I have been so pleasantly surprised by the outpouring of positive sentiment by just about every fan base and college hoops fan over our run and victory. From UK, KU, Duke to the smallest mid major I saw very little other than complete admiration for our run. I was half expecting the usual back handed compliments or flat out hating (fortunate draw, lucky shot/bounce/play, down year, etc). But what I've seen is a universal agreement by all that we were the best team, with the most deserving players and coach and that we left no doubt. Here are a few other observations (quotes) that I saw consistently that really say a lot about this team:
Very proud alum here.
- That team just never quit, and never took a single play off
- They play the game the way it's supposed to be played.
- So unselfish
- So incredibly gracious and well spoken players and coaches when they won.
- They respect the game
- No NBA stars on that roster yet they were clearly the top team in the county. They give hope to every non blue blood that we CAN compete without the one and dones.
- When's the last time we saw a team so fundamentally sound?
- Is there a better coach in the country from top to bottom than Jay Wright?
- Nova does it the right way.
- I've never rooted so hard for a team that was not my own than I did for them on Monday night.
- They were such a pleasure to watch throughout the tournament. I was so wrong about Nova.
Very proud alum here.
