The Peacocks in Philly

[UKUGA]

They were underseeded. I think that much is clear now.

Whether you were joking, or not, they probably should have been a 13 or 14 seed, from everything the stat nerds tell me.

 

[FitchandMurray29]

Them winning was good for us?Are we hanging a banner?

Obviously not but I’d much rather the national talking points focus on the Saint Peters improbable run rather than our massive choke job.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

 

[track42]

@Aike was the only person I noted on this board who mentioned that the committee did us no favors with that pairing.

OMG now we are saying we were screwed getting saint peter's.

 

[FitchandMurray29]

@Aike was the only person I noted on this board who mentioned that the committee did us no favors with that pairing.

I did as well. The Kenpom rating stuck out like a sore thumb.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Nice to see our players are upset about the loss

 

[Drcats2025]

OP should have a post quota per day. Like zero.

Got damn mods calling your a$$ out, KWilt lmao. That’s when you know it’s bad

 

[jessieshorts8]

Wow.Our guys don't give a ****.

 

[jessieshorts8]

I did as well. The Kenpom rating stuck out like a sore thumb.

Don't be sad.Maybe we can get Transy next season.

 

[BradleyCrawford08_rivals]

OP should have a post quota per day. Like zero.

Seriously, every thought that passes his mind he posts on here. Dude needs to give it a rest.

 

[bbnkat02]

Wow.Our guys don't give a ****.

Lol. He will be a Card soon so…

 

[jessieshorts8]

Lol. He will be a Card soon so…

He can go right now.That was a ****** thing to post.

 

[bluedog79]

Look if St Peter can beat perdue chicken with a 7 ft four inch monster in the middle then they earned that *****. I wanna see them do it.

 

[bbnkat02]

Is it illegal to hunt peacocks in the United States?

 

[UKUGA]

OMG now we are saying we were screwed getting saint peter's.

Not now. Before the game even was played he noted that they were fairly highly-rated for a 15-seed.

We shouldn’t have lost to them. But we are also allowed to have these discussions as to whether or not the tournament is seeded fairly.

 

[P. Fanning]

Shouldn't make it less painful. Murray State had never made it past the 2nd round before so it's not like St. Peters beat a team with a great history. Murray has a good mid major history and it was a nice win for them, but they are about on the same level usually.

 

[TortElvisII]

Look if St Peter can beat perdue chicken with a 7 ft four inch monster in the middle then they earned that *****. I wanna see them do it.

UCLA and North Carolina on the other side of the bracket. We need the best possible team to advance.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

He can go right now.That was a ****** thing to post.

Exactly he shouldn’t be posting that after they just embarrassed you

 

[HenryMuto]

Saint Peters was ahead of 13 and 14 seeds in Kenpom. How we got stuck with them, who knows. Doesn’t excuse the loss at all. Them winning tonight was good for us. In general most people remember the run Oral Roberts went on last year. Very few normal (not us message board) fans remember who they beat and that was just last year. If a 15 just wins one game people remember the team more. Think Lehigh/Duke and MTSU/MSU. I remember those two more than I remember Oral Roberts opponents or Florida Gulf Coast opponents.

Those kenpom numbers have changed since their wins where were they before tournament started ?

 

[FitchandMurray29]

Those kenpom numbers have changed since their wins where were they before tournament started ?

Great question. How I remember it is they were still comfortably the top 15 seed. They were ahead of Akron and they had a top 40 D before the tourney started.
This was my post Sunday after the reveal:

“I would guess these lines mostly work in conjunction with Kenpom ratings. Saint Peters is by far the top 15 seed in that metric and even has a top 35 defense. No other seed that low has an O or D in the top 99. Delaware has 100th ranked offense. Saint Peters is 118 overall, Akron a 13 seed is 131. Saint Peters is in between WKU and Ohio. We won those by 35 and 18 respectively but of course at home. I see anything between 15-25 in this game. Something like 75-55 wouldn’t be a surprise to me.”
That’s a reference for before these two games.

 

[Aike]

Those kenpom numbers have changed since their wins where were they before tournament started ?

Before the tournament they were ahead of every other 14, 15, and 16 seed, as well as one 13 seed (Akron).

 

[UKUGA]

Before the tournament they were ahead of every other 14, 15, and 16 seed, as well as one 13 seed (Akron).

“Pod system”

 

[Blue63Madison]

That place is going to be loaded with St Pete fans. Only 90 miles from Jersey City to Philly.
They will have a shot at becoming the 1st 15 seed to ever make a FF.
I for one will be pulling hard for them to do just that!

I’m sure all 150 Saint Pete fans will be there.

 

[Aike]

“Pod system”

I still had us with a 93% chance to win. We clearly blew the game. But we didn’t get handed a layup. It looked to be a decently competitive game.

 

[UKUGA]

I still had us with a 93% chance to win. We clearly blew the game. But we didn’t get handed a layup. It looked to be a decently competitive game.

One where the 2 seed is supposed to pull away in the second half and salt away the win at the free throw line.

 

[Aike]

One where the 2 seed is supposed to pull away in the second half and salt away the win at the free throw line.

We were never able to execute well enough in the half court. A championship level team stretches that 6 point lead to 10-12.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

They have had nothing to lose. That's over after this weekend. The pressure will mount and they will choke next game out.

 

[pauled#1]

OP should have a post quota per day. Like zero.

Has 6-7 on the front page at any given time! lol

 

[UKWildcats1987]

They have had nothing to lose. That's over after this weekend. The pressure will mount and they will choke next game out.

It won't be choking. They will just play a team that has 5 days to scout them and prepare and that has better players than they do. They will have the respect of their opponent and their opponents undivided attention. Uk and Murray clearly didn't respect them or scout them.