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Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:34 pm to pioneerbasketball
Auburn is playing well and I'd have had them in the Final Four if they were in any other region, but UConn is an absolute wagon right now. They're better than the team who stampeded through last year's tournament. IMO, they're the best team coming into a tournament since 2018 Villanova.
Absolutely brutal draw for Auburn. They should have been higher than a 4 seed.
Absolutely brutal draw for Auburn. They should have been higher than a 4 seed.
This post was edited on 3/20/24 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:37 pm to Opry
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the gay Olympics every year for deep-throating farm animals.
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by Opry
This is Projection 101.
but considering the source....
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:41 pm to pioneerbasketball
I'd like to have seen Auburn play a better OOC and better conference schedule. That's the thing that makes me wonder about them. They look the part but their bracket isn't as easy as folks seem to think.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:53 pm to VADawg
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Absolutely brutal draw for Auburn
As a fan of a team who manages to somehow always go up against that one buzzsaw or the white-hot Cinderella in the postseason, I can relate.
Auburn is no doubt a talented team, but it's hard to say if their SOS has really prepared them for a rock fight like this. As usual (lately), their guard play can be somewhat sus, which is the last thing you want going into the tournament.
But I do think Auburn matches up with UConn strangely well. Might be an interesting game if some things happen to go their way.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:54 pm to ForeverGator
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UCONN repeats.
I hope not but I kinda think they do too.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:56 pm to Prof
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I'd like to have seen Auburn play a better OOC and better conference schedule
Yep.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 3:07 pm to Prof
quote:The only people that think the East bracket is easy is the committee
their bracket isn't as easy as folks seem to think.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 3:09 pm to The Nino
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The only people that think the East bracket is easy is the committee
Everyone's acting like it's a walk.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 3:17 pm to ForeverGator
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UCONN repeats.
Based on me not having watched a single basketball game in at least 5 years, it probably being the only game I watched for 10 years previously, not following the sport at all and not knowing anything about the strength of teams other than quickly looking up the brackets..
I'm picking Purdue for my 1 in 64 chance in being correct.
This post was edited on 3/20/24 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 3/20/24 at 3:41 pm to pioneerbasketball
Delete this rat poison.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 6:13 pm to paperwasp
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Auburn is no doubt a talented team, but it's hard to say if their SOS has really prepared them for a rock fight like this. As usual (lately), their guard play can be somewhat sus, which is the last thing you want going into the tournament.
But I do think Auburn matches up with UConn strangely well. Might be an interesting game if some things happen to go their way.
agreed.. very accurate assessment waspy
figured regardless of our bracket/seeding, if we played well enough, we were prolly gonna face UConn at some point.. might as well do it early lol/smh..
hopefully we start well & earn the chance to get in there and mix it up with'em.. no doubt they're a beast and we should learn a lot about where we are as a team/program by facing them.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 6:21 pm to pioneerbasketball
We are going to lose on last second deep 3 now....
Posted on 3/20/24 at 7:56 pm to paperwasp
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As a fan of a team who manages to somehow always go up against that one buzzsaw or the white-hot Cinderella in the postseason, I can relate.
They really do. It is uncanny. The Mo Williams team being rudely introduced to Antonio Gates is the one that immediately comes to mind, even more than last year.
On the flip side, y'all's 2004 team wiped out the Josh Childress Stanford team in the second round, which is one of the more surprising second round tournament games that I can ever remember.
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But I do think Auburn matches up with UConn strangely well. Might be an interesting game if some things happen to go their way.
UConn is one of very few teams who can both outathlete Auburn and outcoach Auburn, and I say this as someone who really likes Pearl (Louisville should seriously consider him, IMO) and thinks Auburn is really good.
This post was edited on 3/20/24 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 3/20/24 at 8:14 pm to VADawg
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They should have been higher than a 4 seed.
Hehe
Posted on 3/20/24 at 8:18 pm to Prof
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I'd like to have seen Auburn play a better OOC and better conference schedule. That's the thing that makes me wonder about them. They look the part but their bracket isn't as easy as folks seem to think
That's easily the most loaded region in the bracket. They have:
-Last year's champ and the best team this year
-A red hot Big 12 tourney champ
-A red hot SEC tourney champ
-The Big 10 tourney champ (although they're grossly overrated)
-3/4 of last year's Final Four
-BYU, who can get scalding hot from 3 in any given game
Posted on 3/20/24 at 8:23 pm to pioneerbasketball
I used to like you
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