From a point differential standpoint, we were great in these last three games. We were favored by 12 over Northern Iowa and beat them by 22. We were an even match with Nova and played them evenly. Then, down one of our clear starters and only favored by a couple points, we whooped Arkansas by 15.
People are panicked that we're in for a repeat of last year due to that familiar, frustrating finish against Nova. It wasn't fun to watch that ending, but if Nova doesn't hit 90% of their free throws or we hit one more shot we're 3-0 this weekend. The other two games were way above expectations blowouts.
Harrison Ingram appears to have turned the corner as a junior, and if his play is sustainable at all we'll probably be a lot better than last year. We finally have a reliable third scorer again, and he's someone who can defend/rebound/pass to boot. Ryan also appears to be a decent off-ball shooter that we've missed (apart from Manek) for years, and Cadeau is making mistakes that are fixable with time. Trimble also is showing some offensive skills that will make him at minimum a solid rotation player.
I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but next year we potentially have a RJ/Cadeau/Trimble experienced backcourt with Ingram/Powell/Jackson at forward. We lose Bacot but have Washington and can potentially add via frontcourt transfers. I think we should feel good about where the team's at currently and we're in a great spot for next year as things currently stand too.
People are panicked that we're in for a repeat of last year due to that familiar, frustrating finish against Nova. It wasn't fun to watch that ending, but if Nova doesn't hit 90% of their free throws or we hit one more shot we're 3-0 this weekend. The other two games were way above expectations blowouts.
Harrison Ingram appears to have turned the corner as a junior, and if his play is sustainable at all we'll probably be a lot better than last year. We finally have a reliable third scorer again, and he's someone who can defend/rebound/pass to boot. Ryan also appears to be a decent off-ball shooter that we've missed (apart from Manek) for years, and Cadeau is making mistakes that are fixable with time. Trimble also is showing some offensive skills that will make him at minimum a solid rotation player.
I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but next year we potentially have a RJ/Cadeau/Trimble experienced backcourt with Ingram/Powell/Jackson at forward. We lose Bacot but have Washington and can potentially add via frontcourt transfers. I think we should feel good about where the team's at currently and we're in a great spot for next year as things currently stand too.