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"Are you kidding? And, what history do you have to go on?
Look, everyone knows that Bill Self is a great recruiter. He can talk a good game, but early exits on HIS resume will continue to haunt you."
What history? 12 final fours would be a good start, 4 elite eights and 2 final fours in the last 6 years isn't bad. Bill Self took Tulsa to the elite eight, Tulsa. He also has taken KU there twice and took Illinois there, I would bet he has a better tournament record than Wisconsin.
This team does play as a team, so did last years. The play as a team and play hard thing is just ignorant. This is a team with a lot of nba talent on it and yet no one averages more than 15 but 4 guys average over 12. Nearly every talking head out there talks about our balance and the way we share the ball, that is teamwork. We also happen to lead the country in defensive efficiency and those same talking heads love our defense. It's hard to do that if you don't play hard.
KU might lose, they might lose early, those things happen. The NCAA tournament rarely crowns the best team, it crowns the team that can be better than their opponent on 6 consecutive opportunities. It takes luck and talent, recent KU teams have had the talent but missed on the luck.
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