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The thing that gets to me the most is that Majerus has said that if there had only been someone to spell Andre - other than Jordie McTavish - the Utes could have won it. Well, then why didn't you recruit and sign someone other than McTavish, Rick?
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03-25-2008, 09:30 PM | #12 |
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The funny thing is, IIRC, Majerus was actually very excited (at least in the media) about McTavish's signing at the U.
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That loss in the championship game was the start of Majerus' fall, IMO. He wouldn't accept that he was in part responsible for the loss. Still, I will say that I am glad he was at Utah. He proved that basketball could be played at a very high level away from the alleged power conferences. Oh that the Orioles could have that kind of run for about 4 or 5 years. Ah well, life goes on, eh?
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There were some Wildcat fans sitting behind us who told us before the game started that they were really concerned that it was a Utah/UK final. They felt that they matched up better with UNC and that Utah was bound to finally beat UK. After the game, they noted that had Miller just not run out of gas, he would have single handedly won the game.
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Majerus used 10 players in the Arizona and UNC games but only 6 against THEM. |
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By "breakout", I mean that he'll be good for the Orioles. By "year", I mean somewhere around mid-July. By "choice", I mean that I can't think of any of the other pitchers names right now. Cold medicine that makes one drowsy has that kind of effect on me.
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I had forgotten about the tighter rotation. I don't understand why Rick felt he needed to do that. 10 players worked great for AZ and UNC. I don't see why it wouldn't have worked against THEM.
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You are right that was not a Cinderella story that year. The Utes were just legitimately one of the best teams in the country. They should have been a 2 or even a 1 seed in the dance. I do think that UNC was better than Utah, so that was an upset, but Utah was great. |
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