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[QUOTE="Cuse181, post: 4206141, member: 8295"]
I just feel that the competetition for top level players has ramped up considerably since the 80s and early 90s with far more teams vying for top prospects then there was back then. As a result, the teams’ that held national relevance was quite a bit smaller, leading to a much smaller crop of universities that could realistically compete and obtain top 10 rankings.

The Big East conference during the 08-14 stretch was also remarkably deep, with tons of great players and coaches constantly vying for the top spot and double digit teams making it to the tournament multiple times. That is very different from the 87-91 seasons where 2-3 teams drove all the competition.

Now this isn’t to say that it wasn’t impressive what they did in the 87-91 stretch (of course it was) I just think it was more impressive what 08-14 held, they had great talent, stellar records and as you said, a fun style of basketball.

As for whether a change in defense would make the team more fun? I don’t think any defense ever makes a team “fun” (it’s almost the antithesis what makes the sport fun to watch in general), instead what makes it fun is transition baskets and high flying athletic players, both of which can be a part a team that plays zone.
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