Your Grade For This Basketball Season?
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A+. 9th in acc? Right. .500 record? Right. Analysis experts are like any modern engineers (I know. I've worked intimately with them at Amazon for 18 years. They are for the most part idiots that can read but not learn). Most don't know $&!÷ from shinola. If you can objectively scout talent and experience, pre season projections where made by dumbasses, plain and simple. If not for injuries this team would have been serious trouble.
A+. Great season, so much fun to watch, learn the new players, watch them develop as a team, excitement back in the Yum, have incredible success! One win in the NCAA tournament would have been A+++. It is so nice to be excited about the next season. Coaching staff I give an A++
A++
And it's really got little to do with a return to the Top 15--and in the Final poll the Top 10--or even the play of our team. It was the return of our fanbase and if there is one big plus to being that 8 seed it really was playing in Lexington. That showing WAY exceeded my expectations and if you made the trip over for a noon game on a Thursday that means you requested off Monday or so because NOBODY expected that going into Sunday's Selection show. I can tell you that Saints was packed by 11:45 yesterday and forced a relocation to a packed Drake's even without 12,000-15,000 of our red clad Brothers and Sisters competing for seats and tables. The footage of the walk through at the Hilton to the busses really put the goosebumps on my arms every time I've watched it. The Ovation as the team left the court yesterday was something you see in European soccer matches, but rare in an American sporting event off a loss. The Tennessee game even though we were immediately staked to a 10-0 deficit was still something to behold as a White Out. The Striped look of the Pitt game, the Senior Day and something else that I think hasn't been lauded enough...the student section. On a personal note it was cool for me to see so many kids my own college age kids went to high school and grade school with in the student section on TV because I had become really concerned that we had lost a big chunk of potential fanbase to the last ten years of problems. They set a standard moving forward that is pretty high.
Man, pump all that in my veins.
So A++ for me...every facet of the Program took a Giant Leap back to a standard that we clearly took for granted. Not even the Seeding Screw Job and end result of Creighton's outstanding performance can dampen the enthusiasm I have for the immediate future.
And it's really got little to do with a return to the Top 15--and in the Final poll the Top 10--or even the play of our team. It was the return of our fanbase and if there is one big plus to being that 8 seed it really was playing in Lexington. That showing WAY exceeded my expectations and if you made the trip over for a noon game on a Thursday that means you requested off Monday or so because NOBODY expected that going into Sunday's Selection show. I can tell you that Saints was packed by 11:45 yesterday and forced a relocation to a packed Drake's even without 12,000-15,000 of our red clad Brothers and Sisters competing for seats and tables. The footage of the walk through at the Hilton to the busses really put the goosebumps on my arms every time I've watched it. The Ovation as the team left the court yesterday was something you see in European soccer matches, but rare in an American sporting event off a loss. The Tennessee game even though we were immediately staked to a 10-0 deficit was still something to behold as a White Out. The Striped look of the Pitt game, the Senior Day and something else that I think hasn't been lauded enough...the student section. On a personal note it was cool for me to see so many kids my own college age kids went to high school and grade school with in the student section on TV because I had become really concerned that we had lost a big chunk of potential fanbase to the last ten years of problems. They set a standard moving forward that is pretty high.
Man, pump all that in my veins.
So A++ for me...every facet of the Program took a Giant Leap back to a standard that we clearly took for granted. Not even the Seeding Screw Job and end result of Creighton's outstanding performance can dampen the enthusiasm I have for the immediate future.
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Solid A. Brought us back from the dead. CPK understands what basketball means around here......he just gets it! I hated to lose yesterday and I was disappointed, but this team gave us everything they had all year and I am truly thankful!
Strong A.
27 wins, 2nd in the ACC, runner up in the ACCT, made the NCAAT. This exceeded my expectations for sure. Kelsey also brought fans back, including the students. Brought the love, excitement, and passion back too. Hated the way it ended in the NCAAT but if you'd have told me Kelsey would have 27 wins in year one before the season started, I would've been ecstatic and I'm still happy with his first season.
27 wins, 2nd in the ACC, runner up in the ACCT, made the NCAAT. This exceeded my expectations for sure. Kelsey also brought fans back, including the students. Brought the love, excitement, and passion back too. Hated the way it ended in the NCAAT but if you'd have told me Kelsey would have 27 wins in year one before the season started, I would've been ecstatic and I'm still happy with his first season.
A+! Not just based on the much recognized improvement, or even finishing in the AP top 10; as for me, it was CPK overcoming so many of the injuries at the worst possible time. Coaching is the difference, and all any one needs for evidence, is witnessing the coincidence with ACC performance with how many HOF Coaches left the ACC.
NCST got the message real quick, as hiring Will Wade will make the Wolfpack an immediate contender, just surprised that several other ACC schools have still not figured it out yet. NCST obviously were paying attention to St John’s and Auburn, when Rick and Bruce were hired without any concern over what the NCAA or others thought about the decision.
NCST got the message real quick, as hiring Will Wade will make the Wolfpack an immediate contender, just surprised that several other ACC schools have still not figured it out yet. NCST obviously were paying attention to St John’s and Auburn, when Rick and Bruce were hired without any concern over what the NCAA or others thought about the decision.
My beginning of year goal was 20 wins & make tourney(Solid C). Since we won more than 20 AND made ACCT final, I'll give this year an A from me. A+ if we could have won a game in NCAA Tourney.
Next year making Tourney will only get you a C though. Every Tourney win will bump you a letter. (Rd of 32=B, Sweet 16=A)
All years after that, making Tourney will get you another C, BUT to raise it a letter, it will take 2 Tourney wins. (Sweet 16 = B & Final 4 =A).
Next year making Tourney will only get you a C though. Every Tourney win will bump you a letter. (Rd of 32=B, Sweet 16=A)
All years after that, making Tourney will get you another C, BUT to raise it a letter, it will take 2 Tourney wins. (Sweet 16 = B & Final 4 =A).
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A+ is the only answer. It’s not just that we far exceeded expectations, the program has been ignited again. And frankly given the NIL landscape it has never been more important to have a fully engaged, rabid fanbase. This season set the stage for huge returns going forward.
I have to go with an A.
The team competed, exceeded expectations, played hard and really brought the fans along for a fun ride.
The team competed, exceeded expectations, played hard and really brought the fans along for a fun ride.
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