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[QUOTE="Sgt Cuse, post: 181740, member: 1701"]
I don't understand the fixation with getting past the sweet sixteen.  People are just choosing that spot because it is JB's worst record.  How about making more final 4's.  If we lose in the elite 8 is that a lot better to you than losing in the sweet sixteen?  It's one game further on the same weekend, just two days later.  He's gone into the second weekend 17 times and made it through 3 times.  I would like to see that improved but it's not the castrophe people are making it out to be.
 
I would be a lot more bummed and could see the rolling out the numbers if this were the round of 32 record.  That would mean you aren't making it to the second weekend.  I think that is big.  Evidently, JB and SU are doing decent in that department because that round is not being discussed.  I thought losing last year against Marq sucked because it cost SU the additional glory of 4 days of relevance.  They probably would have lost to NC, just like Marq did, and people would be piling that stat on to make JB look bad.
 
As for the talent, I think we lose sight of the recent uptick in recruiting.  Now when we look back we think we had these type of recruits and talent all along.  Someone recently brought up the stat of some 300+ games decided by 5 points or less.  I had forgotten about those old days of regularly squeaking out close victories.  There hasn't been nearly as many of those the last 3 years.
 
I'm hoping for deeper runs now that our talent level seems to have improved.  The last 2 years have been disappointing.  Still time to improve on that.
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