As for next year. Hope always springs eternal in the offseason.

As usual, i'll have a wait and see attitude. We lost A LOT from last year and right now my biggest concern is size and skill in the post. Cacock had a great motor and was dominant on the boards. But, his offensive arsenal was very limited. I don't think McGrath set up an offense that played to his strengths, so maybe a different set of skills at the 5 will work better for a McGrath offensive system. I don't think we can plan on a center who hasn't committed, so here's my take.

Toews, Gadsden, Estime, Sims, Linssen

Skaggs, Dodd, Tolefree, Phillips off the bench.

Mcgrath never seemed sold out on Estime', so he is the most likely to be fighting for a starting spot. I also think there's a good chance Dodd starts at the 5 by conference play. I really like his athleticism, defense and ability to face the basket and drive. Linssen seems more of a back to the basket 5 on offense and isn't a rim defender. I could also see McGrath start Dodd and Linssen. if he isn't sold on four guard lineup.

The reality is that we are facing another season of unkowns. Can these new faces compete and win in the CAA? Was our horrendous defense because we had really bad defenders or was it a coaching issue? Either way, can we finally defend?

I'm inclined to pick UNCW no higher than 6th. at this point, and that's if we perform better than expected.