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Looking back at XU in 2003-2004

I came across this picture on Joe Hughes twitter feed and remember it from the first Butler game as well:

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That was a good staff!

It's no surprise that according to Kenpom in 2004, their final rating was 15th, their best ever. It's amazing that Run team ever lost 11 games and nearly missed the tourney.

Anyway, I think the staff now is good, too, but perhaps this illustrates how important staff is over the long haul. Player development is the name of the game. XU was literally built on player development. I see a lot of improvement in our current players and hope it continues and intensifies further. I think it's paramount to our success. XU gets better players than they used to, so hopefully the results are even better ahead.