Who's your dream sweet 16 match up?

[RawdogDX]

I've decided on Michigan.  I think we can crush that team:
- They don't have a shot blocker.
- They only have one good rebounder and he can't shoot FTs and prone to foul trouble.
- no one over 6'9 who plays a ton.
- don't force a lot of turn overs.
- best scorers on the team are a SO  and a FR.
- one good SR but i think we match up well with him.

they have several shooters but think we could blow this team out.

[Doris Burkes Thong]

I'd love to play and beat Crean and Indiana. Though I realize a team like Michigan would be a little better matchup prolly. I got a feeling too that we just might see I4 in our side of the bracket.

[strotty]

A 14-seed. 

But in actuality, if we are a:

2-seed: Ohio State
3-seed: Michigan State (Draymond vs. Jae would be epic)
4-seed: Syracuse

[4everwarriors]

Mississippi Valley State

[Hards Alumni]

I've decided on Michigan.  I think we can crush that team:
- They don't have a shot blocker.
- They only have one good rebounder and he can't shoot FTs and prone to foul trouble.
- no one over 6'9 who plays a ton.
- don't force a lot of turn overs.
- best scorers on the team are a SO  and a FR.
- one good SR but i think we match up well with him.

they have several shooters but think we could blow this team out.

Count me out.  They can shoot the 3 ball way too well for me to ever want to play them.

[TallTitan34]

Middle Tennessee

[IrwinFletcher]

Michigan is very well coached and run stuff to get real good looks.  They are a great shooting team and would hurt us from 3....

My dream would be a 3 vs 6 matchup vs. Creighton. Some brackets have this and I would love this one. Our speed and strength would cause them serious problems.

[CTWarrior]

Michigan is very well coached and run stuff to get real good looks.  They are a great shooting team and would hurt us from 3....

My dream would be a 3 vs 6 matchup vs. Creighton. Some brackets have this and I would love this one. Our speed and strength would cause them serious problems.

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This would be a round of 32 game.  Since we will be either a 2, 3 or outside chance 4 the answer to this query would have to be a 1, 2 or 3 seed.  As for me, I just want to avoid Kentucky and North Carolina for as long as possible.  After our first game, the rest are going to be toss ups anyway, unless we are lucky enough to face an upset winner.

[JTBMU7]

let's not get ahead of ourselves folks... still have some tough matchups this week and first/second round before we can start thinking about possible S16 games...

[wojosdojo]

Count me out.  They can shoot the 3 ball way too well for me to ever want to play them.

Yes. Anyone who can catch fire scares me more than anything else.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

This is called putting the cart in front of the horse. I love this team and it's potential, but let's not forget we've some real stinkers this year.

[dwaderoy2004]

darn it guys, we did it again.  we blew it by not taking it one game at at time.  I'm sure the team won't be able to overcome the rampant speculation and keep the focus on the next game.  I wish we didn't have such control over the results of games...

[tower912]

Bad losses, please, PRN.    We have no 'bad' losses, according to the RPI.   Since we all follow the team religiously, we know there were some games where MU played poorly.    Vandy.   Cinci.    LSU.   Against Syracuse, Georgetown, and ND, we played bad for a stretch and couldn't overcome it.   ND and Georgetown, they got hot the last 10 minutes and MU couldn't get a stop.   So, 'lay and egg'?    Thrice a season is reasonable.  

[brewcity77]

Middle Tennessee

They'll have to get an at-large bid...and with how they finished, I wouldn't expect it. MTSU has no top-50 wins and their season ended with two awful losses to RPI 212 Western Kentucky and 207 Arkansas State. Had they made the Sun Belt final and lost to Denver, they might have had a shot at an at-large, but with those losses, I can't see it.

And @ PRN

For fans of a 2-3 seed (and we're locked in there) to dream about the Sweet 16 is not putting the cart before the horse. Yes, we have to win 2 games to get there, but we will be favored in both.

Finally...my dream match-up in the Sweet 16 is probably Wisconsin. We know we can beat them, and they simply don't have enough weapons to keep up with us. Tie down Jordan Taylor and they will fold. Of course, that would require us to reach the 2-line and UW to reach the 3-line. Both happening might be a stretch.

[MU82]

If we're a 2, Georgetown for sure. Wisconsin if they can win the Big10/11/12 and that somehow could happen.

If we're a 3, it means Ohio State, Michigan State or both hung onto a 2, and either would be better to face than numerous other options. Both teams are similar to us, with one versatile but not towering stud (Sullinger/Green/Crowder), one talented perimeter player (Buford, Appling, DJO) and good role players in support. Sullinger and Green are both excellent but Buford is significantly better than Appling (Appling is more of a PG-by-default while Buford is a pure shooter), so that would suggest Michigan State is a slightly better matchup for us. Then again, I'd take Izzo over Matta as a game coach, and MSU plays defense like few others.

I'm not even gonna think about us being a 4. Could happen, but I'm trying to keep the positive vibes going.

[🏀]

Michigan State.

Redemption for 2007 and Dawson is done for the season.

[boblawblog]

Ohio St.

[Warriors10]

Last time I checked we have to win 2 rounds to get there...

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I am going to play this game under the assumption that the favored teams will win in the first two rounds because there are obviously more favorable match-ups than this. BUT, if we are 3 seed, I truly hope Mizzou is the 2. I think we could take Mizzou to the cleaners.

[wadesworld]

Last time I checked we have to win 2 rounds to get there...

Oh, we do? Shoot

[reinko]

let's not get ahead of ourselves folks... still have some tough matchups this week and first/second round before we can start thinking about possible S16 games...

See, we can get ahead of ourselves, we are nerds on a message board.  Tt's important as long as the team and coaches don't get ahead of themselves.

See everyone in NOLA!

WOO WOO!

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Anybody but IU.

This board will be filled with intelligent commentary.

[MU B2002]

Anybody but IU.

This board will be filled with intelligent commentary.

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.

[RawdogDX]

I think we beat any big 10 team except OSU.  I don't think indiana is as good of a match up as Michigan.  

The only teams that I haven't seen mentioned: UNC, Duke, Baylor, Murray State, Florida.

I don't want to play UNC or Florida.
Duke wouldn't be the worst thing, but will probably be a one.
I know nothing about Baylor or Murray State.

[furrious9]

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.