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bleedingTNorange said:
Barnes needs to win more in NCAAT, you won’t find anyone who disagrees with that, but he’s also built us into the best program in the SEC over the last 5-6 years.
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Agreed. I think Barnes just needs one great March run, just one, and it would completely change his legacy here. If he could find a way to make that elusive Final Four our program has shockingly never had, even the biggest Barnes Bashers would likely shut up.

His success in the regular season is undeniable. One of the best coaches to walk through our doors likely ever. I truly hope Barnes can find a way to break through in March before he retires, because he deserves to go down as one of, if not definitively the best coach in program history.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Agreed. I think Barnes just needs one great March run, just one, and it would completely change his legacy here. If he could find a way to make that elusive Final Four our program has shockingly never had, even the biggest Barnes Bashers would likely shut up.

His success in the regular season is undeniable. One of the best coaches to walk through our doors likely ever. I truly hope Barnes can find a way to break through in March before he retires, because he deserves to go down as one of, if not definitively the best coach in program history.
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I’m sure if he breaks through the narrative will just turn to 1/5 is pathetic or something like that, but it will definitely quiet some of the critics and increase the support from those who already support him.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I’m sure if he breaks through the narrative will just turn to 1/5 is pathetic or something like that, but it will definitely quiet some of the critics and increase the support from those who already support him.
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Most of the vocal critics have been silenced as of late. I’m sure they’re waiting anxiously for us to lose a game badly to resurface with their toxic views. Only way to quiet the legions of the miserable is to win every game so I expect to hear from them again this season
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I mean hell freaking South Carolina has a Final Four. Loyola Chicago! George Mason!!!
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It's beyond frustrating that so many other schools have had completely middling squads manage to eek out four wins in the 64+ team era but Tennessee has brought a bunch of Top 20 statistical teams to the tournament over the last two decades and never struck gold. I will always take what Barnes has built this program into over a flash in the pan trip to the Final Four preceded and followed by garbage, but it'd be really nice to have this regular season consistency pay off at some point.
 
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Final Four talk.

Barnes hasn't made it past 2nd weekend in his past 10 appearances but once.

Let's first make the SS before FF talk.
 
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On another topic. I would like to see extended playing time for this lineup in the coming weeks:

PG - Zeigler
SG - Vescovi
F - Philips
F - ON
C - Aidoo

I feel this is our strongest lineup with JJ being 6th man.

This could be close to our starting lineup next year, with Mashack in place of Vescovi. Next season will have one heck of a defensive team with the improved play of Aidoo and Awaka.
 
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cncchris33 said:
And that goes completely overlooked by people who only want to judge programs based on NCAAT results.
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Bingo….I made a post 2 years ago listing P5 teams that won 90+ games over last 4 seasons so 2017-2018 through 2020-2021. This was it…

Gonzaga: 155-16, 4NCAAT, 90.6%, 10-3
Virginia: 107-20, 3NCAAT, 84.2%, 6-2
Houston: 111-24, 82.2%, 3NCAAT, 7-3
Villanova: 104-28, 78.7%, 3NCAAT, 9-2
Kansas: 106-30, 3NCAAT, 77.9%, 6-3
Michigan: 105-32, 3NCAAT, 76.6%, 10-3
Duke: 99-31, 2NCAAT, 76.1%, 6-2
Florida State: 96-32, 3NCAAT, 75%, 7-3
Michigan State: 99-34, 3NCAAT, 74.4%, 5-3
Baylor: 93-35, 2NCAAT, 72.6%, 7-1
Tennessee: 92-38, 3NCAAT, 70.7%, 3-3
Oregon: 93-40, 2NCAAT, 69.9%, 4-2
Texas Tech: 94-41, 3NCAAT, 69.6%, 9-3
Kentucky: 90-40, 2NCAAT, 69.2%, 5-2
Purdue: 90-42, 3NCAAT, 68.1%, 5-3

Add in last years results and this is that list updated, I didn’t add new teams so I’m sure there’s some that would’ve joined the list, but still, this now is a 5 year list…

Gonzaga: 127-12, 4NCAAT, 92.7%, 12-4
Virginia: 128-34, 3NCAAT, 79%, 6-2
Houston: 143-30, 4NCAAT, 82.6%, 10-4
Kansas: 140-36, 4NCAAT, 79.5%, 12-3
Villanova: 134-36, 4NCAAT, 78.8%, 13-3
Duke: 131-38, 3NCAAT, 77.5%, 10-3
Baylor: 120-42, 3NCAAT, 74.0%, 8-2
Michigan: 124-47, 4NCAAT, 72.5%, 12-4
Michigan State: 122-47, 4NCAAT, 72.1%, 6-4
Tennessee: 119-46, 4NCAAT, 72.1%, 4-4
Florida State: 113-46, 3NCAAT, 71%, 7-3
Kentucky: 116-48, 3NCAAT, 70.7%, 5-3
Purdue: 119-50, 4NCAAT, 70.4%, 7-4
Texas Tech: 121-51, 4NCAAT, 70.3%, 11-4
Oregon: 113-55, 2NCAAT, 67.2%%, 4-2

Records this year so far:
Gonzaga: 15-3
Virginia: 12-3
Houston: 17-1
Kansas: 15-1
Villanova: 8-9
Duke: 13-4
Baylor: 11-5
Michigan: 9-7
Michigan State: 12-4
Tennessee: 14-2
Florida State: 5-12
Kentucky: 10-6
Purdue: 15-1
Texas Tech: 10-6
Oregon: 9-8



Again, nobody is disputing we can/should/need to win more in the NCAAT, but the same ones bashing the postseason lack of success fail to acknowledge that he’s elevated this to a Top 10-15 program nationally over the last 5-6 year.
 
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The problem, or a very big portion of the problem, is that people just can’t conceive the randomness of the big dance. There are literally 10-12 variables surrounding any one weekend of tournament play that aren’t controllable by players or coaches.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Bingo….I made a post 2 years ago listing P5 teams that won 90+ games over last 4 seasons so 2017-2018 through 2020-2021. This was it…

Gonzaga: 155-16, 4NCAAT, 90.6%, 10-3
Virginia: 107-20, 3NCAAT, 84.2%, 6-2
Houston: 111-24, 82.2%, 3NCAAT, 7-3
Villanova: 104-28, 78.7%, 3NCAAT, 9-2
Kansas: 106-30, 3NCAAT, 77.9%, 6-3
Michigan: 105-32, 3NCAAT, 76.6%, 10-3
Duke: 99-31, 2NCAAT, 76.1%, 6-2
Florida State: 96-32, 3NCAAT, 75%, 7-3
Michigan State: 99-34, 3NCAAT, 74.4%, 5-3
Baylor: 93-35, 2NCAAT, 72.6%, 7-1
Tennessee: 92-38, 3NCAAT, 70.7%, 3-3
Oregon: 93-40, 2NCAAT, 69.9%, 4-2
Texas Tech: 94-41, 3NCAAT, 69.6%, 9-3
Kentucky: 90-40, 2NCAAT, 69.2%, 5-2
Purdue: 90-42, 3NCAAT, 68.1%, 5-3

Add in last years results and this is that list updated, I didn’t add new teams so I’m sure there’s some that would’ve joined the list, but still, this now is a 5 year list…

Gonzaga: 127-12, 4NCAAT, 92.7%, 12-4
Virginia: 128-34, 3NCAAT, 79%, 6-2
Houston: 143-30, 4NCAAT, 82.6%, 10-4
Kansas: 140-36, 4NCAAT, 79.5%, 12-3
Villanova: 134-36, 4NCAAT, 78.8%, 13-3
Duke: 131-38, 3NCAAT, 77.5%, 10-3
Baylor: 120-42, 3NCAAT, 74.0%, 8-2
Michigan: 124-47, 4NCAAT, 72.5%, 12-4
Michigan State: 122-47, 4NCAAT, 72.1%, 6-4
Tennessee: 119-46, 4NCAAT, 72.1%, 4-4
Florida State: 113-46, 3NCAAT, 71%, 7-3
Kentucky: 116-48, 3NCAAT, 70.7%, 5-3
Purdue: 119-50, 4NCAAT, 70.4%, 7-4
Texas Tech: 121-51, 4NCAAT, 70.3%, 11-4
Oregon: 113-55, 2NCAAT, 67.2%%, 4-2

Records this year so far:
Gonzaga: 15-3
Virginia: 12-3
Houston: 17-1
Kansas: 15-1
Villanova: 8-9
Duke: 13-4
Baylor: 11-5
Michigan: 9-7
Michigan State: 12-4
Tennessee: 14-2
Florida State: 5-12
Kentucky: 10-6
Purdue: 15-1
Texas Tech: 10-6
Oregon: 9-8



Again, nobody is disputing we can/should/need to win more in the NCAAT, but the same ones bashing the postseason lack of success fail to acknowledge that he’s elevated this to a Top 10-15 program nationally over the last 5-6 year.
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michigan, baylor and nova surprising
 
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