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Message: [QUOTE="Justavisitor, post: 3248331, member: 1442"] I'm only talking about the match ups in which the talent level at ND improved. This would be Diggins' sophomore season and after. ND has been considerably better after the talent level improved. I always looked at ND as the team that surplanted Rutgers back during the Big East conference days. What's interesting (or not) is that winning still goes back to roster, more so than the coach. Coaching can definitely make or break a team, but it starts with the talent. Some players would be great regardless of coach. Some players are so much better than the rest that the winning team is the one they play on. My point about Muffet is that she has beaten Geno when not having the best players. However, Geno has always had the best players when facing ND. If ND wins, it's an upset. If UConn wins, that's supposed to happen. I remember when TN had the 20 - 0 edge over ND. When Muffet finally got better recruits, she flipped the script. She also didn't need the highest rated recruits to get it done. However, that success began after Summitt fell ill. I place Muffet at the top because she knows how to make it happen with the roster she has and she doesn't need a number 1 recruit on her team to get it done. Their last title was without a true point guard. That rarely, if ever, happens. Maybe she's just great at evaluating talent and knows how to build a team without a number one. Both Summitt and Auriemma have had world beaters on their rosters in their most recent titles. [/QUOTE]

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