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New Mexico State 74, Illinois 69 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 631370" data-source="post: 1359987"><p>To say this is a "historic, basically unprecedented underperformance" is so typical of your over-the-top exaggeration. An 8-5 record with a brand new coach and a bunch of very close losses is an "historic underperformance"? Good god man, you need to get a grip.</p><p></p><p>We were preseason #12 in the conference!!! KenPom had us around ~100 in the preseason! </p><p></p><p>Nobody here is suggesting we're in a good place. But then, objective analysis suggested months ago that we wouldn't be in a good place this season -- at least not until late. </p><p></p><p>I get it. You're the smartest guy in the room and the only one seeing things clearly amid a horde of crazies. But just as you lamented about how there's zero chance we get Mark Smith, zero chance we get Ayo, and recruiting writ large is going to be a flaming disaster, I think you'll find that the train hasn't careened off the tracks yet. The damage isn't irreparable. Give it time. </p><p></p><p>We're not where we want to be, but we're sorta where many people figured we'd be. As for my expectation? I'm expecting this team to win ~8 conference games. But I wouldn't be shocked if we only won 6, nor would I be shocked if we won 10+. That's the great unknown with a new coach and a bunch of new players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 631370, post: 1359987"] To say this is a "historic, basically unprecedented underperformance" is so typical of your over-the-top exaggeration. An 8-5 record with a brand new coach and a bunch of very close losses is an "historic underperformance"? Good god man, you need to get a grip. We were preseason #12 in the conference!!! KenPom had us around ~100 in the preseason! Nobody here is suggesting we're in a good place. But then, objective analysis suggested months ago that we wouldn't be in a good place this season -- at least not until late. I get it. You're the smartest guy in the room and the only one seeing things clearly amid a horde of crazies. But just as you lamented about how there's zero chance we get Mark Smith, zero chance we get Ayo, and recruiting writ large is going to be a flaming disaster, I think you'll find that the train hasn't careened off the tracks yet. The damage isn't irreparable. Give it time. We're not where we want to be, but we're sorta where many people figured we'd be. As for my expectation? I'm expecting this team to win ~8 conference games. But I wouldn't be shocked if we only won 6, nor would I be shocked if we won 10+. That's the great unknown with a new coach and a bunch of new players. [/QUOTE]
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