(09-03-2021 10:15 AM)emu steve Wrote:  I comment from 500 miles or 30,000 feet. Pick your metaphor.

This team is COMPLETELY different than last year's in talent, coaching, etc. etc.

Most anything statistics, etc. from last season may not carry over to this year. Someone who hated the zone and didn't put out the effort, may thrive in man to man. OTOH someone who, where is Super, wouldn't be a good man to man defender might have gotten hidden in the zone.

As folks have said ad infinitum, the offense will be much, much different this year. Some who struggled in a struggling offense might do better this year.

BOTTOM LINE: If someone asks me who will be most imroved? IDK. Who might regress? IDK.

This isn't like a NBA team where a team substracted one player, and replaced him with another player at his position with say 80% of the scoring returning.

BTW, the basketball season starts in 2+ months and Indiana has no clue as to what to expect. Neither do I.

Agree that EMU’s team stats from last season are irrelevant as team make-up is so different this up-coming season. But individual shooting stats of returning players are very relevant, as are non-shooting stats.

There’s also enough stats and videos on most new EMU players to get handle on their skill sets and potential for growth.