</p>Ummm ... The teams beaten by LSU and Florida the past few years in the tourney might disagree with you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Do you remember what Tyrus Thomas did in the tournament a few years ago?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Edit: Don't get me wrong .. Duncan and Lavender are excellent players for Xavier. On balance though, I think the SEC gets some tremendous athletes year after year in basketball.
Oh, I agree with you regarding the other major conferences. I do think though, year after year, the SEC is more athletic top to bottom than the A-10.<p></p>
<p> </p>
ask the Big 12 and Pac 10 how athletic some of their schools are. I am not trying to be argumentative, just saying there are certainly some more athletic conferences out there.
That's not to take away from the SEC, it just isn't on par with some others this year