“Dream team.”
It’s the most conflicting phrase in sports — a term used more often before the fact rather than after. There’s a reason for that.
It’s because most dream teams turn out to be anything but. It’s rare for a team to go wire-to-wire and win the whole thing. The preseason favorite usually isn’t the one hoisting the trophy.
There’s no curse. It’s possible there are instances where the pressure gets to a team and it crumbles. Then there are cases where it’s clear the preseason favorite didn’t deserve that No. 1 spot. And sometimes, good teams just fall on some bad luck.
[autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag], now heading into his second year, has built LSU baseball’s best roster in some time. Still, that sells it short. This squad has a chance to be the entire sport’s best roster in some time.
It could be described as a “dream team.”
As the consensus preseason No. 1 team, the expectations have never been higher. This team is supposed to win it all, there’s no other way to put it. Here’s a closer look at the narratives surrounding this team as it enters 2023 with the highest of hopes.