Ohio State was 8-9 in the Big Ten with Wesson; they were routed by Houston in the next round with Wesson; they were seeded at lowly #11, and one of the last teams in, for a reason.
It was a terrible loss. OSU didn't look very good at all, even in winning.
One of the ugliest football teams I have ever seen was the 2015-2016 Denver Broncos. Their games were ugly as sin, but somehow they won a Super Bowl.
Ohio State wanted that brawling Big East style and they got it.
We were not a team with the size or muscle last year to win when the refs swallowed their whistles. We were a finesse team, and Ohio State exploited that.
Upsets happen -- losing to Ohio State was unfortunate but not program-defining. I doubt anybody around the country thinks 11 > 6 was a huge deal like we do.
Now, UAB, 14 > 3, that is another story. That makes you infamous.
I went to the Iowa Wolves game last night. Lindell comes off the bench for them but when he's in he looks like the most explosive player on the entire floor. You can tell their coach runs their offense through him and they try to get him the ball as much as possible. Deonte Burton plays for Oklahoma City who they were playing, Lindell looks more athletic than Burton to me, just without the size. They also have a guy from Washington who won PAC-12 POY last year.
Its an absolute travesty that he wasnt allowed to be in any game last year until the 14 minute mark. The guy would be in a Cyclone uniform right now if not for the raw deal he got last year. He's dominating in a college all star league right now and wasnt even good enough to start for a .500 team in the Big 12.
He played more minutes than THT did last year in the Big 12. He played 22, 29, 29, and 29 minutes in our four postseason games last season.
He was #4 in minutes on the team after Nick, TH, and Shayok.
I have no evidence of this, but it feels like he was in at the end of games more.
I would have probably started LW over THT at some point last year, but you're acting like playing him 25-30 minutes per night was somehow "not using" him.
Your point that Prohm somehow benched him or did not use him is farcical. Pick a different hill to die on -- most your points are bad, but this one is awful.
Not nearly enough, especially when you are the best player on the floor for most games.
Shayok was the best player on the floor for most games.
Shayok...
-- 3.3 higher ORTG
-- 3% higher TS%
-- five more points per game
...if we are judging them against each other as ball-dominant scorers. My eye test said that Shayok was a way better and more flexible defender, as well.
Your credibility is suspect when you make obvious errors like this one. Wigginton was not even the best high-volume chucker on his own team.