good post, +1 on the hire, I agree it was the best play we had at the time & for what it is worth I still think there is time for this to still look like a great hire in 3-4 years.
Point 2, this is a hard year to gauge...we are fragile/rusty (4 players coming off season ending injuries + JCl summer injury, Black suspension, & Kipper sitting out), we aren't going to be a great defensive team, we aren't very athletic, pg remains a huge concern,...but we do have a lot of experience, a very good player in Hill, a hope at improved pg play with the return of Abrams + adding TJL, a bunch of sophomores where some improvement should be expected, and we replace K Lewis/K. Nunn, with 5 additional faces from where we ended last year. We absolutely should be better, but we are likely fighting for middle of the pack. 2017 is another concern for me, we lose a lot & need this years sophomores to take a big step forward in 2017, find a go to scorer to replace Hill, need more help at center/big even if we hold onto Tilmon, will be counting on TJL and 2 freshman to anchor pg...easy to think we may take a step back in 2017 from this year, even if we are on the right track.
Point 3, definitely too early to throw in the towel on this year. Even if we drop 2/3, let's get Black back, let's shake the rust off of Abrams & Thorne, see if Kipper can play his way into the rotation.