so who gave up on them at 0-4?

[CorduroyG]

Quite a few of us were saying theyll be lucky to win 6 or 7 acc games. I know after the clemson game i just about gave up, i felt like that was a game we had to have to be a tournament team.

 

[cpatrocks]

My name is cpatrocks and I gave up. I admit it. I thought this team just couldn't compete without a real Center.

I am very, very happy I was wrong.

 

[jgeorge322]

jimmy b said that wed won 10 games after starting 0-4 so that was pretty much gospel to me...

 

[adk(roc)CUSE]

Yeaahh, I did. I admit it. I was thinking NIT.

 

[Frozen]

 

[MonsterGame]

It's no coincidence that the slump coincided with G's slump this season. Many people see MR as the go to guy, and to some extent that is true, but this team goes as G goes. If G plays well, the whole team takes it to another level. If G plays badly, the team struggles. This team looks to G to lead them on the court.

 

[UticaCuse]

Guilty. I was looking at the schedule and hoping we would stay above .500 by the end of the season.

Pleasantly surprised and extremely happy I was wrong.

 

[Knicks411]

count me as one. Guess i underestimated JB vs. Hop?

 

[Newhouser]

I definitely questioned where we going to get wins. Miraculous work by JB.

 

[Shermthegeneral]

The season isn't over! Sure they made a nice turnaround but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Most Cuse teams usually peak in Nov/Dec and go through a Jan/Feb slump, I'm glad to see this team continues to develop.

 

[stlorange]

mea culpa as well. I'm very happy to be wrong.

 

[CorduroyG]

So basically only 2 people didnt give up. Jim boeheim and cusehulk.

 

[690West]

Guilty. I shredded my season tickets and moved to Storrs. yikes.

 

[tee1222]

Hi. My name is tee. (Hi tee)
I gave up on the boys. Watched every game, but to be perfectly honest, I did not think we were a tourney team at 0-4. I am so very glad to be where we are now.

 

[OrangeFoo]

guilty... I'm still shocked that this team is able to win games. It's all about the zone and how really poor college hoops is. I realize that this is a really backhanded compliment but seriously think about how this team would have fared in the heyday of college hoops when billy owens, derrick coleman, shaq, christian laetner, the fab 5, the real unlv rebels, vince carter, et all were running around.

 

[orangefog]

How many of the same people thought we were Elite 8 material after Atlantis?

 

[jgeorge322]

It's no coincidence that the slump coincided with G's slump this season. Many people see MR as the go to guy, and to some extent that is true, but this team goes as G goes. If G plays well, the whole team takes it to another level. If G plays badly, the team struggles. This team looks to G to lead them on the court.

ehhh... our defense, interior play (both offense and defense), and rebounding has improved dramatically since jb's return. that's the difference, not a mini slump from g.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I was a believer.

I'm also a Belieber, but that's a different conversation.

 

[jgeorge322]

So basically only 2 people didnt give up. Jim boeheim and cusehulk.

there were a decent amount of us. I can dig up the threads if need be but I was kind of creeped out by how skurey came off last night, so might let that be.

 

[CusefanATL]

Guilty. I shredded my season tickets and moved to Storrs. yikes.

dimwat

 

[Cusefan0307]

I didn't. As a fan it's frustrating to see other fans give up so quick. People gave up on the team in 2013 too. Not sure why we do this quite a bit.

 

[CusefanATL]

i was 100% discouraged.

But i never stopped watching nor cheering. so there is that.

 

[SoBeCuse]

count me as one. Guess i underestimated JB vs. Hop?

Yeah, this. I'm guilty as well.

 

[Brooky03]

One advantage to being an optimistic kind of dude is that I can say I never gave up on this team.

 

[SoBeCuse]

guilty... I'm still shocked that this team is able to win games. It's all about the zone and how really poor college hoops is. I realize that this is a really backhanded compliment but seriously think about how this team would have fared in the heyday of college hoops when billy owens, derrick coleman, shaq, christian laetner, the fab 5, the real unlv rebels, vince carter, et all were running around.

There is definitely some truth to this. Lately I have been watching those late 80s games on Youtube. All those players you mention...even those Michigan teams with Gary Grant, Rumeal Robinson, Glen Rice, Mills, etc. Geez.