The “I don’t care about your stupid numbers” argument might be the best counter argument here. It’s not like the kenpom 1 is winning the title every year and they are stats they don’t tell the full story. The “eye test” kind of stuff. The greatness of a team is often in its appeal to the fan base and what it achieves not what it produces statistically. Which is why 2008-09 is so infamous for us. Even though 2018-2019 didn’t have any trophies to show it’s still highly regarded it also had the best offense with clutch shooters, offense wins game and votes for greatest team sadly this teams historic defensive prowess goes unloved by most non-stats junkies.
That said this team winning this week would go a long way to national recognition and internal buy in from the fan base. Beat Bama too and only lose 2 more and there’s no way this record and resume isn’t better than any other teams.
The “I don’t care about your stupid numbers” argument might be the best counter argument here. It’s not like the kenpom 1 is winning the title every year and they are stats they don’t tell the full story. The “eye test” kind of stuff. The greatness of a team is often in its appeal to the fan base and what it achieves not what it produces statistically. Which is why 2008-09 is so infamous for us. Even though 2018-2019 didn’t have any trophies to show it’s still highly regarded it also had the best offense with clutch shooters, offense wins game and votes for greatest team sadly this teams historic defensive prowess goes unloved by most non-stats junkies.
That said this team winning this week would go a long way to national recognition and internal buy in from the fan base. Beat Bama too and only lose 2 more and there’s no way this record and resume isn’t better than any other teams.