Hello There, Guest! (LoginRegister)

Post Reply 
Potential 1st Round Matchups: Who do you want?
Author Message
Bookmark and Share
Seahawk Nation 08 Offline
Hall of Famer
*

Posts: 17,126
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 147
I Root For: UNCW
Location:
Post: #1
Potential 1st Round Matchups: Who do you want?
I don't know nearly enough about the teams across the college basketball landscape to speak on which matchups would be best for us, but with Selection Sunday a long 5 days away, I figured I'd get a thread going!

Since we could be anywhere from a 10-12 seed, it would seem, there's a multitude of teams we can face. So we have to cast a wide net when we look at our potential matchup.

The cynical side of me could see the Committee matching us up with a team from a non-P5 Conference just to eliminate one of us. Wichita State or Saint Mary's come to mind there.

Because Pitino's kid coaches Minnesota, I'd put them in the category of team I'd hope we do NOT get paired up with. Also, up until a bad loss to Wisconsin on Sunday, they were on a roll and putting up tons of points.

The same would be true for Iowa State, South Carolina or Cincinnati for another reason: They're all in the Top 12 in the nation in turnover margin (we're # 8). A team that mimics our style in any way would be a bad matchup in my book.

I'd prefer to face a team like Wisconsin, who isn't a heavy scoring team and relies on a more "traditional" style of play. Virginia would be decent for similar reasons. And I also wouldn't mind another shot at Duke (unlikely) or perhaps some revenge against Maryland (even though we last faced them in the tourney 14 years ago).

Other potential opponents include Creighton, Notre Dame, Oklahoma St, SMU, and maybe a few others.

What do you guys think?
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2017 09:45 PM by Seahawk Nation 08.)
03-07-2017 09:35 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Advertisement


Post Reply 


Messages In This Thread
Potential 1st Round Matchups: Who do you want? - Seahawk Nation 08 - 03-07-2017 09:35 PM



User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)


Copyright © 2002-2024 Collegiate Sports Nation Bulletin Board System (CSNbbs), All Rights Reserved.
CSNbbs is an independent fan site and is in no way affiliated to the NCAA or any of the schools and conferences it represents.
This site monetizes links. FTC Disclosure.
We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit our web site. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit http://www.networkadvertising.org.
Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2024 MyBB Group.