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picked to finish 12th, win pac 12 tournament and go to the dance

Colorado, best FT shooting team in last 25 years, shoot 68% from the line and lose by 1

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The Beavers were fun to watch in this tournament. I remember the eye-opening game Alatushe had against us way back in the first (non-conference) game we played against the Beavers. I thought he was a budding star. But then I didn't hear much about him, including in the subsequent games against us. But he was fantastic again in this tournament.

Happy for OSU that their patience with Tinkle paid off. They are a fun team to watch. That free throw shooting for Colorado was tough. Is it possible that the Beavers just took UCLA's spot from them?

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OSU and Georgetown knocked two teams off the bubble yesterday. I still think UCLA gets in, but it wasn't a good conference tournament season for bubble teams.

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OSU helped the conference by winning. Now 5 teams in the field instead of 4.

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Yes and no. On one hand, having five teams looks better than four (although, UCLA almost got knocked out and is in one of the play-in games). But what looks better than having more teams in is the teams that are in winning. If OSU gets blown out by Tennessee in the first round, I'm not sure it helps the conference. But if OSU gets by Tennessee, then, yeah, it looks good for the Pac-12, which is widely considered the worst of the power conferences right now.

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More teams in means more chances to advance. All you can ask for at this stage.

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I feel like this post aged well.

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Haha, I'd say so. On more than one level.

Go Coogs!

Huge kudos to the Beavers. It was fun to see them come together to make such a thrilling run. It's amazing how close they came to cutting down the regional nets and going to the Final Four, especially considering they played poorly that last game. Their poor rebounding and poor free throw shooting in the Houston game did them in, but what a fun ride! I really like that kind of team: no obvious nba players, but lots of quality, veteran college players. Also nice to see their patience with Tinkle pay off.

But not this.

https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa-kicks-oregon-state-beavers-160936792.html?guce_referrer=ahr0cdovl20uzmfjzwjvb2suy29t&guce_referrer_sig=aqaaaakanvjqpvpemzbdtzf0am6bpdknhyqt1qscpvyy7zoi5cm-a2wu2aqy7-obv3xgsn_9s3jwujo2vud-vb-dhfpbzek8e_v08b0g6buwxwabq_u8b6ql_orcvcaxvyhr1wxy_xoh9auisdndp_catf24xk9a_gwamovb7fxv8eul

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But not this.

https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa-kicks-oregon-state-beavers-160936792.html?guce_referrer=ahr0cdovl20uzmfjzwjvb2suy29t&guce_referrer_sig=aqaaaakanvjqpvpemzbdtzf0am6bpdknhyqt1qscpvyy7zoi5cm-a2wu2aqy7-obv3xgsn_9s3jwujo2vud-vb-dhfpbzek8e_v08b0g6buwxwabq_u8b6ql_orcvcaxvyhr1wxy_xoh9auisdndp_catf24xk9a_gwamovb7fxv8eul

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Ridiculous

Didn't this happen to Gonzaga back in the day when they lost their hotel rooms too since no one expected them to win a game?