Originally Posted by
BD80
Sorry, Florida would fail miserably under the criteria used in the article:
Florida 2007-8 - make tourney?, 20-7, 18-3 Nov-Jan, 2-4 Feb (lost 4 of 5) - want to see a soft OOC schedule? Zero top 25 with ONE road OOC game.
Florida 2006-7 - Champs, 35-5, 20-2 Nov-Jan, 15-3 Feb-Apr, lost 3 of 4 in Feb
Florida 2005-6 - Champs, 33-6, 19-4 Nov-Jan, 14-2 Feb-Apr, lost 2 straight in Feb
Florida 2004-5 - lost in 2nd round, 24-8, 13-4 Nov-Jan, 11-4 Feb-Apr
Florida 2003-4 - lost in 1st round, 20-11, 13-5 Nov-Jan, 7-6 Feb-Apr
Florida 2002-3 - lost in 2nd round, 25-8, 17-2 Nov-Jan, 8-6 Feb-Apr - tumbled from #1, lost 3 straight.
Florida 2001-2 - lost in 1st round, 22-9, 15-4 Nov-Jan, 7-5 Feb-Apr
and talent?
Pros: Brewer, Green, Horford and Noah started '04-5; Richard in '03-4; Lee in '01-02; Bonner '00-01; Haslem in '99-0; Miller in '98-99
nonpro McD AAs, '97 Humphrey; '98 Dupay; '99 Nelson; '01 White; '02 Roberson; '07 Calathes
As for UCon, they didn't make the tourney last year! And the '04 champions didn't have talent? SEVEN players from that team are in the pros, which doesn't include Ed Nelson, the 01-02 ACC freshman of the year. Under the criteria of the article, they've SUNK even more than Duke has.
Gonzaga doesn't belong in the discussion, soft conference schedule and not the level of success.