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Message: [QUOTE="El Jefe Syr, post: 1348080, member: 1301"] I definitely hear what you're saying in terms of seeding and fairness, but if UVA can't beat a decent, but far from outstanding, MSU team, then there isn't reason to quibble too much. Winning in March requires something extra and you can't just rest on your laurels for the first weekend and expect to make it out. I like UVA a lot and was dissappointed to see them lose early, but in the tournament, hungry teams tend to put their offense into another gear and take chances they ordinarily wouldn't in the regular season. So if you're a defense-minded team you either have to shut it down or boost your own scoring too. (As others have said, the 2000-2010-era Pitt teams wrote the book on this phenomenon.) TB is a great coach and I think he'll figure this out in the years to come. [/QUOTE]