You guys are all going to be eating crow when Gonzaga makes a deep run in this year's tourney. Yeah, because Gonzaga got upset in '06, they're going to suck this year. Nice logic. It's March Madness, so anything can happen, but this team will make it at least to the Elite Eight.

They are deep, talented, protect the ball and are skilled at every position. But most importantly, they have size and a nasty low post presence. In a tournament format, this is critical when outside shots are falling. Keep dismissing them. Your tears are going to be delicious.

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Posted by Westlakeguy10

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:38 pm to ClientNumber9

There game against butler earlier this year was amazing I cud see butler back in the final four this year they are clutch even tho they jus got beat by St. Louis. A10 is stacked St. Louis , butler and vcu can prolly all get 6 seeds or higher. I remember the year the Missouri valley conference got 5 with crieghton, southern Illinois, Indiana state, Bradley and wichita st made it they were stacked that year

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Posted by thenry712

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Posted on 2/27/13 at 5:11 pm to ClientNumber9

The difference between this year's Gonzaga and other Zag teams that underperformed in the tournament is that they have a super talented athletic big men. Few's teams have had a few good big men, but have mainly been guard dominated teams. There's no team in the country that has as good of a front line as Gonzaga with Elias Harris, Kelly Olynyk and Sam Dower. Kevin Pangos is a great steady shooting offensive guard, and Gary Bell Jr. is your typical streaky college shooter.

Gonzaga hasn't underperformed in the tournament based on their seedings, bar a few first and second round upsets. They typically lose to Final Four or championship caliber teams.

Sweet 16 team at least, national finalist at best.

Look at their non-conference wins:

@Oklahoma State
Oklahoma (neutral site)
Kansas State (neutral site)
Clemson (neutral site)
Davidson (neutral site)
West Virginia
Baylor
@Washington State

Add to that an undefeated conference record with two wins over St. Mary's.

Gonzaga is beatable when opposing teams can limit their possessions, as Gonzaga is one of the most efficient offensive team in the country, and drain a bunch of threes. It's what Butler and Illinois did well in their wins.

This post was edited on 2/27/13 at 5:13 pm

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