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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 22, 2015 11:03:17 GMT -5
If one listened to the Coach in his interview on the way to the locker room at half, he made the point that his team settled for outside shots too much and did not get to the rim enough. They did a little better in the second half, but not well enough. How much of that is due to the players settling and how much is due to Utah's defense which was designed to force the Hoyas to shoot from the outside (Krystowiak said as much) is up for debate. It looked to me like more of the latter. It certainly was not for lack of coaching identification of and emphasis about the issue. Huh? There is nothing I hate worse than hearing a coach say post-game that his team settled too much for the wrong approach. Well, who was coaching them by instructing them to stop doing that during the actual game? Whose job was it to drill them during practice on what not to do and then yank them and get on them if they were not executing the plan during the actual contest? Does anyone have any doubt that III would yank players quickly who are screwing up on defensive assignments and then work on getting their heads right before putting them back into the game? Why doesn't the same apply to those who are playing right into the opponents' hands on offense?
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 22, 2015 11:06:35 GMT -5
What part of the interview on the way to the locker room at the half was difficult to understand? And what evidence does the all-knowing MCI have that this was not being emphasized in game? Did your version of the broadcast have huddle mikes?
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 22, 2015 11:12:54 GMT -5
I'm certainly looking forward to "Son of At What Point Does JT3's Seat Get Warm." At least with a thread devoted to that nonsensical topic, those postings are centralized in one easy-to-avoid thread instead of being sprinkled throughout fifteen separate threads.
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Post by grandmahoya on Mar 22, 2015 11:22:43 GMT -5
Final thoughts summing up our NCAA tournament performances: Only 1 BE team remains alive- Xavier- who beat us 3 times this year. They have a complete team that runs through Stainbrook, a puzzle we couldn't solve all year. We have a good team, but with missing parts. To be a great team, we need all of the parts. We put up a good fight vs. Utah and I love all of the guys for it. We had momentum going until Trawick was knocked down and injured, then the whole momentum of the game changed. In the end, Utah won out and we came up a bit short. So let's celebrate our team and JTIII who did a great job with the parts that he had. Maybe next year we get those missing parts, but it doesn't change our successful season.
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Post by michaeldm9 on Mar 22, 2015 11:23:15 GMT -5
If one listened to the Coach in his interview on the way to the locker room at half, he made the point that his team settled for outside shots too much and did not get to the rim enough. They did a little better in the second half, but not well enough. How much of that is due to the players settling and how much is due to Utah's defense which was designed to force the Hoyas to shoot from the outside (Krystowiak said as much) is up for debate. It looked to me like more of the latter. It certainly was not for lack of coaching identification of and emphasis about the issue. In that context, playing Peak more minutes than Campbell makes a lot of sense, especially when he was so effective attacking the rim. This is the part that get me. If you feel your players style of play is not correct and you have not advised them to stop or after you advised them they continue and you don't make adjustment by sitting them, That's a coaches problem. I think JTIII in game adjust are not quick enough or non existent. Now the reason for the jump shot is because all of our post players are sitting on the bench and it seem to be an edict not to pass to Hayes when he post. Hopkins offense game is non-existent. Josh is either too tired or too many fouls to play extended minutes. So it easy for a team to force you to shoot jumps shots. A lot of time GTown is play 4 against 5 on the offensive side. All this I lay at the coached lap.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 22, 2015 11:26:04 GMT -5
Did you even watch the game? Utah fronted the centers and dropped a third guy down when the pass went in. There was a center (Hopkins, Smith, or Hayes) on the floor for virtually the entire game. Again, if your agenda is to assume that III and his staff sit like dummies on the sideline and willfully ignore all that is happening when there is no point in discussing anything because that assumption is so comically myopic and just plain idiotic that it cannot be taken seriously.
An "edict to not pass to Hayes in the post?" Laughable.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 22, 2015 11:27:25 GMT -5
What part of the interview on the way to the locker room at the half was difficult to understand? And what evidence does the all-knowing MCI have that this was not being emphasized in game? Did your version of the broadcast have huddle mikes? My bad. I indeed missed the part about the on-the-way-to-the-locker room part. But I'm sure you enjoyed that anyway so you could give me another dose of your wonderful snark. I'm sure it is a kind of therapeutic way to vent your frustration after losses.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 22, 2015 11:29:31 GMT -5
What part of the interview on the way to the locker room at the half was difficult to understand? And what evidence does the all-knowing MCI have that this was not being emphasized in game? Did your version of the broadcast have huddle mikes? My bad. I indeed missed the part about the on-the-way-to-the-locker room part. But I'm sure you enjoyed that anyway so you could give me another dose of your wonderful snark. I'm sure it is a kind of therapeutic way to vent your frustration after losses. When you go all postal on me without taking the time to read my posts, yes, it is annoying. And no, I am not venting game frustration on you, but thanks for trying to project thoughts into my head.
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Post by mfk24 on Mar 22, 2015 11:35:52 GMT -5
If one listened to the Coach in his interview on the way to the locker room at half, he made the point that his team settled for outside shots too much and did not get to the rim enough. They did a little better in the second half, but not well enough. How much of that is due to the players settling and how much is due to Utah's defense which was designed to force the Hoyas to shoot from the outside (Krystowiak said as much) is up for debate. It looked to me like more of the latter. It certainly was not for lack of coaching identification of and emphasis about the issue. In that context, playing Peak more minutes than Campbell makes a lot of sense, especially when he was so effective attacking the rim. This is the part that get me. If you feel your players style of play is not correct and you have not advised them to stop or after you advised them they continue and you don't make adjustment by sitting them, That's a coaches problem. I think JTIII in game adjust are not quick enough or non existent. Now the reason for the jump shot is because all of our post players are sitting on the bench and it seem to be an edict not to pass to Hayes when he post. Hopkins offense game is non-existent. Josh is either too tired or too many fouls to play extended minutes. So it easy for a team to force you to shoot jumps shots. A lot of time GTown is play 4 against 5 on the offensive side. All this I lay at the coached lap. There are other ways to score in the paint aside from posting up a big. They doubled the post religiously. The best way to mitigate that is to play inside out and HIT jumpshots so they're not as quick with the double. Based on the amount of open jumpers we passed up in the second half, it was pretty clear to me that the team was trying to get shots closer to the rim. Trawick got called for an offensive foul trying to drive, DSR got called for a travel underneath the basket. I think we should have tried to invert the offense again like we did on that one play in the first half. We didn't score off of it, but DSR drew a foul. Funny that you mention he should have pulled players continuing to shoot jumpers and then have been clamoring as to why Tre didn't come in to shoot more jumpers.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 22, 2015 11:40:12 GMT -5
Did you even watch the game? Utah fronted the centers and dropped a third guy down when the pass went in. Again, if your agenda is to assume that III and his staff sit like dummies on the sideline and willfully ignore all that is happening when there is no point in discussing anything because that assumption is so comically myopic and just plain idiotic that it cannot be taken seriously. My God. At this point it is less about them sitting on the sidelines like vegetables when it happens (although it sure seems like it at times) and more about whether they can predict that such schemes may occur and thus prepare their players accordingly. Try holding back from calling other people names and act like an actual adult whose job is to moderate this board, not chastise those who may hold a different view (even if it a more ignorant and less informed one than your own) or have the audacity to throw a critique III's way. Are we allowed to ask if III had a game plan for for whatever Utah was going to throw at his team? Can we wonder whether his payers were properly prepared for Utah coming up with schemes that would take away Georgetown's strengths? Or perhaps his players didn't take heed to instructions and warnings and therefore were unsure how to respond? III himself in the past has told that he doesn't really change the approach, his offenses take whatever the defenses allows. Those were his words. And for years now some of have wondered if that was the right approach. Is wondering that a crime?
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Post by michaeldm9 on Mar 22, 2015 11:41:40 GMT -5
This is the part that get me. If you feel your players style of play is not correct and you have not advised them to stop or after you advised them they continue and you don't make adjustment by sitting them, That's a coaches problem. I think JTIII in game adjust are not quick enough or non existent. Now the reason for the jump shot is because all of our post players are sitting on the bench and it seem to be an edict not to pass to Hayes when he post. Hopkins offense game is non-existent. Josh is either too tired or too many fouls to play extended minutes. So it easy for a team to force you to shoot jumps shots. A lot of time GTown is play 4 against 5 on the offensive side. All this I lay at the coached lap. There are other ways to score in the paint aside from posting up a big. They doubled the post religiously. The best way to mitigate that is to play inside out and HIT jumpshots so they're not as quick with the double. Based on the amount of open jumpers we passed up in the second half, it was pretty clear to me that the team was trying to get shots closer to the rim. Trawick got called for an offensive foul trying to drive, DSR got called for a travel underneath the basket. I think we should have tried to invert the offense again like we did on that one play in the first half. We didn't score off of it, but DSR drew a foul. Funny that you mention he should have pulled players continuing to shoot jumpers and then have been clamoring as to why Tre didn't come in to shoot more jumpers. No I didn't say that they was shooting too many jumper. Nor did I clamor for Tre. I m saying if you think your team is playing in a way that is not in their best interest to winning the game. Correct them or sit them, 2 choice. Make the adjustment or other wise shutup.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 22, 2015 11:45:56 GMT -5
My bad. I indeed missed the part about the on-the-way-to-the-locker room part. But I'm sure you enjoyed that anyway so you could give me another dose of your wonderful snark. I'm sure it is a kind of therapeutic way to vent your frustration after losses. When you go all postal on me without taking the time to read my posts, yes, it is annoying. And no, I am not venting game frustration on you, but thanks for trying to project thoughts into my head. Go all postal?!? Are you serious? My initial post didn't attack you at all. My disbelief was aimed at III's words, even though I was guilty of not paying attention to what the setting was during those remarks he made. But you? I didn't criticize you at all in that initial post, my target was III and other coaches who made silly postgame observations. Sorry about trying to get inside your head again but if you took that as some sort of jab at you, if you thought I was going postal on you, then my very screen name itself must set you off in a way to make even you lose perspective.
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 22, 2015 11:47:09 GMT -5
One last post in this thread for me. Now that I've had the chance to digest last night's loss, and the end of the season. . .
1. I wrote, much earlier this system, that this team was flawed, and that it would be a bumpy season while the freshmen had a chance to develop. I believe that I finished that post with the phrase "Let's enjoy the ride." Well, I enjoyed the ride. I did not expect this team to go far in the NCAAs due to the up-and-down nature of the season. Would I have liked to have seen the Hoyas get to the Sweet Sixteen. Of course. There was just too much inconsistency to ensure that it would happen, though, and that inconsistency was very predictable.
2. There is not a single soul on this board who believes that we merited a #4 seed this season. We were, by all accounts, overseeded. Utah was, by all accounts, underseeded. Utah was in the top fifteen almost all season. The highest we were ever ranked was #21. Had we been a #5 or #6 seed, and lost to a #4 Utah, there would have been very little complaint (or, maybe, should have been very little complaint). The NCAA Selection Committee did us a favor with the seeding, and we, as a fan base, foolishly believed that we deserved the #4 and reordered our expectations accordingly.
3. We can complain all we want about Joshua Smith's propensity for poor defensive technique and ensuing foul trouble, and we can complain all we want about Mikael Hopkins's lack of offensive ability. We cannot complain about their desire to improve and to play hard. We, as a fan base, keep expecting square pegs to adapt to round holes; Smith is who he is, and Hopkins is who he is. We got everything we could out of them, as players, and we cannot expect that they would suddenly become centers with greater abilities. One of the things that we have largely forgotten is that Tyler Adams was recruited by JT3 to play center, and we will never really know how that would have worked out because of Adams's health issues. If Adams is healthy, is there room for Smith on the roster? It's hard to extrapolate. We should have, as fans, accepted that flaw, but we continued to expect more; we set ourselves up for an unwarranted disappointment.
4. The eagerness of some posters to throw JT3 under the bus, with each and every loss, is astonishing and perplexing. Not every GU loss is a coaching failure. Sometimes, like last night, you play a better team, and you get beaten. On those occasions, it has nothing to do with heart, or desire, or toughness, or even execution, and it certainly has nothing to do with coaching. Are there in-game decisions that are questionable? Absolutely. Is there a better coach available right now, to take over the program, if you were inclined to simply judge the Hoya program on March success? I don't see one out there. In fact, there is an old adage that bears consideration: Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it.
5. A lot is being written today about the perceived shortcomings of the Big East Conference in this year's tournament. If you look at the season-long rankings in the AP and USA Today, as well as RPI and ESPN's BPI, we rightfully could only have expected one team (Villanova) to get through to the Sweet Sixteen. The Big East did get one team through. . . .just not the one we thought would get through. The fact that the Pacific 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference have had strong runs this year does not diminish the Big East. Again, the NCAA's overseeding of GU was illusory.
6. All in all, it was an exciting and enjoyable season. We have great reason for optimism going into the 2015-2016 season; I look forward to seeing what Jessie Govan and Marcus Derrickson bring to the Hilltop. I look forward to seeing whether Akoi Agau can make a contribution once he is eligible. I look forward to seeing continued growth from the returning players. We have every reason to expect more from this group next year. From my perspective, it's time to stop looking back, and begin looking ahead.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 22, 2015 11:47:48 GMT -5
MCI: discussion here is fine. Just because I moderate here does not eliminate me from having an opinion, and saying I am a moderator and shouldn't discuss anything is irrelevant. My response to you earlier was directly related to your post and stated why.
In answer to your chastising me to act like an adult, perhaps I should send you the 12 posts made by that poster that I had to delete from the game thread last night to give you nuance behind my response.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 22, 2015 11:54:03 GMT -5
When you go all postal on me without taking the time to read my posts, yes, it is annoying. And no, I am not venting game frustration on you, but thanks for trying to project thoughts into my head. Go all postal?!? Are you serious? My initial post didn't attack you at all. My disbelief was aimed at III's words, even though I was guilty of not paying attention to what the setting was during those remarks he made. But you? I didn't criticize you at all in that initial post, my target was III and other coaches who made silly postgame observations. Sorry about trying to get inside your head again but if you took that as some sort of jab at you, if you thought I was going postal on you, then my very screen name itself must set you off in a way to make even you lose perspective. Fair enough (and no your screen name does not make me see red). Your response to my response was what I meant by postal. I also did not mean you were going postal on me, I was referencing the opinion about III that I felt was unfounded. I could have been clearer about that. What does annoy me is posters making up their own reality about what the coaching staff or players are thinking based on little but their own interpretations of what is seen on a TV screen. Why can't the truth also be the coaches told the players to attack the Utah defense one way and Utah was just better at defending and preventing it from working? Why does it always default to "that dumb coaching staff doesn't know what they are doing?" (For clarity, not aiming that at you specifically) Also for clarification, I'm disappointed like everyone, but the result did not surprise me and frankly I think this team hit it's level and perhaps exceeded it a bit. So no overwhelming frustration, etc.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 22, 2015 12:12:37 GMT -5
I did not get to see the Hoyas live many times this year, so I enjoyed watching the game yesterday. I loved that we bolted out of the gates first with some great shooting. However, when we were ahead 21-10, I had a premonition that Utah would come back, and I almost turned off my TV, securing the great start. At my age these games are very nerve wracking to me. But in the end I was glad I watched and the Hoyas battled, but not enough baskets in the end proved their downfall. Actually, the Hoyas did outscored Utah from the field, but were dumped at the foul line.
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 22, 2015 12:23:48 GMT -5
I'm certainly looking forward to "Son of At What Point Does JT3's Seat Get Warm." At least with a thread devoted to that nonsensical topic, those postings are centralized in one easy-to-avoid thread instead of being sprinkled throughout fifteen separate threads. I didn't make one post in that thread but I thought it was a bad idea for Dan to lock it down due to the exact reasons you stated above..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2015 12:29:42 GMT -5
One last post in this thread for me. Now that I've had the chance to digest last night's loss, and the end of the season. . . 1. I wrote, much earlier this system, that this team was flawed, and that it would be a bumpy season while the freshmen had a chance to develop. I believe that I finished that post with the phrase "Let's enjoy the ride." Well, I enjoyed the ride. I did not expect this team to go far in the NCAAs due to the up-and-down nature of the season. Would I have liked to have seen the Hoyas get to the Sweet Sixteen. Of course. There was just too much inconsistency to ensure that it would happen, though, and that inconsistency was very predictable. 2. There is not a single soul on this board who believes that we merited a #4 seed this season. We were, by all accounts, overseeded. Utah was, by all accounts, underseeded. Utah was in the top fifteen almost all season. The highest we were ever ranked was #21. Had we been a #5 or #6 seed, and lost to a #4 Utah, there would have been very little complaint (or, maybe, should have been very little complaint). The NCAA Selection Committee did us a favor with the seeding, and we, as a fan base, foolishly believed that we deserved the #4 and reordered our expectations accordingly. 3. We can complain all we want about Joshua Smith's propensity for poor defensive technique and ensuing foul trouble, and we can complain all we want about Mikael Hopkins's lack of offensive ability. We cannot complain about their desire to improve and to play hard. We, as a fan base, keep expecting square pegs to adapt to round holes; Smith is who he is, and Hopkins is who he is. We got everything we could out of them, as players, and we cannot expect that they would suddenly become centers with greater abilities. One of the things that we have largely forgotten is that Tyler Adams was recruited by JT3 to play center, and we will never really know how that would have worked out because of Adams's health issues. If Adams is healthy, is there room for Smith on the roster? It's hard to extrapolate. We should have, as fans, accepted that flaw, but we continued to expect more; we set ourselves up for an unwarranted disappointment. 4. The eagerness of some posters to throw JT3 under the bus, with each and every loss, is astonishing and perplexing. Not every GU loss is a coaching failure. Sometimes, like last night, you play a better team, and you get beaten. On those occasions, it has nothing to do with heart, or desire, or toughness, or even execution, and it certainly has nothing to do with coaching. Are there in-game decisions that are questionable? Absolutely. Is there a better coach available right now, to take over the program, if you were inclined to simply judge the Hoya program on March success? I don't see one out there. In fact, there is an old adage that bears consideration: Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it. 5. A lot is being written today about the perceived shortcomings of the Big East Conference in this year's tournament. If you look at the season-long rankings in the AP and USA Today, as well as RPI and ESPN's BPI, we rightfully could only have expected one team (Villanova) to get through to the Sweet Sixteen. The Big East did get one team through. . . .just not the one we thought would get through. The fact that the Pacific 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference have had strong runs this year does not diminish the Big East. Again, the NCAA's overseeding of GU was illusory. 6. All in all, it was an exciting and enjoyable season. We have great reason for optimism going into the 2015-2016 season; I look forward to seeing what Jessie Govan and Marcus Derrickson bring to the Hilltop. I look forward to seeing whether Akoi Agau can make a contribution once he is eligible. I look forward to seeing continued growth from the returning players. We have every reason to expect more from this group next year. From my perspective, it's time to stop looking back, and begin looking ahead. Excellent Post NJ….
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Mar 22, 2015 12:31:55 GMT -5
Utah is a mean, lean machine. They are indeed built for success. I would not be surprised at all to see them in the final four. Not only are they a great team, they are an excellent free throw shooting team, can shoot the 3s from all over the place, and they are a very adaptable team. We were a very limited team. By that I mean, they knew who they had to focus on and shut down--Smith and DSR. Smith and Hopkins were no threat from three feet beyond the basket. Our lack of athleticism really showed last night. Hopefully, these things will be a lesson for our coaching staff going forward. Having a triple threat to score--especially the three, as well as defend the three--will dial up the win almost every time. Utah identified who the snipers were in the early part of the game and made the necessary adjustment to shut them down.
Hat's off to Utah.
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Post by hoyajinx on Mar 22, 2015 12:32:59 GMT -5
One last post in this thread for me. Now that I've had the chance to digest last night's loss, and the end of the season. . . 1. I wrote, much earlier this system, that this team was flawed, and that it would be a bumpy season while the freshmen had a chance to develop. I believe that I finished that post with the phrase "Let's enjoy the ride." Well, I enjoyed the ride. I did not expect this team to go far in the NCAAs due to the up-and-down nature of the season. Would I have liked to have seen the Hoyas get to the Sweet Sixteen. Of course. There was just too much inconsistency to ensure that it would happen, though, and that inconsistency was very predictable. 2. There is not a single soul on this board who believes that we merited a #4 seed this season. We were, by all accounts, overseeded. Utah was, by all accounts, underseeded. Utah was in the top fifteen almost all season. The highest we were ever ranked was #21. Had we been a #5 or #6 seed, and lost to a #4 Utah, there would have been very little complaint (or, maybe, should have been very little complaint). The NCAA Selection Committee did us a favor with the seeding, and we, as a fan base, foolishly believed that we deserved the #4 and reordered our expectations accordingly. 3. We can complain all we want about Joshua Smith's propensity for poor defensive technique and ensuing foul trouble, and we can complain all we want about Mikael Hopkins's lack of offensive ability. We cannot complain about their desire to improve and to play hard. We, as a fan base, keep expecting square pegs to adapt to round holes; Smith is who he is, and Hopkins is who he is. We got everything we could out of them, as players, and we cannot expect that they would suddenly become centers with greater abilities. One of the things that we have largely forgotten is that Tyler Adams was recruited by JT3 to play center, and we will never really know how that would have worked out because of Adams's health issues. If Adams is healthy, is there room for Smith on the roster? It's hard to extrapolate. We should have, as fans, accepted that flaw, but we continued to expect more; we set ourselves up for an unwarranted disappointment. 4. The eagerness of some posters to throw JT3 under the bus, with each and every loss, is astonishing and perplexing. Not every GU loss is a coaching failure. Sometimes, like last night, you play a better team, and you get beaten. On those occasions, it has nothing to do with heart, or desire, or toughness, or even execution, and it certainly has nothing to do with coaching. Are there in-game decisions that are questionable? Absolutely. Is there a better coach available right now, to take over the program, if you were inclined to simply judge the Hoya program on March success? I don't see one out there. In fact, there is an old adage that bears consideration: Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it. 5. A lot is being written today about the perceived shortcomings of the Big East Conference in this year's tournament. If you look at the season-long rankings in the AP and USA Today, as well as RPI and ESPN's BPI, we rightfully could only have expected one team (Villanova) to get through to the Sweet Sixteen. The Big East did get one team through. . . .just not the one we thought would get through. The fact that the Pacific 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference have had strong runs this year does not diminish the Big East. Again, the NCAA's overseeding of GU was illusory. 6. All in all, it was an exciting and enjoyable season. We have great reason for optimism going into the 2015-2016 season; I look forward to seeing what Jessie Govan and Marcus Derrickson bring to the Hilltop. I look forward to seeing whether Akoi Agau can make a contribution once he is eligible. I look forward to seeing continued growth from the returning players. We have every reason to expect more from this group next year. From my perspective, it's time to stop looking back, and begin looking ahead. I'd like to address your number 5 because I was thinking about it after the Butler game last night. Given the seedings, the BE performed well enough: the BE was expected to have gone 5-1 in the first round. BE teams ended up 4-2 when PC unfortunately drew a de facto road game against Dayton. Would they have won otherwise? It's difficult to tell, but it's certainly much harder to get out of the rut they were in when playing essentially on the road. Again, according to the seedings, the BE was expected to have at most 2 Sweet 16 teams in Georgetown and Nova. Given that Utah was the only lower seed favored in the games yesterday, it was pretty clear they deserved to be the 4 and us the 5. The BE has one team in the sweet 16, which should have been really the expected number. All that being said, Nova absolutely soiled themselves yesterday. Despite our disappointing loss last night (simply by virtue of the fact that all losses are disappointing), I count myself lucky that I am not a Nova fan this morning. I don't put much stock into tournament performance as overall validation of a season or as indication of the quality of a particular conference. Don't get me wrong, I love when we make deep tourney runs and the extended season and success is certainly helpful on the recruiting and fan base fronts. But really, is this UCLA team that is currently in the Sweet 16 (after beating a really mediocre six seed on a questionable call then going on to beat a 14 seed in the next round) of any greater quality than some alternate version where the goaltending call was never made, sending UCLA home after one game? Does that mean the Pac-12 was better this year because of UCLA's "luck"? That seems utterly ridiculous.
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