*** SELECTION SUNDAY Thread ***

[ISU85]

A purely unbiased and rational analysis would say we are a #5 seed in St. Louis or OKC. Therefore we will be a #6 seed in Spokane or Providence ... or maybe a #7 seed in Kabul or Pyongyang ... because Iowa State.

 

[DSMCy]

Too lazy to link but Mandel updated his fox sports bracket and has Isu as a four vs Fresno in Denver. Cal as the 5 seed.

I would take this in a second.

 

[Mumbai1986]

Seth Greenberg is such a tool.

You can tell how angry he still is that his Va Tech teams never got to the tourney.

 

[SpokaneCY]

It would suck for almost everyone else, but LOVING the Lunardi prediction of Spokane.

 

[NoCreativity]

If Purdue guards as hitting threes..Purdue can win it all. Their bigs are arguably best set of bigs in country and they play defense. Now Purdue hitting threes is a big if..guess we will find out soon enough. I'm just worried about beating our first opponent.

Lol, Purdue isnt winning it all. Ive seen them play in person. Hammons and Swanigan are a good duo inside, Haas goes through stretches where hes so overmatched by quicker players that he gets benched alot. Their guard play is nowhere near national championship caliber.

 

[chuckd4735]

Lol, Purdue isnt winning it all. Ive seen them play in person. Hammons and Swanigan are a good duo inside, Haas goes through stretches where hes so overmatched by quicker players that he gets benched alot. Their guard play is nowhere near national championship caliber.

I love when people say this...does the fact you have seen them live mean your opinion is greater than those of us who have watched them only on TV?

 

[Clone96]

Palm's latest:

ISU a #6 in St. Louis playing the winner of Syracsue/Monmouth play-in game. Paired with #3 Xavier & #13 SFA


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

 

[CoKane]

If Purdue guards as hitting threes..Purdue can win it all. Their bigs are arguably best set of bigs in country and they play defense. Now Purdue hitting threes is a big if..guess we will find out soon enough. I'm just worried about beating our first opponent.

The only Big 10 team with a chance to win it all is Michigan State

 

[CoKane]

Palm's latest:

ISU a #6 in St. Louis playing the winner of Syracsue/Monmouth play-in game. Paired with #3 Xavier & #13 SFA


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

I wouldn't mind that at all

 

[WastedTalent]

Idk I think their two 7 footers would have a field day on the boards.

You can't rebound made baskets.

 

[acgclone]

The only Big 10 team with a chance to win it all is Michigan State

Maryland has all the tools if they can put it all together but so far that doesn't look likely.

 

[CycloneErik]

Palm's latest:

ISU a #6 in St. Louis playing the winner of Syracsue/Monmouth play-in game. Paired with #3 Xavier & #13 SFA


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

Then it sounds like we're a 4 or 5!

 

[WastedTalent]

Palm's latest:

ISU a #6 in St. Louis playing the winner of Syracsue/Monmouth play-in game. Paired with #3 Xavier & #13 SFA


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

I'm not a huge fan of playing a team that already has a game under their belt, but with this Iowa St team, a team with a quick turn around and travel, might struggle against us.

Not sure how I feel about facing Syracuse's zone, but it still comes down to making shots. If Iowa St can't make shots, it won't matter who they're playing, they'd be in trouble.

 

[clonetone]

Palm's latest:

ISU a #6 in St. Louis playing the winner of Syracsue/Monmouth play-in game. Paired with #3 Xavier & #13 SFA


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

Trade Virginia for Villanova on the 2 line in that region and it's about as good of a path to the Elite Eight as Iowa State is going to see.

 

[Clonehomer]

Palm's latest:

ISU a #6 in St. Louis playing the winner of Syracsue/Monmouth play-in game. Paired with #3 Xavier & #13 SFA


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

Yes please

 

[CoKane]

Savage

Big 12 Refs ‏@Big12Refs 4s4 seconds ago Wish the committee would give Oklahoma State an at-large bid just so their fans have to deal with Travis Ford for another week.

 

[DesignerClone]

While I can see Oregon as something I'd want too as an Isu fan...Purdue on the other hand? Those 2 NBA bigs would be a nightmare for Isu. Nightmare. If either of Niang or McKay sits the who guards either of their bigs? 6'4 Burton? It's not that they are normal bigs who don't do much, they have serious game.

While true about the bigs, we could run run run like crazy against them.

 

[Cardinal2001]

Savage

Big 12 Refs ‏@Big12Refs 4s4 seconds ago Wish the committee would give Oklahoma State an at-large bid just so their fans have to deal with Travis Ford for another week.

Whoever runs that twitter feed is a comedic genius.

 

[dfwcy]

These championship games today have been great. High level of intensity.

 

[Hoiball92]

I really hate Valentine