Any team opt out of conference tournaments yet?

Chi_archie · 03-01-21, 09:50 PM

keep an eye on those gonzaga fagas

carolinakid · 03-01-21, 09:53 PM

not yet, maybe the end of next week we might get a couple, this is going to be one of the craziest march madness ever imo......

thetrinity · 03-01-21, 09:54 PM

Gonzaga won’t want 3 weeks between games IMO.

I would look at pac12 as having possibilities

thetrinity · 03-01-21, 09:57 PM

Originally posted by carolinakid

not yet, maybe the end of next week we might get a couple, this is going to be one of the craziest march madness ever imo......

Yes it will be.

Keep in mind many coaches do not like conference tournaments anyways

dark star · 03-01-21, 10:11 PM

waiting on gonzaga....

BuckyOne · 03-01-21, 10:38 PM

Originally posted by thetrinity

Gonzaga won’t want 3 weeks between games IMO.

I would look at pac12 as having possibilities

Gonzaga used to tank every conference tournament to try to get another team from the conference in the Big Dance!

DrunkHorseplayer · 03-01-21, 10:45 PM

Gonzaga is going to run the table all the way to the title; they aren't sweating anybody.

thetrinity · 03-02-21, 12:39 PM

The best argument for Gonzaga to ditch is to avoid Las Vegas.

However, a minimum of 20 days between games seems like an awful idea.

If they did play and lose, the pressure would be far less.

Pretty sure I saw that no one ever has went undefeated through a regular season, conference tournament, and ncaa tournament since unc in the 50s.

I would think teams that are in safely as at larges wouldn’t have so much to play for in these.

I would be surprised if we didn’t have any opt outs but I would also be surprised is Gonzaga was one of them.

Champ2399 · 03-02-21, 12:55 PM

Auburn and Arizona are out - but it's due to self-imposed post-season bans, not the virus. So Pac-12 would have 11 and the SEC 13 teams in their tournament.

Some small schools like Maine and Jacksonville ended their season early due to COVID, but they were pretty much last place and weren't going far anyway.

A couple of conferences did chop the bottom teams and a round off their tourney - MAC is starting with quarterfinals and Northeast Conf. is only doing semis and final.

Otters27 · 03-02-21, 01:22 PM

Only need semis for most of the small conferences

Chi_archie · 03-02-21, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by thetrinity

The best argument for Gonzaga to ditch is to avoid Las Vegas.

if their mind set is that the only thing that can beat us in the big dance is a rash of covid infections caught during the conference tourneys. Then I think they would prefer a 20 day layoff, ( a stretch that many many many teams have had already this year)

I don't think they are worried about dropping their tune up game after the layoff to a friggin 16 seed. They get a full 2-3 nice warm up games before getting tested.

it's a bitch move to duck the conference tourneys. But the NCAA should have gone on the record and said anyone doing it, forfeits ALL post season play.

DrunkHorseplayer · 03-02-21, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by thetrinity

Pretty sure I saw that no one ever has went undefeated through a regular season, conference tournament, and ncaa tournament since unc in the 50s.

Indiana did it in '76 and UCLA did it three times in the 60's and 70's.

thetrinity · 03-02-21, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by DrunkHorseplayer

Indiana did it in '76 and UCLA did it three times in the 60's and 70's.

Wrong. No conference tournaments

thetrinity · 03-02-21, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

if their mind set is that the only thing that can beat us in the big dance is a rash of covid infections caught during the conference tourneys. Then I think they would prefer a 20 day layoff, ( a stretch that many many many teams have had already this year)

I don't think they are worried about dropping their tune up game after the layoff to a friggin 16 seed. They get a full 2-3 nice warm up games before getting tested.

it's a bitch move to duck the conference tourneys. But the NCAA should have gone on the record and said anyone doing it, forfeits ALL post season play.

Ehh being that the second game will be against someone who is better than anyone they played in months I wouldn’t call it a warmup. Look how terrible Baylor has been since they came back. Most teams have been bad after the long break, only a few handled it well.

bonzaii · 03-02-21, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by DrunkHorseplayer

Indiana did it in '76 and UCLA did it three times in the 60's and 70's.

Big 10 didn't start having conference tournaments till 1998.

thetrinity · 03-02-21, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by Otters27

Only need semis for most of the small conferences

Yeah or maybe just a championship game even. The major conferences have them so bubble teams can go on a run and get in, but it makes no sense for a sub 500 team from the wac to have any shot at being there.

thetrinity · 03-02-21, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by bonzaii

Big 10 didn't start having conference tournaments till 1998.

Yep pac 10 didn’t have them either until like around that time.

Although, in Gonzaga’s case I don’t think it’s a big deal because it would only be 2 games and like a week and half off.

Those Indiana and UCLA teams had a “normal” end to the regular season without b2b2b games and then the ncaa tournament a few days later.

Plus, the pressure on Indiana and UCLA was far less back then it will be on Gonzaga if they go in undefeated.