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Reminder: the Fab 5 didn’t win a natty

Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:00 pm
Posted by TexasTiger08
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:00 pm
Is there a more revered team that fell short. I respect what they did accomplish, but it wasn’t all fair, and they were housed by Duke and choked agains Carolina in two championship games. I guess their fashion statement did a good bit for hoops. Is there another team that is more known that didn’t win the big one? All I got is ‘07 Pats.
Posted by 9Fiddy
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:08 pm to
Phi Slamma Jamma deserves to be in this conversation. You could take your pick of any of the 3 years. 82-84
Posted by Choupique19
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:13 pm to
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Reminder: the Fab 5 didn’t win a natty


They never even won a Big 10 title
Posted by theunknownknight
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:28 pm to
Chris Webber is still calling a timeout
Posted by The Third Leg
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 12:22 am to
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Is there a more revered team that fell short. I respect what they did accomplish, but it wasn’t all fair, and they were housed by Duke and choked agains Carolina in two championship games. I guess their fashion statement did a good bit for hoops. Is there another team that is more known that didn’t win the big one? All I got is ‘07 Pats.

So much LOL. What wasn’t fair?

Go back and find me another team with that much youth that did what they did. Their legacy is that they rolled in with no experience and made a national title game. The next season, they did the same and might have one it if not for a once in a generation mistake. And they did it in the face of a media circus.

frick the fab 5 and all; one of Iowas biggest games ever was against the soph Fab 5 the first home game after the death of a player. They were a force and a platoon of raw talent that meshed well fast.
This post was edited on 4/5/26 at 12:23 am
Posted by TexasTiger08
Member since Oct 2006
29965 posts
Posted on 4/5/26 at 12:30 am to
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So much LOL. What wasn’t fair?


What wasn’t fair? An Iowa fan asking this? Did you forget that Chris Webber was lured to campus by money from a big-time booster?
Posted by Vandergriff
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 12:39 am to
2016 GSW come to mind
Posted by Old Man and a Porch
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 6:46 am to
Some of the documentaries I have watced talked about how much they impacted the “culture” of basketball.

Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 6:50 am to
They did..
Posted by Jim Hopper
Ocean Springs Mississippi
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 7:52 am to
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Is there a more revered team that fell short.
2015 Kentucky Wildcats.
Posted by lsufanva
sandston virginia
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 8:13 am to
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What wasn’t fair? An Iowa fan asking this? Did you forget that Chris Webber was lured to campus by money from a big-time booster?


Much like the steroid era in baseball, if everyone is doing it, is it really unfair or is it just playing along? The UNLV teams the 2 years prior to the Fab 5 run was entirely bought and paid for. Likewise those Duke teams, UNC teams, Kansas teams etc. They all were playing on an even field as they were all cheating.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 8:16 am to
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. I guess their fashion statement did a good bit for hoops. Is there another team that is more known that didn’t win the big one?


It wasn't just fashion. That was a different era. You didn't see 5 freshmen players starting back then. It was a big deal
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