When was the last time Wisconsin won a national championship? Duke lost to Mercer in the first round of the tournament last year because they had no defense and relied too much on perimeter shooting. But yeah.
In the last 10 years Duke has a NC, Elite 8s, Sweet 16s and league titles. Wisconsin has a F4, Elite 8s, Sweet 16s, and league titles. Similar to KU.
Both Coach K and Coach Ryan have adjusted their philosophy on 3s and 3PT attempts during that time and it has enhanced their programs. Ryan's teams have consistently shot 40% of their attempts as 3s the last 6 seasons. Coach K's teams have fluctuated more, but 4 of those 10 years his teams shot nearly 40% of their attempts.
You can read into that whatever you want.
Also, good to have you back Beems.
Good to be back, _FAN. I don't totally disagree with you, FWIW. Teams who shoot well from the perimeter can certainly get hot and rattle off a few wins in the NCAA tournament, but those teams have a more difficult time withstanding a bad shooting night, which is often something national championship teams have to do at some point in the NCAA tournament. You mention Duke, who won a national title in 2010, but 2010 is their only championship and Final Four appearance since 2004. They've been bounced from the 1st round of the tournament in three of the last eight years. In fact, in that time period, Duke has only made it past the 2nd round four times. The difference in that 2010 team is that they had a ton of size down low with the Plumlee brothers, Singler, Kelly, Thomas, and Zubek, and so they could defend the post and rebound well.
Similarly, Wisconsin really hasn't had that much success in the NCAA tournament until last year, when they reached the Final Four. In fact, in the last ten years, they've only made it past the Sweet Sixteen twice. In Bo Ryan's twelve seasons with the program, they've only gotten past the second round five times.
