I've got to second this. Pitt has been choking in the tournament since I can remember.
So I looked at the numbers:
2010: #3 seed Pitt loses in 2nd round to #6 seed Xavier
2009: #1 seed Pitt loses in elite eight to #3 seed Villanova
2008: #4 seed Pitt loses in 2nd round to #5 seed Michigan State
2007: #3 seed just slips past #11 seed VCU in overtime after blowing a 19pt lead before losing decisively
to #2 seed UCLA in Sweet 16.
2006: #5 seed Pitt loses in the second round to #13 seed Bradley
2005: #8 seed Pitt loses in the first round to #9 seed Pacific
That's 5 of 6 seasons losing as the better seed. And a couple of those are just outright embarrassing (Bradley/Pacific) and the Xavier loss last year isn't much better.
Granted, upsets happen, but the point is, if you're the one always being upset and never doing any of the upsetting, it's signs of poor coaching in close games.
So I looked at the numbers:
2010: #3 seed Pitt loses in 2nd round to #6 seed Xavier
2009: #1 seed Pitt loses in elite eight to #3 seed Villanova
2008: #4 seed Pitt loses in 2nd round to #5 seed Michigan State
2007: #3 seed just slips past #11 seed VCU in overtime after blowing a 19pt lead before losing decisively
to #2 seed UCLA in Sweet 16.
2006: #5 seed Pitt loses in the second round to #13 seed Bradley
2005: #8 seed Pitt loses in the first round to #9 seed Pacific
That's 5 of 6 seasons losing as the better seed. And a couple of those are just outright embarrassing (Bradley/Pacific) and the Xavier loss last year isn't much better.
Granted, upsets happen, but the point is, if you're the one always being upset and never doing any of the upsetting, it's signs of poor coaching in close games.