Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="A Clockwork Orange, post: 1718048, member: 16"]
I have to say, I think I'm in the minority with this one. Let me preface all I'm about to say with this: This run has been amazing. The Gonzaga and UVA wins were all time classics for SU sports fans. These couple of weekends have been awesome, and I won't soon forget it.

Here's the thing though, that '09-'10 team was SO satisfying to watch. It came on the heels of two missed tournaments, and a Sweet 16 beatdown. We lost great athletes, who weren't necessarily great basketball players. Expectations were down, and then that team came out of nowhere. And it wasn't just the record. It was the way that team played basketball. Honestly, it was the most enjoyable SU basketball team I've ever watched. Offensively they played the right way. A ton of points came off of assists, they were unselfish, and every cog just fit. We were an Arinze Onuaku bum knee away from winning or at least competing in the national championship game.

That team was brilliant to watch. As a fan of great basketball, that team and that year has it all over this one. The Sweet 16 loss sucked, it was a bitter pill to swallow. But I choose to remember the amazing run up to that point. That was the best offensive basketball team I've ever seen at SU. There have been better or more gifted offensive players (Melo and GMac in 2003) but there has never been a team that played as a unit better than that one on offense.

So I tend to favor the 2009-2010 team, because it gave me nearly 16 weeks of incredible basketball. This team has given me two weekends. And what weekends they have been! But they still can't compare to the quality of basketball that '09-'10 team played.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?