Interesting note on VCU and Butler

[Doris Burkes Thong]

Both had a Top 15 pick off their roster go in the NBA draft last year. Gordon Hayward from Butler went #9 overall to Utah and Larry Sanders of VCU went to the Bucks at 15. I would say both programs didn't skip a beat, which is really impressive for a non-BCS school to lose that kinda talent and still make the Final Four the following season.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Sometimes it's addition by subtraction, too.  Some teams become better TEAMS when one of the studs goes away because they learn to not be so reliant on him.

[Doris Burkes Thong]

Sometimes it's addition by subtraction, too.  Some teams become better TEAMS when one of the studs goes away because they learn to not be so reliant on him.

Yeah, but what I'm trying to point out is the amount of talent that is on some of these so called "mid major" schools that you don't really hear anything about or notice until the NCAA tournament. But they're advancing far into the tourney and putting guys into the NBA. VCU just had Eric Maynor a PG go in the 1st round a couple years ago. If they were playing on ESPN a lot during the regular season people wouldn't be so surprised when these teams make it this far.

[Coleman]

Sometimes it's addition by subtraction, too.  Some teams become better TEAMS when one of the studs goes away because they learn to not be so reliant on him.

Case in point... 03-04 Marquette squad

[jesmu84]

Sometimes it's addition by subtraction, too.  Some teams become better TEAMS when one of the studs goes away because they learn to not be so reliant on him.

Ewing theory? http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=1193711

This seems to be happening in Denver to the Nuggets right now as well

[hoops12]

Another interesting note is that VCU's coach is from Wisconsin. I didn't realize he went to Oregon High School in the Madison area. It's nice to see the Wisconsin roots.

[HouWarrior]

Another interesting note is that VCU's coach is from Wisconsin. I didn't realize he went to Oregon High School in the Madison area. It's nice to see the Wisconsin roots.

He was the all time assists leader, while later playing at Kenyon College, in Ohio,then he got his masters in social studies, and he coached under Oliver Purnell, at Clemson, and one year under Billy Donovan at Fla. His half brother is a Stanford endowed professor of writing, and published author, J.M. Tyree.

Shaka Smart  is known for carrying around and adding to his collection of inspirational quotes, currently filling 110 pages. From these, here are a few:

"The time will come when winter will ask what you were doing all summer."
 
"First, we make our habits. Then, our habits make us." – Charles Noble

"Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals." – James Naismith

"To a smile given, many smiles return." -- John Maxwell

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."  -- Voltaire

[Tugg Speedman]

Sometimes it's addition by subtraction, too.  Some teams become better TEAMS when one of the studs goes away because they learn to not be so reliant on him.

ND this year after Goody left.

[MUMac]

ND last this year after Goody was hurt left.

Fixed it.

[Tugg Speedman]

Fixed it.

Good last year when hurt ... better this year when off the team altogether.