So, now that it's been a couple of days since our season ended, I've been thinking about what a fun ride it was and remembering some of the highlights of it, and I'm curious to hear from other posters what those might be.
For me, I'll separate it between non-conference and Big 12 play;
Smashing Iowa by 20 was great, as was the road win at Creighton, but for me the highlight of the non-conference schedule was our victory over Memphis in the NIT. I remember going into that game that I thought there was a real chance that we could get our a$$ kicked by a much more talented, Top 10 team, and instead it was our Cyclones who did the a$$ kicking. I remember cackling with glee like a deranged madman in front of the TV watching us completely eviscerate them in the 2nd half of that game.
For the Big 12 season all of the road wins were amazing, particularly at TCU, as we really, really needed that one, but for some reason the home win against Texas really stands out to me. It wasn't a blowout against a solid team, but IIRC we were more or less in control pretty much the whole way, and if I remember correctly from looking at T-rank it might have been one of our best games of the season.
As for the NCAA tournament, where to start? The LSU win was by no means a gimme for us, and I shrieked in delight when Tyrese hit that last 3-pointer to more or less ice the game. As for Wisconsin, quick little anecdote; my former roommate and I had gotten tickets to go see "Hamilton" down in Denver waaay back before the season even started, and while in the back of my mind I knew that there could be a conflict with the NCAA tournament I also never, ever expected us to make the NCAA's in the first place. Thank God for DVR!
Anyway, does anyone else want to chime in?
For me, I'll separate it between non-conference and Big 12 play;
Smashing Iowa by 20 was great, as was the road win at Creighton, but for me the highlight of the non-conference schedule was our victory over Memphis in the NIT. I remember going into that game that I thought there was a real chance that we could get our a$$ kicked by a much more talented, Top 10 team, and instead it was our Cyclones who did the a$$ kicking. I remember cackling with glee like a deranged madman in front of the TV watching us completely eviscerate them in the 2nd half of that game.
For the Big 12 season all of the road wins were amazing, particularly at TCU, as we really, really needed that one, but for some reason the home win against Texas really stands out to me. It wasn't a blowout against a solid team, but IIRC we were more or less in control pretty much the whole way, and if I remember correctly from looking at T-rank it might have been one of our best games of the season.
As for the NCAA tournament, where to start? The LSU win was by no means a gimme for us, and I shrieked in delight when Tyrese hit that last 3-pointer to more or less ice the game. As for Wisconsin, quick little anecdote; my former roommate and I had gotten tickets to go see "Hamilton" down in Denver waaay back before the season even started, and while in the back of my mind I knew that there could be a conflict with the NCAA tournament I also never, ever expected us to make the NCAA's in the first place. Thank God for DVR!
Anyway, does anyone else want to chime in?
