#4 seed stuck in a #9 seeds body!!

[MelroseHawkins]

Does anyone else think Jason Whitlock is genius columnist? I usually can find a lot of truth or understand the message he sends & thinks he is a great writer. I personally enjoy his writing & sarcasm. Usually people either luv him or hate him. I'll take him.

I thought on selection night UNI was more deserving of a better seed. But, the Miss Valley has not proven in the past to deserve better seeds so UNI might have had a scarlett letter on their collective chests. Also this year, the conference may be looked upon as being a bit "down" compared to the mid 2000's.

Anyway I thought going into the tournament, UNI was about a 4-6 seed stuck in a 9 seeds body. I think Kansas now realizes that as well. I don't think it was as big of upset as the seed #'s make it out to be. UNI matched up pretty well with Kansas & has all the ingrediants for a successful "mid-major" team including: A lot of playing time together/player retainment over 4 yrs, stifling defense, very low turnovers, great free-throw shooting, quality team depth & spectacular coaching.

All these components make UNI a very formidable opponent for any conference team level.

Here's a Whitlock article making a reference to UNI being underseeded. I thought the whole article was good indeed.

The Blame Game doesn't play in Kansas' loss - KansasCity.com

 

[ForeverHawk]

Whitlock is about 50/50 on good articles. I got my fill of him on the radio when he was on down here in KC. Nevertheless, I thought UNI as a #9 seed was a travesty. However, the NCAA screw up became KU's major problem in the second round. I think the committee needs to take a hard look at what seeds they are giving some of these mid-majors in the future?

 

[busabus114]

Anyone who thinks Whitlock is a genius needs to read his article written before the tournament about how there wont be any upsets. He writes this and then we see the most upset filled weekend in recent tourney memory

Forget sexy sleeper picks this year - CBK News - FOX Sports on MSN

 

[2xer]

I liked this comment.

"(That’s right. The refs called a fair game, which doesn’t always happen in conference play. No way Tyrel Reed would have been called for a charge with 26 seconds to play and Kansas trailing by four points in any Big 12 arena.)"