C Dubya 04 Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 I'm fairly sure that they won't be a one seed. The selection committee isn't concerned with the polls (see Gonzaga's seeding two years ago). The committee puts the teams it feels are the best in the one spots. St. Joe's would have been there had they not lost, but this loss will cost them. I didn't think that they would go to the final four, but I will be shocked if they don't at least make the sweet 16. They're not a flukey small conference team, these guys can play.
Spicy McHaggis Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 St. Joe's has two of the top qualities of a tournament team... 1. The best backcourt in the nation- guard play is HUGE 2. They're very good in the half-court offense As long as they don't face a full-strength Okafor or Oklahoma St., they're in the Fiinal Four.
C Dubya 04 Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 Yeah, but Xavier yesterday showed that a strong backcourt can prevent the penetration of Nelson & West and shut them down quite a bit. Plus, a team with good size inside will probably give St. Joe's fits. There are a lot of teams that could beat St. Joes. But, if St. Joes is on shooting wise, they can run with anyone. It will be really interesting to see how far they can go.
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