Doug Gottlieb: âHow good is Gonzaga historically? Letâs just take a breath and admit: college basketballâs overall talent is not as deep at the top. There are still lots of very good players, but the best teams donât have starting lineups and backups that come off the bench that are NBA guys like they used to⌠If they run the table, go undefeated, and beat Baylor, does that make them one of the greatest teams of all time? It all depends on how you contextualize it. If you want to compare them to the greatest teams of all time, in terms of would they compete, would they beat the greatest teams of all time, my answer would be absolutely, positively âNOâ⌠They played a âgoodâ out-of-conference schedule but not a traditionally âGREATâ one, they didnât get a chance to see Baylor, and their league â itâs good and better at the bottom that itâs been, but at the top, there was no St. Maryâs being as competitive as itâs been. Iâm okay saying I believe Gonzaga is the best team, and I also think thereâs no chance they go undefeated in the Big Ten. It doesnât mean they donât win the Big Ten, but they donât go undefeated in the Big Ten, they donât go undefeated in the Pac-12, and they probably donât go undefeated in any of these better and more reputable leagues. Does that take away from their dominance? No, but itâs part of the calculation which makes it really hard. Granted they played a six seed to get to the Final Four, and now theyâre going to play a âFirst Fourâ team to get to the championship game, and had a relatively easy road. It has to be part of the discussion. I think theyâre awesome but I donât think their dominance is nearly that of the best teams weâve seen.â (Full Audio Above)
Listen to Doug Gottlieb explain why he doesnât think this undefeated Gonzaga team will be remembered as a âhistorically goodâ group if they run the table through the Final Four and finish 32-0.
Check out the segment above as Gottlieb details the reasons why history wonât remember this team as fondly as some of the most celebrated and respected teams in college basketball history.
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