It’s time to retire the phrase that these tournament runs are flukes.

[Cusefan0307]

Just my opinion, but going to at least the Sweet 16 as a double digit seed 3 times is not a fluke.

 

[SBU72]

Just my opinion, but going to at least the Sweet 16 as a double digit seed 3 times is not a fluke.

You are absolutely freaking right! The man can coach. Everybody (almost) says this team doesn't have talent but they are once again in the Sweet Sixteen.

 

[joct]

Just my opinion, but going to at least the Sweet 16 as a double digit seed 3 times is not a fluke.

On the one hand, I completely agree. They've played their best ball at the end of these seasons, no question.

On the other hand, I just wish the regular seasons didn't torture us so much.

 

[two3zone]

Just my opinion, but going to at least the Sweet 16 as a double digit seed 3 times is not a fluke.

I’ve called them a fluke in the past, I will not going forward. That said I want better regular seasons.

 

[All4SU]

I’ll probably start a firestorm, but this team was always a ncaa tournament team if Sidibe had no gotten hurt. That one injury four minutes into the season changed so many of the moving parts. It took SU almost all season to work things out.

 

[creatorsgam]

Just my opinion, but going to at least the Sweet 16 as a double digit seed 3 times is not a fluke.

There will always be idiots out there that roll with the “tavern league zone catches teams by surprise and always good for a couple cheap wins in March” narrative. Fluck ‘em.

 

[syrBossHogg]

Michigan St used to be that low seed that would always make a run in the tourney. We've replaced them now

 

[two3zone]

I’ll probably start a firestorm, but this team was always a ncaa tournament team if Sidibe had no gotten hurt. That one injury four minutes into the season changed so many of the moving parts. It took SU almost all season to work things out.

Even without Sidibe we’re obviously a tournament team. The second we stopped riding Griffin and Joe 35+ we’ve only lost 2 games.

 

[two3zone]

There will always be idiots out there that roll with the “tavern league zone catches teams by surprise and always good for a couple cheap wins in March” narrative. Fluck ‘em.

Our zone does catch teams by surprise though.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

I’ve called them a fluke in the past, I will not going forward. That said I want better regular seasons.

Me too. Go ahead and call me greedy

 

[cliftonparksufan]

You are absolutely freaking right! The man can coach. Everybody (almost) says this team doesn't have talent but they are once again in the Sweet Sixteen.

45 years as a head coach and I still see these pundits before the game and at half time picking against him. Show some respect for the man.

 

[creatorsgam]

Our zone does catch teams by surprise though.

Absolutely. But the wins aren’t “cheap.”

 

[ROCorange]

Michigan St used to be that low seed that would always make a run in the tourney. We've replaced them now

Was thinking the exact same. And Izzo was a hero with the media during that run. Now that it's 3 for JB in the last several years, it's clearly a pattern and not a fluke. Let's see if he gets the same love...

 

[djcon57]

Just my opinion, but going to at least the Sweet 16 as a double digit seed 3 times is not a fluke.

same should go for tourney runs of our rivals. It’s dumb

 

[CanadianSU]

March is the most important month. While sometimes losing to a bad team at the start of the year is no fun it is not where seasons are make it or break it.

1000% agree. No fluke.

 

[Day2]

Michigan St used to be that low seed that would always make a run in the tourney. We've replaced them now

We’ve even taken it to another level. Izzo was doing it as a 4 or a 5.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

There will always be idiots out there that roll with the “tavern league zone catches teams by surprise and always good for a couple cheap wins in March” narrative. Fluck ‘em.

I mean...

I'm ok with that narrative though.

 

[creatorsgam]

I mean...

I'm ok with that narrative though.

Not me. I feel the need to be irrationally angry toward sports talk radio and the internet.