 11:31 PM
obviously, the byes worked this time...
it could just have easily worked out the other way....
hell, the largest favorite was -3 today....
what does that tell ya?
RE: Anybody surprised??? - rileylives - 03-14-2019 11:37 PM
This is so dumb.
ODU needed a last second trey to beat La Tech.
Marshall vs Southern Miss was a back and forth Rocky movie played out on a basketball court.
Get the fudge out of here with this Pod 1 superiority complex.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - Shadow_Son - 03-14-2019 11:45 PM
Not one bit. It was clear that the pod 1 teams had seperated themselves from the pack. Semis and finals should be fantastic with the best teams remaining.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - Eagleholic - 03-14-2019 11:55 PM
I guess I'm not surprised that their are only Pod 1 teams left, but I would not have been shocked if Marshall or La Tech had won today.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - nastybunch - 03-15-2019 12:03 AM
(03-14-2019 11:55 PM)Eagleholic Wrote: I guess I'm not surprised that their are only Pod 1 teams left, but I would not have been shocked if Marshall or La Tech had won today.
Bingo
RE: Anybody surprised??? - Noodles - 03-15-2019 12:17 AM
Tired legs vs. fresh legs may have been a factor.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - WKUFan518 - 03-15-2019 06:58 AM
This tournament has always benefitted teams with byes, to me this tournament would be impossible to win 4 games in 4 days....WKU did it back to back in the Sun Belt, win 4 games in 4 days, but the talent level is much higher in CUSA. I don't see it happening anytime soon...
Anybody surprised??? - Old Dirty Monarchs - 03-15-2019 07:41 AM
(03-14-2019 11:29 PM)deb025 Wrote:(03-14-2019 11:24 PM)Old Dirty Monarchs Wrote: It’s not a surprise. There was a noticeable difference between Pod 1 and 2/3.
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I wouldn't say there was a noticeable difference. I felt confident that Tech could beat ODU tonight. Unfortunately we choked but I felt we could beat anyone in Pod 1. We did beat all the teams in Pod 1 during the season except ODU, only lost by one at their place and in the tournament.
Coulda wooda shoulda
RE: Anybody surprised??? - mturn017 - 03-15-2019 08:04 AM
(03-14-2019 11:31 PM)stinkfist Wrote: obviously, the byes worked this time...
it could just have easily worked out the other way....
hell, the largest favorite was -3 today....
what does that tell ya?
I think the byes come into play more in the semis and finals. Fatigue probably not as noticeable in game two as it is in 3 and 4. If UAB had been the 4 seed I think they have as good as chance as anyone as it is I think that extra game will catch up to them. They could very well beat us today but I think they'd be handicapped tomorrow. I think I heard an announcer say no has ever won the tourney that didn't one have a bye. Plenty have won their second game.
To the OP's point, no doubt there was parity pretty deep in CUSA this year but I'm not surprised with the results I don't think I'd have been surprised to see a pod 2 team or even 2 in the semis either.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - ODU BBALL - 03-15-2019 09:21 AM
(03-15-2019 08:04 AM)mturn017 Wrote:(03-14-2019 11:31 PM)stinkfist Wrote: obviously, the byes worked this time...
it could just have easily worked out the other way....
hell, the largest favorite was -3 today....
what does that tell ya?
I think the byes come into play more in the semis and finals. Fatigue probably not as noticeable in game two as it is in 3 and 4. If UAB had been the 4 seed I think they have as good as chance as anyone as it is I think that extra game will catch up to them. They could very well beat us today but I think they'd be handicapped tomorrow. I think I heard an announcer say no has ever won the tourney that didn't one have a bye. Plenty have won their second game.
To the OP's point, no doubt there was parity pretty deep in CUSA this year but I'm not surprised with the results I don't think I'd have been surprised to see a pod 2 team or even 2 in the semis either.
Connecticut won the Big East Tournament several years ago by winning 4 games. Don't remember anyone else doing it, but it may have happened.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - mturn017 - 03-15-2019 09:25 AM
(03-15-2019 09:21 AM)ODU BBALL Wrote:(03-15-2019 08:04 AM)mturn017 Wrote:(03-14-2019 11:31 PM)stinkfist Wrote: obviously, the byes worked this time...
it could just have easily worked out the other way....
hell, the largest favorite was -3 today....
what does that tell ya?
I think the byes come into play more in the semis and finals. Fatigue probably not as noticeable in game two as it is in 3 and 4. If UAB had been the 4 seed I think they have as good as chance as anyone as it is I think that extra game will catch up to them. They could very well beat us today but I think they'd be handicapped tomorrow. I think I heard an announcer say no has ever won the tourney that didn't one have a bye. Plenty have won their second game.
To the OP's point, no doubt there was parity pretty deep in CUSA this year but I'm not surprised with the results I don't think I'd have been surprised to see a pod 2 team or even 2 in the semis either.
Connecticut won the Big East Tournament several years ago by winning 4 games. Don't remember anyone else doing it, but it may have happened.
I'm pretty sure they were referring to CUSA history.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - Goherd73 - 03-15-2019 09:36 AM
I read somewhere that Houston won it in 4 games when we played in Tulsa.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - Hilltopper2K - 03-15-2019 09:39 AM
Can a non bye team win the tournament? Yeah. Play the tournament out enough times and it will probably happen every once in a while. But it just isn't likely in any given year.
Now it's a different thing to say that a non bye team can get an upset in the quarterfinals or that a non bye team can make a run pretty deep. Of course that can happen. There is a lot more randomness in basketball than there is in football. A quarter of an inch can make the difference in hitting a shot or missing a shot that shifts momentum.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - Eagleholic - 03-15-2019 09:45 AM
(03-15-2019 09:36 AM)Goherd73 Wrote: I read somewhere that Houston won it in 4 games when we played in Tulsa.
Yes, the Cougars won it one year with great 3 point shooting over 4 games. It seems like they had a couple of guards that carried them.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - va-eagle - 03-15-2019 09:56 AM
(03-15-2019 06:58 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote: This tournament has always benefitted teams with byes, to me this tournament would be impossible to win 4 games in 4 days....WKU did it back to back in the Sun Belt, win 4 games in 4 days, but the talent level is much higher in CUSA. I don't see it happening anytime soon...
Bye didn't help MTSU last year.
RE: Anybody surprised??? - WKUFan518 - 03-15-2019 09:59 AM
(03-15-2019 09:56 AM)va-eagle Wrote:(03-15-2019 06:58 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote: This tournament has always benefitted teams with byes, to me this tournament would be impossible to win 4 games in 4 days....WKU did it back to back in the Sun Belt, win 4 games in 4 days, but the talent level is much higher in CUSA. I don't see it happening anytime soon...
Bye didn't help MTSU last year.
I didn't say a team cannot be beaten 2nd game of tournament. Point was champion in recent memory or at least time frame WKU has been in conference has always been a team with a bye into quarterfinals....This season no different...Houston apparently did it, so what 1 team in last 20 CUSA tournaments?