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Originally Posted by sedated
So has Memphis actually grown up since Maui? Or have they just looked like it because of weaker competition?
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They've grown the **** up. All of the negativity is gone. They had a hiccup at home against UTEP last month that fortunately served as a catalyst for cementing the new approach. They're unselfish, hard-working, and making the absolute most of their ridiculous abilities.
C-USA is better now than it was in 07-08, and over the past couple of months this team has been annihilating league opponents (including several top 50-75 teams) in even more resounding fashion than they were then. They just set a C-USA tournament record for margin of victory (which wouldn't be relevant except as a comparison to the Elite Eight/Final Four teams of a few years ago), and since the UTEP loss they've won 7 games in a row by an average of 23 points. I honestly think Marshall had a good enough resume to get into the tournament proper and the Tigers absolutely destroyed their mature, talented team (with a future NBA player in DeAndre Kane) twice in the past few weeks (once on the road).