SPS Rewind: What is the season result for hoops that will keep you from complaining....
(Note: This is almost an exact replica of a poll I posted two years ago. Clickhere to see the results then.)
So hoops is nearing, and with it the annual 8-10 daily threads about the
team and the coach. So when it is all said and done in March, what
would it take for
you to be satisfied this year? Just post-season success? An 04 like
season with great regular season? Must have both???
I realize it's hard to answer this question because the end is always
bitter. For example, if we do make it through to the Sweet 16 as perhaps
a 3 seed,
and we end up playing a 7 seed instead of a 2 and we lose, of course we
are going to be disappointed and complain. Bue we're also going to
complain if we
are a 3 and lose to a 2 who ends up winning the national championship.
Heck, we are going to complain any time when we lose. That's part of
being a fan. I
complained in 95 when we lost to UCLA because we just didn't play our
best game. Every Bulldog fan I know complained about the Syracuse loss
in 1996. And
all the MSU boards almost melted down in 2004 when we lost to Xavier. We
even complained about losing to Duke in 05 and Memphis in 08 and
Washington in 2009.
But looking back, most all of those seasons were successful ones, though
some more than others.
(Note: This is almost an exact replica of a poll I posted two years ago. Clickhere to see the results then.)
So hoops is nearing, and with it the annual 8-10 daily threads about the
team and the coach. So when it is all said and done in March, what
would it take for
you to be satisfied this year? Just post-season success? An 04 like
season with great regular season? Must have both???
I realize it's hard to answer this question because the end is always
bitter. For example, if we do make it through to the Sweet 16 as perhaps
a 3 seed,
and we end up playing a 7 seed instead of a 2 and we lose, of course we
are going to be disappointed and complain. Bue we're also going to
complain if we
are a 3 and lose to a 2 who ends up winning the national championship.
Heck, we are going to complain any time when we lose. That's part of
being a fan. I
complained in 95 when we lost to UCLA because we just didn't play our
best game. Every Bulldog fan I know complained about the Syracuse loss
in 1996. And
all the MSU boards almost melted down in 2004 when we lost to Xavier. We
even complained about losing to Duke in 05 and Memphis in 08 and
Washington in 2009.
But looking back, most all of those seasons were successful ones, though
some more than others.
