What is the record for SEC teams in the Sweet Sixteen? For any conference?
Kentucky getting started now.
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Kentucky getting started now.
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4 SEC teams in the Sweet Sixteen, 3 more teams play tonight
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Who cares, we're not going to the sweet sixteen, I'm rooting against every SEC team.
I understand rooting against SEC teams from an emotional standpoint, but SEC teams doing well after getting 14 bids is probably important to how SEC teams are treated by the committee next year.
I trust that a committee comprised of aged adults, who got their seats at the table by being overall not 17ing stupid, are able to separate what did or didn't happen in a prior season from what has and may happen in a current season.
Good Grief.....where did Ole Miss get this Dia guy? I'm not sure I even heard his name during the 2 games vs MSU. This guy is an absolute stud. If this is the way he plays.....I'd take him as a lottery pick in the NBA. How in the hell did we beat OM twice?
Okay, then how did we lose to both the squatters and the whorns? Asking for a friend.****
Our team was good, just not great. Had we not faltered down the stretch I think we would have played a more manageable opponent than Baylor. I still want to sign Jans to a longer term contract as I said about mid-season. I think he's as good of a coach we can get to Starkvegas provided he wants to stay. He'll just need to pick up a couple plug & play forward/center type studs who can hit the 3 somewhat reliably. I love Cam, but he could not stretch the D outward by not being able to gun some 3's. We have to fix that at his position next year. Plus, we could use a true point guard at least 6'2" or taller and is cat quick along with long range shooting. Do that and I think we'll be right back in busineess and probably a more dangerous team.
watched this very ole miss team get dominated by us. What a kick to the nuts
The team did suck. They literally lost the entirety of the back half of the season.
I asked ChatGPT about the record. In my experience, ChatGPT hasn't been great at questions like this, so take it with a grain of salt. I fact-checked it as best I could.
Will the SEC break the Elite Eight record? The max possible is 6. I think they will at least tie it. Ole Miss or Arkansas would have to win to break the record.
Will the SEC break the Final Four record? There is an SEC team alive in each region. This will be very hard to do.
- Most teams in the Sweet Sixteen from one conference: 6 (ACC in 2016; the previous record, broken by the SEC in 2025)
- Most teams in the Elite Eight from one conference: 4 (Big East 2009)
- Most teams in the Final Four from one conference: 3 (Big East 1985)
Will the SEC break the Elite Eight record? The max possible is 6. I think they will at least tie it. Ole Miss or Arkansas would have to win to break the record.
Will the SEC break the Final Four record? There is an SEC team alive in each region. This will be very hard to do.
A more manageable opponent? Baylor was 19-14, hadn’t scored 75 points in over a month and didn’t start a guy over 6’7. You can’t pick one much better than that.
The problem was getting ourselves in the 8-9 game again which is a virtual 2nd round loss at best. Mississippi and Arkansas did enough at the end not to choke themselves into the 8/9 game and are enjoying the Sweet 16 while we go aw shucks Chris Jans just had another good 8-10 season in the mighty SEC.
If we exchange our current players for future NBA players in our positions of need, we'll be better next year. I agree with this too. **
It's good the Cam era is ending. He's a feel good story but he's not a winning player in this era. He was born too late.
Would have been great in the 80's or 90's. The game has passed players with his skill set by.
If you can't shoot over 33% from three (especially on wide open looks from the corner) then you better be 6'10'' plus and rebound and play D because otherwise you're a net negative.
Would have been great in the 80's or 90's. The game has passed players with his skill set by.
If you can't shoot over 33% from three (especially on wide open looks from the corner) then you better be 6'10'' plus and rebound and play D because otherwise you're a net negative.
Yeah grandma and grandpa not showing up for those mid week night games sunk us in the end since they bring so much to the table and cheer so much when they are there. But that just means more chicken nuggets and chocolate chip cookies for the ones that do show up and go to the VIP area**
What’s our record in tournament games and conference tourney games with him on the team? I know it’s 0-3 in the big dance.
You could have just said, “I don’t watch basketball and check box scores or read articles.”
The dude can’t shoot. Period. It’s a jump shooting game now. If he’s your second best player you aren’t going anywhere, as evidenced by our track record.
Yep you got me, I dont watch basketball. Good one.**
^its rare that I use ** in consecutive posts. Be proud of your dumb takes, cuz thats all you have to lean on here.
Your take is like some last year claiming the team would be better without Tolu Smith.
Cam cant shoot, correct. You dont need a shooting SF to be a great team though. If you have other players who can shoot, he doesnt need to. He can just get a bunch of steals, play some bully ball in the paint, and grab some rebounds.
When Cam cant shoot AND others cant shoot, then you have a problem. But claiming its Cam who is the issue is goofy.
As a team we made 31.4% of shots from deep, and Cam took like 3% of those. That bad shooting is on everyone else.
Hubbard took over 9 3s each game and made only 34.5% of em. He barely cracked 40% shooting overall. That bad shooting isnt on Cam.
Harris didnt even make 40% of his shots overall and made 34% of his 3pt attempts. That bad shooting isnt on Cam.
Kugel was at 43.3% overall and 33.3% from deep. Once again, that bad shooting isnt on Cam,
Melendez made 28% of his 3pt shots and yet he took 3.5 per game. That bad shooting isnt on Cam.
Jones Jr was a copy of Melendez in both ways. That bad shooting isnt on Cam.
Maybe blame our 5 guards for only shooting 32.7% from deep and 41.7% overall as a group.
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We are 6-5 in the SEC tournament and 0-3 in the Big Dance with a SF that defenses can sag off and not guard beyond the paint. Maybe our guards shoot better and get more open looks if we don't have a non shooting threat out on the wing. Maybe our post players get more one-on-one post touches. If Cam was 6'10", sure he'd be really valuable. But you can't win with a wing player that defenses can completely ignore outside. This isn't rocket science.
We are 6-5 in the SEC tournament and 0-3 in the Big Dance with SGs that defenses can sag off and not guard beyond the paint. Maybe our bigs shoot better and get more open looks if we don't have non shooting threats out on the perimeter. Maybe our post players get more one-on-one post touches. If Cam was 6'10", sure he'd be a national POY candidate. But you can't win with a SGs that defenses can completely ignore outside. This isn't rocket science.