(04-19-2021 01:51 PM)BrooklynRocket Wrote: Year 1:
-No bad losses in OOC
-Finish top 5 in AAC
-Top 100 KenPom
Year 2:
-NIT bid/compete for at-large NCAA bid
Year 3:
-NCAA bid
Ideally also beat Xavier in 2 of the next 3 games.
Yeah, I think this is basically on-target.
Year one goals really are to establish a core team and culture. Really, I would hope that we don't finish any lower than last season: so top 5 in the AAC would be ideal. It'd also be nice to not have any 40+ losses...much less a pair of them. An invite to a post-season tournament would be gravy at this point.
A realistic Year Two goal is an invite to the NIT or NCAA. No expectations on how far we go in the post season, but playing in one of the non-play-to-play tournaments should be our target.
Year Three and going forward, I would hope that NCAA bid, or NIT on an off year, would be the expectation. I don't think you can say "Elite 8 or nothing," but I would also hope that we can at least get out of the opening weekend every-so-often. YES, "Sweet 16" banners are "for the fans," but you need to take the fans into account.
Oh, and we should be beating X at least every-other-time. I'm not going to say "We need to beat X every year" but we should at least be competitive and be able to stand on level ground with them. Especially with Steele coaching them...we could very well beat them next year.