I came across this link on SBnation and was shocked at the content. Most of the media coverage I have seen has been negative, assuming that the Zags will fall to Pitt or Wisconsin because we haven't faced a "tough" team this year. This, of course, bothers the hell out of me, mostly because it means that the people in question haven't really seen us play. Their exposure was probably the Butler game and the St. Mary's blowout, meaning they are relatively uninformed.
That said, this SBnation piece basically shows that a good number of media types are predicting that we'll make the final four. Nate Silver gave us a 33.5% chance to do so, with a 13% chance we'll make it to the finals (give me those numbers preseason and I would have punched you in the face, then taken them). It's just a reminder that while we have had our detractors, there are plenty of people in the media who like our chances.
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We are way better than either Pitt or WS. Their game is like watching paint dry. Would not be surprised if we score more points in the first half than our opponent scores the entire game.
Watching this game makes me wish Pitt got through so we could crush them. That said, both of these teams are pretty awkward on offense (and they foul a lot, which should work out OK for us).
We didn't look that sharp today the team may have looked past this game a bit.
Even so, we should do fine against WS. Like kg says, WS is not an offensive giant and frankly their D wasn't all that grand either.
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