Right. I think where Dayton, Gonzaga and SDSU play in a non Power conference really hurts them. The lack of playing quality competition on a regular basis hurts most of these mid majors come tournament time. Steel sharpens steel.
I truly believe that all the close battles we’ve had this year will work wonders for us in March. This particular team had no other choice but to learn how to close out games, most of the time 8 on 5. They really shoot well and play well overall away from Rupp.
I think that’s a huge plus for us moving forward. Not to mention, this is the best FT shooting team we’ve ever had. That’s just crazy really. Keys are: staying out of foul trouble, rebounding, turnovers and bench production. Basically we just gotta be fundamentally sound and stay out of foul trouble. Really like our chances if that happens.