Lots of things up in the air.
DW comeback from injury
AJ improvement and fit to system
MS ability to play BIG defense
TJL shooting improvement
Greg E learning curve
MF defense at 5
Etc.
Will be disappointed if we don't have a winning record in BIG, but not predicted for us.
After the toasts are done, THEN pound them into submission.
https://youtu.be/2UrSm_cqUFM
Some quality X's and O's here... If you can learn to defend Trent going left(dominant hand) then you put yourself in a good place to disrupt most righties. Good for at least 1 steal a game.
Fair enough.
But I'll add that the game was the ultimate Groce in tactics: With a handful of points lead, Groce decides to sit on it. I won't say that RU didn't work hard, but we allowed them to stay in the game all the way to the end...and then let them take it. You k ow what would have happened with Underwood at the helm.
Someone needs to go to the game with an appropriate sign. Here is a first draft.
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Monte will be able to go. Monte is being slept on big time. He's very athletic and very athletic and very long. I think he'll be better than Trent. His 7' wingspan is key.
So we more or less know the full schedule:
Nov. 17 ... DePaul^ ... State Farm Center
Nov. 19 ... Marshall ... State Farm Center
Nov. 22 ... Augustana (Ill.) ... State Farm Center
Nov. 24 ... North Carolina Central ... State Farm Center
Nov. 28 ... Wake Forest* ... Winston Salem, N.C.
Dec. 6 ... Austin Peay ... State Farm Center
Dec. 9 ... UNLV ... Las Vegas
Dec. 13 ... Longwood ... State Farm Center
Dec. 16 ... New Mexcio State ... Chicago
Dec. 23 ... Missouri ... St. Louis
Dec. 30 ... Grand Canyon ... State Farm Center
BIG
Home & Away
Indiana
Sparty
Wiscy
Neb
Rutgers
Away
Minny
NW
OSU
Mich
Home
Purdue
PSU
MD
Iowa
Without knowing a lot about our non-conf opponents, that portion looks fairly soft (which makes sense for year 1 and a young roster).
Yeah it didn't sound like Brad was too thrilled with the schedule. I think for this young team with a new coaching staff, though it's good for us to have a softer schedule to start. Next year we're already in a TOUGH Maui field and I think we'll be more aggressive with who we schedule.
Yeah it didn't sound like Brad was too thrilled with the schedule.
Doesn't seem to fit his coaching style. Seems like he wants to challenge himself and his guys. Is there anyone in the non-conf besides Mizzou that should be good?
So we more or less know the full schedule:
Nov. 17 ... DePaul^ ... State Farm Center
Nov. 19 ... Marshall ... State Farm Center
Nov. 22 ... Augustana (Ill.) ... State Farm Center
Nov. 24 ... North Carolina Central ... State Farm Center
Nov. 28 ... Wake Forest* ... Winston Salem, N.C.
Dec. 6 ... Austin Peay ... State Farm Center
Dec. 9 ... UNLV ... Las Vegas
Dec. 13 ... Longwood ... State Farm Center
Dec. 16 ... New Mexcio State ... Chicago
Dec. 23 ... Missouri ... St. Louis
Dec. 30 ... Grand Canyon ... State Farm Center
Doesn't seem to fit his coaching style. Seems like he wants to challenge himself and his guys. Is there anyone in the non-conf besides Mizzou that should be good?
Personally, I like this website when it comes to rankings. It has us at 61 FYI. Only Mizzou is above us, though I think he's got WF severely underrated.
Fans don't like paying good money to see cupcakes.!!
I always enjoy a few cupcakes. I enjoy seeing the bench play a lot, especially the younger players. I like relaxing and looking off the ball more, too. In tight games, it's hard to not just follow the ball.
Not many cupcakes, but a few are good.