Two months ago, the Colorado Buffaloes were coming off a disappointing 77-70 loss to the conference best Washington Huskies. It was the team’s fifth loss in seven games, their best player McKinley Wright exited the game with an injury, and their season was seemingly on a nosedive. Fans began calling for head coach Tad Boyle’s head and excuses about the young team became louder.
Fast forward a few months to the team’s third loss against Washington of the season, that saw them get bounced from the Pac-12 tournament semifinals in disappointing fashion, and things look much better.