[81alum]

[I started this message on Thursday morning, but couldn't finish it until the night.  I see others have already expressed somewhat similar views.]

I'm getting pretty tired of the hand wringing and bemoaning I am hearing on this board.  Yeah, us A types tend to focus on our faults so we can improve, but, Come On!  Geez, we haven't gotten to the Final Four since when?  We call ourselves fans, not critics.  [I am calling myself out, too.  I am a critic some times as well.]

[quote author=81alum link=topic=18516.msg221003#msg221003 date=1515686470]
Just how mediocre are we?

We are the Pac12's 11th best scoring offense--ahead only of Arizona.  [etc]

But, if I look at
  http://static.pac-12.com/sports/basketba...nfonly.htm
while there is not perfect parity in strength-of-schedule, it is a lot better than hyping our statistics in games against a number of the best teams.

I see us as middle of the Pac in scoring offense, 2nd in scoring defense, etc.

While I hope the team continues to get better, there are already good developments.  I think the team has a chance to go deep in the NCAA, esp. if some current weak spots can be shored up.
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Thanks for helping us keep things in perspective, MT.  I have never seen a Tara team that didn't play much better in March than in November, so I expect we will see improvement.  Then there is the simple fact that the players seem like a thoroughly likable sisterhood that is worth supporting, especially when they are a bit down.  I'll try to keep it a little more positive from my end.

[81alum]

[I started this message on Thursday morning, but couldn't finish it until the night.  I see others have already expressed somewhat similar views.]

I'm getting pretty tired of the hand wringing and bemoaning I am hearing on this board.  Yeah, us A types tend to focus on our faults so we can improve, but, Come On!  Geez, we haven't gotten to the Final Four since when?  We call ourselves fans, not critics.  [I am calling myself out, too.  I am a critic some times as well.]

[quote author=81alum link=topic=18516.msg221003#msg221003 date=1515686470]
Just how mediocre are we?

We are the Pac12's 11th best scoring offense--ahead only of Arizona.  [etc]

But, if I look at
  http://static.pac-12.com/sports/basketba...nfonly.htm
while there is not perfect parity in strength-of-schedule, it is a lot better than hyping our statistics in games against a number of the best teams.

I see us as middle of the Pac in scoring offense, 2nd in scoring defense, etc.

While I hope the team continues to get better, there are already good developments.  I think the team has a chance to go deep in the NCAA, esp. if some current weak spots can be shored up.
[/quote]
Thanks for helping us keep things in perspective, MT.  I have never seen a Tara team that didn't play much better in March than in November, so I expect we will see improvement.  Then there is the simple fact that the players seem like a thoroughly likable sisterhood that is worth supporting, especially when they are a bit down.  I'll try to keep it a little more positive from my end.