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Message: [QUOTE="RuffRuff, post: 5165205, member: 1268"] Only way to do it. And the great thing is this team does have potential, so we just sit back and see how it plays out come March. Hurley will make it fun as he is a teacher and adjuster. This was never a team that was going to run through the regular season. I’m pretty confident this stretch, figuring out the bench, getting guys better, will only help in March. Last night wasn’t a bad loss on any level, it was one to learn from. We responded well off Maui, no reason we can’t do again, and again. Look at Bama last year - that is the model for this year. We shot 54% last night and lost! There are a few exceptional teams this year but no juggernaut, so if the brackets fall right, pieces harmonize and we peak at the right time, watch out! Almost all of the high ranked defensive KP teams last year got bumped prematurely. Bama, Purdue, Illinois were top 4 in OKP. We have offense. The refs let you play in March. Ideally would have liked to grab a 3 in the East to avoid the 1 seeds as would prefer setting up to avoid a Duke or Auburn in the S16 (if we get there), but may not be in the cards. Losses in the missing Liam stretch would likely mean we have to knock off a couple wins against top BE teams on the road to maintain that seeding. [/QUOTE]