re: Men's Hoops: LSU 80, Mississippi St 68 - Recap

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I think the fact that we went 0-4 to start will play in our favor if we win 5 out the last 6 and end up 20-9. It's all about momemtum with the selection committee. No way they leave us home if we win 10 out our last 12 conference games even if the conference pretty pathetic. That would mean we would also get a pretty good seed and avoid florida for a while. South how many teams make the SEC tourney?? Do the top teams get a bye??

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I like the enthusiasm, but 20 wins doesn't carry as much weight as maybe it used to. Who those 20 wins were against is much, much, more important. LSU's OOC schedule was poor to say the least with Marquette really being the only "good" team (who LSU lost to). The SEC top to bottom is as bad as it's been in about 4 years. For reference, think back to 08-09. The SEC only got 3 teams in (and it would have been just 2 if Miss. St. hadn't won the SECT). This year there are no "locks" outside of UF. IMO at minimum LSU would have to have a winning record in conf, finish in the top-4 of the league, and probably win at least 2 games in the SECT to get consideration as an At-large. End of the year momentum doesn't mean that much anymore. The committee has said several times that they place just as much value on the games in Nov and Dec, as they do on those in Feb and March. Right now, LSU only has one "good" win (Mizzou, and even that is arguable) vs. two "bad" losses (USC and Auburn).