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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: OskeeWowWoe on March 05, 2021, 11:35:45 AM
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Gonzaga, Baylor, and Michigan are likely locks already.
Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State ( and maybe West Virginia) are all in play for the last one. How much will it take for Illinois to nail it down?
Beating OSU tomorrow would be huge. Losing to them twice might doom us unless we win the BTT.
If we lose tomorrow, probably need to make the BTT final (beating Iowa or OSU to get there).
If either OSU or Iowa win the BTT, they'll get the nod.
The only way WV possibly gets it is to beat Baylor and win the Big 12.
Discuss!
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Take care of business tomorrow and I think we’ll be ok unless we have a dreadful showing in the BTT. Iowa or OSU winning the BTT would make it interesting, guess it would depend who beat Michigan and Illinois.
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would probably have to win the rest of our games and the BTT in order for this to happen
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We only have one game left
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One game at a time.
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We only have one game left
so win that and the BTT and a 1 seed is all but guaranteed
otherwise probably not going to happen
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I would think if we win Saturday we will have wins vs UM/Iowa/OSU and 2nd place in BIG (and a buttload of Q1/Q2 wins), and then get to final of BTT (another win vs Iowa or OSU) we should have it.
Maybe even if we only win the quarterfinal game. I don't think we need to win BTT if we win tomorrow.
Lose Saturday (without AYO) and it is wide open and we have to get to BTT final to have any chance.
Lose Saturday (with AYO) we need to win BTT.
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It's so tight. Beat tO$U saturday - I say we are in for the number 1 seed regardless of how we play in the tourney. In the past, it seems that the committee did not hold much weight on conference tourney games. But I suppose for a 1 seed they might if it's tight.
FUCK IZZO AND FUCK MICHIGAN
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It's so tight. Beat tO$U saturday - I say we are in for the number 1 seed regardless of how we play in the tourney. In the past, it seems that the committee did not hold much weight on conference tourney games. But I suppose for a 1 seed they might if it's tight.
FUCK IZZO AND FUCK MICHIGAN
I totally agree. No way the BIG doesn't get 2 #1's.
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Win tomorrow and I think we get it.
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That’s kinda where I’m at. Win tomorrow and we’ve had an absolutely hellacious last month or so of the season. If Illinois stumbles tomorrow and one of Iowa or OSU beat us AND Michigan to win BTT, would be hard to keep that team off the 1 line. Winning the conference tournament is one thing but who you beat to do it is far more important to the seeding committee.
Would be a hell of a mess if IL lost tomorrow, then MI got upset in their first BTT game. Then Iowa beats us in BTT title game. Then WVU wins B12 tourney beating both KU and Baylor.
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I saw Northern Iowa had to forfeit their conf. tourny matchup with Drake b/c of a positive test. I wonder how many teams will suffer the same fate before all these tournaments are over with.
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The conference tourneys just seem like a disaster waiting to happen
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The edge then goes to xxxx with their experience in Big10 tourney disasters.
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Anyone else just super duper glad to be talking about our hoops team and the possibility of a 1 seed in march? !!!!!!
what a long 15 years its been
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The conference tourneys just seem like a disaster waiting to happen
I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the B1G inviting spectators.
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Would have not guessed it in first half of year. We looked like a 3/4/5 seed.
Ayo and Kofi and Trent really stepped it up.
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I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the B1G inviting spectators.
They are???
Didn't know that.
Geez.
Indiana 15th rated in covid case and 13th in deaths.
I wonder if they have mask mandate in state.
Edit: I stand corrected. They do have one.
I wonder how they are screening spectators.
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How much does the addition of a few fans really add in the grand scheme of things? I’m all for getting fans back in for games but as long as the player and team protocols remain so strict it doesn’t seem to be worth the potential risk.
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I think the issue might be the fans in an enclosed area who may not be fully compliant with guidelines who then spread to families and communities they return to.
I have had over 50 staff infected as first responders, and staff die or end up in ICU and seen 25 deaths in my mom's nursing home.
This is still a thing. 2000 deaths a day and 50k plus infections.
We have become numb to the numbers.
I think if they enforce strict procedures and limit numbers it can work.
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Today's 3pm battle for a #1 seed gets Bob Wischusen for play by play and .........
Dick Vitale for a little bit of everything.
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Today's 3pm battle for a #1 seed gets Bob Wischusen for play by play and .........
Dick Vitale for a little bit of everything.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!
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West Virginia loses. That should virtually eliminate them.
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Nova lost again. Bama won.
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Nova lost again. Bama won.
Nova is toast without Gillespie.