on April 4, 2026, 21:55:56, in reply to "Shooting is part of being good at basketball. We’ve been bad at it for a while now.*"
Maybe that was the competition, but the notion that we have been shooting terrible just isn’t accurate 
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Which wasn’t a reflection of their defense. Previous MessagePrevious MessagePrevious Message
we ended up 4-8 vs. the top 20. the metrics were great, but we were just a shade under where we need to be to win a championship when it came to matchups and results.
but we can now dispel with the narrative around the coaching not being good enough. the coaching is plenty good enough. we just need to keep getting players, and hopefully even better players. Previous Message
Holy shit, my friends. We are here.
21 years since the last one. A team that hasn't played its best game in the tournament yet, by far. A huge ORANGE crowd. And an opposing coach that all of America (other than Connecticut) will be rooting for us to beat like a drum.
Let's fucking go, you boys from Illinois.
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