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(12-07-2018 01:33 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(12-07-2018 01:27 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  

(12-07-2018 01:15 PM)BcatMatt13 Wrote:  

(12-07-2018 12:52 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  30-4 in a weak 2 bid conference doesn't excite me (including wins from that putrid non-conf schedule they had last year). Especially if they flame out in the tourney. It feels like the 30 wins was even less of an impressive feat when you can't back it up with a deep run. 30 wins in the old Big East would have been a MAJOR accomplishment. Since we don't have that opportunity anymore, at least beat your rival and make a deeper run in the NCAA tournament until this league gets better. (winning the league/tournament more than once in 5 years would also be good)

Someone downplayed X's number of victories since 2001 by saying they played in a weak conference for a number of years. Well, that's exactly what UC is doing now.

If you couldn't enjoy UC going to Wichita and winning a conference championship against a top ten team on their court on the last day of the season in front of a nationwide CBS audience then that's on you.

Everyone was disappointed with the tournament. But come on.

Re-read my post. I didn't say winning the Conference wasn't exciting. I even said winning the conference more often would be good. I just don't get as excited about 30 wins (in this conference) as some people do. They (almost) won 30 the prior year also. What did that get them? A top 10 kenpom ranking?? woo-hoo

2017 they were 23 in kenpom. They had a top ten (top 5 actually) kenpom rating last year not because they had 30 wins (I agree wins can be deceiving in and of themselves), but because they were an extraordinary defensive team and good offensive team.