Threading the needle is exactly right. We've had a red hot Cam, and needed every bit of him - he will certainly come back to earth at some point. I know we all feel good after the last couple of wins, but there is an obvious truth staring us in the face. Without somebody really stepping up on offense this team will just not have answers in certain games. I see two potential people doing this, but don't have confidence either one can really fill the role for different reasons.....Mag and Simpson. Pike keeps saying how Mag is knocking down all these shots in practice, but it's just not happening in the game - it did yesterday. That being said at best Mag has been very inconsistent, and at worst he just doesn't have it. I think it's somewhere in between - and I don't see him stepping up. I strongly believe Simpson is the real deal, but just needs more time - a LOT more time - and I don't see that being this season.
I know there is a ton of excitement surrounding recruiting right now - and rightfully so. However for this season we were shorted - I fear this will all come back to not coming close to replacing Geo or Ron. Cam is great...for what he does. He is the perfect player for working off a #1 option, but Cam can't really create - and unfortunately we don't have a #1 option. We have elite Defense - and I LOVE watching this team run our opponents shot clock to 0. I am really rooting for this team - and hope Mag turned a corner yesterday offensively (I thought the same last year against Purdue) - but I am hesitant to say that now.
Unfortunately this team is unbalanced, and is begging for answers offensively. I really hope somebody can step up offensively - because if they can this team becomes extremely dangerous and the sky is truly the limit.