That's been a common perception, and I think justifiably so. I dont' blame BU for taking a chance on the roster he put together --on paper that team looked like a good bet. And early, they proved they were a good bet...and then things fell apart. FWIW, I don't expect a repeat of that fade --I think BU puts a premium on character/culture and last year's issues were something he won't soon forget.
-Skyy was overrated so he lost his starting position then bailed. I doubt he does any better at Louisville. Maybe it was the knee injuries but he just was not that athletic and was average shooter/ball handler.
-Mathew Mayers was a terrible defender and volume shooter who never passed. Talented but definite me first player.
-RJ forgot how to shoot. No idea what happened but we badly needed his offense.
-Goode injury robbed us of our best outside shooter and probably best glue guy.
+TSJ was as advertised. Good scorer. Good shooter when wide open. Unfortunately limited ability to create his own jump shot. Excelled at driving the lane to get fouled.
++++Dain / Jayden / Ty / Sencire were all good freshman contributors.
The problem was really we only return 1 role player starter - Coleman and two freshman Goode/RJ who played limited minutes and Lieb (zero minutes). 20/20 hind sight at least we made the big dance had a few big wins.
this year we have
+++3 starters back Coleman TSJ Dain
++plus two freshman who played serious minutes Sencire and Ty plus Goode. so 6 players back.
???We are adding 3 SR transfers - Quincy, Marcus, Justin and
++2 freshman Amani and DGL
I am confident Brad learned from last year and will watch culture/chemistry very closely to nip problems in the bud