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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 5204650, member: 26"] 2 other things made this season disappointing... [LIST=1] [*]Hurley publicly talking about NC #3. He said it, the team then said it, and once it's out there, expectations adjust accordingly. If anyone asked him about it, he should have said "Good god, man, we just lost 4 starters to the draft, and 2 went in the top 10. Let's have realistic expectations". [*]He made a mistake in the portal in taking Mahaney as the starting PG. That was a big one because while Hass (I think) has for the most part exceeded expectations, there's no one really to back him up. [/LIST] Also unplanned injuries messed things up. Losing McNeeley, Hass being hobbled, Karaban's issues, Nowell's injuries (shoulder in December, ankle more recently) did not help. Add to that the disappointing (for the most part) sophomore "leap" of Ross and Stewart - Stewart is averaging just over 5 PPG and Ross just under 3 PPG... None of that is a recipe for success. Also it didn't help being ranked #3 preseason. We certainly have had some disappointing losses, none worse than Seton Hall, although Colorado is a very close 2nd (dead last in the Big 12 and 11-16 overall). Beat PC (no small task), Georgetown, and Seton Hall, lose to Marquette, end the regular season 21-10 and 13-7 in the BE - 4th place - and see what happens in the NCAA's... Bottom line for the future - Hurley is crazy smart, and he's surrounded himself with a terrific staff. I believe of course they learn from this season and come back better in every way next season... [/QUOTE]

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