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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Why do they need to change conferences?
The WCC is down this year, but in the past several years it has been tough! Quality teams in Santa Clara, USF, Pepperdine all within the last several years. It's a quality conference.
Putting Gonzaga in a power conference would be sad IMO. The best basketball in the country is played in conferences like the WCC and the Missouri Valley. It's about BASKETBALL and not ATHLETES. My opinion of course.
Besides, Few does such a great job of scheduling that Gonzaga never has to worry about RPI.
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It is pretty hard to say that Gonzaga is anything like a mid conference team anymore. They consistently recruit players who go on to be first round NBA draftees. They get prime time national coverage. Their conference games aren't so much about basketball anymore. They are expected to win every single conference game every year. They are clearly a level (or two) above the rest of the conference.
Also, more often than not, the WCC is a one bid conference. Every once in a while they produce a second bubble team. It is an exageration to say that they consistently have 2 or 3 top 50 teams.
And what is your basis for calling Morrison lazy? He, IMO, is one of the hardest working and most dedicated players in basketball.