2024-25 Basketball,,, all things considered...

[Nicktheslick]

I would chuckle if Golden sandbagged the first tournament game and started the bench backups like the KC Chiefs did in their last regular season game. 😂

That didn’t end well for the Chiefs.

 

[NavigatorII]

That didn’t end well for the Chiefs.

You just made me chuckle again. 😂 But the reality is, that scenario is just about a mirror image of what we're up against. We lost a front line player last year in the SEC tournament and it cost us a deeper run. Numbers will agree with me.

 

[ocalaman]

You just made me chuckle again. 😂 But the reality is, that scenario is just about a mirror image of what we're up against. We lost a front line player last year in the SEC tournament and it cost us a deeper run. Numbers will agree with me.

I just can't imagine a Todd Golden team not doing their best to win every game they play. Last year was a terrible break, but these guys want to win every time they take the floor and that's the way they're coached. I don't think it matters, though, whether or not we win the SEC tournament as far as NCAA seeding goes, but I would feel safer if we won our first game at least.
As an aside, looking at the bracket pairing, another reason I think we get the #1 seed in the West is because the West and South meet in the semifinals of the Final 4, meaning potentially us and Auburn. They won't want 2 SEC #1 seeds meeting for the national title.