Originally Posted by
Natty_B
Well JJ and Williams were NBA lottery picks, and seniors - what a world, not sure how many teams "overachieve" with that type of talent. Simply a matter of semantics though you're stating they overachieved based on what became reality, Paulus and McRoberts were way overhyped etc., I'm saying they underachieved relative to expectations that season - it was clear something wasn't right in Denmark by the Drexel game. And that home finale to UNC - blah.
I very much agree with Natty on this one. I do not think a consensus #1 team can "overachieve" by being a 1-seed and losing in the S16.
On paper, that team was stacked: 2 All-Americans, NPOY, DPOY, top PG in the recruiting class, #2 recruit in the class, defensive specialist. I agree the team lacked depth, but this is Coach K we're talking about. Since when does he love depth?
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