[Softball Fan]

I wonder, and this is not an attempt to tempt the woofing gods, what the board's reaction would be if we won the national championship, but did so in a very ugly fashion, with a close score, lots of turnovers, poor shot selection, almost losing a moderate sized lead, etc.  Would we be thrilled to win the first national title since the 90's or would we talk about how Brink needs to foul less, Jones is turnover-prone, Williams needs to be more cognizant of the shot clock before putting up a shot, and we are really not a great offensive rebounding team.

There's no question that there's work to be done.  We are not a perfect team, and as much as I wish for the above scenario to be true, the most likely outcome will be that we will lose a game at some point in the NCAA tournament.  I acknowledge that, and I do wish that we played better and made fewer mistakes.  But on balance, I am thrilled with how we've done this season, and my posts reflect that.

BC

I would be thrilled with a one point win in a championship game.  Actually that would be more exciting for me at that moment in time than a thirty point win.  

Your bottom line crusade seems to be indirectly dissuading Cardboard viewers from discussing areas for improvement in the team and be satisfied if the win is by more than a few points.    Bringing up specific areas for improvement is one of the reasons for a sports message board.

[Softball Fan]

I wonder, and this is not an attempt to tempt the woofing gods, what the board's reaction would be if we won the national championship, but did so in a very ugly fashion, with a close score, lots of turnovers, poor shot selection, almost losing a moderate sized lead, etc.  Would we be thrilled to win the first national title since the 90's or would we talk about how Brink needs to foul less, Jones is turnover-prone, Williams needs to be more cognizant of the shot clock before putting up a shot, and we are really not a great offensive rebounding team.

There's no question that there's work to be done.  We are not a perfect team, and as much as I wish for the above scenario to be true, the most likely outcome will be that we will lose a game at some point in the NCAA tournament.  I acknowledge that, and I do wish that we played better and made fewer mistakes.  But on balance, I am thrilled with how we've done this season, and my posts reflect that.

BC

I would be thrilled with a one point win in a championship game.  Actually that would be more exciting for me at that moment in time than a thirty point win.  

Your bottom line crusade seems to be indirectly dissuading Cardboard viewers from discussing areas for improvement in the team and be satisfied if the win is by more than a few points.    Bringing up specific areas for improvement is one of the reasons for a sports message board.