It’s wild that almost 30% think we make out of the 1st round of the NCAA tournament. I’ll be ecstatic if we are a bubble team this year.
MBB Poll 11/22: How far will they go?
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My thoughts are right between miss the tournament on the bubble and first round exit. Anywhere in the conversation would be a successful year. I think our defense will be legit and the offense a work in progress (that could become better than last year's). I really hate that gauntlet to start the Big 12, but if they can go 3-3 or even 2-4 in that stretch, I'll feel pretty good.
The offense looks so much better than last year. Like you said the defense might be better too. I came into the season bubble either way. I’m a lot more optimistic now.
I am glad someone else thinks so. Thought I was on an island which I usually am. We are no offensive juggernaut but we are getting some play and passing in the post that is better than last year. May think differently after this coming weekend but I think we are 4-5 pts/game better on offense. 'Nova plays solid defense, we'll know quite a bit more Thursday evening.
I agree. Our offense isn't just "let's hope Brockington can go to the left".
Sure, we still can't shoot 3s, but I think Brockington's scoring will be more than made up for by the new additions. It just won't come from a single guy is all.
Oops, I hid that option.Whar National Title game option? All I can pick is Sweet 16 or better?
We are running good offense but do not have shooting talent.
Exhibit A:
The bad break(s) this Spring keep us out of the tournament unfortunately imo.
Totally agree.
We have nobody remotely as good as Brockington. He was clutch.
Our best hope is Tre King.
We are winning because we are getting more shots than our opponents because we turn them over. That’s great, but I doubt it happens to that extent against good teams.
Is there any hope for Grill. Seems TJ have him the green light in hopes he might start connecting. Right now the 5 in 35 participants have a better %.
Everything about his shot seems broken. He's sloppy with his feet, never really looks like he sets before he launches. He was doing this at times last season, too. I don't know how it has gotten worse and not better during the offseason.
When it comes to Grill's 3-point shooting, I've come to terms with it ... if he's "on," it's a bonus, so as long as we aren't designing our offensive philosophy based on reliability from deep and we can do enough so he isn't forced to be go-to scorer, I can live with it.
He contributes in other ways. Sometimes he'll clank a 3, then do a hustle-play (a steal or stop on the other end) like 6 seconds later. It's like he has no memory (that can be a good thing in basketball). He has value. I've stopped thinking of him as a "shooter."
He contributes in other ways. Sometimes he'll clank a 3, then do a hustle-play (a steal or stop on the other end) like 6 seconds later. It's like he has no memory (that can be a good thing in basketball). He has value. I've stopped thinking of him as a "shooter."
If he takes care of the ball, gets us into our offense and plays defense, I’ll be happy. Him hitting some open outside shots would be great, too.
