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(03-12-2018 10:14 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(03-12-2018 10:04 AM)VBMonarch11 Wrote:  I think in many ways, we need to stop calling this season a successful one and insert the work positive instead. Yes, this season was a positive one. We finished as a top 100 team with 25 wins and a second place finish in the league. That is definitely a positive. But these two things do not out weight the negatives therefore making this year more of a failure than a success. We lost to every team that had a higher RPI than us, we bowed out of the tourney early again, we not only missed the NCAA tourney, but missed out on the NIT. When we are only good enough to make a C tournament, then the facts say we aren't as successful as many of you claim we are. You throw in the fact the team looked very unprepared for the "big" games and our two most promising freshmen had their red shirts burned just to average 2-3 min in the games that they were allowed to play in. I just don't see enough for us to be defending the coaching staff. This isn't just on Jeff Jones, he has a full cast supporting him and if THEY cannot as a whole fix the issues, develop players into consistent playmakers, and prepare our guys for each and every game. Than what is the legitimate next step?

This season was high mediocrity as opposed to last season, which was medium mediocrity. Trey Freeman's halfcourt shot gave us the only real positive season since the Matt Howard tip in. We did improve this year, but it is very questionable if and how we can build on it. If we get a big time grad transfer big and one of the freshmen are ready to keep Carver on the bench on day one, I'll feel a little better. If we are forced to play guys that the opposing defense doesn't have to guard, I'm afraid we will be right back in the 75-125 range.