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[QUOTE="TheRoyalIveyFund, post: 181864, member: 1049"]
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The NCAA first began seeding teams in 1979. Since then, SU has been to 26 NCAA tournaments, and have ended 25 of them with a loss. I[B]n those 25 years, they lost to a lower seeded team 13 times and to a higher seeded team 12 times.[/B]
 
But, most years, Syracuse performs either exactly to or slightly above seed. The three times that they have reached the final four, they were seeded to go out earlier (they went as a 2 seed, as a 3 seed and as a 4 seed).
 
Personally, I don't buy the "system" argument. JB's system is designed to work at any pace. And, it does.[/quote]
 
 
As usual, Moqui brings stats, reasons and logic to the argument.  If one makes the argument JB is not performing in March, they are proven wrong by the above stat.  
 
Yes, the few elite 8's he's gotten to is a negative on this career.  However, a S16 just about every other year is pretty good to me.  Maybe the bar is set low and I SU loses don't bother me like they did 15, 10, or even 5 years ago.  However, I think that is still a great accomplishment.
 
Now, if  someone comes back in May of 2013 and we have only 2 more tourney wins on the record, then I'll buy the argument a bit more about failures in March.    About every 7-10 years, JB has a run in the tourney and I expect it either this year, or next.
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