2023 AAC MBB Tourney Thread

winwave · Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:28 pm

We will play Friday night at 8 against the winner of the WSU-Tulsa game .

greenie78 · Sun Mar 05, 2023 5:05 pm

Direct flight from Lake Charles to Ft. Worth. If I didn't have 3 little kids, would strongly consider going.

winwave · Sun Mar 05, 2023 6:48 pm

The bracket is set:

https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/tula ... 970ba.html

RobertM320 · Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:42 pm

[*]For future archiving purposes, would the mods please rename this thread to say 2023 AAC MBB Tourney Thread?

Thanks.

Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:53 pm

Tulane1111 · Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:10 pm

I liked the Tourneys where everyone plays the first day….
I guess those days are long gone in most conferences.

anEngineer · Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:33 pm

Tulane1111 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:10 pm I liked the Tourneys where everyone plays the first day….
I guess those days are long gone in most conferences.

Although most conferences have byes, it makes sense for 1 bid conferences. Only the tournament winner is getting in, so the teams that did well in the regular season should have an advantage.

DfromCT · Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:53 pm

anEngineer wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:33 pm
Tulane1111 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:10 pm I liked the Tourneys where everyone plays the first day….
I guess those days are long gone in most conferences.
Although most conferences have byes, it makes sense for 1 bid conferences. Only the tournament winner is getting in, so the teams that did well in the regular season should have an advantage.

The ACC has 4 teams getting a double bye!

Tulane1111 · Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:15 pm

Yes that double bye is really something else!, basically two separate tourneys, have to play the first one and win some games to get into the 2nd one….

winwave · Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:33 pm

NIT is a long shot:

https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/note ... fe916.html

Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:48 pm

winwave wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:33 pm NIT is a long shot:

https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/note ... fe916.html

Weak schedule and the 7-4 non-conference record sealed our fate early on. Hopefully coach learned from this big mistake.
Didn’t take a genius to know this:

The tool the selection committee uses to fill out the field for both tournaments is hurt by a non-conference strength of schedule ranked 284th.

RobertM320 · Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:07 pm

Tulane1111 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:15 pm Yes that double bye is really something else!, basically two separate, have to play the first won and win some games to get into the 2nd one….

If we had 12 teams instead of 11, we wouldn't have that double bye. You would have 4 byes and the other 8 would play for the other 4 spots.

anEngineer · Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:13 pm

DfromCT wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:53 pm
anEngineer wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:33 pm
Tulane1111 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:10 pm I liked the Tourneys where everyone plays the first day….
I guess those days are long gone in most conferences.
Although most conferences have byes, it makes sense for 1 bid conferences. Only the tournament winner is getting in, so the teams that did well in the regular season should have an advantage.
The ACC has 4 teams getting a double bye!

Again, to a certain extent I understand it. Why should a team that has been terrible all year get the same path as a team that has dominated? Double bye is a bit much.

RobertM320 · Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:04 pm

People are misunderstanding the term "double bye". No one is getting byes in two rounds. It just means both teams in a second round game got a bye in the first round.

Tulane1111 · Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:31 pm

It seems we play really well in the 2nd half and at the end of games with our capable scorers and not too dependent on hitting the 3
every night…. We win with Steals & low TO’s, this could translate well in a March tourney.

DfromCT · Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:39 am

RobertM320 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:04 pm People are misunderstanding the term "double bye". No one is getting byes in two rounds. It just means both teams in a second round game got a bye in the first round.

No, you're wrong Robert. Or more accurately, you confused a discussion about the ACC bracket with the AAC bracket. The ACC has 4 teams getting a double bye. Yes, those four teams will play teams that have already won 2 games to earn the right to play them.

winwave · Thu Mar 09, 2023 5:39 pm

Rough year for R. J. :

https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/tula ... c2140.html

winwave · Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:41 pm

Houston beat ECU 60-46.

winwave · Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:43 pm

The Cincy-Temple game that was supposed to start at 2 just started at 2:40. We won't be tipping anywhere near 8.

greenie78 · Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:03 pm

Noticing the NET ratings for future AAC members in FAU, UNT, and UAB are really good.

Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:24 pm

greenie78 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:03 pm Noticing the NET ratings for future AAC members in FAU, UNT, and UAB are really good.

They schedule non conference well.
Doesn’t take a genius to get the NET up. Play road games at P5’s and win a few. (See Memphis)

Ruski · Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:32 am

greenie78 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:03 pm Noticing the NET ratings for future AAC members in FAU, UNT, and UAB are really good.

1 - Houston
14 - FAU
31 - Memphis
38 - UNT
52 - UAB
68 - Cincy
73 - UCF
100 - Tulane
110 - Wichita
115 - Charlotte
127 - Temple

Keeping Hunter, May at FAU, McCasland at UNT, Kennedy at UAB is gonna be pivotal to keep this league at least a 2 bid league. Getting Wichita and Temple back up in the top 60 would really help brand recognition.

Ruski · Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:35 am

Brian Gregory out at USF
https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2 ... lls-hoops/

Seems the administration realizes this maybe the last opportunity to join the P5, firing football and basketball coaches, moving forward with their new stadium, opening an IPF.

A strong USF is very good for the AAC.

Ruski · Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:44 am

tpstulane wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:48 pm
winwave wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:33 pm NIT is a long shot:

https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/note ... fe916.html
Weak schedule and the 7-4 non-conference record sealed our fate early on. Hopefully coach learned from this big mistake.
Didn’t take a genius to know this:
The tool the selection committee uses to fill out the field for both tournaments is hurt by a non-conference strength of schedule ranked 284th.

Will be very interesting to see the schedule next year. After 4 years, he's done a good job turning the team around and competing for the top of the conference. It's time to take it up a notch and actually punch a ticket to March Madness.

I think outside of Nevada, every single OOC team ended up 150+ in NET. Many in 250+ territory. That's quite bad with Tulsa (323), SMU (209), ECU (187), USF (160) accounting for 8 games already.

Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:54 am

Ruski wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:44 am
tpstulane wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:48 pm
winwave wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:33 pm NIT is a long shot:

https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/note ... fe916.html
Weak schedule and the 7-4 non-conference record sealed our fate early on. Hopefully coach learned from this big mistake.
Didn’t take a genius to know this:
The tool the selection committee uses to fill out the field for both tournaments is hurt by a non-conference strength of schedule ranked 284th.

Will be very interesting to see the schedule next year. After 4 years, he's done a good job turning the team around and competing for the top of the conference. It's time to take it up a notch and actually punch a ticket to March Madness.

I think outside of Nevada, every single OOC team ended up 150+ in NET. Many in 250+ territory. That's quite bad with Tulsa (323), SMU (209), ECU (187), USF (160) accounting for 8 games already.

Just play Memphis’ non-conference schedule. That’s a nice schedule and fan friendly.
We are better than Memphis but because they scheduled better they will be rewarded and go to the big dance. Hopefully we beat them for the 3rd time today.