NCAA TOURNEY THREAD- 3-21
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Cockburn, if he were on Kentucky, would already have 2 fouls. Refs aren’t calling anything on him.
Loyola will be looking for a new coach after the season
The committee needs to do a better job of seeding. Loyola should have been no lower than a four. I do appreciate this game but this game should be next weekend not the first weekend. This is not unlike us and Wichita State. Kentucky should have been a four
Loyola runs beautiful offensive sets. Guys have played together and know where each other are on the court.
Loyola 9th in kenpom yet 8 seed. Way under seeded team which hurts both themselves and Illinois. Not sure what the committee was thinking they should been a 6 or at worst 7.
Hell Loyola been much better off being an 11 seed. Maybe they pull a Northern Iowa but it will be sure tough vs Illinois.
Hell Loyola been much better off being an 11 seed. Maybe they pull a Northern Iowa but it will be sure tough vs Illinois.
The big for Loyola knows how to play basketball- refreshing to see - whole offense runs through him
The committee tends to do this with mid majors. They peg the power conference teams correctly but when it comes to these type of teams they generally have no clue on how to seed them.
Was just dreaming of us having a post that doesn’t stretch the floor who can still dictate offense like that after watching him. Some really nice elbow sets with him as the passer
He was part of their final 4 team in 2018 so he has the experience and won't be afraid of the moment
The only stat that Illinois has performed better in on the boxscore is UIC is 1-3 from the line and IU is 1-2 from the foul line
This is like 2017 when Wichita St was our 2nd round game.
Overall 8th in Kenpom. 10th seeded lol.
We beat them but it was only a 3 point win.
It's just that they basically played one very good team in big 10 opponent Wisconsin. And lost by 14.
Committees can do good seeding teams when they play against a lot of good competition. But much less so when you don't really play anyone of note.
Overall 8th in Kenpom. 10th seeded lol.
We beat them but it was only a 3 point win.
It's just that they basically played one very good team in big 10 opponent Wisconsin. And lost by 14.
Committees can do good seeding teams when they play against a lot of good competition. But much less so when you don't really play anyone of note.
These type of teams provide some good evidence that the committee should at least have a computer component when seeding these teams. They don't have to go 100% in that direction, but you can't tell me this team is an 8 seed.
And they don't learn from year to year since the people in that committee room changes.
And they don't learn from year to year since the people in that committee room changes.
No. I think they just didn't know where to seed them.
The bracket matrix which had over 200 brackets also had them as an average................8 seed.
So no one seems to really know where to place teams like this.