Blum kind of said as much in the most recent podcast. We are in a really good shape at all positions. Heise will play a lot. Last year down the stretch the team was dealing with fatigue and some injuries that come with that. There were a couple of games where Gilbert and Lipsey were not...
Yep, they can play balls to the wall and don't have to worry about in game fatigue or cumulative fatigue from the long season. The thing they do have to worry about is finding the right mix of guys for the right time, getting the chemistry on the floor right and sorting out roles. Let all that...
Interestingly our 1995/96 team was picked for last in the Big 8. They finished second in the league and won the Big 8 tournament championship. Our 2000 team I think was picked 8th in the Big 12, and we all know what they did. I guess my point is you never know when it is going to be a great...
What? We should have been #2 in that final poll. Anyone that knows anything about college basketball knew we should have been up there.
Edit-I guess I didn't know they didn't do a poll after the tournament.
and the only titles they have won in the modern era are when the Big 10 did not have a championship game, and they tied for the title. Oh, and most of the time they did not play the team the tied, so they were co-champs.