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Selection committee weighed Griffin's injury

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Mike Slive, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference and chair of the Division I Men's Basketball Committee, said the committee weighed Blake Griffin's injury when considering Okalhoma's seeding. "Oklahoma was definitely in the conversation throughout. We really didn't complete our final decision on the first line until very, very late this morning. And actually we started talking about it as early as 9:00. We went through a scrub, we came back, and we came back again," Slive said. "The conversation included Oklahoma. It included everybody else on those lines. We were very, very aware of the losses that Oklahoma suffered when Blake Griffin wasn't playing. You know, the injuries are clearly factored into everything that we do. I mean, they've had a great year. They got a great player there. So, you know, as a matter of fact, they've got 17 top-100 wins. That's a lot. So looking at the body of work, again, it was looking at them and looking at them in conjunction with the other teams. The committee felt they placed them where they should be. But it's a very, very fine basketball team."

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March 16, 2009  08:15 AM ET
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But injuries didn't matter for St. Mary's?

March 16, 2009  09:31 AM ET
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Much a do about nothing here...OU will be a one and done

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March 16, 2009  10:47 AM ET
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This is BS. The selection committiee is bugging me, just like Billy Packard. Changes need to be made. Cut the conference tourny's down to the 4 best teams, and expand the field to 100 teams. Now that would be fun

March 16, 2009  12:06 PM ET
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Originally posted 08:15 AM ET  03.16 by nahlij1

But injuries didn't matter for St. Mary's?

I second that.

 
March 16, 2009  03:01 PM ET
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Griffin is butt ugly!

Tyler Hans' is the man.

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