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Always thought DeCourcy was pretty good in his UC analysis. Props to Mick!

(03-08-2018 01:20 PM)Recluse1 Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 11:26 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Awesome.

IMO he absolutely deserved AAC COY but they always hold it against a guy if they were picked to win and they actually do...instead giving it to a guy who finished in 3rd place rather than 6th. Meh.

True. Though... Houston is much better than I can remember them being in a long, long time.

True as well, but UC appears better than it’s been since probably the 2001-02 season.

(03-08-2018 04:08 PM)dsquare Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 03:45 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 03:23 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  Congrats Mick!!!!!

Guess those of you in here who crap on the man all the time feel pretty stupid about now, huh?

Not one bit. Bruce Weber was the AP National Coach of the year in 2005. Raise your hand if you think Bruce Weber is a good coach?

He was good enough to whip Huggins twice. I watched both games in person.

yup

Cronin > Col. Mustard

(03-08-2018 05:15 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 01:20 PM)Recluse1 Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 11:26 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Awesome.

IMO he absolutely deserved AAC COY but they always hold it against a guy if they were picked to win and they actually do...instead giving it to a guy who finished in 3rd place rather than 6th. Meh.

True. Though... Houston is much better than I can remember them being in a long, long time.

True as well, but UC appears better than it’s been since probably the 2001-02 season.

I was thinking about that days ago; where will this team rank at the end of it all?
So much yet to be decided.

So when does the award for the 6 feet and over coach of the year come out?

(03-08-2018 06:08 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 04:08 PM)dsquare Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 03:45 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 03:23 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  Congrats Mick!!!!!

Guess those of you in here who crap on the man all the time feel pretty stupid about now, huh?

Not one bit. Bruce Weber was the AP National Coach of the year in 2005. Raise your hand if you think Bruce Weber is a good coach?

He was good enough to whip Huggins twice. I watched both games in person.

yup

Cronin > Col. Mustard

Well, Mick certainly has his chance to convince (or at least silence) the doubters this year.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/sch...edule.html

how did this team make the tourney? 17-12 in cusa losing in the first round of the cusa tourney to so miss. this is the year chuck machock and huggs got thrown out of. they both had seen enough

I was at that So. Miss game. That UC team was one of my least favorites of all time. Hard to watch. Looked like they were all having a root canal done during games.

Dear God, yes. They were rough to watch.

Taron Barker is probably a nice dude but was not exactly popular in our house full of dudes on Clifton avenue that year. Ugh. Think Huggs recruited point guards based off how much they benched a few too many years.

Congrats to Mick. He’s traveled the long road longer than most would

He gets what has alluded him at Cincinnati. Congrats Coach!

(03-11-2018 07:12 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  He gets what has alluded him at Cincinnati. Congrats Coach!

Great picture. Congrats to Coach Cronin

(03-08-2018 08:43 PM)Lush Wrote:  https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/sch...edule.html

how did this team make the tourney? 17-12 in cusa losing in the first round of the cusa tourney to so miss. this is the year chuck machock and huggs got thrown out of. they both had seen enough

We had a tough schedule that year. Three C-USA teams were ranked, and we played 4 nonconference teams that were ranked for a good part of the year (Oregon, Okie State, Xavier, Dayton). Oregon was the Pac-10 champion and we beat them by 25 points.

RPI = 37, Strength of Schedule = 7

(03-13-2018 11:54 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 08:43 PM)Lush Wrote:  https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/sch...edule.html

how did this team make the tourney? 17-12 in cusa losing in the first round of the cusa tourney to so miss. this is the year chuck machock and huggs got thrown out of. they both had seen enough

We had a tough schedule that year. Three C-USA teams were ranked, and we played 4 nonconference teams that were ranked for a good part of the year (Oregon, Okie State, Xavier, Dayton). Oregon was the Pac-10 champion and we beat them by 25 points.

RPI = 37, Strength of Schedule = 7

That Oregon game was the Tony Bobbitt game.

That team lost 7 of its last 11.

what were we seeded that year?

(03-14-2018 11:13 AM)Lush Wrote:  what were we seeded that year?

8 Seed. Got the noon game on Thursday vs the Zags. Huggs and Chuck both got the boot that game.

That was Lenny Stokes team that year. Played a brutal schedule and got.some nice wins vs Ok. St., Oregon, and the Ville. That was Wade's last year at Marquette and Louisville had Fransiso Garcia and Dean that year. Marquette went to the final 4 that year, Wade dropped a tri-dub on Tubby Smith and the number one seeded wildCats.

Dwayne Wade was so good in college. The two Hall of Famers I remember watching us play against in college at that time were Wade in BB and Ben in FB. You knew it within minutes of watching those guys play they were something special. Of course I didn't realize they'd both end up all time greats in their sports.

Marquette played their first round games in Indianapolis that year, and I went to watch. Wade just dominated those games. It was obvious to see that he was going to be a great pro.

(03-14-2018 12:54 PM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  Marquette played their first round games in Indianapolis that year, and I went to watch. Wade just dominated those games. It was obvious to see that he was going to be a great pro.

His play in Indy probably made a good impression on the IU faithful before they tapped Crean. I actually think Tom Crean is a pretty good coach but it certainly doesn't hurt to have a Dwayne Wade to carry your team to a Final Four. And Crean obviously recruited him.