Quote Originally Posted by chef dixon View Post
I guess my point is a lot more goes into success than stars.
Which is my point exactly.

You almost never see a young team go deep into March, sans a UK team that's basically an NBA team talent-wise. There are a handful of powerhouses that can go regardless of the makeup of their roster -- but in general -- age/experience > stars.

The common thread among those two teams are that they are veteran, battle-tested squads that are led by players have played together for a long time. If you look at the teams that make it even to the round of 32, they are almost always veteran teams full of juniors and seniors. Hell, even for the ones that make the tournament, that's generally true...