our team and Oregon, Colorado...


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Posted by barrya on March 17, 2024 at 08:57:43

In Reply to: Bad time for top 25 teams--21 didn't make it past conference posted by traprh on March 17, 2024 at 08:41:50

playing a good game, our team this year beats either of those teams - and most everyone else in the conference (except perhaps AZ and WSU). We showed that. (Minus those tacky tack calls on Bona, we beat Oregon in the conference tournament.) But that's a young team- it isn't yet capable of producing good games night after night.

Watching these games play out all around the country makes me feel more and more that we already have the basis for a pretty good team next year.

Who knows what it will look like but if Bona returns in the middle - and I think this year's experience will let him play with more control going forward - I believe Dylan Andrews has what it takes to be an outstanding lead guard. A healthy Mack should improve and Stefanovic should have a very solid senior year. Freeny looks like he will develop into a scorer. Mara and D Williams need strength but should become playable next year and if Mara can merely hold his position against larger front lines, he will contribute. We'll see about the 4 spot - the staff loves Brandon Williams and he showed a lot as a freshman in a difficult position. Buyuktuncel has solid potential. But we need them to develop or to add a real banger at that position.

But if we showed as much as we did against the teams we played this year - even with our lack of actual shooters and inexperience on defense - watching Oregon and Colorado and seeing in my mind our games against those two teams gives me more confidence for the future.


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