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Originally Posted by MediaCenterJunkie
**** Arizona.
The Mountain West got 2 bids.
This is a ****in' Joke.
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Originally Posted by DJJasonp
With that said...San Diego State is a better bb team at this point...than is Arizona. SDSU's RPI was 37....
There's a strong argument that the mountain west deserved 3 teams....over teams like:
Arizona
Michigan
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Originally Posted by DJJasonp
Yes...
And Arizona beat no one on the road...
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Originally Posted by eazyb81
Arizona has some huge wins. Who has San Diego State or St. Mary's beaten?
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Originally Posted by DJJasonp
a valid point....they came up 2 pts short against St Mary's....and had some other close calls...but no "big wins".
I guess the argument is the RPI....and the "mediocre conference record" argument another poster made....
Do you reward a mediocre season (.500 or worse) in a major conference over a good season in a mid-major, or sub-major if you will, conference?
Tough call.
I just dont like the East Coast Sports Network's slurping of east coast teams....and Arizona (they have always had a man-crush for Lute Olson).
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Originally Posted by tk13
The only argument against Arizona is their big wins (KU, Gonzaga) came at home. You'd rarely ever get Kansas to go play at St. Mary's. Gonzaga had to go to St. Mary's since they're in the same conference... and they only won by 2 points... and Patty Mills was out.
Arizona played 2 non-conference games on the road, that's it. And they lost them both, including a 15 point loss at UNLV.
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Big Arizona fan here.
1) No doubt that Arizona didn't earn the right to be in the Tourney.
2) No doubt the 25 year streak played a role in their selection
3) We lost 5 of the last 6 games... win any one of them an we earn the spot we were handed.
4) I don't care, WE'RE IN BABY!!!!
