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I think a big reason why smaller schools are beating the "big dogs" all of a sudden is because they have a nucleus of good 4-year guys that know how to play with one another, because they all stay 4 years and develop into solid basketball players. The traditional powers get loads of talent that disrupt the cohesiveness of a team and win the majority of the games on talent alone, but lose every now and then because a lacking of team ball.

I totally agree with this statement. You look at teams like UNC who bring in top notch recruits and they only stay a season, maybe two and it does disrupt the cohesiveness of the team. Then you look at a school like Butler who has had the same guys for 3 or 4 years now who have gelled over these past few seasons and their chemistry is great, look at them now they are 12-1 and a top 25 team. Good post Panther Thunder.