On the Banks Pikiell Article

[Greene Rice FIG]

At this stage of the season I don’t see a lot of difference between this years and last years team so the numbers Green posted seem to add up to me. Are we moving in the right direction? I still say yes, but we still need better recruiting. The 2019 class will tell me what I need to know. What I think these last two games proved is that much better talent is needed to make the tourney. Pike has proven to me that he can coach. We are no longer handicapped by our coach like we were with EJ and Freddy. All that does though is put us on par with other teams in our league. Next step is better recruiting. We can analyze inbounds plays all we want but the bottom line is we need WAY more Mathis level and above recruits.

Every game but 3 (Purdue 2X and MSU) from here on in is against a team rated outside the kenpom Top 30.

I am sticking with kenpom as the barometer here. You play to win games, but I am not going to judge based on wins and losses. I'll look the other way if we are in games and our upperclassmen can't finish games. Kenpom only looks at scoring margin and doesn't care whether you win or lose. That can be viewed as a flaw, i view it as a tool.