Bama Game Thread: Postgame Thread - Bama over The Gaels - Sweet 16 Baby

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definitely belittling the win. Not belittling Bama. Bama is every bit as capable of winning the title as Duke or Auburn or Florida or Houston on both résumé and metrics.

but that matchup was a bad one. They didn’t belong on the same court as Bama and it was clear pretty damn quick.
You’re right. They get a lot of credit for occasionally beating the Zags. They’re a quality team/program. But, they don’t have the horses to run with the elite. I thought Robert Morris was a better team.
 
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You’re right. They get a lot of credit for occasionally beating the Zags. They’re a quality team/program. But, they don’t have the horses to run with the elite. I thought Robert Morris was a better team.
yeah. And I’m not saying Bama got handed a “pass” to the sweet 16 or anything like that. You have to put St. Mary’s somewhere.

But I very much think St. Mary’s résumé was artificially inflated by those wins over the Zags. It’s a hard square to circle, having a high major like Gonzaga in a mid-major conference. The inevitable result is sometimes you’ll get ridiculously lopsided matchups like we saw today.
 
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definitely belittling the win. Not belittling Bama. Bama is every bit as capable of winning the title as Duke or Auburn or Florida or Houston on both résumé and metrics.

but that matchup was a bad one. They didn’t belong on the same court as Bama and it was clear pretty damn quick.
We stumbled at the end and the committee noticed. Otherwise, a team we both beat wouldn't have been seeded ahead of Bama. And, like you, overvalued the Zag wins...
 

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yeah. And I’m not saying Bama got handed a “pass” to the sweet 16 or anything like that. You have to put St. Mary’s somewhere.

But I very much think St. Mary’s résumé was artificially inflated by those wins over the Zags. It’s a hard square to circle, having a high major like Gonzaga in a mid-major conference. The inevitable result is sometimes you’ll get ridiculously lopsided matchups like we saw today.
going forward St Mary's will not have Gonzaga in their conference to pad their schedule. Zags are moving to the PAC??
 

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It’s funny how St Mary’s was supposed to be the giant killer just 5 hours ago. Now they suck. Lol. Barners.
My first posts in the game thread were

“Just gotta get them running and they’ll fold.”

and

“Just don’t let them dictate the pace. If they’re allowed to dictate it will be a dicey affair. If Bama plays Bama ball they will swat the Gaels aside.”

I’ll cop to overestimating their ability to dictate the pace.
 
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