In ESPN.com's Weekly Watch, Andy Katz honored Dayton as his "Team of the Week." It was a cool (albeit meaningless) honor for the Flyers to receive, if for no other reason than to give them a little bit of exposure and credit for what they've accomplished in their last couple games. But Katz really deserves credit for knowing not to buy into Dayton just yet.
"A strong start to the A-10 should be a signal that the Flyers are in the A-10 title chase for the long haul, but they still need to show some consistency." That's what Katz wrote of the Flyers and he is exactly right. Beating Saint Louis and Temple to start 2-0 means UD has notched wins in two of its six toughest Atlantic 10 tests, as well as knocked those two teams down. But in the past, that has rarely signified a trend for the foreseeable future in Dayton. They get hot and lose it just as quickly.
My favorite sentence from Katz on UD, though is the one coming after the quote above: "Wednesday's game at St. Bonaventure is the type that UD has dropped in the past." Yup. Sorta like losing by 29 at home to Buffalo earlier this year. And a quick couple of losses at the Bonnies and against LaSalle would bring UD right back to square one. It's time to stop that sort of nonsense.
Enjoy the national championship game (let's hope it's possible to tonight).
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