Went for a nice walk and cleared my head. Feel better now. Here are some thoughts.
1. Overall a good season. Elite Eight is just that; elite. It's been twenty plus years since my St. John's team got that far.
2. This team was good, at times great, but never consistently great. Still; this team got as far as the Zion and Bagley teams with less talent and muscle.
3. We lost to an 11 seed, which sucks, but State is playing like a 2 seed right now.
4. As we saw with Love, it's really hard to advance when one of your star guys shoots a donut.
5. Our guys really need to hit the weights. It's what the game has become. It is a physical game. Our guards look like kids out there.
6. Thank you Flip for staying a second year. You had to man the 5, which is not your natural position despite your size.
7. Thank you Ryan Young, for giving your all. And Roach if this is your last game. We don't make the FF without you.
8. Thank you Mccain, if this is your last Duke game. You showed great heart and a nice shot.
9. We made it to one game before the final four, when most had us going out early.
10. We need 3-4 guys back at least. The next few weeks will be interesting. Convince guys like Mitchell and Stewart that they have a role. We need at least one of our good guards back.
Disappointed with today, but it was a nice run. We seemed to run out of gas after Houston. Congrats to the Wolfpack.