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The Pack Line defense used by Virginia might be dead in the era of high-volume three-point shooting

I am worried that the Pac line might be a thing in the, like it might not have. Yeah. It's heyday might have come and gone. As every team starts to learn that [the three is worth more than two]... I am worried that the Pac line might be a thing... it might not have. Yeah. It's heyday might have come and gone.

The effectiveness of a specific defensive strategy is subjective, though Virginia's first-round exit supports Titus's concern.

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Big CatBig Cat

Somebody got fleeced in the Bears-Panthers trade, but we won't know who for three years

The Bears have made a big trade on Friday afternoon... Fleeced, they fleeced somebody got fleeced, I don't know who asked me in three years, but somebody got fleeced.

Whether a trade is a 'fleece' is a long-term subjective evaluation, and Big Cat correctly identifies the uncertainty.
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Rutgers got screwed and completely fucked by the NCAA tournament committee

I do wanna say Rutgers got screwed. Let's just throw that out there. Rutgers got fucked. I I, one of my favorite parts of when they do the bracket reveal and you have the last four out and one team always gets fucked. That team gets maybe like three minutes of everyone feeling bad for 'em. And then you're like, oh shit. I have a bracket in my head.

Whether a team 'deserved' to be in is inherently subjective and a matter of debate.
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Mar 13, 2023
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UNC are cowards for refusing to participate in the NIT

UNC preemptively declaring that they're not going to participate in the NIT [are] cowards, which is a bullshit thing that they're doing. It's disgusting that UNC is bowing out... This is, it's disgusting. It's a slap in the face to all of college basketball.

UNC did officially decline the NIT invitation in 2023.

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North Carolina's inclusion in the tournament is the most egregious committee decision ever

I thought North Carolina, at no point in the season did they look like an NCAA tournament team. They, they, yeah. They, their, their, their highs weren't very high. Their lows were pretty damn low. And I was, I was stunned. I was, in all the years of, you know, that's how the bracket works. It comes out, we, we lose our minds about teams that got in that didn't deserve it. We, we feel bad for the teams that were left out. This is the most egregious example that I've ever seen.

Whether UNC 'deserved' to be in is subjective, but Titus's claim that they didn't look like a tournament team is a strong opinion on their 2024-25 performance.
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The 2025 National Champion will be a 1 or 2 seed

I think the national champion is in that group [of 11 teams meeting KenPom criteria]... I have a really good feeling that it was gonna be a one or a two. 'Cause if you watched all season, it just felt like these teams are just way better than everybody else. I feel that way this year for the first time since 2015. I have that same feeling again.

Florida, the #1 seed, won the 2025 NCAA Championship. In fact, all four #1 seeds made the Final Four, only the second time that has happened.
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The 2025 NCAA Tournament will be very 'chalky' with high seeds dominating

I think this is the year of chalk... I have a really good feeling that it was gonna be a one or a two. Because if you watched all season, it just felt like these teams are just way better than everybody else... I'm very, very confident that your national champion will be a one or two.

The 2025 tournament was historically chalky. All four 1-seeds (Florida, Duke, Auburn, Houston) made the Final Four for only the second time in expanded tournament history. The national champion Florida was a 1-seed, confirming the prediction of a 1 or 2 seed winning it all.

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