(College Teams only) Who was your team that “could have gone far if not for….

2012 tar heels.  Kendall Marshall breaks wrist against Creighton.  Looked like Kentucky and north Carolina, the two most talented teams in the country were on a crash course to meet in the final four.  Watching stillman white start against Kansas in the elite 8 was absolute torture.

2012 tar heels.  Kendall Marshall breaks wrist against Creighton.  Looked like Kentucky and north Carolina, the two most talented teams in the country were on a crash course to meet in the final four.  Watching stillman white start against Kansas in the elite 8 was absolute torture.

 Ku Last year if Joel Embiid did not get hurt.  They had a terrible defense and Joel Embiid was the only thing that made it decent.  If he had stayed I believe the Kansas would have made it much further.

 Ku Last year if Joel Embiid did not get hurt.  They had a terrible defense and Joel Embiid was the only thing that made it decent.  If he had stayed I believe the Kansas would have made it much further.

 2005 Fighting Illini if UNC hadn’t…oh nevermind

 2005 Fighting Illini if UNC hadn’t…oh nevermind

 The akron zips if they would have gotten LeBron

 The akron zips if they would have gotten LeBron

 97′ Jayhawks, lost 2 games all year, but got bounced by Mike Bibby’s Arizona team.

Paul Pierce, Raef LaFrentz, Scott Pollard, Jacques Vaughn, Billy Thomas, Ryan Robertson

that was an insane lineup for a college team.

 97′ Jayhawks, lost 2 games all year, but got bounced by Mike Bibby’s Arizona team.

Paul Pierce, Raef LaFrentz, Scott Pollard, Jacques Vaughn, Billy Thomas, Ryan Robertson

that was an insane lineup for a college team.

Boston College lost in the sweet 16 Nova who had Kyle Lowry, Randy Foye  and  Alan ray… Sean Williams was suspended about a month before the tournament began that was a very deep team with Tyrese rice Jared Dudley Sean Marshall they have a chance to win 3 more games  Williams was that much of a defensive force…  Huge x factor 

Boston College lost in the sweet 16 Nova who had Kyle Lowry, Randy Foye  and  Alan ray… Sean Williams was suspended about a month before the tournament began that was a very deep team with Tyrese rice Jared Dudley Sean Marshall they have a chance to win 3 more games  Williams was that much of a defensive force…  Huge x factor 

 Memphis Tigers

• Qyntel Woods
• Amar’e Stoudemire
• Kendrick Perkins
• Markieff Morris
• Marcus Morris
• John Wall 
• DeMarcus Cousins
• Xavier Henry
• Daniel Orton
• Eric Bledsoe 

 Memphis Tigers

• Qyntel Woods
• Amar’e Stoudemire
• Kendrick Perkins
• Markieff Morris
• Marcus Morris
• John Wall 
• DeMarcus Cousins
• Xavier Henry
• Daniel Orton
• Eric Bledsoe 

 1997-1998 UNC Team.. Vince Carter, Brendan Haywood, Ed Cota and Antawn Jamsion.

 1997-1998 UNC Team.. Vince Carter, Brendan Haywood, Ed Cota and Antawn Jamsion.

2009-10 Syracuse Orange

Brandon Triche averaged 8-3-2 as a freshman. Kris Joseph averaged 11-6-2 as a sophomore. Scoop Jardine averaged 9-4-2 as a junior. Rick Jackson averaged 10-7-2 as a junior. Wes Johnson averaged 17-9-2 as a junior. Andy Rautins averaged 12-5-3 as a senior. Arinze Onuaku averaged 11-5-1 as a senior. We had a great guard rotation of Jardine/Rautins/Triche. KJo was a great complimentary piece. We had our star player in Wes Johnson after he transferred and came out of nowhere. We went 30-5 that year, but could have gone further had Arinze Onuaku not gotten hurt. This team was only seven men deep to begin with, and losing Onuaku in the Big East tournament was a huge blow since we couldn’t replace him. Instead we lost in the Sweet 16 to Gordon Hayward and the Butler Bulldogs.

2011-12 Syracuse Orange

I won’t go into the stats just for times sakes but here were the top players: Kris Joseph, CJ Fair, Scoop Jardine, Dion Waiters, Brandon Triche, Fab Melo, James Southerland, Baye Moussa Keita, Rakeem Christmas, and Michael Carter-Williams. We had the depth, but as usual, Boeheim doesn’t tend to play his young players so we usually only went 7 or 8 guys deep. This season, it was literally Kentucky was 1A and we were 1B. We were destined to play in the championship game, but Melo was suspended for the start of the tourney. That would have been a matchup for the ages. Instead we lost in the quarterfinals to Jared Sullinger and the Ohio State Buckeyes.

2009-10 Syracuse Orange

Brandon Triche averaged 8-3-2 as a freshman. Kris Joseph averaged 11-6-2 as a sophomore. Scoop Jardine averaged 9-4-2 as a junior. Rick Jackson averaged 10-7-2 as a junior. Wes Johnson averaged 17-9-2 as a junior. Andy Rautins averaged 12-5-3 as a senior. Arinze Onuaku averaged 11-5-1 as a senior. We had a great guard rotation of Jardine/Rautins/Triche. KJo was a great complimentary piece. We had our star player in Wes Johnson after he transferred and came out of nowhere. We went 30-5 that year, but could have gone further had Arinze Onuaku not gotten hurt. This team was only seven men deep to begin with, and losing Onuaku in the Big East tournament was a huge blow since we couldn’t replace him. Instead we lost in the Sweet 16 to Gordon Hayward and the Butler Bulldogs.

2011-12 Syracuse Orange

I won’t go into the stats just for times sakes but here were the top players: Kris Joseph, CJ Fair, Scoop Jardine, Dion Waiters, Brandon Triche, Fab Melo, James Southerland, Baye Moussa Keita, Rakeem Christmas, and Michael Carter-Williams. We had the depth, but as usual, Boeheim doesn’t tend to play his young players so we usually only went 7 or 8 guys deep. This season, it was literally Kentucky was 1A and we were 1B. We were destined to play in the championship game, but Melo was suspended for the start of the tourney. That would have been a matchup for the ages. Instead we lost in the quarterfinals to Jared Sullinger and the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Purdue, both in year #3 of Johnson-Moore-Hummel, when they were a top 3 team before Hummel got hurt, or the following year, when Hummel got hurt preseason.

Purdue, both in year #3 of Johnson-Moore-Hummel, when they were a top 3 team before Hummel got hurt, or the following year, when Hummel got hurt preseason.

 Kyrie and that gotdamn toe smh. Duke was clearly the best team in the nation and Kyrie was looking like the national poy. I honestly believe they would’ve repeated but hey, sh!t happens

 Kyrie and that gotdamn toe smh. Duke was clearly the best team in the nation and Kyrie was looking like the national poy. I honestly believe they would’ve repeated but hey, sh!t happens

 Ran into D-Wade into the Elite 8 who went insane (triple double), Keith Bogans had an ankle injury that slowed him down and if he had been healthy it could have changed the game. This was a team that ran the table in the SEC and SEC Tournament. Bogans hasn’t done much in the NBA, but he is a top 5 all time scorer at Kentucky and was an excellent college player.

I guess there’s that 1992 thing, but I’d rather not talk about that lol

 Ran into D-Wade into the Elite 8 who went insane (triple double), Keith Bogans had an ankle injury that slowed him down and if he had been healthy it could have changed the game. This was a team that ran the table in the SEC and SEC Tournament. Bogans hasn’t done much in the NBA, but he is a top 5 all time scorer at Kentucky and was an excellent college player.

I guess there’s that 1992 thing, but I’d rather not talk about that lol