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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 4844067, member: 26"] Aside from all the minutia arguing with fellow posters, I'm amazed that this current #4 team is doing so well without one of the best 5's in the entire country. I mean the 5 point win at Xavier was not a work of art, but a desperate team going on a 13-2 run to make the game way closer while playing at home is not that surprising, I suppose. Doesn't really matter who the "best" team in the nation is - we've won a couple NC's when not even a top 2 seed (NC's as a 1,2,3,4 and 7 seed). So while I'll take being ranked in the top 10, top 5, even #1 any day of the week (certainly great for getting "talked about" by the experts and can't hurt recruiting at all), it won't matter when the tourney starts. My hope is that we keep getting better and better. Win all the games we can without Clingan, keep improving, get as much great playing time as we can for the bench, and be ready come March. Oh, and keep healthy. This team is legit when healthy, and a NC contender. Just look what we've gone thru this season - Castle goes down, Clingan goes down (not sure he was 100% at any time this season), no idea what to expect from Ball, Diarra, Johnson, or Stewart, but the guys have played great, improved, stepped in when needed, and been coached up. ANY kid who is being recruited just needs to look at the roster, the development, the results, you name it - this program is doing everything right - something I don't think any other program in the nation can say (ok, maybe my glasses are a little too blue), but you get my point. Love this team and love the staff. [/QUOTE]

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