i thought norm said c-minus. my ears are getting old. i'd give the team a "c". we lost to the only major team we played...and boston college isn't going anywhere.
I won't write off BC quite yet. We were all quick to judge and dismiss Miami last season who turned out to be a top 25 team all year. I don't think BC is going to be a power house but I also don't know too much about them. I liked a few of their guys though I will say that and I will keep an eye on them all season.
I still think we played well against BC. We had a fair share of mistakes against them and we made stupid plays but overall I saw a lot of things I liked from that game(stuff I didn't see last year). To me jury is out.
I think this team is good, I like some things I see and I think there is a lot of room to grow. How fast will we grow? Maybe not fast enough but maybe we see some things develop over the next few games that carry into Big East play. Who knows? But I'll be rooting for it.
Can Burrell step up and be a real post presence and #1 option scorer?
Can Coker stop the silly fouls and be a force in the middle?
Can DJ and Paris be consistent scorers for us?
Can Boothe stay healthy and out of foul trouble?
Can Rob Thomas keep making strides and feel more comfortable out there?
Can Quincy and Ty handle the backup roll?
Can the team function without Boothe in the game?
Can we play from behind?
Can we stop other team's runs or do we stick our tail between our legs and get beat down?
Can we play well against both man to man and zone defense?
The questions are endless but I feel so many of these questions if answered yes or no is contagious, domino effect, however you want to look at it. If one, two guys start feeling it then they can pick up the play of others. Last year we were so lost and the team never really gelled. I think we have an identity at least this year. We're an uptempo team, we want to play high intensity defense, force mistakes, and capitalize off of them. We're going to push the ball up the court and get try to get easy looks. We want to use our athleticism and tire teams out. So we have an identity now its a matter getting better at being that identity and then perfecting that identity.
At least this team is fun to watch so far. It will be interesting to see how guys settle into their roles and see how comfortable they feel out there. I see chemistry brewing. Even if everything goes right(for once) it may still not be enough to get over the hump this season in the Big East but there is hope.