Overrated?

[RU_03]

We're a good team, but not great yet.

We're dealing with injuries at the guard spot (Acuff + JWill) and we also have 3 freshman who are taking on significant minutes. Patience is required. We'll find out if we can get in a groove and get to great.

 

[mildone]

We're a good team, but not great yet.

We're dealing with injuries at the guard spot (Acuff + JWill) and we also have 3 freshman who are taking on significant minutes. Patience is required. We'll find out if we can get in a groove and get to great.

TBH, I’m not yet sure we’re a good team. I just hope so.

We’ve only played one good team and we lost. It was an exhibition game so both coaches were surely using it as a practice in some ways. So we don’t want to over-value the result.

But that just means we have yet to win any games against good teams. So we really don’t know how good we are yet, or even if we’re good. We’ll find out soon enough.

 

[PhillyRU]

We are in the bottom half of the country in pace, we don't play fast. In fact, we may be playing slower than LY's total thus far. We aren't full of good half court players, we probably should play faster. Just not sure we have any players in the top 500 nationally after the two kids.

Tbf we’re like 60th in average offensive possession rate, we’ve just played teams that operate at a snail’s pace offensively

 

[Salvi's Headband]

Their four wins are not impressive. Two were to D2 teams.

And their loss was to CA Baptist lol

 

[Scangg]

The defense needs to get figured out. The good news is that is Pike's specialty

Help defense isn't there

Lathan needs to buy in more and not lose focus on D. Sometimes it looks like he is trying to conserve energy on defense

 

[RacPac12]

2 main reasons I’m not concerned yet

1. I would rather be good offensively and need work defensively than the other way around. I trust Pike to figure it out.

2. I have never been all that concerned we were in danger of losing any game so far. Maybe St. Peters for a minute. We have been able to get out to 10-15 point leads the problem has been building on that and destroying the other team. We have made the shots or gotten the stops when needed.

Idk I’m having fun, each game feels like an event. This isn’t a perfect team but I’m confident we haven’t seem anything close to a final product. Trying to enjoy and savor the time we have these 2 phenomenal players

 

[RUBlackout]

2 main reasons I’m not concerned yet

1. I would rather be good offensively and need work defensively than the other way around. I trust Pike to figure it out.

2. I have never been all that concerned we were in danger of losing any game so far. Maybe St. Peters for a minute. We have been able to get out to 10-15 point leads the problem has been building on that and destroying the other team. We have made the shots or gotten the stops when needed.

Idk I’m having fun, each game feels like an event. This isn’t a perfect team but I’m confident we haven’t seem anything close to a final product. Trying to enjoy and savor the time we have these 2 phenomenal players

I feel the same and said this to my friend at the game

 

[Rokodesh]

this forum is depressing even after wins

 

[RUBlackout]

this forum is depressing even after wins

It’s absolutely ridiculous reading the same crap from certain posters. Those same people find anything to complain about and not just be happy.

Are we a perfect team? No. Will we get better? Yes

Just enjoy it

 

[Nycrusupporter]

TBH, I’m not yet sure we’re a good team. I just hope so.

We’ve only played one good team and we lost. It was an exhibition game so both coaches were surely using it as a practice in some ways. So we don’t want to over-value the result.

But that just means we have yet to win any games against good teams. So we really don’t know how good we are yet, or even if we’re good. We’ll find out soon enough.

St. John’s just played Baylor to the wire and lost by one. They may very well be a top 10 team, I would not overreact to how we played, especially so early.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

To be fair, Ace missed 50% of those games.

Well the data is about equal game 1 and 2 vs 3 and 4.

I also believe the point spread moved with us being favored more after Bailey was announced out vs st perers. Thats what i was told and didnt see it with my eyes.