Hell, I don’t see Miami. 4-2 vs top-25, 2-0 vs 26-50 and 8-2 vs 51-100.

I am positive they are accurate per CBS Sports RPI summaries. Of course, they may represent what a team’s profile will look like assuming they win a conference tournament. Miami is the Miami that wins the ACC Tournament, which is the only way they would be in the argument.

I know Duke’s and it’s not here. Duke is 6-1 against the top-25, 3-1 against 26-50 and 6-3 vs 51-100.

Hell, I don’t see Miami. 4-2 vs top-25, 2-0 vs 26-50 and 8-2 vs 51-100.

and duke is just a better team.

If they were to play 10 times, Miami would win 7 with or without Kelly. Miami’s big men are going to kill Duke on the boards in every game. Even at Cameron, Miami killed them on the boards even with Johnson sitting out most of the second half with two early fouls. On top of that, Duke’s post defense is mediocre. Duke’s only chance against them is what they got from Kelly, an extraordinary shooting night.

Also you can’t diminish the Miami win by using “emotion” as an excuse. They still won that game.

When you tell me who Duke had to play on the road that Miami didn’t and you mention that Duke was tripped up a few times, you yourself are invoking emotion as an excuse. The whole idea of homecourt advantage is emotion.

You can value conference championships higher,

You have to value it. Winning your conference regular season title counts. I don’t think Miami or Duke is a 1 seed, both on the 2 line.

Yes they did, won 68-59. Duke with Kelly might be better but your seed is based on your resume.

Crap, you’re right. Duke’s resume is better than Miami’s. IF we’re looking at wins and losses it just is. You can value conference championships higher, but straight resume don’t know how this is even an argument. If your argument is Duke doesn’t deserve a 1 because they didn’t win either conference championship then you have a very strong case. All depends on your criteria. I prefer to look at the wins and losses and watching them play since schedules are imbalanced.

Miami didn’t play at Carolina

Yes they did, won 68-59. Duke with Kelly might be better but your seed is based on your resume.

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Duke was so much better that they too struggled to beat shitty teams like boston college and wake forest. Comparatively, duke got housed by NC State in Raleigh while Miami beat NC state in raleigh. Just trying to show how duke isnt just this better team than Miami.

Uh, you do realize a full strength Miami squad lost Wake Forest and then lost to Georgia Tech at home right?

Duke is just a better team.. How much basketball did you actually watch this year? Poor defensive squad, rely too much on the three and looked downright bad when Kelley didnt play. How good are those guys if they rely so much on one guy to bail them out?

I watch a ton of college basketball and agree Duke with Kelly is better than Miami. It’s close, but they’re better. They don’t rely on Kelly to bail them out. They rely on Kelly to help space the floor for Plumlee and open up driving lanes. You have to guard Kelly with a big which takes away the big to big double team on Plumlee. They space the floor much better. It’s not like they get down and tell Kelly to go to work. That’s too simplistic. Kemba Walker was a “bail us out” player. Walker went one on one went UConn needed a bucket. Kelly is not that. Kelly is a basketball player with a set of skills that enhance Duke’s team play.

Duke has better wins and better losses than Miami, they split during the regular season, and duke is just a better team. If Miami wins the regular season and tournament you can make the case they deserve it over Duke, but that sure feels wrong.

Duke is just a better team.. How much basketball did you actually watch this year? Poor defensive squad, rely too much on the three and looked downright bad when Kelley didnt play. How good are those guys if they rely so much on one guy to bail them out?

No, which is why I created the Wins Above Median At-Large and am assigning a particular value to each win. I’ll post those later.

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