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(03-27-2017 05:12 AM)odu09 Wrote:  

(03-26-2017 10:17 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(03-26-2017 05:03 PM)odu09 Wrote:  Comparing centers to CUSA? Giles you are thinking too small. CUSA is below us. We need to be comparing ourselves to the Final 4 teams since that's where this program deserves and aspires to be.

Butler has been there (in consecutive years).
George Mason has been there.
VCU has been there.

Yeah, ODU should aspire to be there too.

You are going to be disappointed for a long time then. I'm not sure how much you realize how ridiculously difficult it is to get to a Final 4 for a mid major. George Mason and VCU rank as #1 and #2 the most unpredictable Final 4 appearances. South Carolina is in at #3.

Based upon your comments, it appears that you have managed to confuse the word "Aspire" with the word "Expect". I commented on the former, not the latter. I'm glad to hear that you understand it to be a difficult task to make it to the Final Four for teams like George Mason, VCU, Butler, etc. No one ever said it was easy, or that it would even ever happen again.

Lots of kids growing up aspire to play in the NBA one day. Most of them will never see their dream fulfilled. Of the ones that do, their aspirations to achieve that goal likely helped to drive them to achieving it. Our own Trey Freeman and Kent Bazemore are probably as good of an example of this as anyone. One of them has overcome the odds and achieved the goal. The other is a step away, but still working hard to get there.

Your initial post was filled with sarcasm. The fact is, to finish third in the 23rd or 24th rated CUSA this season IS far below what should be the bench mark for ODU. Last year ODU finished 5th in CUSA. If things like that along with losing consistently now to teams that we used to own just a few short years ago (W & M, Marshall, etc.) simply because they have improved slightly while we have regressed doesn't bother you any then fine. Perhaps next season we will start losing to the MEAC teams. We used to pretty much always expect to win those games too.