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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin" data-source="post: 1481231" data-attributes="member: 4069"><p>Going to put forth a contrarian view.</p><p></p><p>Honest question: How is this team different from last year's 12-21 team that got destroyed by 21 against Iowa?</p><p></p><p>Ayo was fantastic last year, improved as he went, but how much better can he get over the summer? </p><p>Same for Giorgi, and to a lesser extent, Feliz.</p><p>Kofi should be expected to be inconsistent. Even still, I'll give a slight bump to the true freshman over an injured ADR and Kane.</p><p>AJ graduated. 27 mpg and shot 42% from 3, and was our best FT shooter (Tevian had the highest FT% but didn't shoot enough to qualify IMO). AJ rebounded well too, and didn't turn it over. People are glossing over the loss of a plus player.</p><p>Trent I would expect to be productive if healthy.</p><p>Tevian and AG should improve, but it seems like people are expecting miracles.</p><p>BU has not shown the ability to install his system quickly, and that's not good if you're in a world of high roster turnover. We looked like crap for half the season. I couldn't stand watching the !!!!-show we put on early. I felt like we were watching one team that hadn't practiced vs a team that had. As far as intangibles, I'm not optimistic about us knowing how to win close games, simply because we trailed off so heavily at the end of the season (2-6 after the winning stretch). There were positives, for sure, and I appreciate the effort these guys put in. Nothing against them, but I see some serious concerns about us getting to the level people here are expecting.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'm not expecting as much as many others. If we get above .500 in conference I'll be pretty happy. The non-conf is a lot more forgiving this year, and hopefully we've progressed enough, that we won't lay an egg in the games that matter. That could put us in bubble territory, something I would be loathe to see for a program that should be well into a strong rebuild.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin, post: 1481231, member: 4069"] Going to put forth a contrarian view. Honest question: How is this team different from last year's 12-21 team that got destroyed by 21 against Iowa? Ayo was fantastic last year, improved as he went, but how much better can he get over the summer? Same for Giorgi, and to a lesser extent, Feliz. Kofi should be expected to be inconsistent. Even still, I'll give a slight bump to the true freshman over an injured ADR and Kane. AJ graduated. 27 mpg and shot 42% from 3, and was our best FT shooter (Tevian had the highest FT% but didn't shoot enough to qualify IMO). AJ rebounded well too, and didn't turn it over. People are glossing over the loss of a plus player. Trent I would expect to be productive if healthy. Tevian and AG should improve, but it seems like people are expecting miracles. BU has not shown the ability to install his system quickly, and that's not good if you're in a world of high roster turnover. We looked like crap for half the season. I couldn't stand watching the !!!!-show we put on early. I felt like we were watching one team that hadn't practiced vs a team that had. As far as intangibles, I'm not optimistic about us knowing how to win close games, simply because we trailed off so heavily at the end of the season (2-6 after the winning stretch). There were positives, for sure, and I appreciate the effort these guys put in. Nothing against them, but I see some serious concerns about us getting to the level people here are expecting. Anyway, I'm not expecting as much as many others. If we get above .500 in conference I'll be pretty happy. The non-conf is a lot more forgiving this year, and hopefully we've progressed enough, that we won't lay an egg in the games that matter. That could put us in bubble territory, something I would be loathe to see for a program that should be well into a strong rebuild. [/QUOTE]
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