volfan30
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re: Biggest WOW of Tournament selection.
Posted by volfan30 on 3/17/24 at 11:41 pm
They were a 6 seed on the 68 team seed list but had to be swapped with BYU in the bracket because BYU can’t play on Sundays....
re: What POD and Regional would you want your team sent to? NCAAMBB Tourney
Posted by volfan30 on 3/1/24 at 5:13 pm
Based on the current BracketMatrix this is what we’re looking at for the 16 protected seeds. Obviously seeds 17-68 can be sent anywhere.
March 21 and 23
Charlotte
North Carolina
Tennessee
Omaha
Kansas
Iowa State
Pittsburgh
Duke
Creighton
Salt Lake City
Arizona
Baylor
March ...
re: Race for the SEC MBB title
Posted by volfan30 on 2/29/24 at 8:17 pm
Florida beats South Carolina
Tennessee beats Alabama
Florida beats Alabama
South Carolina beats Tennessee
Kentucky beats Tennessee
6 way tie at 13-5....
re: Tennessee wont make it past the first weekend of the ncaa tourney
Posted by volfan30 on 2/28/24 at 11:15 pm
Barnes has never lost in the first weekend as a 1 or 2 seed even with all of his mediocrity in March. ...
re: WBB- Tigers at Tenn. Tigers win 75-60, finish with 18-5 run. Blondie scores 26.
Posted by volfan30 on 2/25/24 at 5:16 pm
[quote]It's tough on a once proud program (UTWBB) who now knows they are stuck way behind SCarolina and also LSU. Right now in the SEC in WBB, I see Tennessee as in the third tier with State, OMiss, and Bama. (Carolina is tops with LSU following at second in the SEC.)[/quote]
I’m sure it’s toug...
re: WBB- Tigers at Tenn. Tigers win 75-60, finish with 18-5 run. Blondie scores 26.
Posted by volfan30 on 2/25/24 at 2:20 pm
[quote]She won’t survive there very long anyway.[/quote]
Don’t think this is true. Don’t follow or watch the sport day to day but I know the last thing Danny White wants to deal with is the bullshite that comes with that opening. No hiring men, non Summitt connections, etc. or they’ll freak out. B...
re: The Chiefs were the inferior team on paper in all 4 playoff games.
Posted by volfan30 on 2/12/24 at 12:27 am
Not against the Dolphins practice squad defense. Especially at home.
Other 3 games I agree. Very impressive by Mahomes and that secondary....
re: PGA Tour vs LIV Ryder Cup
Posted by volfan30 on 2/5/24 at 4:32 pm
[quote]Datagolf is probably the most accurate and comprehensive.[/quote]
Not even close. It is heavily slanted towards the PGA guys.
JT Poston #12 player in the world and Cam Smith #41?
Cam Smith 22-1 at Augusta and JT Poston is 150-1.
Russell Henley #14, Koepka #42.
80-1 and 16-1.
...
re: LIV golf is unwatchable to me
Posted by volfan30 on 2/4/24 at 10:47 pm
There are several aspects of LIV that are a turn off for sure. A lot of very good players though which I enjoyed watching.
Would like to see a deal reached soon. Rahm, Cam, Brooks, DJ, Niemann, Bryson etc. competing with Scheffler, JT, Hovland, Cantlay, Xander, Spieth and company week in and week...
re: Ridiculous that ESPN even posts a leaderboard for LIV
Posted by volfan30 on 2/4/24 at 8:26 pm
LIV was very good today. Not a huge fan of the music and have no interest in the team competition but the last 5-6 holes of Rahm, Sergio and Niemann battling it out commercial free and the playoff was a better 2.5 hours than anything the PGA Tour has produced this year.
But anyone who hates LIV d...
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 1/17/24 at 9:06 am
He has been the best lefty in the game over the last 4 seasons.
I have never suggested extending him or even weighed in on it but diminishing how good he’s been in the past in order to keep pounding away at this narrative you’ve created is unnecessary. You can be against extending him without ac...
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 1/10/24 at 5:34 pm
Popped at the same showcase as Salas.
His assignment will be interesting for sure. ...
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 1/10/24 at 5:24 pm
Braves signing Jose Perdomo for international signing bonus record $6.0M. 17 y/o Venezuelan SS. #1 international FA per Baseball America.
60 hit tool and 55 overall per MLB Pipeline. Baseball America throws a Gleyber Torres hit tool comp on him.
Will be the Braves #1 prospect upon signing next...
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 1/5/24 at 7:26 pm
Savant page is very promising outside of the swing and miss.
AA said internally they had a young Joc Pederson comp on him.
They invested about $25M in buying him from the Mariners.
He might suck but “he sucks and has never shown anything” is an interesting take considering he literally prod...
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 1/5/24 at 12:46 pm
We scored almost 1,000 runs. Bringing the offense back is essentially a no brainer. Kelenic is an interesting upside play to hit 7th/8th. Will be interesting to see who the RH OF option is.
The defense at SS is a small concern to me as well. The metrics for Arcia were ok but I would have him on a...
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 1/5/24 at 12:31 pm
Our offense had the second best wRC+ of any team in the last 95 years and scored 0, 1 and 2 runs in the games we lost.
Lost 2 games where the Phillies scored 3 runs.
Fried wasn’t good but we did win the game he started.
Elder shouldn’t be starting playoff games, I don’t think anyone will di...
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 1/4/24 at 10:11 am
Yes.
Also significant change to his CBT number.
Breakdown
[b]Pre Extension[/b]
2024 Actual Salary: $17.5M
2024 Actual Salary paid by ATL: $500k
2024 CBT Salary: $8.55M
2024 Money Owed by Atlanta: ~$3.5M (expected to take Braves into second CBT threshold +$500K portion of sal...
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 12/30/23 at 2:05 pm
Roster is mostly set now you would think. Possible platoon partner for Kelenic only real need.
ZiPS projection
Acuña 7.1
Albies 3.3
Riley 4.6
Olson 3.8
Ozuna 2.1
Murphy/TDA 4.5
Kelenic 1.1
Arcia 2.0
Harris 4.0
Fried 4.4
Strider 4.4
Sale 2.6
Morton 2.6
Elder 2.2
Bullpen 5.0
I...
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 12/30/23 at 1:30 pm
Look at the Savant page. Mostly red....
re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion
Posted by volfan30 on 12/30/23 at 1:23 pm
34.
Only 150 IP the last 4 years but stuff was still plenty good last year....
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