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(03-06-2019 07:53 AM)OldenburgCat Wrote:  

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(03-06-2019 07:05 AM)crex043 Wrote:  

(03-06-2019 06:28 AM)OldenburgCat Wrote:  UVA is similar to UC in that they both preach defense over offense. Their style is very similar to the Huggs/Mick model and it doesn't translate well in March, unfortunately. It's a shame because I love Tony Bennett. I think he's a Top 5 Coach in CBB.

How can he be a Top 5 coach in CBB without making noise in March?

Well for 1, he took Washington State to the NCAA tournament. Look at the history of their program.

2) he's dominated ACC play. He's just failed to make a big run in March because of his style of play.

Why does his style of play work for beating multiple top 10 teams to win the acc tournament and losing 3 acc games in 2 years but can't work in the NCAA tournament?

This argument has never made sense to me.

Come on Mark, you've been a UC fan for how long? You've seen Huggs's teams play. There's a reason he hasn't been more successful in March than he he could have been him.

Huggins wasn't dump trucking a conference with Carolina, Duke, Syracuse, Louisville, Florida state etc. Their styles also weren't the same. And Virginia has an elite offense with an elite defense.