Thanks for the reply without being rude, that is hard to get on this forum. All I am saying is if all the stars were to fall in to place, as in Hagans reclassifies; all 3 of our guys come back, or 2 come back and we get reid travis; if Vanderbilt stays healthy; If all those things shake into place, we will have a loaded roster.Maybe you are what you say,I'll take it at face value because
it doesn't change the issue at hand:
Everyone mostly agrees that last years's team had low basketball IQ.Will they magically be that much smarter by day one of next year?
The team last season was young but so has every team Cal has had here,looking at their total body of work they weren't very successful by Cal/UK standards.We caught a good draw in the SECT and benefited from upsets in the NCAAT,when it came time to take advantage of a gift wrapped trip to the Final Four we came up short because the team wasn't very good
If next years team is going to be improved as much as you imply it wil be because the incoming players fill the many holes that last year's team had.If it happens Vanderbilt will have to stay healthy,Gabriel will give us about what he did last year(maybe a little better) Clearly Washington's priority is to find a way out just as was Diallo's last season.
Hopefully the team is better next year but that hope rests on the backs of players we haven't seen play as of yet more than the 3 yet to make up their minds about returning.Yes we need at least 2 back in order to have enough warm bodies and a better balance of front and back court players.Saying we will be all world or best ever if all 3 return is just wrong even if you are Coach Rupp reincarnated
Think back to how bad we were in 2014, yes we went on a magical tourney run,but that season itself was a lot like the one we just experienced. The next year however we got a lot of those guys back and those bad players from the previous year, nearly led us to an undefeated season. So,my point is, even though we were not great by any means last year, the returning guys will be much better this time around. Also, why are yo just assuming that Wenyen will not improve at all or not very much? He is a 6"10 silky three point shooter who gives max effort all the time. If Vanerbilt stays healthy all year the guy will be a beast.
So bottom line for me is this, if you are wanting to discount next years team because of what happened last year, then visit our history under Cal. Look at the seasons that have been struggles and when most of that team comes back the following year, check the results. The point is, next year will be just like those other years if all come back that should and we stay injury free.