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03-04-2020, 06:55 AM | #102 |
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03-04-2020, 07:36 AM | #103 | |
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there were others that turn over time. took me till 2018 to start to turn. i never thought he'd have more talent than 2018. we might not have more talent than that again. that team was beyond loaded. i was certain mick would lead us to great places up until that year. after that i thought he had likely peaked here. it just turned me to apathy though. 2019 season was by far the least i've watched the team. i didn't think we should fire him, but i was not at all upset when he chose to leave. looking back at recruiting, his flirt with unlv, and so on, mick had decided to leave before 2019, it was just about finding a place. remember when his camp made up the story that UC had reduced his pay. mick wanted out, end of story. |
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03-04-2020, 08:09 AM | #104 |
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When you enter the dance as a 5-10 seed every year nobody is expecting to make a F4 run (other than possibly the randomness crowd). It would be nice to make a few 2nd weekend trips in 9 years but even that would be about the pinnacle of expectations most years.
To have some REAL hope of making a deep run you have to come in as a top 15 or top 10 team like the single year we had a 2 seed. 9 straight tourneys is impressive but our outlook was bleak in 8 of them. In 9 years give me 3 protected seeds and 6 missed tourneys over 1 protected seed and 8 teams that had little chance to make any noise. My issue with Cronin wasn't making the dance...it was making it with a legit contender team that had a snowball's chance in hell. If you know you aren't going to win or make a deep run...what is the difference? |
03-04-2020, 08:13 AM | #105 | |
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i really think the difference in bubble team and 1st round exit is very slim at best. you get to enjoy the season for 3-4 more days. ive never once gone around bragging about a 1st round exit. real talk last 9 seasons would you rather be us or xavier? they've missed twice in those 9 years but have 2 sweet 16's and an elite 8. |
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03-04-2020, 10:09 AM | #106 | |
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03-04-2020, 10:46 AM | #108 |
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2018 wasn’t Micks fault as much as many of you like to blame him. His game plan put us up by 20. Then the players had a meltdown. Mick isn’t on the court, he can’t make the guys hit shots. The players lost that game.
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03-04-2020, 10:58 AM | #109 |
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03-04-2020, 06:17 PM | #110 |
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The coach is 100% accountable for who he subs in and out. Not taking Cumberland out and deciding he would leave it up to the player to decide was a huge mistake and cost them dearly. Add to the fact that Mick was crapping his pants during the meltdown which undoubtedly had an effect on the players. The coach had a meltdown, the players reflected the coach. To say Mick had nothing to do with that epic collapse is ridiculous. Why have a coach if they have no control of maintaining a 24 point lead with 12 minutes left?
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