Based on your interaction/knowledge of this team versus past years, would you say they agree with this statement more as a whole than in the past?

Good stuff.

I just don't think this is the case in college basketball as a whole.

This may be a micro/macro argument.

In the MAC, I'd agree that if you're the better team you'll probably win. But against overwhelming talent, that flies out the window.

Syracuse doesn't have better teamwork than Ohio. They don't have any more camaraderie than the Bobcats. They don't, relatively, work harder. But I think they'd beat Ohio by 15 points.

There is no developing of teamwork in college basketball. Kyrie Irving played for a year at Duke. There was no bonding going on there.

And the good guys win is...just overwhelming earnest. And naive.

Carmelo Anthony was flashy at Syracuse. When you're a freshman, you're nothing but flash. He beat a team full of Kansas players that probably deserved the title more.

Despite what others have said here, I agree for the most part with this statement.   The good guys, or gals, don't always win but the team that has good teamwork usually wins and often beats the team with more talent but less teamwork.  If you look back at the Ohio glory years in the '60s, you'll see that Gentleman Jim won many games against teams with better talent and athleticism because OHIO played excellent team ball.  I've notice this year that some aspects of our current team remind me of those days of yore.  I think JG has the ability to build the same type of team chemistry that Snyder did.  I wouldn't have said this a year or two ago.  I think JG has become a better coach through some OJT.

Counterpoint: Northern Iowa-Kansas, 2010.

I didn't say it fit perfectly, but it made me think of this team. It doesn't transfer neatly, but I do think it helps explain our success. No, we wouldn't beat Syracuse, but our cohesiveness gives us an advantage against teams of similar or even a little more talent, which includes everyone in the conference.

After watching HSE beat the thug wanna bes from Indy NOrth Central tonite I was thinking something along the same lines....especially after sitting with the Butler kids and talking to a couple of them about he last 2 seasons . THey are sorting it out at Butler this year but those tenets are deeply ingrained in each of those kids and whether you see them on the court or sitting in the stands their actions are the same. THose above words describe what us native born basketball freaks believe everytime we think of Hoops.

Other than Syracuse in 03, lately how many national champions have been built on the back of a one & doner? Not many, if any. They always seem to lose out to the teams with veteran leadership.