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2026 NCAA Tournament General Discussion

scUM lucked into about the easiest road to the final 4 anyone was getting this year. That helps too.
It doesn’t matter what region Michigan is in if they are on their A game. There is a reason Michigan has a chance to become the first team to have a 40+ rating in Kenpom since 2002. Their stats/metrics and results show this. Luck has nothing to do with it and comes a distant 4th compared to skill, execution, and coaching/preparation.
 
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Going back to my post from earlier round. It seems like it’s just a strategy? Play wild, out of control ball and pray your guys hit a ton of 2-pointers?

All while giving up 3’s and not playing defense.

Good stuff, Tommy Lloyd. I see why you choke.

Well choking implies that you had a chance. They didn’t have a chance. Michigan was a bad matchup for them even though I think Arizona is a hell of a team. May using EC with the bigs at the top of the key was genius. It wasn’t that Arizona wasn’t playing defense. Michigan’s pg play and execution led to Michigan making it look easy. Michigan doesn’t really have many if any weaknesses on offense when they are clicking.
 
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It doesn’t matter what region Michigan is in if they are on their A game. There is a reason Michigan has a chance to become the first team to have a 40+ rating in Kenpom since 2002. Their stats/metrics and results show this. Luck has nothing to do with it and comes a distant 4th compared to skill, execution, and coaching/preparation.

Their sweet 16 matchup was going to be a team rattled by a key player missing no matter who it eas and they got to play an ass Tennessee team in the elite 8 because the 2 seed Iowa State got slammed by injuries. I don't care what anyone says there is some luck in that
 
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Well choking implies that you had a chance. They didn’t have a chance. Michigan was a bad matchup for them even though I think Arizona is a hell of a team. May using EC with the bigs at the top of the key was genius. It wasn’t that Arizona wasn’t playing defense. Michigan’s pg play and execution led to Michigan making it look easy. Michigan doesn’t really have many if any weaknesses on offense when they are clicking.
Choking in every previous year. Call it underperforming relative to his high NBA level talent this year. Either way, he’s not a great coach to me.

Dusty May, on the other hand, is a great one. Yaxel goes out and you barely miss a beat. Best team in the country and they’ll prove that on Monday pretty easily.

Reed can be neutralized by Michigans bigs and Mullins will struggle to get shots off vs the length. Would take a guard play miracle in favor of UConn to be close.

This sucks.
 
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