Merge said:

Not really surprising. Independents viewed Israel as favorable by over 70% before this conflict and that is down to 48%
Turns out, if you indiscriminately kill civilians and attacked known locations of aid workers... People are going to change their view of you.

That doesn't equate to believing that Palestinians are the good guys, they're not.. but that doesn't mean you have to believe that Israel can't be wrong in their methods.

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And what alternative to Israeli methods do you suggest given that Hamas continues to call for the death of all Israelis and polls seem to indicate that most Gazans agree with that? What part of that should Israelis not be concerned about?

I reject, by the way, your assertion that they kill civilians indiscriminantly. That's a sweeping term that ignores a lot of realities on the ground and is statistically disproven compared to other wars.

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There are conference tournaments next week also.

lloyde dobler said:

How does that extra week comment make any sense?

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Men's selection committee typically puts very little stock in conference tourney games outside of holding places for potential bid thieves, primarily because games are being played up to and on selection Sunday at which point the bracket it pretty much set.

On the women's side, if my dates are right it looks like the selection show is on 3/16 and conference tournaments wrap up 3/10. I'm simply speculating that the time gap gives them the ability to fully consider those results, should they choose to. It means a semi-final could be an opportunity for a bubble team to meaningfully enhance it's resume, which isn't really the case on the men's side.

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Maybe UCONN will let them win

STLPirate12 said:

Is where the women land in ESPN's bracketology update this morning. Close, but hopefully the committee thinks a bit more highly of them than this.

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Fortunately, the women have an extra week between conference tournaments and the bracket reveal, meaning conference tournaments can be considered more realistically than they can for the men. Maybe that means a semi-final win over Creighton could get it done.

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How does that extra week comment make any sense?

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ivyhillparkk1963 said:

Look at Missouri. Awful team last year even worse than this year's pirates. They kept 5 guys now look at them

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They added a star player and a top 5th-year PG to the mix. Kept the rest.

A lot of starters or players that want to return should but have A LOT less minutes or non staters next year

Who are the starters for next year?

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newshu1 said:

I am very surprised how many posters want to run back a lot of this year's roster. What is the old saying about insanity?

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It would be insane to have to assemble entire roster of 13 on an annual basis.

JoePeppitone2012 said:

Just not an Aligbe fan. I think we can do much better he just has too many holes and inconsistency for me

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I agree. Would keep Dual as he is a defensive nuisance for teams on the press, and has flashed a decent mid-range game. Do I see him as our starting PG next November? No.

What isn't?

Just not an Aligbe fan. I think we can do much better he just has too many holes and inconsistency for me

For me, it’s about priorities. Priority #1 is getting 2-3 star players, whatever the cost. Coleman is the only current player that fits the mold, so he’s the only one I’d focus on as a priority. If he’s out the door already (as it sounds), they need to figure out ASAP who they want from the portal to lead the team next year. Be aggressive, act quickly and spend what it takes.

Once the star situation is figured out, it all comes down to money. What do we have left? In a perfect world, I’d want to keep Dual, Godswill, Middleton, Prince, and Felton (in that order). However, it depends on (a) their price and (b) whether we can afford better players to start over them.

Continuity is worth something, but less so on a team with 7 wins.

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MBF72 said:

I am very surprised at Felton's lack of development. I know he is young. Maybe the incoming hype here mislead me.

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Definitely not a pg. Looks to me like he could be a catch and shoot 3 point guy off the bench. Not a penetrator and a poor defender. I had higher hopes for him.

STLPirate12 said:

Is where the women land in ESPN's bracketology update this morning. Close, but hopefully the committee thinks a bit more highly of them than this.

Here

Fortunately, the women have an extra week between conference tournaments and the bracket reveal, meaning conference tournaments can be considered more realistically than they can for the men. Maybe that means a semi-final win over Creighton could get it done.

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Not true at all