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[QUOTE="ConnZag3, post: 3685164, member: 5078"]
A big part of Gonzaga's success in the last decade has also been through recruiting internationally where they can really find some highly skilled players that the big schools don't notice.  They've put a number of international guys into the NBA (Olynyk, Sabonis, Hachimura), plus had great college-level international guys like a Kevin Pangos, Elias Harris, and Karnowski.

The WCC isn't the Big East or ACC, but it's been consistently a top 10 conference the last few years, especially after adding BYU.  Yes there are consistent doormats like Loyola Marymount or Portland, but those teams aren't that much worse than a DePaul or BC, which I'd consider the doormats of the BE and ACC.

In case it's not obvious, I'm a dual UConn/Gonzaga fan so while I'm biased, I don't think the WCC holds them back as much as it could, and especially not as much as it did a decade ago.  What has the Pac 12 done in the tournament lately outside of the 3 consecutive Final Fours from UCLA in the mid-00's?
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