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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 59376, member: 716"]
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But we didn't make the Final Four. Even without our injured starter, we got upset by an inferior team. And we did so in a game that was a.) an offensive crapfest, and b.) essentially a no-show by our two best players and our best uninjured post player. Unfortunately, we were outcoached and outhustled. We also showed off one of our classic NCAA scoring droughts that so often occur in our big upset losses, falling behind about 10-0?

Onuaku or no Onuaku, Butler falls right into the theme of us underperforming once we reach the Sweet Sixteen. I won't stoop to Boeheim-bashing, but there are certain trends with this program over the last 35 years. It's highly likely that we'll have a terrific start to the season. It's highly likely that we'll have a losing streak in January or February that is the consequence of hideous execution in our half-court offense. And it's pretty likely that we won't advance past the second weekend in the tournament (and that our loss will involve both a stagnant half-court offense and a very short bench).

(You're right that UConn's run was one in a million. That was weird. I'd like to pretend it didn't happen. 9-9 Big East team wins its last 11. Awful.)
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