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Message: [QUOTE="RayIsTheGOAT, post: 3910231, member: 6090"] Nope, that’s actually not at all what I said. I believe our defense will continue to be great, and we will be elite in transition. We will also be an elite offense rebounding team again. We’ll probably continue to wear down the bottom half of big East teams through league play. I think we will be a good team again and probably make the NCAA tournament. But if we want to keep up with the big boys, we need scoring and reliable shooting. The Maryland game wasn’t the revelation for this, but representative of what we lacked. Without Bouknight in the middle of the season, we struggled with half court offense. We didn’t have other guys who could create their own shot very well or consistently, until Cole towards the end of the season. Polley was our only reliable and consistent 3 pt marksmen. It’s very clear the difference between us and a lot of the teams still going, including Syracuse, who we all thought sucked during the regular season. Shooting, good half court sets on offense and reliable scoring options. It’s okay to admit our offense is far away from where it needs to be to compete for Elite Eights and Final Fours. But that certainly can change in one offseason, especially with a proper offseason and practice time with no covid issues. [/QUOTE]