How many wins...

[CuseFaninVT]

to make the doubters shut up (myself included) and prove the Cuse deserved to be in the dance?

I'm going with 2 as a minimum.

 

[orange44]

1 maybe 2

 

[Trueblue25]

3

Doubters never shut up.

 

[OrangeYaGladi]

how many games you win is a poor measure of whether you "deserve it"

but in the eyes of many, syracuse will need to win 2.

 

[Newhouser]

either way it's talked about for a day - nobody remembers Wake flaming out last year in the play in game. Short window of taking shots when we lose and next year we say - hopefully - we've now made back to back appearances.

 

[HOFCeluck]

We made the final four and people STILL thought we didn’t deserve it in 2016.

Whatever. We deserved it based on what we did this season just like we didn’t deserve it last year based on what we didn’t do. Nothing we accomplish from here out changes that.

 

[Shenexon]

I'm liking the number 7...

 

[Brooky03]

The doubters never caved in and said we belonged when we went on the Final Four run. I don't think it will be any different this time around. We could win the whole thing and Doug Gottlieb would still say we didn't belong.

 

[NineOneSeven]

MSU lost to MTSU in round 1, did they not deserve it?

NCAAt is full of dumb luck and situational randomness.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I remember when we won 3 or 4 in 2016 the Mike Greenbergs of the world were complaining we still shouldn't have made it.

 

[SoBeCuse]

One maybe two. Or zero. Wouldn’t be surprised with either.

 

[blust2i3d4]

to make the doubters shut up (myself included) and prove the Cuse deserved to be in the dance?

I'm going with 2 as a minimum.

2. ASU is trending down big. SU needs to beat TCU to prove herself.

 

[DonLightfoot]

Gotta be at least 2

 

[heresjohnny88]

I'd say 2. If we were to advance past TCU, the narrative over the weekend would undoubtedly shift to "Is Syracuse making another run??"

 

[sufandu]

I remember when we won 3 or 4 in 2016 the Mike Greenbergs of the world were complaining we still shouldn't have made it.

Mike who? Didn't he sign a huge contract and then fall off the face of the earth?

 

[OttoMets]

3

Doubters never shut up.

Agree. Remember that year VCU went to the Final Four from the play-in game? I still argued they shouldn't have gotten in. But they did everything they could once they got their chance.

 

[RF2044]

I don't think it can be accomplished.

When we went to the final four in 2016, most of the detractors took the "Yeah, but..." position. And that was with a F4 run and a decisive win over a #1 seed.

Winning a game or 2 this year won't change the perception.

 

[bballbeadle]

I don’t care! Wooooooooooooooo!

 

[Orangezoo]

I don't think it can be accomplished.

When we went to the final four in 2016, most of the detractors took the "Yeah, but..." position. And that was with a F4 run and a decisive win over a #1 seed.

Winning a game or 2 this year won't change the perception.

Yep. We could win it all and it would be unfair or not count because we didn't deserve to be in...

 

[CuseFaninVT]

I'd say that question has been thoroughly answered.