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re: NET Basketball Rankings as of games played 2-11-20 ---- the SEC is a mess
Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:16 am to thunderbird1100
Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:16 am to thunderbird1100
Blackshear is out there giving it his all, but he is a role player and we have tried to run the offense through him. We are worse with him on the court most of the time when we do this. He is way too slow to run the pick and roll and not a good enough shooter to be out on the perimeter.
No idea who will be back at this point. Nembhard wants to go pro asap, and Lewis has NBA talent. They are just a bunch of collectively talented guys who don't really gel together at all. We have a deep bench and should adopt a more up tempo style, but that goes against Blackshear's talents altogether. Is talents even a word? I hate that Lebron has brought this stupid word into the lexicon.
No idea who will be back at this point. Nembhard wants to go pro asap, and Lewis has NBA talent. They are just a bunch of collectively talented guys who don't really gel together at all. We have a deep bench and should adopt a more up tempo style, but that goes against Blackshear's talents altogether. Is talents even a word? I hate that Lebron has brought this stupid word into the lexicon.
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Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:23 am to thunderbird1100
Yea we might end up with only 3 tourney teams when it’s all over.
Ole Miss is hot right now though and might not end up being a terrible loss. We get them again at home. Need to win that one and at Arkansas along with no bad losses for us to make it in.
Ole Miss is hot right now though and might not end up being a terrible loss. We get them again at home. Need to win that one and at Arkansas along with no bad losses for us to make it in.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:38 am to deltaland
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Ole Miss is hot right now though and might not end up being a terrible loss. We get them again at home. Need to win that one and at Arkansas along with no bad losses for us to make it in.
They are close to being a quad 1 win for us, won on the road there and they are #81 in NET now.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:38 am to SummerOfGeorge
Tbh kinda surprised we aren’t lower.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:38 am to bigDgator
I forgot Arkansas.
Arkansas is reeling right now losing their last 3 and 6 of their last 8. They can get back on the good side of the bubble if they can right the ship and win their next 2 games vs State and @ Fla. If they can at least split those 2 they will need go 4-1 down the stretch and still may need to win a game in the SEC tourney. 21-10 (9-9) may get them in unless they lose to a lower seed in their 1st game of the conference tournament.
Arkansas is reeling right now losing their last 3 and 6 of their last 8. They can get back on the good side of the bubble if they can right the ship and win their next 2 games vs State and @ Fla. If they can at least split those 2 they will need go 4-1 down the stretch and still may need to win a game in the SEC tourney. 21-10 (9-9) may get them in unless they lose to a lower seed in their 1st game of the conference tournament.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:39 am to thunderbird1100
quote:Hobby Lobby!
They are close to being a quad 1 win for us, won on the road there and they are #81 in NET now.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:43 am to bigDgator
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Arkansas is reeling right now losing their last 3 and 6 of their last 8. They can get back on the good side of the bubble if they can right the ship and win their next 2 games vs State and @ Fla. If they can at least split those 2 they will need go 4-1 down the stretch and still may need to win a game in the SEC tourney. 21-10 (9-9) may get them in unless they lose to a lower seed in their 1st game of the conference tournament.
Florida and MSU seem like really bad matchups for Arkansas considering Blackshear and Perry should dominate inside. In fact I'm pretty sure Perry dominated that game 1st time around.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:47 am to SummerOfGeorge
Here is what I think each team needs to do to be in the Projected Field of 68 going into the SEC Tournament:
AUBURN: 1-7 finish
Auburn is basically one game away from locking up a bid. It is 32 days until Selection Sunday and they are now a Consensus 3-seed. Win tonight, and they've sealed the deal. After one more win, they're just playing for seeding.
KENTUCKY: 2-5 finish
After last night's win at Vandy, they just need two more to lock up a bid. None of the seven remaining games are locks, but winning two should be no problem.
LSU: 2-5 finish
LSU is also just two wins away from locking up a bid. The next two are going to be difficult: @ Alabama and Kentucky in Baton Rouge. But if LSU wins those, they are clearly a lock.
FLORIDA: 5-3 finish
The Gators seem to have the best chance of making the Tournament of the teams outside that Clear Top 3. I think they only have to get to 19 wins due to the fact that they stepped out and played some really difficult OOC games (#3 Baylor, #13 Butler, #14 Florida St.). All of those are projected Top 4 seeds so losing those doesn't hurt them like some of the other SEC teams who have some rather bad OOC losses. The problem for Florida is that they have some very tough games left. They still play 3 games against either Kentucky or LSU, meaning they basically have to sweep those others to stay in the Projected Field between now and the SEC Tournament. That's not going to be easy.
ARKANSAS: 6-1
Arkansas has just one win over a NET Top 50 team. They also have four losses to teams with NET Rankings between #60 and #121. That's not great. I think they need to get to 22 wins with that soft of a resume, and that means they only have one more loss to give. The schedule is favorable with both MSU and LSU coming to Fayetteville. But there is basically zero room for error.
TENNESSEE: 6-1
The Vols' schedule is brutal with two games remaining against Auburn, a trip to Kentucky, and a trip to Arkansas among others. A 6-1 finish seems like it would take a miracle.
ALABAMA: 7-1
Alabama needs to get to 20 wins IMO. They are currently 13-10 and have four relatively bad losses on their resume. They have just one Q1 win as well. Their NET is relatively high, but when you zero in on their resume there's just not much to be impressed with. The game tonight against Auburn might be the dagger. It's basically a must-win considering they still have remaining games against LSU, @ State, and @ red hot Ole Miss.
SOUTH CAROLINA: 8-0
Mathematically they are still alive. I think they have to get to 22 wins to overcome losses to Stetson and Boston. They are one loss away from having that hope for a miracle completely shattered.
The other 5 teams are now mathematically eliminated.
If you've ever wanted to attend the SEC Tournament, this might be the year to do it. It's likely we'll only have 3 teams who have locked up bids.... its possible we could have as many as five teams with a shot for an at-large bid if they could just make a run to the Championship Game on Sunday. It's also possible that teams like Vandy, Ole Miss
AUBURN: 1-7 finish
Auburn is basically one game away from locking up a bid. It is 32 days until Selection Sunday and they are now a Consensus 3-seed. Win tonight, and they've sealed the deal. After one more win, they're just playing for seeding.
KENTUCKY: 2-5 finish
After last night's win at Vandy, they just need two more to lock up a bid. None of the seven remaining games are locks, but winning two should be no problem.
LSU: 2-5 finish
LSU is also just two wins away from locking up a bid. The next two are going to be difficult: @ Alabama and Kentucky in Baton Rouge. But if LSU wins those, they are clearly a lock.
FLORIDA: 5-3 finish
The Gators seem to have the best chance of making the Tournament of the teams outside that Clear Top 3. I think they only have to get to 19 wins due to the fact that they stepped out and played some really difficult OOC games (#3 Baylor, #13 Butler, #14 Florida St.). All of those are projected Top 4 seeds so losing those doesn't hurt them like some of the other SEC teams who have some rather bad OOC losses. The problem for Florida is that they have some very tough games left. They still play 3 games against either Kentucky or LSU, meaning they basically have to sweep those others to stay in the Projected Field between now and the SEC Tournament. That's not going to be easy.
ARKANSAS: 6-1
Arkansas has just one win over a NET Top 50 team. They also have four losses to teams with NET Rankings between #60 and #121. That's not great. I think they need to get to 22 wins with that soft of a resume, and that means they only have one more loss to give. The schedule is favorable with both MSU and LSU coming to Fayetteville. But there is basically zero room for error.
TENNESSEE: 6-1
The Vols' schedule is brutal with two games remaining against Auburn, a trip to Kentucky, and a trip to Arkansas among others. A 6-1 finish seems like it would take a miracle.
ALABAMA: 7-1
Alabama needs to get to 20 wins IMO. They are currently 13-10 and have four relatively bad losses on their resume. They have just one Q1 win as well. Their NET is relatively high, but when you zero in on their resume there's just not much to be impressed with. The game tonight against Auburn might be the dagger. It's basically a must-win considering they still have remaining games against LSU, @ State, and @ red hot Ole Miss.
SOUTH CAROLINA: 8-0
Mathematically they are still alive. I think they have to get to 22 wins to overcome losses to Stetson and Boston. They are one loss away from having that hope for a miracle completely shattered.
The other 5 teams are now mathematically eliminated.
If you've ever wanted to attend the SEC Tournament, this might be the year to do it. It's likely we'll only have 3 teams who have locked up bids.... its possible we could have as many as five teams with a shot for an at-large bid if they could just make a run to the Championship Game on Sunday. It's also possible that teams like Vandy, Ole Miss
This post was edited on 2/12/20 at 9:49 am
Posted on 2/12/20 at 9:48 am to bigDgator
quote:frick a bubble, Bama ain't winning the next 2 and could easily get skull drug tonight.
Bama - Win the next 2 and can get on the bubble
Herb Jones out hurts like hell and Petty/Lewis are worn down from having to play so much. Chalk up another shite season.
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