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[BM1090]

I say this not to weigh in on which is worst - potayto/potahto - but last year's starting lineup for the first month or so featured three seniors, a junior and a redshirt sophomore. They weren't really a young team until a combination of injuries, poor play and a transfer required it.

Fair point.

[willie warrior]

Looking forward to the day when wins and losses are replaced in the record books by KenPom and Torvik rankings.

(That likely reads harsher than I intended ... just think it's a bad way to measure best/worst seasons when you have wins and losses right in front of you).

Yes. The seasons should not be rated by record. Better would be Achievement/Participation Badges with various colors.

[willie warrior]

Looking forward to the day when wins and losses are replaced in the record books by KenPom and Torvik rankings.

(That likely reads harsher than I intended ... just think it's a bad way to measure best/worst seasons when you have wins and losses right in front of you).

Yes. The seasons should not be rated by record. Better would be Achievement/Participation Badges with various colors.

[willie warrior]

Looking forward to the day when wins and losses are replaced in the record books by KenPom and Torvik rankings.

(That likely reads harsher than I intended ... just think it's a bad way to measure best/worst seasons when you have wins and losses right in front of you).

Yes. Seasons should not be rated on season records. Better to award Achievement/Participation ribbons of various colors

[willie warrior]

That needed to be said at least 3 times so Reeker could get the point.

[tower912]

Operative phrase being first half of the year.

During the first half of the season, MU's struggles came down to two things.  Making lay ups (the Chicago St of lay up percentage) and playing poor defense.  Caedin was A part of that, but everybody stunk.  Sean, Chase, Zaide (missed 7 in a game.  First domino in his saga) Tre, NJ, AS, Royce, everybody.
  MU's defense, IMO, was the worst of the Shaka era from November through early January.  Switching and help were disasters.  Basic principles not  followed. 
  Chase wasn't able to step into the Batman role (how many blown game tying/winning shots), and neither Sean nor Zaide were capable of being Robin.  And in my 42 years of following MU hoops, with one exception (hello, Key/Mac/Amal), the success of MU's seasons are related to how good the guard play is. Last year was no exception. Sean, Tre, and Zaide are gone.
  I am glad Nolan transferred in and would have liked another guard.  With all of the wings, I would be stunned if Shaka started all 3 of his guards.  The starting a wing and bringing a capable guard off the bench makes so much more sense.

Good health at guard = good season.  Back up center?  Meh.

[Oldgym]

That needed to be said at least 3 times so Reeker could get the point.

Rent free. The offseason must get lonely.

[tower912]

Rent free. The offseason must get lonely.

No more lonely than in season.

[Uncle Rico]

It's an art form, really.

[MUbiz]

Operative phrase being first half of the year.

During the first half of the season, MU's struggles came down to two things.  Making lay ups (the Chicago St of lay up percentage) and playing poor defense.

I would add a third reason for the struggles - MUBB was #286 in nation in 3 percentage - 31.8% - mostly because of our seniors.

That hopefully changes this coming year where we have what appears to be some decent shooters - can NJ and AS and MP2 replicate last year shooting wise?

[MU82]

I would add a third reason for the struggles - MUBB was #286 in nation in 3 percentage - 31.8% - mostly because of our seniors.

Yeah, it was absolutely crazy that Kam and Jop couldn't make 3s as seniors, and then Ross and Gold couldn't make 3s as seniors.

The common thread for each situation, I guess, was 18 being on the roster. 

[tower912]

I would add a third reason for the struggles - MUBB was #286 in nation in 3 percentage - 31.8% - mostly because of our seniors.

That hopefully changes this coming year where we have what appears to be some decent shooters - can NJ and AS and MP2 replicate last year shooting wise?

Poor 3 pt shooting was a constant.  Like the previous season.  And a disappointment.   IMO, competitive vs noncompetitive came down to brutal lay up shooting vs average lay up shooting.  Particularly since MU was getting the shots that made previous teams successful.   And bricking them.