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One minor quibble: from what I have seen on Falzon's highlight tapes, he is NOT going to play "down in the blocks", at least as a freshman. He is a terrific spot-up 3-point shooter right now. He and Tap will bring outside offense off the bench. But I seriously doubt he will spent much time "on the blocks". I like the idea of JvZ and Pardon bring the inside physicality NU has lacked like, forever.Originally posted by EvanstonCat:
I wouldn't call it overly optimistic.
I would be extremely surprised, barring injury or other unforeseen ills (knock on wood), if we don't make it to the NCAA's this coming year. The kids are a bit older, and Olah I think will be a beast. JvZ I think is a huge asset, and I think Falzon and Pardon will further boost what has been the weakest part of the team down in the blocks. The kids are going to be older (including the sophs turned juniors). We weren't that far away this past year. Considering many of those games during the 10 game losing streak were very close.
Yeah, I can't think of any team in recent memory ... oh, wait, yes I can. We'd have to go all the waaaay back to last year. Notre Dame was 15-17 (6-12) (sound familiar?) in the 2013-2014 season and managed to go 32-6 (14-4) and were a play away from the Final Four. Do we have a Jerian Grant effect next year? No, but we're not talking about a Final Four, but merely making a push for the Tourney.Originally posted by Styre:
We were very far away from the tournament this past season and to get there next season would be one of the biggest single season turnarounds by any college basketball team in recent memory. NIT should be a solid goal in what will be a stronger Big Ten.
I don't think anyone here would consider them meaningless. All those examples are fairly related to ours...Originally posted by thewildcat2011:
KenPom metrics are different than just straight records, so these examples are fairly meaningless.
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I think the Wildcats will be significantly improved, but the above is a lot of wishful thinking packed into just a few sentences.Originally posted by Medill90:
Iowa, Michigan, Purdue and Illinois are possibilities. Purdue if AJ goes and he should if he's smart. Iowa should struggle with the loss of key seniors.