I will be the first to say they definitely overachieved.
They played well as a team, and they have a great coach, and that can get you far, however, eventually you’ve got to have the talent to win it all, and that was a bit lacking in the end.
The 04s were a much, much more talented bunch than these guys. But still, three elite eights and a Final Four, not too shabby.
The tournament was wide open this year, no clear favorite, thought any of seven teams from the eight, plus a couple of others might have won give or take a bounce or two.
What a year.