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Message: [QUOTE="cuse2013, post: 1314779, member: 5115"] Reality (in my mind of course) 1) The reality is that we (without ban) are an NCAA tournament team. We will beat NC State + Duke or Virginia (20-40% chance at both). 2) The reality is that NCAA has not released findings/penalties because...the infractions are not serious enough. After a massive 7 year witch hunt, NCAA has found nothing but jaywalking level infractions and are embarrassed to release report. So they hunt on. 3) The reality is that maybe we made a mistake self-imposing a ban. Yes, we wouldn't win it all. But we could make a run at Sweet16 if Cooney is healthy. It's possible NCAA never gets us for anything bad and wouldn't have banned us anyway. 4) The reality is that Cooney is really really hurting. That's not an excuse for his poor shooting. That's a reality. 5) The reality is that our coaches are great, but whiffed on the sophomore class. Outside Ennis, of course, and Roberson I guess. You cannot win consistently if you have an entire recruiting class just not producing for the team. It doesn't matter what these guys "can" be. BJ, Ron, & Chino have not helped us nearly enough. And they have all had opportunities. Our last class that big was CJ, Dion, Fab, Baye. No contest. 6) The reality is that no team in America could basically lose its possibly (and arguably) 5 most talented players (CJ, Ennis, Grant, Dajaun, McCullough) and still be this competitive. None. 7) The reality is that no program in America could start [U]6 PG's in 7 years[/U] and not see at least one terrible season. Kaleb is our 6th starting Pg in 7 years and we will still win 20 games. 8) The reality is that Kaleb will be a great PG at Cuse. Sooner rather than later. 9) The reality is that Roc is getting screwed from not playing in either tourney. And it will hurt his draft stock. 10) The reality is that it will be our returning players who control our destiny next year, and not the freshmen. The reality is that's a lot to digest but I needed to get it all out. Go Orange [/QUOTE]

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