Quote Originally Posted by engie View Post
4 of 5 starters back = a "shell"?
Florida Gulf Coast is not drastically worse than they were last year. But people saw them beat Georgetown and go to the Sweet 16 and assumed they were an awesome team. They were a 15 seed last year; they beat Miami but lost 5 games in an awful conference.

They're a decent team who can be competitive, and it was a very good win. But people always overreact, both positively and negatively, to what happens in the Tournament when in reality, that is one or a few games out of an entire season.