(02-10-2017 08:39 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  They may be a small school but they don't get a break anymore. It's like how a young prodigy is lauded and praised for his/her talents at a young age and is great relative to his/her peers. At a certain point, you have to perform to the lofty expectations you've created. Imagine if LeBron James never won a title or even advanced to the NBA Finals. Heck, imagine if he was just good but not an all-time great.

So yes, I'll be hard on them until they prove something. Until they do, they're just a cute little underdog that's good enough to make a name for itself but not to be taken serious. The Tournament is a crapshoot but they choke far more often than they bring in results. Welcome to the real world, welcome to the big leagues of college sports.

Who are the players he's lost with:

Robert Sacre
Austin Daye
Adam Morrison
JP Bautista
David Stockton
Eric Ravio
Dan Dicau
Rony Turiaf
Sabonis Jr.

And many more. Some were highly touted, some were star college players that went on to have NBA careers.

He's had the talent and had dynamic teams, yet blown it every time except in 2009 and 2015. 18 straight NCAA Tournaments multiple top 4 seeds, they're undefeated and top ranked...that's no minor program, no matter how weak the WCC has been. They need to make a really deep run. No more BS about the Dance being a crapshoot, no BS about them being a small program, if they want respect, they have to earn it.

You've proven my point. The only guy on that list who was more than a 3* recruit is Austin Daye, who only stayed 2 years at Gonzaga. Few took that team to the Sweet 16 with Daye as a sophomore. And it's not like they had any other major talent on that team.

You left off the highest rated recruit they ever had, Kyle Wiltjer. Like Dickau (Washington), Wiltjer was a reclamation project after he failed at Kentucky. That's what Few does. He finds guys who don't make it elsewhere or are overlooked and turns them into really good players. Can't coach? And with Wiltjer, Few went to back-to-back Sweet 16's and an Elite 8. When he has good talent, he achieves at the level of the talent he has or more.

The only guy on your list who had a successful NBA career was Turiaf. He's an example of Few finding talent outside the country, players whose prospects in major college basketball are uncertain. But again, Few coaches them up and achieves success.

Sabonis was only a 3-star. Heck, Adam Morrison was only a 2-star recruit coming out of high school. Few clearly overachieved with these kids. And it's not like he has a lot of these 3-stars on his teams.

Your condescending and disparaging remarks about Few are immature. They simply show how out of touch with reality you are. No one needs to make excuses for Few or give him a pass. He does great things with the talent he has, which is nowhere near the level you claim. The program is what it is, a great mid major.