2024-25 Basketball,,, all things considered...
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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.
Haugh wasn't given 6th man of the year and Golden wasn't given coach of the year even though he overperformed expectations. Condon was 3rd team but many people think he should have been 2nd team.
Sounds like they don't like us a lot.
Sounds like they don't like us a lot.
Just having some fun to lighten up the day.... 😉
Gator PG Walter Clayton, on his senior night was 9-for-17 (5-for-11 from 3) with:
23 Pts, 8 Asts and 5 Rbs. That's outstanding! (but it would only be an average game for Caitlin Clark (19.2 Pt, 8.4 Ast, 5.7 Rbs, 1.3 Stl, 0.7 Blk) .... 😉
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I'd be hopeful for the Gators having a chance of winning the NC, except for this:
The I-wish-dogpoker told me repeatedly that the recruit ranking are critical to winning.
And so since the Gator B-Ballers have ZERO 5-stars and only ONE 4-star on the team, that means that they have no chance to be winners, and I always go by whatever the sports genius types tell me............. 🙄
Gator PG Walter Clayton, on his senior night was 9-for-17 (5-for-11 from 3) with:
23 Pts, 8 Asts and 5 Rbs. That's outstanding! (but it would only be an average game for Caitlin Clark (19.2 Pt, 8.4 Ast, 5.7 Rbs, 1.3 Stl, 0.7 Blk) .... 😉
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I'd be hopeful for the Gators having a chance of winning the NC, except for this:
The I-wish-dogpoker told me repeatedly that the recruit ranking are critical to winning.
And so since the Gator B-Ballers have ZERO 5-stars and only ONE 4-star on the team, that means that they have no chance to be winners, and I always go by whatever the sports genius types tell me............. 🙄
Chinlyeu isn't exactly what Samuel was for us last season, but he's been an excellent replacement for Samuel.
I'll tell you who else is a lock up defender on our team, zelly.. Aberdeen ball pressure in guards faces is excellent
It was so funny to watch him and Martin switch off on Sears, especially watching Alijah just shove Sears ass out the way for multiple dunks. Martin is a grown man
Chinyelu is a vacuum on that glass though, he's become a much bigger piece than I ever thought he would. He defends, blocks shots and has started to score more.. When he's in double figures it's just another like how do you even beat this team thing when you look at the stat sheet.
And Chin knocked down those 2 foul shots on the reversed Flagrant Foul call....
Gator Free Throw Shooting / Percentages:
Team - 448-630 = .711 Per Gm 14.5
Clayton --- 75-88 = .852
Richard ---- 45-56 = .804
Martin ----- 64-88 = .727
Aberdeen -- 41-58 = .707
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Klavzar ------ 7-10 = .700
Brown ------- 7-16 = .438
Kublickas --- 2-2 = 1.000
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Haugh --- 81-100 = .810
Condon -- 85-137 = .620
Chinyelu - 26-43 = .605
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Alexis ------14-26 = .538 - Injured
Handlogten - 1-6 = .167 - coming back from injury
Team - 448-630 = .711 Per Gm 14.5
Clayton --- 75-88 = .852
Richard ---- 45-56 = .804
Martin ----- 64-88 = .727
Aberdeen -- 41-58 = .707
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Klavzar ------ 7-10 = .700
Brown ------- 7-16 = .438
Kublickas --- 2-2 = 1.000
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Haugh --- 81-100 = .810
Condon -- 85-137 = .620
Chinyelu - 26-43 = .605
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Alexis ------14-26 = .538 - Injured
Handlogten - 1-6 = .167 - coming back from injury
It’s ok. Let them stroke all their “winners”. I think our guys don’t really care about individual awards.
I quit worrying about awards after Tebow was screwed out of his second Heisman when he was clearly the best player in the country.
Best way to stick it in their faces is to win...our team is hungry and they play like a team that only cares about winning. Can't wait to see how we finish. Go Gators!
Watch us get the team that is rated pretty high (top 10) in most metric rankings like Kenpom and NET but are possibly only going to be an 8 seed and likely in our region close to where their fans are at. Fricking Gonzaga. You can't make this crap up. Worst 8/9 team opponent and location scenario for a #1 seed I can think of. Hopefully they win their tourney tonight and maybe get a #7 seed.
If we play Gonzaga as a #1 vs. #8 seed it will be in Gainesville, FL per ESPN bracketology. However, I think their info is wrong, as Raleigh, NC has already been set by the NCAA as the site of the first 2 rounds of West Regional games where Florida would play as #1 seed in the West. If the Zags are a #8 seed, they would travel east.
Men's Bracketology: Auburn stays No. 1; Gonzaga's WCC semifinal win keeps it in the hunt
Auburn has lost back-to-back games but is still positioned for the top overall seed as automatic bids begin coming off the table.
www.espn.com
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If we play Gonzaga as a #1 vs. #8 seed it will be in Gainesville, FL per ESPN bracketology.
Men's Bracketology: Auburn stays No. 1; Gonzaga's WCC semifinal win keeps it in the hunt
Auburn has lost back-to-back games but is still positioned for the top overall seed as automatic bids begin coming off the table.www.espn.com
Yep I jumped the gun with that. Was thinking of the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 game locations. Still a hard matchup for an 8/9 game though.
See my edit to my post above. Gainesville is not a Regional host, so the ESPN link I posted is obviously wrong. Nevertheless, if Gonzaga is a #8 seed in the West and we're #1, the Zags will travel East. While Mark Few is a great coach, Gonzaga is not much better than an average team this year.
All the metric stuff loves Gonzaga though. If they are hitting 3s they are a tough team.
The game would be in Raleigh, NC I think.
Yes - Raleigh. Gonzaga's SOS is #45, but their ELO is #17, RPI is #24 and their NET ranking is #8. Those are pretty high rankings for a #8 seed. And I agree for sure that with Mark Few as coach and the experience they have in the NCAA tournament, they are capable of beating anybody on a given night.
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If they do put them in the West it's like a possible pick your poison scenario. If they are #8 seed you get them in NC but you get them just to make the Sweet 16. If they win tonight and get a #7 seed in the West and get hot then you get them in the worst possible scenario in the Elite 8 with their fanbase out there. I guess I would rather have them than say Texas Tech etc in the elite 8 though.
Gonzaga isn't gonna be an 8 now since they won last night probably, but I wouldn't be worried about them we would kick their ass..
They are planting the seeds for Alabama and Tennessee to be 1 seeds still at full force, at this point it's impossible to care because of how obvious the anti UF bias is.. Which is hilarious because, in reality.. We've been this conference flag bearer in basketball since 2000, been to 5 Final Fours and like 8 elite Eights and yet the teams with 2 combined Final Fours in their programs histories and both just happened in 2019 and last year (Bama, Auburn, UT) are treated like Kentucky by the media for some unknown reason.. I just want our team to kick the shit out of everyone and show them what's really real
They are planting the seeds for Alabama and Tennessee to be 1 seeds still at full force, at this point it's impossible to care because of how obvious the anti UF bias is.. Which is hilarious because, in reality.. We've been this conference flag bearer in basketball since 2000, been to 5 Final Fours and like 8 elite Eights and yet the teams with 2 combined Final Fours in their programs histories and both just happened in 2019 and last year (Bama, Auburn, UT) are treated like Kentucky by the media for some unknown reason.. I just want our team to kick the shit out of everyone and show them what's really real
It's all speculation until Sunday evening, but this morning Lunardi's Bracketology moved Gonzaga to a #7 seed in the Midwest opposite Alabama for a 2nd round game. Louisville is now on his line as #8 seed in the West facing #9 New Mexico opposite the Florida/Norfolk St. winner
I figured as many consecutive NCAA tourney appearances Gonzaga has been in, they'd normally come in no worse than a 5 seed. Then again, they have that Bobby Bowden not wanting to join the SEC thinking. Eff Gonzaga!
Clayton 1st Team AA
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Clayton Selected First-Team All-America by The Sporting News - Florida Gators
Walter Clayton Jr. becomes the first player in program history to earn first-team All-American status.
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Wow! Big honor. Congrats!Clayton 1st Team AA
Clayton Selected First-Team All-America by The Sporting News - Florida Gators
Walter Clayton Jr. becomes the first player in program history to earn first-team All-American status.
College basketball rankings:
Top 68 teams in KenPom ratings ahead of Selection Sunday
SEC Teams: (1. Dukie - 3. Hoseton) 😉2. AU - 27-4
4. UF - 27-4
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5. TN - 25-6
6. UA - 24-7
11. UK - 21-10
17. aTm - 22-9
20. Miz - 21-10
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32. MsSt - 20-11
33. UGly - 20-11
38. OK - 19-12
40. Ark - 19-12
45. VU - 20-11
46. TX - 17-14
Going by those current Top 68 rankings, 13 SEC's make the Dance.
TX after winning today could get in with a win over A&M tomorrow probably. Oklahoma is in a dangerous spot if they lose to Magic Mike White's leghumpers tonight.
I watched Vandy play today, they literally shat their bed. That was a really bad game. I thought playing in their backyard they might make a little noise. Honestly, I don't care about this tournament. No one wants to lose, but I really don't think it affects the big picture unless the top 4 seeds suffer some weird injuries.
Did I just see Riley Kugel with some Mike Norvell style cornrows?
It’s nice to see hard work pay off and accompanied with humility.
Beat me to it. The Fighting Mikey Jorts go down. I wonder if they'll be gifted a 12 seed though.
Those lower seeds usually go to the likes of smaller schools like UNCC and other teams like Ball State, who get automatic bids by winning their conferences.
I'd be surprised if any other teams with an 8-10 conference record gets in. That's just Joe Lunardi talking out of his ass, especially when he talks of UF getting a 1 seed.
The SEC is probably the deepest conference in this history of D1 basketball. Georgia is not even close to being on the bubble and will porbably be a 9 or 10 seed. Oklahoma, Vanderbilt and Texas are the SEC bubble teams and probanly 2 of them get in as 11 or 12 seeds. I think the SEC gets 13 teams in, with LSU and South Carolina the only teams definitely out. We'll see Sunday at 6 pm, but that's my guess.
In the NET rankings, which is heavily used by the committee, Vandy is #48, Oklahoma #43, Texas #41, Arkansas #39, Georgia #34, Mississippi State #32.
In RPI, Mississippi State is #29, Georgia is #37, Missouri #40, Oklahoma #57, Vanderbilt #58, Arkansas #62, and Texas #90.
In SOS Georgia is #11, Mississippi State #15, Oklahoma #31, Missouri #34, Vanderbilt #36, Arkansas #40 and Texas #54.
Based on all of that, combined with their overall and conference records, I'm almost positive Arkansas, Mississippi State, Arkansas and Georgia are in the tournament. Texas has the lowest odds and Oklahoma and Vanderbilt are probably in, but could be knocked out if there are a couple of upsets in confernece tournaments that force a tam in that would have been left out if they hadn't won their conference tournament. But if I had a guess, Vandy & Oklahama will still probably get bids.
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TX I think may have to beat A&M to get in but still some bubble team games to go like you say.
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Joe Lunardi says one thing while the NCAA committee usually does the opposite when it comes to bubble teams. If UF were sitting on an 8-10 SEC record, no way they'd get in.
Now with Georgia, how do you have an NBA lottery pick with some talent around you yet will most likely end up in the NIT?
Now with Georgia, how do you have an NBA lottery pick with some talent around you yet will most likely end up in the NIT?
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