On Utah's dynasty

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Archaea

How did Utah defeat WSU, Virginia and AFA, but lose to Albany?

Utah has the players to be much better. They blew out all three of the ones you listed. There's no better evidence that this team is horribly underachieving.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Utah has the players to be much better. They blew out all three of the ones you listed. There's no better evidence that this team is horribly underachieving.

Horrible teams can sometimes surprise good teams but they usually do it only once.

I remember Cleveland's team that defeated a ranked UNM team, but that was the only notable win that year.

This year's Utah team has three credible wins. If Utah were winning at normal rate, those wins would make them a lock for the Tourney. I don't understand the dynamics of three very credible wins and then the litany of crazy losses.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Horrible teams can sometimes surprise good teams but they usually do it only once.

I remember Cleveland's team that defeated a ranked UNM team, but that was the only notable win that year.

This year's Utah team has three credible wins. If Utah were winning at normal rate, those wins would make them a lock for the Tourney. I don't understand the dynamics of three very credible wins and then the litany of crazy losses.

I know. Sometimes when they won the MWC and 25+ games three "good wins" or whatever they call them was a respectable number for getting a good seed.

[il Padrino Ute]

It's all on Giac. He just doesn't know how to coach at this level of Division I basketball. There are times that he looks absolutely lost while on the sideline, wondering what he should do. His teams are getting worse each year. He has no idea how to utilize the athletes that he recruited.

The wins against Virginia, Air Force, and Washington State are perplexing. Quite honestly, I think it was blind luck on Giac's part.