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What's getting them through this is ball movement. It is kind of like playing Princeton is for the big boys. All of the ball movement and patience frustrates them. Fgcu just does it at high speed and high altitude but they always make the extra pass.

Part of me expects Florida to blow them out and part of me thinks Fgcu has become one if the best teams in the country almost overnight.
 
MDHusky said:
It's not like the guy doesn't have a good resume. Who wouldn't want him right now? Where do you see Enfield going?
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Enfield is a multi millionaire. He can stay there or wait for the perfect job.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
For those interested in this kind of thing, I would strongly recommended giving the points no matter how much of a favorite Florida is. Between the interviews, calls from family/friends/hangers-on for tickets and other favors, and Enfield working the phones for a new job, the clock is about to strike midnight.
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Another women's hoops connection - former UConn guard Mel Thomas is Director of Basketball Operations for the FGCU women's team. Mel is the long time girlfriend of UConn football player Tyvon Branch.
 
For those of us who can remember......Comer the PG,his entire game ,the stop and starts ,dishing off in every direction and angle, his blind drop passes remind the most of Bob Cousy
 
The only comparison I can think of for FGCU is the 1980 Olympic Hockey team. Very impressive. Brad Stevens and Shaka Smart are has been's, Andy Endfield is leading the new coaching revolution and everyone else is taking notes. Part Harlem Globetrotter, part Laker Showtime, 100 % impressive. I joked yesterday that UCLA should go after Endfield but that doesn't seem like a joke anymore.
 
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The joy and overall attitude and light-hearted swagger Sherwood displays reminds me a ton of Khalid.
 
Can you imagine if FGCU beats U of Florida?? that would be just amazing. I will be pulling for them big time.
 
Gurleyman said:
They play very loose and free. When it clicks, it works awesome. I can see there being days over the course of the year when they just throw the ball all over the arena and have poor shot selection, giving the other team a layup line.
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And of course, they are free and loose since everything beyond making the tourney is pure gravy. I guess when there is no pressure, those threes and crazy oops style works in the field of 68
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
For those interested in this kind of thing, I would strongly recommended giving the points no matter how much of a favorite Florida is. Between the interviews, calls from family/friends/hangers-on for tickets and other favors, and Enfield working the phones for a new job, the clock is about to strike midnight.
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Opened at 11 offshore which is way short will get to 13-14. Gamblers know all about FGCU and were all over them
against Gtown. Most stayed on them today against SDSU.
 
And I am enjoying their run but take a step back.

If a 15 seed is going to make the Sweet 16... Drawing Georgetown and the MWC was the route.

Mountain West flat out embarrassed themselves in this tournament.

Kudos to Florida who can go to the Elite 8 by going through a 14, an 11 and a 15.
 
metsfan2323 said:
The only comparison I can think of for FGCU is the 1980 Olympic Hockey team. Very impressive. Brad Stevens and Shaka Smart are has been's, Andy Endfield is leading the new coaching revolution and everyone else is taking notes. Part Harlem Globetrotter, part Laker Showtime, 100 % impressive. I joked yesterday that UCLA should go after Endfield but that doesn't seem like a joke anymore.
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It's Enfield. And for them to compare to the 1980 US Hockey team they would need to be in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
 
whaler11 said:
Mountain West flat out embarrassed themselves in this tournament.
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I hate to kill zls on this since we discussed its strength before the tourney, and I said they would underwhelm. The truth is, I never really watched any MW teams this year other than New Mexico, but NM did not look very good to me. The reason I was down on the MWC is that they repeatedly fail in the tourney year after year. I'm in a show-me mode with them.
 
FGCU is hand's down the must watch team of the tourney. I'm conflicted. They will be going up against one of my F-4 teams UF.. So do I root for the team on my money bracket, or do I root for the team of the tourney?
 
whaler11 said:
Opened at 11 offshore which is way short will get to 13-14. Gamblers know all about FGCU and were all over them
against Gtown. Most stayed on them today against SDSU.
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I think it's more likely to move to 9 then 14 as a lot of public money will go to FGCU.
 
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Im afraid the story ends on Friday with the preparation Donovan will have to prepare for FGCU but never ever say never ever
 
Amazing story! But why would he ever want to leave a place like FGCU for UCLA when he already has more $ than he would ever need?
UCLA job sounds like a major headache!...win the PAC12 and get fired?
 
Hard for me to even try and defend MWC after this showing, so I won't.
 
huskyharry said:
Amazing story! But why would he ever want to leave a place like FGCU for UCLA when he already has more $ than he would ever need?
UCLA job sounds like a major headache!...win the PAC12 and get fired?
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There's an awful lot of behind-the-scenes drama with UCLA and Howland.

Too much pressure to win led to some corners being cut which didn't lead to enough winning which led to the corners that were cut becoming an issue....vicious circle.

Enfeld has a very nice life right now and can be picky about when he goes and where - UCLA is probably not the place for a guy who doesn't need the money.
 
Inyatkin said:
What do we have against Miami? Besides the coach.
I want Duke and Syracuse out, otherwise I'm for whoever.
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Blocking UConn from the ACC.
Being from the ACC.
Darius Rice.
 
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whaler11 said:
Mountain West flat out embarrassed themselves in this tournament.
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New Mexico flat out embarrassed itself. SDSU and CSU lost where they were supposed to. UNLV lost close to a Cal team that had played a lot of teams close this year. It was still a loss, but I would not say it was an embarrassing one. Boise lost a play-in game to a team that went on to be in the Sweet 16. No shame there.

I would say the MWC was more a disappointment than a flat out embarrassment.

The Big 10 is usually the league flat out embarrassing themselves. This year they are doing great. It's the Dance. S*** happens.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
New Mexico flat out embarrassed itself. SDSU and CSU lost where they were supposed to. UNLV lost close to a Cal team that had played a lot of teams close this year. It was still a loss, but I would not say it was an embarrassing one. Boise lost a play-in game to a team that went on to be in the Sweet 16. No shame there.

I would say the MWC was more a disappointment than a flat out embarrassment.

The Big 10 is usually the league flat out embarrassing themselves. This year they are doing great. It's the Dance. S*** happens.
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5 teams in. 1 win total. 4 of 5 losses to double digits seeds. That's a complete mess.

SDSU lost when they were supposed to? They lost to a 15 that couldn't win their league.

UNLV would have lost to pretty much every team in the field above 13. You can set your watch to them.
 
whaler11 said:
5 teams in. 1 win total. 4 of 5 losses to double digits seeds. That's a complete mess.
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2 blowout wins over Big 12 schools, and only 2 losses to schools outside of the majors or the A10. You can't have it both ways with FGCU. Either they are a good team or SDSU had a bad loss.

I will fully agree that the New Mexico loss to a bad Harvard team was terrible. UNM should have won by 15 with its eyes closed.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
How does a team that got swept by Lipscomb and has 5 losses to schools 201+ do this?
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I thought the same thing, then I said I don't even want to know, let it stay a mystery to me. I'm luvin it.
 
One of the more amazing stats is that Florida is 28-7 on the year, and 0-7 in games decided by less than 10 points. They literally have not won a close game all year. Hopefully FGCU can keep it close and put the pressure on them.
 
more chicken dancing
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