Have a mediocre year in the big 12, barely make the tournament and make the sweet sixteen like UCLA? Or be 2nd in the conference and win the Big 12 tournament and go out early? Just interested in where everyone's priorities are. I personally could care less about anything but the NCAA tourney, but know some are satisfied with a good year in conference.
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I think Elite Eight would be the tipping point. If you sneak into the dance and make the Elite Eight, your season is more successful than a Top 10 team that loses in the round of 64. Sweet 16 isn't quite there though.
That's a tough proposition. There is value in having a good year in conference. Being ranked all year long, on a consistent basis, several years in a row makes recruiting much easier. Just having a one-off run deep in the tournament as a 10-seed would certainly be fun, but I don't know that it's an indication of necessarily having a strong program. I'm kinda with CyFan in thinking that the Elite Eight might be the tipping point if you are talking about a 1 year scenario. But if you are talking about over a 5-year span as a program, I'd rather have the consistent regular season success and then take my chances in the Dance.
That being said, I'm all about the NCAA tourney over the Big 12 tournament. I'd gladly lose to Tech in the first round of the conference tourney for the next ten years if it meant ISU made a Final Four run just once.
That being said, I'm all about the NCAA tourney over the Big 12 tournament. I'd gladly lose to Tech in the first round of the conference tourney for the next ten years if it meant ISU made a Final Four run just once.
That's a good dividing line.
Within that, several variables arise. If a team's expectations aren't high, and season goes about as expected with maybe a double-digit seed, I take the advance-to-sweet-16 choice. Taking the other choice, you're probably ranked all season and get a ton of attention ... it's a bigger deflation at the end of the line, but probably better in long-term.
Name the sweet 16 teams last year...now list the top 15 end of year before tourney started. I'd be willing to bet most would be able to list more of the latter. It's greatly disappointing how the season ended no doubt but we are 2-3 more years of being in the top 15 consistently and most fans across the nation will mention Isu in that top 15. A couple more years like the last two and we will become a very well known name.
Wts, the tourney is geared towards defensive teams and officiating reflects this as well IMO. Refs let a lot of things go and it's more physical once tourney starts and it hurts a finesse club like Isu.
Wts, the tourney is geared towards defensive teams and officiating reflects this as well IMO. Refs let a lot of things go and it's more physical once tourney starts and it hurts a finesse club like Isu.
Definitely would take this seasons outcome over the other you gave us. We have been in the top 25 for w seasons now and were being talked up as a final 4 candidate. We have won back to back conference tournament championships. We are getting so much recognition we wouldn't have got if we didn't have the season we had. Great for new fans and way more important for recruiting. Not even a question for me imo
Like to add that i am not a new fan btw
NCAA tournament is what matters in college basketball, period. It'd be like asking an NFL team if they want to win their division but then lose in the first playoff game or get the last wildcard spot and get to the conference championship game. Nobody in their right mind would choose the better regular season and worse post season.
...mediocre year/run in the tourney if it's a young team and there's potential for a nice season following.
Although it'd be cool to see a group of seniors figure it out at the end and make a run too.
How about ISU just not lose at all so us mouth breathing couch coaches don't have to worry about it?
Although it'd be cool to see a group of seniors figure it out at the end and make a run too.
How about ISU just not lose at all so us mouth breathing couch coaches don't have to worry about it?
In the same way ucla did? No. They g a favorable call and a 14 seed to get there. Beat SMU without a bad call and a 3 seed and now that's a questions