Re: BE vs. C-USA

[Rands, William \(randswj\)]

I'm a Tulane grad & watched 2 Tulane CUSA tournament games & one regular
season game. Tulane was a 4 seed & had a bye & had a pretty good year.
The lack of athleticism on the CUSA teams was very noticeable. Even the
worst BE teams-UC, Seton Hall, Rutgers-were far more athletic than the
CUSA teams.
        

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Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 10:31 AM
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Subject: [UC Basketball] BE vs. C-USA

This year, we have a great opportunity to objectively compare the BE -
C-USA
question, because the the Bearcats are not ivolved in the current
situation.

It is my position, that in past years, the Bearcats' success in C-USA
would
give the appearance of a stronger team than what we actually had.

I think the same can be said of Memphis this year.  How would Memphis
have
fared if Louisville and Marquetter were still in C-USA?  I believe those
three teams would have fought it out for the conference title.  If you
put
those teams on a neutral court, who wins?  Or, if Memphis was in the BE,
how
would they fare?  They were 1-2 against 1-50 rated teams!  There 3
losses
are to Georgia Tech (10 seed), Tennessee (5 seed), and Arizona (6 seed)

I would guess those three teams are pretty comparable.  Yet, Memphis is
a 2
seed, Louisville is a 6 seed, and Marquette is an 8 seed.

I'm guessing Memphis loses to the Nevada/Creighton winner.  FYI -
Memphis
beat Gonzaga by 1 at Gonzaga who is a 10 seed (it was right after
Gonzaga
lost a starter).

Go Cats!
DF
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