Current reason for optimism.Translation: You're not consistent in your argument of staying on topic; and you have no present argument when it comes to being optimistic about the state of the program.
I've noticed that you swing to the personal side of things when you run out of ammo with real basketball arguments, then you do exactly what you're accusing everyone else of by derailing threads and taking personal shots.
Fascinating stuff.
Being unoptimistic is soul draining in all parts of life.
We have a highly touted group of freshman and plenty of time to fill the holes on the roster with serviceable parts, with the chance for at least one highly impactful transfer.
We have an open coaching spot I'm interested to see who we fill it with. We've had a good team both the last two years that we couldn't cash in on due to injuries and guys disappearing in big moments.
The highest points of the last two seasons show that Cal can still win and win big against good competition. I just think we've had some mentally weak and glass players of the last few seasons that have wilted when the pressure is the highest.
This season was absolutely wild with no clear dominant teams and we ended with a final four that would have been hard to predict if you permutated every possibility of the bracket. I think this type of landscape will continue as NIL and instant eligibility transfers continue so we've got as good a shot as anyone.