Rupp Rafters Meltdown

[pdub]

"Final Fours or nothing"
YT, Buffalo Wild Wings Chad

[Cascadia]

It's not worth bothering with you.
Anyone in their right mind would agree Gonzaga is a successful program.
You're just mad/stubborn you are wrong.

Sorry, but you’re just too emotionally unstable to have serious conversations with.

[CrimsonNBlue]

Kansas Crimson Meltdown

[pdub]

If saying Gonzaga is a successful program, and then bringing facts into the argument to prove such, is melting down, then yes, i'm hot lava.

[Deleted User 89]

Kansas has had 3 successful seasons under Bill Self and one of those may be taken away.

hilarious

[Deleted User 89]

Actual results prove that to be a false statement.

Supply the conclusive evidence

140-13 in last four years ( a recruiting cycle ).
12 NCAA tourney wins.
No 5 star recruits.

Better regular season and tourney record than KU in the same time period.
Significantly better if any wins are taken from 2018.

what was the SOS fur those 4 years?

[MICHHAWK]

HCBS hit the nail on the head last night when he said the game had the look and the feel of a scrimmage game.

No fans in the stands is brutal.

[jhawks99]

"Final Fours or nothing"
YT, Buffalo Wild Wings Chad

I need that sock name, if I had socks.

[Sparko]

I for one am tired of the all-time record for consecutive weeks of being ranked. Definitely tired of losing to Kentucky too.

[pdub]

Supply the conclusive evidence

140-13 in last four years ( a recruiting cycle ).
12 NCAA tourney wins.
No 5 star recruits.

Better regular season and tourney record than KU in the same time period.
Significantly better if any wins are taken from 2018.

what was the SOS fur those 4 years?

Fair argument.
115th. 69th. 108th. 89th.
However, Kenpom takes into consideration strength of opponent, and they finished in the top 25 in Kenpom in all of the years. And 1st in one, 2nd in another.

But a previous argument against Gonzaga's success ( on this thread ) was their lack of NCAA tournament success - and they've done better than we have in that time period.

I think if you asked a college basketball fan to name the top 10 programs in the last decade, Gonzaga would more often than not be in there.

[Deleted User 89]

140-13 in last four years ( a recruiting cycle ).
12 NCAA tourney wins.
No 5 star recruits.

Better regular season and tourney record than KU in the same time period.
Significantly better if any wins are taken from 2018.

what was the SOS fur those 4 years?

Fair argument.
115th. 69th. 108th. 89th.
However, Kenpom takes into consideration strength of opponent, and they finished in the top 25 in Kenpom in all of the years. And 1st in one, 2nd in another.

But a previous argument against Gonzaga's success ( on this thread ) was their lack of NCAA tournament success - and they've done better than we have in that time period.

I think if you asked a college basketball fan to name the top 10 programs in the last decade, Gonzaga would more often than not be in there.

i agree...gonna have to think on it, but they might be in my top ten too

[TDub]

Hmm what would that top 10 look like?

In no order...first take

Kansas
Kentucky
Duke
UNC
Mich st
Villanova
Gonzaga

Wisconsin
Michigan
Virginia

Probably nees to think about it more, im sure im forgetting someone

[TDub]

Kick one of the last 3 out. Add louisville

[zsn]

I think Wisconsin in the first half of the decade, replaced by Oregon in the second half?

[Sparko]

Butler has been more successful than the zags in post season.

[ousdahl]

I kinda like the whole “Gonzaga elite program” talk, and try to enjoy it while it lasts, cuz it always seems to go away once they get to the “west coast conference mid major cupcakes for 3 months straight” part of their season.

[TDub]

Butler has been more successful than the zags in post season.

Consistently over the decade? No

[Sparko]

Butler has been to more final fours certainly

[pdub]

Butler in back to back Final Fours in 2009-10.
Gonzaga most recently in Final Four in 2017.
However Butler has missed the NCAA entirely twice in the last 5 years - and Gonzaga has 7 more tournament wins in that same time span - and this is without mentioning the difference in overall win/loss records.

[Sparko]

10 years and tougher opponents. I put both Butler and Zags in at 9/10.