this team is one of the most experienced in the country and as a result they hit the ground running. i think they pretty well maximize their talent so i can't fault them for that. as far as effort, it always seems good. so...

1) they hit the maximization of their talent early due to experience. the downside is their talent isn't that great and they had no real upside. they shoot about like Kid Shelleen. as younger teams have developed over the course of the year, the experience edge is minimized.
2) having to play at max effort, i think they might be running out of gas. at the very least, there is no "next gear" to go to in the playoffs.
3) they were very good early in conference at pulling out the games in clutch situations. that is great but the law of averages typically catches up with teams like that.

i like them as a group of kids and i think they have high character compared to most rosters but i think we've seen the best of what they've got... and the last four would indicate that is not near enough to make any noise in the post-season... same old, same old.

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EliteZags said:

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remember anything can happen in March




and by that I mean our bracket could blow up to where we match up with double digit seeds for 3-4 rounds

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With our luck, those double digit seeds will be really good at hitting 3's

At least this may prevent us from giving buzz a stupid extension.

papadoc said:

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Will not win another game. Period

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If we lose to LSU, lose in SEC tourney and lose in the NCAAT that's enough to part ways. However, we all know our AD won't do that and we will not throw big money at a good coach.

If you're gonna be that God awful from the perimeter, at least be halfway decent guarding said perimeter

We absolutely suck at both

Astonishing number of brand new posters starting threads and mentioning the "playoffs". Good times