So we are done talking about Quad 1 wins forever now, right?
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I want to mention that since KCC loves quoting KenPom that Houston is rated higher than Kansas (as is Alabama).
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We arent a great team this year. BUT we gritted out lots of close wins. How good you actually are is irrelevant to seeding. Your resume is the only thing that should matter.
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A lot of teams are ranked higher than KU this year, I have never suggested differently. This is clearly a down year for us in many respects and the chances of us making a deep run again are poorer than usual.

Of course, our down years still lead to championship wins in the best conference in the country and #1 seeds in the tournament. Other schools' down years lead to tournament misses and/or losses to St. Peter's. There's a difference.
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We play at 1pm thursday
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Didn't that dude basically say they punished Kansas because Self is in the hospital?

Hope the team is majorly pissed. A focused and angry Kansas team is what we need.
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If you're going for low blows, please mention Bradley and Bucknell for comparison.

Thanks.

And I agree with you that Kansas got shafted, but you've cited KenPom multiple times to justify your opinion.
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Effectively that's what he said, yes. Their explanation made no sense whatsoever.

There is only one real justification for ranking Houston ahead of KU, but that has to do with the tempo metrics (KenPom, Torvik) that they have dominated all year (which I'd argue is partially a product of playing a cupcake schedule and being able to blow teams out, but it's there to be made). They didn't cite that, though, and if that was the reason Houston should have been the overall #1 this year ahead of Alabama, KU, and anyone else. They weren't, they were the 2nd #1 seed instead. Given that Houston was a #5 seed last year with very similarly great metrics, it does not appear that the committee has valued such things in the past and probably didn't this year either.

Giving Houston the MW region in KC in a year where KU played and succeeded against the most difficult schedule in the history of college basketball honestly just comes off as screwing KU just for the sake of screwing KU.
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When you have to go back 20 years in time to have any ammunition at all, it may be time to step away.
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Talking shit on the defending champs

Listen to yourself
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Last year was last year.

I fully expect to be inevitably disappointed within the next 5-7 days.
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Ok but if this is now, we best you and just got another 1
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2021-2022 season doesn’t mean shit for this one.

Ask UNC or 2018-2019 UVA.
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If this Kansas team did repeat it would say more about the field than us
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I think there’s 3 teams that are in a league of their own and then everyone else.

They have as good of a chance as anyone to win(even with the tough draw).
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