This thread might as well be titled "the way too early edition", but it's fun to follow through the season as the pundits constantly change their mind about who is going where. Joe Lunardi has his first bracket out, and he sends us to Greensboro (in East) with a one and the heels to Greensboro (in South) with a two.
Virginia and Florida State fill out the ACC's contributions, while Stanford and Harvard are welcomed to the dance with a six and seven seed.
The heels are put up against Davidson, which could actually be a great first round game.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Obviously, a bit premature, but interesting, nonetheless.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...&sct=hp_t13_a2
1 2 9 and 10. What a pitiful mess this league is.
Sports Illustrated's Andy Glockner posts his first projections. He also gives Duke a one and the heels a two. It's interesting to me that after being adorned with preseason #1 rankings by so many, that now two of the prominent pundits have pegged unc with a 2 seed in March. Of course there is a whole lot of season left, but I wonder what has changed their mind so much to put us ahead of the baby blues.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...tml?xid=cnnbinDuke, Kentucky, Syracuse and Ohio State grab No. 1 seeds in Bracket Watch
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
I guess...but I'm not sure why they'd think we'd end up as the #1 or 2 overall seed. I don't think many people on this board think that!
Maybe they're looking at a weak ACC and think we'll only lose 2 or 3 more games. Still I think this its ridiculous to put on as the #1 or 2 overall. We are probably somewhere in the #4-6 range right now in terms of the S-curve
Have to disagree with you on this one Silky. To me, having seen all of the top teams play at least once, I would have to say Duke is at worst a 3 Seed and at best a 1, with a 2 being the most likely outcome.
This team has weaknesses to overcome, but it is still a darn good basketball team, with a high ceiling. I do believe Duke will feast on a weak ACC and finish the Regular Season with no more than 5 losses total.
I guess it is possible things could turn south and they end up as a 4 seed, but barring injury to key players, there is just no way Duke ends up being a 5 or 6 seed.
Now, if injuries pile up, we would have to re-evaluate. But this is just how I see it as of now.
I could be wrong, but I thought SilkyJ meant #4 to #6 overall on the s-curve (i.e., a #1 or #2 seed), and not a #4 to #6 seed.
In my opinion, things would have to go unexpectedly sour for us to drop even as far as a #3 seed, although I suppose it could happen if our defense doesn't shore up. I'd be shocked if we dropped as low as a #4 seed.
“Those two kids, they’re champions,” Krzyzewski said of his senior leaders. “They’re trying to teach the other kids how to become that, and it’s a long road to become that.”
Quick question: are we the only fanbase that obsesses over other people's pretend brackets while it's still December?