Oregon has spent February trying to overcome shaky losses on its NCAA Tournament resume and bolster its chances of securing a bid. Next weekend’s finale at Washington State will offer one more Quadrant 1 opportunity before the Pac-12 Tournament. … We’ve got some bad losses that we’ve got to try to overcome.” RISING North Carolina: The Tar Heels beat Louisville …
If we can avoid it, we will. If you look at the Tigers’ team sheet, where dates don’t matter and results are free of linear narrative constructs, it all still looks very good — strong NET and schedule numbers, a 4-4 Quad 1 record with wins over Kentucky and Tennessee, with the “bad” losses picked up when Pinson got hurt. …
Here’s a peek behind the curtain: On the morning of Feb. 12, The Athletic’s college basketball executive editor, Hugh Kellenberger, had just finished editing the latest edition of the Watch. N.C. State : On Tuesday, the Watch wrote that “What Kevin Keatts’ team has done — even if it has fallen short in most of its top-end opportunities — is …
