So whats our weakness this year?

[Mike-McD]

Name a team that's won a title without a go-to scorer. Even our least-talented title team in history (1998) had multiple late-game options: Sheppard, Turner, Mohammed, etc.

I didn't say anything about needing a "star." I said we need a close-out scorer, and we do.

EDIT: I do believe we have four or five guys who could be that guy: Robinson, Oweh, Garrison, Chandler, Carr.

sometimes you don't find out who the go-to scorer is until the final four. 1998 is a good example. We were a well rounded team but even Sheppard wasn't "the guy." As you pointed out, all of our guys had the ability, and all of them delivered. I would have also included Padgett in that group given some of the clutch shots he made, especially against Duke and Utah.

 

[know1]

The weakness is probably a new coach who acquired too many players.
Oversized roster usually leads to a log jam with minutes and players getting pissed and bad attitudes. Usually.
It's still very possible this team doesn't have those problems and Pope is able to overcome them but it's definitely a potential weakness on paper people will look at.

Nope.

 

[know1]

sometimes you don't find out who the go-to scorer is until the final four. 1998 is a good example. We were a well rounded team but even Sheppard wasn't "the guy." As you pointed out, all of our guys had the ability, and all of them delivered. I would have also included Padgett in that group given some of the clutch shots he made, especially against Duke and Utah.

Exactly. When a team wins the national championship, it's easy to point out after the fact who the go-to person was because it was the one who hit the clutch baskets. But for a lot of those teams, you might not have been able to point to who it would be at the start of the year.

That argument about needing a go-to scorer on this team is just lame.

 

[Cleatortoises]

The weakness is probably a new coach who acquired too many players.
Oversized roster usually leads to a log jam with minutes and players getting pissed and bad attitudes. Usually.
It's still very possible this team doesn't have those problems and Pope is able to overcome them but it's definitely a potential weakness on paper people will look at.

After seeing a couple of injuries derail teams that were only playing 7 guys, I prefer having more guys.
96 played a lot of dudes.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Well, for one, I bet we will play some defense this year.

Hell, we might even box the other team out.

I'm thinking both of those will be a nice improvement.

 

[rojas]

1. A coach that has been coaching 9 years, but is 0-2 in the tournament.
2. A STAR player. Maybe Jaxson Robinson is that guy though.

I'm not complaining, but these are weaknesses.

What was Hurley's NCAA Tournament record before going to UCONN? What was Donavan's NCAA Tournament record before going to Florida? I don't see #1 as a weakness. He coached is team to an almost identical record as UK last year and his team played in the top basketball conference in America last year.

 

[Zissou87]

What was Hurley's NCAA Tournament record before going to UCONN? What was Donavan's NCAA Tournament record before going to Florida? I don't see #1 as a weakness. He coached is team to an almost identical record as UK last year and his team played in the top basketball conference in America last year.

Donovan and Hurley were both allowed rebuilding seasons. OP's question pertained to THIS year, not in a few years.

 

[Skyguyb27]

The weakness is probably a new coach who acquired too many players.
Oversized roster usually leads to a log jam with minutes and players getting pissed and bad attitudes. Usually.
It's still very possible this team doesn't have those problems and Pope is able to overcome them but it's definitely a potential weakness on paper people will look at.

That bench gets real short when you run em the whole game.

 

[Skyguyb27]

sometimes you don't find out who the go-to scorer is until the final four. 1998 is a good example. We were a well rounded team but even Sheppard wasn't "the guy." As you pointed out, all of our guys had the ability, and all of them delivered. I would have also included Padgett in that group given some of the clutch shots he made, especially against Duke and Utah.

Another good example is during the BCG years. No one knew Stevenson was the man till he blocked that free throw attempt. 😂 😂