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<blockquote data-quote="vadimivich" data-source="post: 549569" data-attributes="member: 2338"><p>I get all of that, but lost in all of that was that was at it's completion one of the better seasons in GT basketball history and even now we don't remember it as such and the clouds around the program robbed us as fans (and we robbed ourselves) of just enjoying it while it was happening. We have played in a grand total of 7 ACC Championship games, it was one of them. We've won an NCAAT game in only 11 seasons, it was one of them. We've had 3 wins in a season against UNC and Duke only a couple of times and it was one of them. We've had 5 total top 5 NBA picks, that team had one of them. Etc, etc. Yes, we lost a sad game to UGa and the team stumbled at the end of the ACC season and maybe could have achieved even more ... but damn, it also had a fair number of highs we simply ignored as they were happening. I think the vast majority of fans if polled would remember the Okogie/Lammers team and the run in the N.I.T much more fondly, despite the objective fact that 09-10 was a much better team and season. The poisonous effect of expectations really can hurt us from just enjoying what we have when we have it.</p><p></p><p>Just as an example ... January 9th, 2010 we played a nationally televised game against Duke, who was ranked #5 in the country at that point and went on to win the National Championship. We beat them, and did it by out executing them down the stretch. It should really be one remembered as a great win that we still post about from time to time, but that entire year has seemingly been thrown into the trash can of history.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]xKDrNsKb2_4[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>We have won 1 game against a top 5 team since then (the home win over Virginia in 2016 ... oddly enough another January 9th, 2pm tip-off). They don't happen often and stuff like that should be enjoyed in the moment, no matter the scenario.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vadimivich, post: 549569, member: 2338"] I get all of that, but lost in all of that was that was at it's completion one of the better seasons in GT basketball history and even now we don't remember it as such and the clouds around the program robbed us as fans (and we robbed ourselves) of just enjoying it while it was happening. We have played in a grand total of 7 ACC Championship games, it was one of them. We've won an NCAAT game in only 11 seasons, it was one of them. We've had 3 wins in a season against UNC and Duke only a couple of times and it was one of them. We've had 5 total top 5 NBA picks, that team had one of them. Etc, etc. Yes, we lost a sad game to UGa and the team stumbled at the end of the ACC season and maybe could have achieved even more ... but damn, it also had a fair number of highs we simply ignored as they were happening. I think the vast majority of fans if polled would remember the Okogie/Lammers team and the run in the N.I.T much more fondly, despite the objective fact that 09-10 was a much better team and season. The poisonous effect of expectations really can hurt us from just enjoying what we have when we have it. Just as an example ... January 9th, 2010 we played a nationally televised game against Duke, who was ranked #5 in the country at that point and went on to win the National Championship. We beat them, and did it by out executing them down the stretch. It should really be one remembered as a great win that we still post about from time to time, but that entire year has seemingly been thrown into the trash can of history. [MEDIA=youtube]xKDrNsKb2_4[/MEDIA] We have won 1 game against a top 5 team since then (the home win over Virginia in 2016 ... oddly enough another January 9th, 2pm tip-off). They don't happen often and stuff like that should be enjoyed in the moment, no matter the scenario. [/QUOTE]
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