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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5174369, member: 12088"] Agree that beating Tennessee doesn’t get us where we need to go. But if your example of getting past SC is what happened two seasons ago, as I recall that was the year we almost beat them in the regular season — without Paige or Azzi. We then went on to lose to tOSU in the Sweet 16. That was definitely a star-crossed team. That game against SC showed how close we really were to a run. I know there are folks here who don’t like to think about that game because we played a team with two ‘superbigs’ and were outrebounded 42-30 and still came close to winning. This violates the cherished beliefs of the cult of rebounding. It was a 3 pt game in the final minute, and could have been closer but for a blown call — a handoff on an inbounds play by SC should have been whistled and led to a change of possession. I don’t mean to indulge in sour grapes about a bad call, etc. I just like to remember the kind of magic Nika could pull off with the help of Aaliyah, Dorka and Lou... and Aubrey, the woman of the current moment! Plus, it‘s a reminder of how teams win (and lose) in all kinds of ways. Anything is possible with our current crew, though not all results are equally likely. [/QUOTE]