22 of Gonzaga's 30 wins were against teams with an RPI of 139 and higher heading into the tournament. Otherwise they were 8-4 against teams with an RPI in the top 100. Three of those wins were BYU alone, and St. Marys the other. Against teams pre-tourney with RPI less than 100 (excluding St. Mary win), they were 4-3. Not an overly impressive resume. More of a cakewalk.
I give Mark Few credit for not fucking up the momentum Dan Monson built.
Kreist.
That was 20 years ago and Monson was proven to be a shitty coach. This was a rebuild year for them and they made the Sweet 16. Not their fault they play in a shitty conference and no one good will schedule OOC with them anymore.
It's not?
The Mtn West is courting them and they should do it. However that's is high as it gets unless someone gives them a $200MM to start a Football team.
I'm not sure the Mtn West was much better than the WCC this year though.
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I'm not sure the Mtn West was much better than the WCC this year though.
they evolved and feast
to the victor goes the spoils
i'll buy the 'few needs to challenge himself at the p5 level' tropes but not the 'lol they beat up WCC opponents' trope
what they've done and sustained is fucking incredible and is to be commended
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