Well, it doesn't look like the Cards are a serious contender to even make the final 4. The way they played down the stretch losing to FSU, struggling to beat lower level conference teams and losing twice to NC State still appears to be the case in this first round game against 15th seeded Marist.
I think we all were spoiled by that DePaul game where it looked like we had shooters everywhere. Now even our national player of the year candidate cannot hit the broadside of the barn.
Something went wrong during the season with so many players wanting playing time that Walz drew names out of a hat. One of the disadvantages of having a deep team is resentment of not playing enough.
I may be wrong but this team has not looked confident in over a month.