No. I want to give them credit for making the Sweet 16 eight years running as a

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Mar 20, 2023
7:28:06am

gwalker All-American

No. I want to give them credit for making the Sweet 16 eight years running as a

big accomplishment. It’s a rare achievement. Even among teams with consistently good seeding.

Furthermore, they’ve gone to two final fours and one championship game during that stretch.

You seem to be starting with animus and working your logic around that. I reserve that kind of thing for Utah.

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There will always be comments about Gonzaga playing in the weak WCC

schofim

3/19/23 10:27pm

It’s an impressive run, but also likely aided by inflated seeds that help them

garyfan

3/19/23 10:30pm

RE: It’s an impressive run, but also likely aided by inflated seeds that

Blue Cat

3/19/23 10:36pm

They’ve gotten to the Sweet 16 eight times in a row. But four of those times

garyfan

3/19/23 10:57pm

Like you said the run is impressive. Not sure their seeding has been inflated.

Blue Cat

3/19/23 11:56pm

Duke and UNC have each done it 9 times in a row. And both have a natty

garyfan

3/20/23 12:31am

Hard to underachieve when nobody wins as much as you do.

Blue Cat

3/20/23 2:27am

The best team in the nation the last 5 years has 0 titles? Hardly.

garyfan

3/20/23 3:13am

It’s 2023 not 2013

Blue Cat

3/20/23 10:00am

Stop. Gonzaga has been consistent. But not one of those teams would trade their

garyfan

3/20/23 4:52pm

Yep. You’re changing the topic. Clearly you’re done.

Blue Cat

3/20/23 8:08pm

How is responding to the topic you introduced (who has been the best program in

garyfan

3/20/23 9:37pm

Compare that to Duke - always gets high seeds. Doesn’t always make the sweet 16.

gwalker

3/20/23 2:19am

You want to give them a trophy for beating 8 or 9 seeds?

garyfan

3/20/23 2:57am

No. I want to give them credit for making the Sweet 16 eight years running as a

gwalker

3/20/23 7:28am

No animus. Just acknowledging the reality that their unique situation gives them

garyfan

3/20/23 8:50am

Um, we never beat 8 seeds consistently.

Boring

3/20/23 6:57am

Um, nobody is claiming we’re as good as Gonzaga.

garyfan

3/20/23 8:51am

Many don't think they are true #1 or #2 seeds, so the competition should be closer if that is accurate.

3/20/23 9:13am

Haha. The comparison is between Gonzaga and all other teams in the tournament.

garyfan

3/20/23 9:35am

I personally think it is a huge accomplishment. My point being a true #1 vs #16 is a huge gap. But if people think

3/20/23 9:39am

I think we already know, from their impressive conference record, that Gonzaga

garyfan

3/20/23 11:07am

Oh, that 2020 note. A couple things: they weren't even as good as some of their

SoBlueitHurts

3/20/23 1:26pm

Also a historic amount of recruiting violations and wire fraud

TCuz

3/19/23 10:41pm

Also a good amount of 🍺🍺🍺,🚘,🚔

3/19/23 10:44pm

Here's some interesting info:

flyzag

3/21/23 8:31am

Also some interesting info:

garyfan

3/21/23 8:55am

The Gonzaga 11 seed in 2016 was impressive too. They beat a red hot Seton Hall

flyzag

3/21/23 9:09am

I agree and am not taking anything away from that year.

garyfan

3/21/23 9:14am

Would be ironic if they did. Clearly not as strong as some previous teams.

Soupie

3/19/23 10:33pm

They actually learned how to take it on the chin quite a few times in conf play

SinkingQuffa

3/19/23 10:54pm

Mark Few is an excellent coach. They rarely lose to teams that they should beat.

Broda

3/19/23 11:44pm

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