
College basketball's 25 duds of the past 25 years
From multiple blue-blood sightings to historic upsets to, yes, Kevin Durant's lone year at Texas -- these seasons were absolute letdowns.
That’s a tough one. Like something was robbed. But along the way it was one of my favorite seasons and teams.2020 SHU season has to be the most disappointing in recent memory. Oh what could have been...
Imagine the players? Willard talked about the mental health tool, and no doubt it was tough. That team was primed to make a deep run. Hopefully in our lifetime we will enjoy another magical season.That’s a tough one. Like something was robbed. But along the way it was one of my favorite seasons and teams.
Very true. But then I realize Willard was the coach. Right back down to earth.2020 SHU season has to be the most disappointing in recent memory. Oh what could have been...
I know we like to say that was going to be “the year” but let’s be real…we were in the midst of another swoon.That’s a tough one. Like something was robbed. But along the way it was one of my favorite seasons and teams.
Losing to Nova by a bucket and got taken to the woodshed at a ranked Creighton team now constitutes a swoon. Rough crowd.I know we like to say that was going to be “the year” but let’s be real…we were in the midst of another swoon.
It’s all a matter of personal opinion, but mine will always be that the 2020 team was headed nowhere in the post-season.
Would they have recovered enough to have a chance to have a chance?Maybe. We also had a generational player on that team (with a nice supporting cast) who, if he played like he could, could carry us through a weekend.
Would they have recovered enough to have a chance to have a chance?
The spot 2 to 3 possession game in the Final 8 with 5:00 remaining in regulation.
Many here wish a path to the Final Four was through the Empire State. At best they were a 4 seed on the fall going into Big East Tourney. Not sure they beat Nova or Creighton that coming weekend for next matchup.
Starting the season 10-1 and finishing 13-5, yes that’s a swoon. Typical of that era.Losing to Nova by a bucket and got taken to the woodshed at a ranked Creighton team now constitutes a swoon. Rough
I'll bet anything you want we didn't lose 4 out of 6.We lost 4 of last 6 to blow the regular season Championship (fell into a 3 way tie). Yes that was a typical swoon in that era
Sorry I missed 1 win. We started 10-1 and finished 13-5. Under.500 last 7. Teams poised to go deep into NCAA don’t do that typically. Look I love SHU and would have loved to see if that team could be different that the other teams of that era but to assume we were final 4 destined with how we were playing and our precedence during that era don’t support that viewpoint.I'll bet anything you want we didn't lose 4 out of 6.
Please show all other swoons that consisted of a 3 game winning streak.
I'm not claiming final 4 bound, never have, never will, but I'm saying we weren't in a swoon either. I just like to point out that was not a team to count out. Many here believed we had already lost out on our potential good seed back in December but that proved to be untrue thanks to that big win against Maryland of which very few thought possible.Sorry I missed 1 win. We started 10-1 and finished 13-5. Under.500 last 7. Teams poised to go deep into NCAA don’t do that typically. Look I love SHU and would have loved to see if that team could be different that the other teams of that era but to assume we were final 4 destined with how we were playing and our precedence during that era don’t support that viewpoint.
It’s all a matter of personal opinion, but mine will always be that the 2020 team was headed nowhere in the post-season.
Guess you missed UCLA’s season prior to its FF4 run.Sorry I missed 1 win. We started 10-1 and finished 13-5. Under.500 last 7. Teams poised to go deep into NCAA don’t do that typically. Look I love SHU and would have loved to see if that team could be different that the other teams of that era but to assume we were final 4 destined with how we were playing and our precedence during that era don’t support that viewpoint.
What don’t you understand about typically or what SHU had done under that regime?Guess you missed UCLA’s season prior to its FF4 run.
Willard didn't give him a high 5 before or after a game in 2011. The grudge continues.Ok, what coach since PJ has hung two BE championship banners. What you don’t understand is that KW was one break out NCAA run away. That season was his best team so his best shot. Nobody said it was going to happen, the disappointment is that we’ll never know. Maryland certainly thought he could do it.
Why the constant focus on the negative especially about a coach who is now in his second year at a new school?
And here come the Willard fanboys. I never mentioned his name. You can’t resist.Ok, what coach since PJ has hung two BE championship banners. What you don’t understand is that KW was one break out NCAA run away. That season was his best team so his best shot. Nobody said it was going to happen, the disappointment is that we’ll never know. Maryland certainly thought he could do it.
Why the constant focus on the negative especially about a coach who is now in his second year at a new school?
What a joke. So what coach were you referring to? Gonzo?And here come the Willard fanboys. I never mentioned his name. You can’t resist.
To me, the answer to the question originally posed is the 2000-01 team. A team coming off a Sweet 16 with two of the top recruits in the country and a lot of hype which went nowhere. It's tough to only go 16-15 when you have two first-round NBA draft choices.
1992-93 would be next but it doesn't fit the past 25-year criteria of the question. Ironically, that team also had two NBA first-round picks but that team at least won a BE regular season and tournament championship. They obviously disappointed in the NCAAs as No. 2 seed, with Final Four potential, that went out in the round of 32.
The disappointment of 2020 is largely speculative. Sure, you can be disappointed that the team lost its last two games and had to settle for a share of the BE regular season title when one win would have given them an outright championship. Yes, there were a couple of bad losses along the way (Oregon, Rutgers).
In the end, nobody knows what would have happened. You can say you know but you don't because the BE and NCAA tournaments were never played. If you really knew, then you also know what tonight's winning Powerball numbers are.
To me, the real disappointment of 2020 is that we never got to find out. It doesn't come from convincing myself we were going to make a deep run in the NCAAs or being certain that we were going to lose to Marquette in the BET and bow out quickly in the NCAAs.
We never got to find out what the best Seton Hall Men's basketball team in a generation was truly capable of.
To me, the answer to the question originally posed is the 2000-01 team. A team coming off a Sweet 16 with two of the top recruits in the country and a lot of hype which went nowhere. It's tough to only go 16-15 when you have two first-round NBA draft choices.
1992-93 would be next but it doesn't fit the past 25-year criteria of the question. Ironically, that team also had two NBA first-round picks but that team at least won a BE regular season and tournament championship. They obviously disappointed in the NCAAs as No. 2 seed, with Final Four potential, that went out in the round of 32.
The disappointment of 2020 is largely speculative. Sure, you can be disappointed that the team lost its last two games and had to settle for a share of the BE regular season title when one win would have given them an outright championship. Yes, there were a couple of bad losses along the way (Oregon, Rutgers).
In the end, nobody knows what would have happened. You can say you know but you don't because the BE and NCAA tournaments were never played. If you really knew, then you also know what tonight's winning Powerball numbers are.
To me, the real disappointment of 2020 is that we never got to find out. It doesn't come from convincing myself we were going to make a deep run in the NCAAs or being certain that we were going to lose to Marquette in the BET and bow out quickly in the NCAAs.
We never got to find out what the best Seton Hall Men's basketball team in a generation was truly capable of.