ponyboy wrote:I don't have a comment on whether it's good enough for me personally, but the fact is that the AAC can be fairly described as a second rate conference, slightly behind the PAC-12. I suspect we'll be in the mix for a conference championship this year, even without Mike. And I suspect that going to the Tourney as an at-large team is not a huge reach. So I don't get all this "we suck" noise from one of our own. Are there questions? Sure.
On the "plus" side, this will allow Hunt to slide into the 4 position, which is a better fit for him.
Guard rotation (1/2/3): Davis, Jolly, McNeil, Band, Smith, Douglas, McBride - this is good enough to compete in the league at the top level. We have 4 players who can make plays on office, Band is a really strong defender, and Smith is a potential 5th player who can add significant value.
"big" rotation (4/5): Hunt, Jasey, Ethan, Ray, Young - this group needs to improve significantly to compete in the league. As expected, with the longer 3 point line, Ethan's productivity dropped dramatically. Hunt needs to add bulk to be a consistent rebound and improve defensively. Jasey is big, but not athletic. Hunt is really the only player in this group who should be starting in the AAC.
Our expectation from a program perspective should be to compete for the conference championship. However, unless someone really steps up, the bigs are going to hold us back from being a strong defensive team against good competition, which is most likely going to prevent us from really challenging for the top. I think our offensive efficiency will be better than last year, but that wasn't really the problem.
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:22 am