Who's your dream sweet 16 match up?

[RJax55]

Sullinger would take an absolute S*** on us on the inside.  I don't know why you'd rather play them than a team like Kansas, who I feel is a much weaker team.  Not that I'm holding any grudge on Taylor, but I just don't think he is as good as he's made out to be.  Not very clutch and turns the ball over too much.  If we get a 3, that would be a 2 seed I'd like to play.

Have you seen Thomas Robinson play this year?

[MU82]

Sullinger would take an absolute S*** on us on the inside.  I don't know why you'd rather play them than a team like Kansas, who I feel is a much weaker team.  Not that I'm holding any grudge on Taylor, but I just don't think he is as good as he's made out to be.  Not very clutch and turns the ball over too much.  If we get a 3, that would be a 2 seed I'd like to play.

Sullinger = Very, very good. Robinson = Oh my God.

Definitely would rather play Ohio State than Kansas.

[dwaderoy2004]

Michigan State would be ideal. 

[MU B2002]

I know nothing about Baylor

Baylor is long and very talented, but are either undisciplined or just a collection of talent that doesn't mesh well together.

[dwaderoy2004]

Baylor has crappy guards (outside of pierre jackson) and their bigs don't play big.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Can you imagine the number of posts and threads, either a win or a loss, and I am pretty sure the server would melt down.

In my opinion, it would be very, very bad... and I'll leave it at that.

Maybe in another couple of years.

[RJax55]

Definitely would rather play Ohio State than Kansas.

Most definitely. As scary as Robinson is, Jeff Withey would give MU fits as well. Kansas with two shot blocking bigs is a horrible, horrible match-up for MU.

Ohio State not so much. Yes, Sullinger would be tough to handle, but he is prone to foul trouble and is not a shot blocker.

[frozena pizza]

In case anyone got confused, we have a double bye in the Big East tournament.  In the NCAA tournament, we still have to play the first two rounds (I don't count the first four games).  Let's not think too far ahead. 

[dwaderoy2004]

In case anyone got confused, we have a double bye in the Big East tournament.  In the NCAA tournament, we still have to play the first two rounds (I don't count the first four games).  Let's not think too far ahead. 

oh my god.

[Canadian Dimes]

I am voting for University of Rhode Island, seems the wheels have come off and they have a lame duck head coach, ideal team to play at that point.

[MUMac]

I am voting for University of Rhode Island, seems the wheels have come off and they have a lame duck head coach, ideal team to play at that point.

That or Illinois. 

[brewcity77]

In case anyone got confused, we have a double bye in the Big East tournament.  In the NCAA tournament, we still have to play the first two rounds (I don't count the first four games).  Let's not think too far ahead.

Yes, because I'm sure that Buzz has bypassed prepping for the Big East tournament and is spending all his time practicing for our most likely Sweet 16 match-ups. 

Give me a break. Unless you're Jamail Jones in disguise, WE ARE NOT ON THE TEAM. Nothing we say here, nothing we do, will make any difference in how Buzz and the players prepare for MSG or the NCAA tournament. There is no harm whatsoever in us trying to figure out what bracket set-up would be best for our team. All this thread is is Marquette fans talking Marquette basketball and trying to figure out which other teams in the country would be good or bad match-ups. There is absolutely no harm in that.

Anyone that thinks that a thread featuring Marquette FANS trying to picture where the team might be in a couple weeks is going to have any impact on where the team will actually be in a couple weeks is insane.

If you'd rather discuss which second and third round teams you don't want to see, such as potential 14/15 seed Montana out of the Big Sky, a team that plays great defense and can get hot from 3, then fine, go start that conversation. But please don't be so stupid as to think that Marquette FANS looking at the top 20 or so teams in the country and trying to figure out which we do and don't want to play will have any impact on whether or not we end up playing any of them.

[MUMac]

Sullinger = Very, very good. Robinson = Oh my God.

Definitely would rather play Ohio State than Kansas.

The teams that concern me are the one's that have guard play and a long defensive center.  Ohter than that, I will take my chances with whatever team MU faces.  

MU is a different brand of team.  similar to Missouri in some ways, but different.  They attack, attack and attack the interior.  They play fast paced basketball.  They have a very good and sometimes excellent press.  Unique team to face, in many ways.  

We tend to concern ourselves with the match-up problems of the other teams.  I like to think of the match-up problems MU brings to the table.  

If MU makes it to the Sweet 16, I say, bring it on!  I don't care who they face, I trust Jae and DJO will have the team prepared and take them on their back, if necessary!  

[frozena pizza]

Yes, because I'm sure that Buzz has bypassed prepping for the Big East tournament and is spending all his time practicing for our most likely Sweet 16 match-ups. 

Give me a break. Unless you're Jamail Jones in disguise, WE ARE NOT ON THE TEAM. Nothing we say here, nothing we do, will make any difference in how Buzz and the players prepare for MSG or the NCAA tournament. There is no harm whatsoever in us trying to figure out what bracket set-up would be best for our team. All this thread is is Marquette fans talking Marquette basketball and trying to figure out which other teams in the country would be good or bad match-ups. There is absolutely no harm in that.

Anyone that thinks that a thread featuring Marquette FANS trying to picture where the team might be in a couple weeks is going to have any impact on where the team will actually be in a couple weeks is insane.

If you'd rather discuss which second and third round teams you don't want to see, such as potential 14/15 seed Montana out of the Big Sky, a team that plays great defense and can get hot from 3, then fine, go start that conversation. But please don't be so stupid as to think that Marquette FANS looking at the top 20 or so teams in the country and trying to figure out which we do and don't want to play will have any impact on whether or not we end up playing any of them.

If this is serious, then you need to get a life.  It's a simple joke intended to make the point that a lot of people are looking way down the road, which is fine.  A four paragraph response calling me insane and stupid is a bit overboard.  Aren't you getting married soon?  Lighten up dude.

[brewcity77]

If this is serious, then you need to get a life.  It's a simple joke intended to make the point that a lot of people are looking way down the road, which is fine.  A four paragraph response calling me insane and stupid is a bit overboard.  Aren't you getting married soon?  Lighten up dude.

Over the past couple years, I've seen plenty of people completely serious with that "looking too far ahead" crap point of view on this board. Since it's frequently said seriously (and you weren't the first in this thread to say it) why would I ever think you were making a joke without teal? You hear the same thing over and over again, it gets annoying. The response isn't just to you, it's to everyone that thinks MU fans looking at the Sweet 16 are thinking too far ahead.

And what does getting married have to do with anything? 

[frozena pizza]

Over the past couple years, I've seen plenty of people completely serious with that "looking too far ahead" crap point of view on this board. Since it's frequently said seriously (and you weren't the first in this thread to say it) why would I ever think you were making a joke without teal? You hear the same thing over and over again, it gets annoying. The response isn't just to you, it's to everyone that thinks MU fans looking at the Sweet 16 are thinking too far ahead.

And what does getting married have to do with anything? 

I thought by pointing out that we don't get a bye into the Sweet 16 was enough to indicate that I was joking, but if not my bad.  I also think it's pretty unlikely we would face a 7-24 Rhode Island squad in the Sweet 16 but go ahead and chew him out for not using teal.  The whole point of sarcasm is the subtlety.  If you have to flag it for everyone it ruins the point.

The point about you getting married was that you should be happy, not angry.  All the best on your big day, Robert Frozena

[brewcity77]

I thought by pointing out that we don't get a bye into the Sweet 16 was enough to indicate that I was joking, but if not my bad.  I also think it's pretty unlikely we would face a 7-24 Rhode Island squad in the Sweet 16 but go ahead and chew him out for not using teal.  The whole point of sarcasm is the subtlety.  If you have to flag it for everyone it ruins the point.

The point about you getting married was that you should be happy, not angry.  All the best on your big day, Robert Frozena

Big difference in the obvious sarcasm of Rhode Island, Illinois, or MVSU (also mentioned above) and a point that was seriously made earlier in the thread by PRN 

Regardless...no harm no foul. Simple misunderstanding, my bad, sorry for the rant

[Warriors 79]

As a grad of both MU and IU and a BIG TC Fan, I would love to see IU put into our side of the bracket.  Also would love another shot at Brey and the Stinking Irish.

Otherwise, one game at a time, don't care who we play, but let's have them all over by the 12 minute mark of the second half OR SOOONER!! No NAIL Biters!!! 

[77ncaachamps]

Selfishly, IU. But realistically Zeller is gonna cause us problems.

So, I defer to "the easiest path possible".