EastCoast2
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This isn't the Magic losing Dwight Howard, or the Lakers losing Bynum. We can still win the East without Fab. We beat WVU and Cincy without Fab. We can beat Vandy and OSU also.
We didn't lose to Butler because AO was out. Matt Howard had 9 points. Butler had 5 offensive rebounds. Syracuse out-rebounded Butler 33-27.
Syracuse is still the most athletic team in the East. We got some darn good players, some darn good guards and wings. Yes, losing a 7 foot intimidator in the middle hurts, but we would really only be exploited against a Thomas Robinson/Anthony Davis type... we won't see them until the final 4.
Remember 2010 when #1 Kansas lost early? OSU, UNC, Vandy, Kansas, Kentucky, can all lose early. So much of tourney success is luck of the draw - who falls down ahead of you?
We have 3 guards with NCAA experience, 2 forwards with experience, and a coach with a title.
I'm not afraid of any team in the East. Let's win the East first before we cry about seeing UK or UNC or KU. The best team rarely wins.
Mizzou has had a very good season so far playing with 3/4 guards and a 6'8? big man. Villanova made the Final 4 with 4 guards and a 6'8 big man. We have future pro guards and wings. We can do it also.
Who's with me?
We didn't lose to Butler because AO was out. Matt Howard had 9 points. Butler had 5 offensive rebounds. Syracuse out-rebounded Butler 33-27.
Syracuse is still the most athletic team in the East. We got some darn good players, some darn good guards and wings. Yes, losing a 7 foot intimidator in the middle hurts, but we would really only be exploited against a Thomas Robinson/Anthony Davis type... we won't see them until the final 4.
Remember 2010 when #1 Kansas lost early? OSU, UNC, Vandy, Kansas, Kentucky, can all lose early. So much of tourney success is luck of the draw - who falls down ahead of you?
We have 3 guards with NCAA experience, 2 forwards with experience, and a coach with a title.
I'm not afraid of any team in the East. Let's win the East first before we cry about seeing UK or UNC or KU. The best team rarely wins.
Mizzou has had a very good season so far playing with 3/4 guards and a 6'8? big man. Villanova made the Final 4 with 4 guards and a 6'8 big man. We have future pro guards and wings. We can do it also.
Who's with me?