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Last year was an exception and they finished strong. Hopefully that will happen again.

The team did NOT finish strong last season.  It had a great first week in the NCAAs - the best in the Dawkins era - but that came after losing four of its previous seven games including a lackluster win against a WSU team they should have pummeled and an embarassing 25-point loss to UCLA in the conference semis.  And don't forget they also went out and pulled a complete no-show against Dayton in the Sweet 16 - a game they were very capable of winning.

The wins against New Mexico and Kansas were fantastic, but at the same time very frustrating because they showed what that team was capable of doing and yet that team finished one game above .500 in conference.

[winflop]

Last year was an exception and they finished strong. Hopefully that will happen again.

The team did NOT finish strong last season.  It had a great first week in the NCAAs - the best in the Dawkins era - but that came after losing four of its previous seven games including a lackluster win against a WSU team they should have pummeled and an embarassing 25-point loss to UCLA in the conference semis.  And don't forget they also went out and pulled a complete no-show against Dayton in the Sweet 16 - a game they were very capable of winning.

The wins against New Mexico and Kansas were fantastic, but at the same time very frustrating because they showed what that team was capable of doing and yet that team finished one game above .500 in conference.