I find it interesting that when Joe Lunardi is predicting the field for this year's NCAA tourney, he has Gonzaga as a #5 seed traveling to MIAMI to play FLORIDA???
Do you think the Gator fans would be a bit upset IF Florida was slated as a #5 and had to play a #12 seed Gonzaga in Portland???
Also, don't you think it would be FAIR to look at Gonzaga's BODY OF WORK and look just as close at a narrow loss to #1 seed UConn (a desperation 3 to send the game to OT where 3 Zags foul out) 88-83, as they are focusing on an embarrasssing creamation to Memphis??? If this is NOT the case, why are DUKE and WF given such liberty??? Duke lost worse to Clemson, Wake just as bad to Miami. Both of these losses were to teams ranked much lower (Miami and Clemson) than Memphis.
I all I ask is for fairness! If we are a higher seed, don't send us to the "backyard" of a lower seed. All this does is undermind the entire seeding process. It is equal to teams (arguably)losing on purpose at the end of the NBA season to position for the draft. That is why they went to a "lottery" system instead of strictly by win/loss records.
I know the ACC is ranked higher than the WCC and it is a better "overall" conference, BUT GU has a great record vs. the ACC. Beat UNC last time we played them and burried Maryland THIS year. I know it is a marketing dream to hope that Gonzaga could be "Cinderella" again, but save the slipper story for George Mason or Davidson, it is way past midnight in Spokane and the Zags wear boots now and these boots were made for walking!
Do you think the Gator fans would be a bit upset IF Florida was slated as a #5 and had to play a #12 seed Gonzaga in Portland???
Also, don't you think it would be FAIR to look at Gonzaga's BODY OF WORK and look just as close at a narrow loss to #1 seed UConn (a desperation 3 to send the game to OT where 3 Zags foul out) 88-83, as they are focusing on an embarrasssing creamation to Memphis??? If this is NOT the case, why are DUKE and WF given such liberty??? Duke lost worse to Clemson, Wake just as bad to Miami. Both of these losses were to teams ranked much lower (Miami and Clemson) than Memphis.
I all I ask is for fairness! If we are a higher seed, don't send us to the "backyard" of a lower seed. All this does is undermind the entire seeding process. It is equal to teams (arguably)losing on purpose at the end of the NBA season to position for the draft. That is why they went to a "lottery" system instead of strictly by win/loss records.
I know the ACC is ranked higher than the WCC and it is a better "overall" conference, BUT GU has a great record vs. the ACC. Beat UNC last time we played them and burried Maryland THIS year. I know it is a marketing dream to hope that Gonzaga could be "Cinderella" again, but save the slipper story for George Mason or Davidson, it is way past midnight in Spokane and the Zags wear boots now and these boots were made for walking!