So how does Gonzaga recruit and make the NCAA Tournament every year playing in

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Feb 25, 2019
5:17:06pm

coastcat All-American

So how does Gonzaga recruit and make the NCAA Tournament every year playing in

high school gyms? Playing on ESPN nearly every game is of greater importance to recruits than how large the crowd is. I would rather play in front of 19,000 in the Marriott and beat everyone in the WCC like Gonzaga does than lose in those same small gyms and play in front of 12,000 at home and lose to USF and Saint Mary's.

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coastcat

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I don't think all the WCC bashing is a good look for us. When we joined their

gwalker

2/25/19 10:18am

Amen!

Jelly Man

2/25/19 10:19am

And we should be happy Gonzaga stuck with us and the WCC this past summer.

2/25/19 10:19am

This is exactly right. WCC isn't the problem.

AudiS4

2/25/19 10:22am

RE: I don't think all the WCC bashing is a good look for us. When we joined

2/25/19 10:24am

In that link

flyzag

2/25/19 2:29pm

Yes. That post is also a year old.

2/25/19 2:39pm

The WCC benefits quite a bit from BYU. Not like they did it out of charity.

Grit for Brains

2/25/19 10:25am

I wouldn’t doubt they’re a little disappointed with our BB contribution, tbh.

TayPower

2/25/19 10:36am

That's the take away from my post? Of course they didn't do it out of charity.

gwalker

2/25/19 10:50am

The WCC didn't just invite BYU out of the goodness of their hearts.

Richbyu

2/25/19 10:26am

RE: The WCC didn't just invite BYU out of the goodness of their hearts.

gwalker

2/25/19 10:43am

"More favorable for Gonzaga" is more like it

CaliWG

2/25/19 10:55am

If it was only about potential expansion, it would be fine. But you and a few

2/25/19 2:37pm

I'm not a koolaide drinker on the WCC like you, but...

Richbyu

2/25/19 2:48pm

It's math. It's a better league. The WCC is the 8th best league this season, and

2/25/19 2:58pm

The WCC is a 1 bid league right now....

Richbyu

2/25/19 3:16pm

The MWC was a 1-bid league in 2016 and 2017. The last time the WCC was a one bid

2/25/19 3:23pm

The WCC was a 1-bid league last year, and will be again this year...

Richbyu

2/25/19 3:29pm

SMC is in the First 4 out, with possibly 4 Quadrant 1 games left. How can you

2/25/19 3:38pm

All I measure is total NCAA tourney bids, like you posted above with the MWC.

Richbyu

2/25/19 3:49pm

That's the final metric, along with NCAA Tournament wins.

2/25/19 4:03pm

4 bids this year? What in the world?

UNHuskerCoug

2/26/19 12:52am

8th best conference? Come on Stanley! It’s a perennial 1 bid league.

UNHuskerCoug

2/26/19 12:47am

Also, spare me the dumb tactic of calling anyone who doesn't praise the WCC

Richbyu

2/25/19 2:50pm

Read it again. No one said that.

2/25/19 2:55pm

TWCCBC

LiveCoug

2/25/19 10:31am

Yea, complaining about the WCC is like the guy who

CMuehle

2/25/19 10:47am

Geez louise. There are two separate issues here. Why is that so difficult to see

TNT

2/25/19 10:50am

No, there really aren't.

CMuehle

2/25/19 11:00am

There are. Don't make TNT go over there

TNT

2/25/19 11:11am

Because you can't talk bad about the WCC. They apparently saved us from our

777

2/25/19 2:10pm

I agree. We have mire talent than most teams in the WCC

oldrugger

2/25/19 11:22am

Advice for everything in life.

ditch

2/25/19 11:32am

agreed its not a good look for us and that we should be careful...but i'm not

2/25/19 12:07pm

It plays a part in the drop off

jes2332

2/25/19 2:01pm

A reasonable argument. Still no point in slamming the WCC.

gwalker

2/25/19 3:20pm

Some of the criticism i believe is accurate

jes2332

2/25/19 3:54pm

Well said.

RebelScum

2/25/19 2:03pm

We are small. We are in the WCC. It might not be a good look, but it's being

777

2/25/19 2:04pm

So how does Gonzaga recruit and make the NCAA Tournament every year playing in

coastcat

2/25/19 5:17pm

GU belongs here. They are a small school and have been in this league for

777

2/25/19 6:42pm

So many bizzare excuses about why it's the WCC's fault that BYU isn't winning.

2/25/19 7:17pm

We were Gonzaga in the 60's, 70's and 80's. Recruited internationally, beat

coastcat

2/25/19 10:14pm

I have to disagree. The style of play coupled with bad losses to low RPI teams

2/25/19 3:11pm

You do realize that the WCC is significantly stronger than the MWC

2/25/19 3:26pm

WCC has been good to BYU, better than MWC would have remained.

Coogar2

2/25/19 6:17pm

My beef is that the top is too good and that the bottom has largely been bad.

buckeyecougarguy

2/25/19 9:33pm

this is a really good take

2/26/19 2:05pm

"Makes us look small"...as in the small WCC?

Y4LYFE

2/26/19 7:46am

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