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That's right. Playing at home, the nation's No. 2-ranked team has exploded for 22 points in the first half and trails San Francisco by nine. That is all.
How many points does Bill Russell have?
Gonzago won't lose until the Final 4. They don't play anyone.
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San Fran quit playing in the second half. I mean, I watched it, and they just flat out acted like they'd never played the game before. It was ridiculous.
I used to be a Gonzaga fan when they were unknown, but not anymore. They'd finish 11th or worse in the Big Ten this year. Minnesota is better than Gonzaga. And so is Purdue . . . at least most of the time.
I hope the Zags get beat early . . . like the first round.
I used to be a Gonzaga fan when they were unknown, but not anymore. They'd finish 11th or worse in the Big Ten this year. Minnesota is better than Gonzaga. And so is Purdue . . . at least most of the time.
I hope the Zags get beat early . . . like the first round.
11th in the Big Ten. Ok old sport.
I haven't been a real big Gonzaga fan since the media made sure to help the Gonzaga women have home court advantage through the Final Four forcing a much higher-seeded Iowa women's team to play a road game against a obviously and intentionally under-seeded Gonzaga.
It's like okay, let's not make it too obvious.........
But Gonzaga's basketball programs haven't gone full on Alabama football dynasty so that's the one reason they haven't made it too high on my sh** list.
But if they continue to turn themselves into a Euro/worldwide semi-pro team, then I may change my mind.
It's like okay, let's not make it too obvious.........
But Gonzaga's basketball programs haven't gone full on Alabama football dynasty so that's the one reason they haven't made it too high on my sh** list.
But if they continue to turn themselves into a Euro/worldwide semi-pro team, then I may change my mind.
That's crazy talk. KenPom has them at #3.
They have wins over Kenpom #11 Arizona, #21 BYU and #25 Oregon.
That's crazy talk. They might have more talent than any B1G team. They may not win it, but they would easily be top 4 in the B1G.
I see Gonzaga only played seven guys last night. I have not paid too much attention to them, but a bench that short seems to make a deep tournament run a challenge.
Some short memories on here. They destroyed us in 2015 in the tournament in case some don’t remember. I understand every year is different but they have a championship game appearance pretty recently. Yes, their conference is weak but they are and have been legit for years.
That’s solid, but not really all that impressive. Iowa has wins over #8, #12 and #13 by comparison.
The Zags would be challenging UMD for conference supremacy. They would compete in any conference. They recruit better than all but the bluest of blue blood schools. They have a Top 10 recruiting ranking for 2020.
Not their fault they play in a crap conference. If they were in Des Moines instead of Spokane they’d have gotten a Big East invite years ago.
Iowa also has losses to DePaul and Nebraska.
Gonzaga only has a loss to Michigan.
There is no logical argument that Gonzaga would be a bottom 3rd Big 10 team. None.
I won’t argue that. Just simply pointing out the fact that Iowa’s 3 best wins are better than Gonzaga’s. You going to dispute that?
I got no beef with Gonzaga. Just would love to see them in a real conference.
They have the best set-up possible. They pull in talented players and their conference schedule doesn't wear them out like playing in the B1G or another power conference. Their players should always come into the tournament fairly fresh as they typically can just coast in the 2nd half as they are up 15-30 on most teams in their conference.
I was just thinking this last night. Gonzaga doesn't have to do anything. They play 4 or 5 good non-conference teams and then get a cake walk to breeze through their conference schedule. BYU doesn't scare me at all and St. Mary's is usually the one game they have to get up for.
So you play a grand total of 7-10 tasks that are good or in a bigger conference and you get rewarded with a really high seed every year. If I'm Gonzaga, this is awesome.
Where do you propose Gonzaga to go? No FB team, 4-5 thousand students in the middle of absolutely nowhere. Not going to get invited to the PAC 10, you don’t just say let’s join the Big 12, or even Mountain West. Again, 7 current NBA players, one who played in the all star game and 2 very good young guys in Clark and Haushamiri (sp). This is a tired uneducated argument.
what the **** is so tired and uneducated about it? Good ****ing grief. Outside of 1 person, no one says Gonzaga sucks. They are a damn good program. Would just like to see them play in a better conference. Do you get it yet?
I'm not going to dispute your straw man attempt.
Go read my first post for context. The other poster claimed they would be worse than 11th in the Big 10. I was demonstrating that they haven't played all bad teams and they only have 1 loss to a solid Michigan.
That's the nice thing about analytics like KenPom. They account for SOS and other factors like good wins and bad losses. They have Gonzaga #3. Case closed.
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Luvmyhawks yes, I get it which is why I asked specifically what conference you want them to go to. You then acted like a baby and cursed a few times and still said they should be in a better conference. So since you never answered my question, being in a remote location in the Pacific NW with no FB team, what conference should they join? The only real BB conference they could join that would make sense for them with like schools would be the Big East. But travel wise that can’t happen.
My response was to your childish retort and calling people tired and uneducated. Seems like you are the baby here.
You are correct that there likely isn’t a conference for them to join. As is everyone else right that they would take beatings throughout a season if they were in a conference like the B1G. This isn’t hate towards Gonzaga. I like them and would certainly rather see them win over teams like duke. But that doesn’t make anything I, or anyone else in this this thread has said uneducated.
Sure they would lose games. Being a West coast team if they were in the PAC 12, which admittedly is the weakest of the Power 5, I’m guessing they lose 2-3 games, but would probably win that conference pretty handily. By all measurements right now they are a top 10 team regardless of conference. I guess what threw me was the comment of saying they would be 11th place in the Big Ten. That’s just not even close to right. I’m sorry. They would be easy top 4 in any power 5 league.
I dont think the Pac 12 would have any interest in Gonzaga. The Pac 12 also basically has 6 sets of 2 schools within driving distance, and the schedules for many many sports, including basketball, are built around that. The Mountain West for basketball only would seem to make the most sense for Gonzaga since the MW only has 11 teams.
The comment about finishing in the bottom of any conference, let alone the B1G is silly and way off base. Gonzaga would be competing for the conference in all of them. Would be fun to see them in the pac 12.
that’s my reasoning for disliking their women’s team. I’ve got no beef with the men’s program and have a ton of respect for Mark Few for sticking it out there, instead of jumping to the next big program that came calling. He’s built a true power program out there.
