ConnHuskBask
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The best program in the BE doesn't have a Final Four? In their "dominant" time, Syracuse, UConn and Louisville all won a title in the conference.
Those three, plus Villanova, Georgetown, and West Virginia all went to the Final Four (add in Marquette, who did it in the time range but from CUSA if you want).
Oh, the glory days of Pitt basketball!
In the Big East from 2001 - 2002 thru 2012-2013, they missed 1 NCAA Tournament and in all but one of those seasons, were at one point in a season ranked in the Top 10.
Yes, I think that would qualify them as one of the best teams during that era. Especially if you want to consider regular season consistency.
By and large, those were among their very best players. They haven't made it out of the first weekend since 2009. Notice what stopped happening?
My point is look at any other school in the surrounding area, NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA, and they'll all have a smattering of players from NJ/NYC. It's not specific to Pitt.
I don't buy the notion that they can't recruit NYC/NJ anymore just because they are in the ACC. They, like us, just had a bad hire and I hope like hell we beat them out for Hurley.