[quote="Paultzman" post=400704]You can see why BE coaches ranked us low. We got intoxicated beating GT in big BE T comeback and the “half win” v Creighton. Perhaps the other coaches are more focused on SJU winning five BE regular season games with one road win. I think they could be a middle of pack team, but also can see possibility of 7th or 8th place. This is a bear of a conference.
Let’s see how well this team can come together and ignore the noise. We really have not done enough yet to warrant much in these prognostications IMO.[/quote]
I was impressed with the WVU and AZ wins because I don't see any other coach pulling out those wins. As Knight mentioned the team was more than the sum of its parts. Also impressed with the ongoing player dev and confidence both that the players exhibit and that the coach puts in them. Mostly good chemistry and frankly the worst "chemistry" issue I saw last season was from the guy who I expected to be the team leader but then left. So disappointing but maybe a net gain. Put that all in the perspective of Heron being a non factor all season and LJ not really stepping up and still having a +500 season, hanging tough and even beating some really good and elite teams and it is pretty amazing. There is definitely some basis for optimism as a fan but I agree that coach's poll is probably what you'd expect without considering the subtext.
Let’s see how well this team can come together and ignore the noise. We really have not done enough yet to warrant much in these prognostications IMO.[/quote]
I was impressed with the WVU and AZ wins because I don't see any other coach pulling out those wins. As Knight mentioned the team was more than the sum of its parts. Also impressed with the ongoing player dev and confidence both that the players exhibit and that the coach puts in them. Mostly good chemistry and frankly the worst "chemistry" issue I saw last season was from the guy who I expected to be the team leader but then left. So disappointing but maybe a net gain. Put that all in the perspective of Heron being a non factor all season and LJ not really stepping up and still having a +500 season, hanging tough and even beating some really good and elite teams and it is pretty amazing. There is definitely some basis for optimism as a fan but I agree that coach's poll is probably what you'd expect without considering the subtext.