(01-25-2018 09:44 AM)dancingNMSUaggie Wrote:  It just sounds to me Majerle had very unrealistic expectations. I'm not saying GCU still couldn't go on a tear and win the WAC tourney, get a #16 seed and get dismantled. That could still happen but highly unlikely. The fans expectations for Benson were ridiculous and Braun being picked preseason WAC MVP was absurd. Picking GCU as WAC preseason champ was also crazy. GCU is decent and Majerle should be tickled pink where his program is at. Maybe he's feeling pressure cause he's making absurd money. I don't know but the vibe around the GCU program is off kilter right now IMO.

I don't agree with some of your assertions. Several appear to be based on hindsight. On paper, GCU had the best team and UVU was right there with them. NMSU had a ton of question marks, including a brand new head coach with 1 year of D1 HC experience. No one expected Lofton to be the player he is. And it was conceivable that Benson could have been just as good as Lofton. No one knew for sure. We all thought Harris would be good, but we didn't know for sure until he played. Heck, everyone thought Chuha was perhaps the best player in the conference and he doesn't even start. It was very logical to pick Braun as the preseason POY based on his history.

The only thing I thought was unrealistic was there seemed to be a foregone conclusion that since GCU was finally tourney eligible, they were automatically gonna make the NCAA tourney. It doesn't work that way...