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Why even have a selection committee?

  • Bowerz101 said...

    I wasn't emphasizing that we almost lost as much as I am saying we wouldn't even be in the tourney IF we lost so why are people crying about a 12 seed and we only had two mediocre wins after the fact?

    This is circular, though.

    We're a 12 seed because if we'd lost to UW, we wouldn't have made the tourney.

    Why wouldn't we have made the tourney? Because we barely made it in as a 12 seed WITH the win.

    I think Oregon deserved to make the tournament irrespective of whether we beat UW or not. Of course, the committee probably would have disagreed, and since I don't get a vote then the Ducks wouldn't be in the Dance.

    BUT... since I disagree with them, I don't think that your argument holds much water here, man.

    This post was edited by Ed O on 3/19/2013 at 1:09 PM

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  • Bowerz101 said...

    Haha....finishing the season 8-5 is probably the single factor limiting our ranking. And yes, beating UCLA means next to nothing as a non-tourney team in Washington took us to OT and could have knocked us out of the tourney all together. Now we're pissed becuase we won 2 games after that and aren't an 8 seed? And yes, going 5-4 will be held against you regardless of injuries -- you should know that as a common fan -- and losing by 20 to a non-tournament team is probably weighing fairly heavy as bad losses are looked at as well. There nothing for them to be accountable for here. Could we be ranked higher? Sure. But whether we are an 8 or a 12 we still have to beat good teams in the tournament to advance so why get bent out of shape about it?

    HAHA. Talk about contradicting yourself. First you say that beating UCLA without their big man doesn't do much for you or the committee, then you say that regardless of Artis being out that you have to do better than 5-4. So your saying that if the opponent has an injury, the win is discounted, but if your team has an injury a loss is not. Great logic there pal.

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  • Green Yellow31439 said...

    HAHA. Talk about contradicting yourself. First you say that beating UCLA without their big man doesn't do much for you or the committee, then you say that regardless of Artis being out that you have to do better than 5-4. So your saying that if the opponent has an injury, the win is discounted, but if your team has an injury a loss is not. Great logic there pal.

    Hey, I am one of the biggest sunshine pumpers around when it comes to the Ducks. I just feel like going 8-5 down the stretch is the single biggest reason for our poor seeding -- we were not playing well towards the end and that has a huge affect on seeding. Thats fine if you don't think the same, I was just trying to explain my thought process as to why I didn't feel like it complete blasphemy.

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  • Ed O said...

    This is circular, though.

    We're a 12 seed because if we'd lost to UW, we wouldn't have made the tourney.

    Why wouldn't we have made the tourney? Because we barely made it in as a 12 seed WITH the win.

    I think Oregon deserved to make the tournament irrespective of whether we beat UW or not. Of course, the committee probably would have disagreed, and since I don't get a vote then the Ducks wouldn't be in the Dance.

    BUT... since I disagree with them, I don't think that your argument holds much water here, man.

    I was basing the fact we weren't going to make the tourney from what several experts were saying. It unfortunate we closed the season out so poorly because we were playing so good to begin with -- I believe we were 18-2, which is awesome. Unfortunately, I just feel the seeding is a product of our poor finish more than anything. Thats all I'm trying to say.

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  • Bowerz101 said...

    I was basing the fact we weren't going to make the tourney from what several experts were saying. It unfortunate we closed the season out so poorly because we were playing so good to begin with -- I believe we were 18-2, which is awesome. Unfortunately, I just feel the seeding is a product of our poor finish more than anything. Thats all I'm trying to say.

    That makes sense. You might be right, but that just reinforces that system is pretty crappy, IMO. :)

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