Appears to be a lot of dudes on this thread, is one of you guys Lenny Dykstra? Agree RMN defense especially getting back and our 3 point defense.
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This is it when it comes to my relatively unflinching support of Anderson. I want to see 20 wins, a seed above 11 and an NCAA W. Curbelo and Jones will be 80-90% of Wheeler/JC and everyone else will be better, some by a lot.
It's all there and it's up to the coach
It's all there and it's up to the coach
That's a bit of hyperbole. Shkrell's point is correct about scoring defense which is not as important a stat when your style increases the average possessions, and therefore both teams opportunities to score. STJ was 4th in the country in average possessions per game last year. The FG% defense is mediocre, but not abysmal. STJ's defensive efficiency last year was ranked even better at 104. So ok but not great. Yes, defensive improvement will be the key this year, but it's not like they're trying to improve from the bottom quartile or anything. I also feel that even without JC this team will find it easier to score, especially in the half court. More options than than in past years both with new talent (DJ, AC) and YOY player improvement that I've seen so far (MM, JS, RP). That should make up for some defensive weaknesses as well. I'm worried about how Stanley looked last night but it's just one game and he looked better in exhibitions, and it's going to take some time for AJ to catch up to the college game, but I'm cautiously optimistic that a dance is in the cards. So glad the balls have been rolled out. Let's see what happens.
