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A Few reasons to love Gonzaga

By Jay Bilas
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, January 11, 2002

Don't mispronounce the name anymore. It is "Gon-ZAG-a", as in the Zags, not Gon-ZOG-a. The school was named after a saint, probably the patron saint of motion offense and dead-eye shooting, and this program has earned the right to be called by its correct name, and to have that name mentioned prominently in the top 10. That's how good this team can be this season. Gonzaga has been to three straight Sweet 16s, and has lost stars like Matt Santangelo, Richie Frahm and Casey Calvary. Yet this may ...

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