(10-11-2018 11:19 AM)Def Berkkat Wrote: Question for all you never satisfied Mick bashers...
You all say that it's much, much better to lose farther into the tournament than in the lowly second round. At least you can put up better banners, right?
Say UC makes it to the championship game... has a 22 point lead with 11 minutes left... and blows it.
Is Mick still an idiot? Or do we say "well, at least we had a heck of a ride"...?
Which is it?
So, I'm guessing that you agree with Mick that "Sweet 16s" are all just cosmetics for the fans, eh?
I agree with most of the others when I say:
-Get us to the Finals and then we can actually talk about this.
-Get us to the Finals, blow a 22 point lead--
in the second half--to Duke, or Kentucky, or whomever and we'll still be embarrassed but it will be so much easier than in the second round.
-Hell, just get us past the first weekend.
I'll also be even-handed here. Bob Huggins certainly did not have a great record in the tournament while he was here either.
As to "Thanking" Mick Cronin? For what??? He gets well paid to do EXACTLY what you all are crooning over. He gets well paid "not to cheat." He gets well paid to teach the game of basketball to his players and to put them into position to win games. And, if we're being frank, he's actually well paid to get his teams to win...IN MARCH. He's not doing this as some sort of heroic, virtuous, altruistic venture. He's well paid by the University to do exactly what he's doing. I don't hate the man, but we show him "thanks" by compensating him for what he's doing.