2024-2025 Men’s Basketball Season General Discussion

With the caveat (acknowledgement) that the ACC is weaker than the SEC this year, it still seems to me that when a lower ranked SEC team upsets a higher ranked team it is taken as evidence of the strength of the conference. When the same happens in the ACC it is interpreted as proof of conference weakness. IMO this has been a phenomenon over the last several years. Regardless of the outcome of the Bama/Auburn game, I bet they both stay at #1 and #2. With Vandy leading #5 Tenn at the half, I wonder what happens to Tenn if they lose. Will it just be more evidence that the SEC is super strong (and deserves to get 13-14 teams in the tourney, even if they are below .500 in their conference)?
 
i hate the way UT plays, they grab and bump and hold on every motion while on defense and now the zebras are calling everything a foul vs. Vandy. UT is really dismantling Vandy in the 2nd half, and part of that is Vandy not making shots, but a lot of that is UT being able to grab/hold/bump with impunity.
 
Tooold said:
With the caveat (acknowledgement) that the ACC is weaker than the SEC this year, it still seems to me that when a lower ranked SEC team upsets a higher ranked team it is taken as evidence of the strength of the conference. When the same happens in the ACC it is interpreted as proof of conference weakness. IMO this has been a phenomenon over the last several years. Regardless of the outcome of the Bama/Auburn game, I bet they both stay at #1 and #2. With Vandy leading #5 Tenn at the half, I wonder what happens to Tenn if they lose. Will it just be more evidence that the SEC is super strong (and deserves to get 13-14 teams in the tourney, even if they are below .500 in their conference)?
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In this particular year, I cannot argue with that thinking. The SEC smashed the ACC - not just winning but winning big in the individual games. Vandy beat Virginia Tech by 16 @VT and both teams are middling in their respective conferences. VT is currently 8th and has not beaten a team ahead of it in the standings. Vandy is tied for 9th and has beaten Tenn and Kentucky already (although both are only a game up on Vandy).

I just hope the SEC doesn’t dominate the NCAAs or at least Duke repeats 2001 and beats at least 3 teams from one conference on the way to the championship…
 
Auburn is really, really good. I'm appreciating our win against them more and more. When Broome came out after tweaking his ankle, they played better and built the lead.
 
Boy, that Auburn-Alabama game was still going around 6:45. Longer than a lot of baseball games. Lots of fouls and reviews.
 
SavDukeGrad said:
Kansas goes down. Again. This time at Utah.
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Given the fall of Kansas and Kentucky plus Illinois not being a chance for a marquee win, I think Duke can only lose one more game at most and stay a 1-seed. Our schedule just will not match-up with the other contenders.
 
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