02-05-2007, 03:41 PM | #1 |
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Goat come talk BB here
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I agree this team is playing great. We've had four pretty good teams this decade: 2000: Wesley, Lyday, Whiting 2003: Hansen, Haffa, Bigs 2004: Haffa, Bigs, Hall Of those I'd put the 2004 team as the best with this team playing equal to that level right now. All three of those teams could have won an NCAA game, and it's very frustrating that none did--going up against three really good teams: Cincy, UCONN, and Syracuse. Any of those teams--especially the 2003, 2004 teams had what it takes to make a Sweet 16 run. With the RPI situation, I believe this team is a lock to make the NCAA. And I believe with the way they are playing, we have at least a 50-50 chance to win a 1st round game and if luck finally goes our way finally deeper. This team is playing very well. The difference between the first 10 games and the last 10 games is significant. |
02-05-2007, 04:03 PM | #2 |
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someone tell me what it feels like to win a tourney game.
and no I am not interested in Utes memories. |
02-05-2007, 04:18 PM | #3 | |
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From watching the Utes over the years, I have learned there is a huge difference between a good team, and a Sweet 16 team. |
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02-05-2007, 04:25 PM | #4 | |
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The Whiting-Lyday team had as good as guard play as you will ever see in the MWC. That team wasn't physical enough. The Hansen/Bigs/Haffa and Haffa/Bigs/Hall teams were very good. They ran up against buzz-saw Big East teams. Both teams were severely under-seeded at #12 and both teams played Big East teams under-seeded at #5. It was more like a 3/4 seed playing a 6/7 seed in the second round. Both games were close and could have gone either way. In the tourney anything can and does happen. It's ignorant to say a 20something power rated team doesn't have what it takes to make a Sweet 16 run when teams of much less caliber do all the time. |
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02-05-2007, 04:38 PM | #7 |
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Ladida, whoopdee freaking doo. Take your Andre Miller and stick it up your ear. Notice the term "about". Really. I don't come to a BYU board to listen to frustrated, nostalgic Ute fans bitch about their comparative history. Go do it somewhere else. I'm talking about BYU.
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02-05-2007, 04:52 PM | #9 |
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Oh and by the way I don't see an about in that sentence. "As good as guard play as you will ever see in the MWC," looks like you left out the about.
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02-05-2007, 05:02 PM | #10 | |
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Any top 50 team has the potential to make a Sweet 16 run. Half of it is randomness in the seeds, the draw, and how well you're shooting. Guard play and senior leadership are important in the tourney. Our guard play isn't stellar but we have inside scoring, we're money from the three line, and we have senior leadership. This team has what it takes to make a Sweet 16 run. I don't expect it, but out of the following teams: BYU, West Virginia, Stanford, Florida State, Tennessee, Ok St, Maryland, USC, Georgetown, Creighton, I'll bet a couple will make a Sweet 16 run, and BYU has equal chance to as any of those to be the one that does it. |
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