All true. It was clear UNC was not going to his 3s in the 2nd half like they did in the first half. No one keeps a 61% from three at a very high volume.
I think the NET is fine. The Quads (random lines in the sand) and the extra counting of OOC SOS are the issues. The "human element" also adds subjectivity. It is never going to be perfect and it isn't bad as it is. It could be better since it puts too much weight on Nov-Dec.
If it’s a flawed NET ranking, why did the tournament skip Wake and Pitt to put UVA and South Carolina in the tournament? With South Carolina as a 6 seed?
UVA had no Quad 3 or 4 losses. Pitt had 2 and Wake had 1. Does that justify it? Not by it's self. Pit had a very bad OOC schedule. Some of that was bad luck in 3 of the P6 teams they played ended up as last place Conference teams. That mattered as well as they lost to Missouri 0-18 in conference.
South Carolina absolutely belonged. They won at a very high level all season.
Except when it mattered
Here’s the NET rankings (through March 17, selection Sunday)
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In a lot of ways UNC runs a similar system to ours. Offense is initiated with a high screen and passes come off penetration and kick. They run a few more wrinkles including bringing RJ up the lane through a pin down screen to get him the ball top of the key and then run the high screen with the pin down guy then replacing him at top of the key for a shot. Worked several times yesterday but they quit running it. Anyway RJ went all hero ball last 2 minutes and UNC didn't have a set or at least didn't run a set to force ball movement where they wanted it. Nothing to move Ryan in particular. So you got RJ or the Withers nonsense.
Looks like the one difference is Pitt lost to Missouri (NET 158) at home and USC-E beat Missouri both at home and away. Not much difference. USC-E seemed significantly overseeded. They look like a bubble team. Pit also looks like a bubble team. I would have put Pitt in over UVA in the ACC.Here’s the NET rankings (through March 17, selection Sunday)
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Pitt is 40th
Wake is 43rd
South Carolina is 51st
NET didn’t exclude Pitt and include South Carolina.
South Carolina - NET Rankings and Quad Wins
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Pittsburgh - NET Rankings and Quad Wins
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If you look at the minutes played Cadeau played a total of 13 minutes, very few in the 2nd half. Trimble played 11 minutes total. Davis never could get the 5th guy who could match up defensively on Alabama and provide any type of offense. UNC had 5 guys play between 4 and 15 minutes. Of the other 4 only Bacott played less than 37 minutes and he played 34. His limit was his 3rd foul.
Six seed seems high for a bubble team—I don’t think they were one of the last four in.
I live in CH so I see a lot of their games. The line up on the floor at the end of that game was not seen very often this year and I was surprised who was out there at such a critical time in such an important game. If you want a shooter out there for offense then run something for a kick out after penetration. Davis tried to carry the team unless Hubert called his number to take a shot. I felt like he wanted to get fouled if he didn't score. Cremins did that at times with Harpring and Price. You just knew who was going to take the shot.
Cadeau 13, Trimble 11 and then throw in Wojcik who had 15 min and you pretty much get 40 for that spot. While it doesn't show in the box score Wojcik actually kept the floor spread more than the other 2 but that is not a statement of strong support. As golftime said, he ain't who you usually see at the end of the game and just shows this spot was a problem spot especially offensively that the last couple of coaching staffs identified and decided to focus on and stress in an atypical way. None of these guys could make a difference individually and Hubert never came up with a scheme to move them around and at least make Nelson have to move around with them and pay attention to them.
If you go line by line 1-68 they clearly used it as a tool. It is not "The Law" but it carries outsized influence. As I said USCE seemed way overseeded. It would be interesting to have heard the discussion on that one.
Cadeau normally gets 24 minutes, Trimble gets 17 and Wojoik get 8 per game. Big change. My guess is Weathers was in to play defense on Nelson as Withers is 6'9" and much more mobile than Bacot and Bacot having foul trouble. If that was his strategy it failed! I would have had Trimble in the game. He is a very good defender and a decent 3 point shooter.
The whole system stinks. I think they should hire you, Root4GT, and me to organize the damn thing.
LOL - then we would be to blame when, pick a conference's fans got butt hurt when their conference only got 5 teams in. More fun as an Old Fart to find fault than actually find a solution. Gosh I would make a good Congressman!
I thought Bacot was the one who jumped off of Nelson and doubled the guard on the play Nelson made the 3? May have been Ingram but I was thinking it was Bacot as I screamed at the TV about overhelping. Ball goes to a wide open Nelson and Withers is way late on rotating over putting himself in terrible position and then fouling but not fouling hard enough to stop a 3 pt play. Horrendous defense on at least 3 levels.