addictedtoIU Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21288556/predicting-college-basketball-final-four-national-champion-coach-year-player-year 26 ESPN so-called analysts predicted FF teams and the team to win it all. Guess which team Tom Crean predicted. Xavier. MSU received 14 votes followed by Duke and Arizona (each received 4 votes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, addictedtoIU said: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21288556/predicting-college-basketball-final-four-national-champion-coach-year-player-year 26 ESPN so-called analysts predicted FF teams and the team to win it all. Guess which team Tom Crean predicted. Xavier. MSU received 14 votes followed by Duke and Arizona (each received 4 votes). I saw quit a few pick Wichita St to make the final four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Crean picked Xavier? Glad he didn't take his time off to learn more about basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Crean picked Xavier? Glad he didn't take his time off to learn more about basketball. Xavier did make the elite 8 last year and should be good again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsorgi Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Xavier's not a bad dark horse pick at all. Really about which Xavier team will show up - the one from the tournament last year or the one from the Big East regular season play. I'd rather have a few analysts pick a team they believe is undervalued than everyone make the same pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, jimsorgi said: Xavier's not a bad dark horse pick at all. Really about which Xavier team will show up - the one from the tournament last year or the one from the Big East regular season play. I'd rather have a few analysts pick a team they believe is undervalued than everyone make the same pick. Look at some pre season rankings and Xavier is ranked around 17th so it is not a big stretch for someone to pick then to the FF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 2 hours ago, IU Scott said: Look at some pre season rankings and Xavier is ranked around 17th so it is not a big stretch for someone to pick then to the FF. I never said it was. But making the Final Four and winning a national title is a big difference. If you used rankings as true seeding, it would be like a 5 seed winning it all. Has it happened? Yes. Is it a wise pick? Absolutely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 minute ago, KoB2011 said: I never said it was. But making the Final Four and winning a national title is a big difference. If you used rankings as true seeding, it would be like a 5 seed winning it all. Has it happened? Yes. Is it a wise pick? Absolutely not. I just feel like this was just another chance to dog on Crean by people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slojoe Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Trevon Bluiett of Xavier can put the ball in the basket though he's inconsistent. He could certainly carry a team offensively to FF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, IU Scott said: I just feel like this was just another chance to dog on Crean by people. That's exactly what I was doing. He just made it easy by making a stupid pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just now, slojoe said: Trevon Bluiett of Xavier can put the ball in the basket though he's inconsistent. He could certainly carry a team offensively to FF. Yup. But the discussion was about then winning a title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 12 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: That's exactly what I was doing. He just made it easy by making a stupid pick. What I am saying is it is not a stupid pick. Maybe winning the championship but I can see them getting to the final four. Also many of those experts picked Wichita St to make the final four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, IU Scott said: What I am saying is it is not a stupid pick. Maybe winning the championship but I can see them getting to the final four. Also many of those experts picked Wichita St to make the final four. So picking them to win the title is maybe stupid pick, you're taking issue with something you maybe agree with? What does Wichita have to do with anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: So picking them to win the title is maybe stupid pick, you're taking issue with something you maybe agree with? What does Wichita have to do with anything? I just don't see picking Xavier to win it all as a huge jump that you seem to think it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Xavier will never win it all unless they play faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Haha. Did everybody else just miss that Dakich picked Ohio State to make the final four???!!!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, tdhoosier said: Haha. Did everybody else just miss that Dakich picked Ohio State to make the final four???!!!??? I have OSU finishing like 10th in the conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just now, IU Scott said: I have OSU finishing like 10th in the conference well, i hope he's joking. Dakich is such a troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 minute ago, tdhoosier said: well, i hope he's joking. Dakich is such a troll. Remember his son plays there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 34 minutes ago, tdhoosier said: Haha. Did everybody else just miss that Dakich picked Ohio State to make the final four???!!!??? He must be on some substance other than alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 hour ago, tdhoosier said: Haha. Did everybody else just miss that Dakich picked Ohio State to make the final four???!!!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiertildeath Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 I have always felt that Dan Dakich was a little goofy ,vbg !! But he actually picks OHIO State to be in the Final Four ?????? I think HELL will freeze over before Ohio State makes the Final Four THIS SEASON ( or any time soon ) @!!!!!! P.S. XAVIER is always pretty darn GOOD and certainly appears to have a team capable of sneaking into the Final Four. However , as I replied in another thread , The speculation ends [ for all intents and purposes ] tomorrow night , Friday November 10 ,2017, when we start getting the actual game results !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 6 minutes ago, hoosiertildeath said: I have always felt that Dan Dakich was a little goofy ,vbg !! But he actually picks OHIO State to be in the Final Four ?????? I think HELL will freeze over before Ohio State makes the Final Four THIS SEASON ( or any time soon ) @!!!!!! P.S. XAVIER is always pretty darn GOOD and certainly appears to have a team capable of sneaking into the Final Four. However , as I replied in another thread , The speculation ends [ for all intents and purposes ] tomorrow night , Friday November 10 ,2017, when we start getting the actual game results !! He probably only picked OSU because his son is playing for OSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 22 hours ago, IU Scott said: He probably only picked OSU because his son is playing for OSU I'm sure you're right. That doesn't mean it's not a ridiculous homer prediction though. Dakich just looks like a clown making predictions like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 On 11/7/2017 at 3:23 PM, tdhoosier said: Haha. Did everybody else just miss that Dakich picked Ohio State to make the final four???!!!??? Now THAT is a stupid pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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