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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 225258, member: 405"]
but the challenge will be getting past the Sweet 16. As a 1 seed, in what I see as the second easiest region, it's almost like we getting a free pass into the 2nd weekend. UNC - Asheville (with Bruce Hornsby's son playing on the team) is like a typical November OOC opponent, and either Southern Miss or Kansas State also fit that bill - a good squad, but a very beatable squad, on par with Marshall or Stanford.
 
At the Sweet 16, we likely get Vandy or Wisconsin. Vanderbilt is the better team, because they have a pretty good big man and good 3 point shooters. Wisconsin would be a grind it out game, but they kind of suck offensively. All we would need is one good run against them, and they'd never be able to play from behind.
 
But then again, the Big East championship was just sitting there waiting for us, and like clockwork, we screwed it up, as we have every time (or did we win it once ?) when we are the #1 seed.
 
If we can't get past the Sweet 16 with this squad, with a number 1 seed, and no team like UConn or Marquette waiting for us in the 2nd round, I just don't see how we screw thjs one up.
 
To me, if we can make it to the "Big Games" - (Ohio State in a regional final, and of course our final four opponents) I don't have as much concern about those games. When we get to big games, we usually do well. It's the getting there that I'm worried about, with the way this team finished up the season.
 
Kris and Scoop have to come to play, with decisiveness and energy. Quick smart decisions. Attack the rim. Get out on the shooters. LGO !!!
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