Team has chance with healthy Jalen

[scrappy2.0]

There is no reason to not look at the potential upside of any season.

It really SUCKKKKSSSS! that Jalen got hurt. He was our guy and we were SUPER competitive with him!

If he can come back HEALTHY--we can beat anyone one game in our on league tourney. And thats my hope taking it game by game!

Never ever give up--look to the top!

 

[auror]

We lost to South Florida and Tulsa with Jalen and Gilbert healthy.

We can beat anyone in one game, but we'd have to win several of those one games to make the NCAAs (or maybe even NIT).

 

[8893]

I like our chances against Cincinnati in a third game this season, if we can win the first two rounds to get to them. It’s hard to beat any halfway decent team three times in a season.

The question is whether the halfway decent version of our team shows up for the majority of the game.

 

[InKembaITrust]

I don't think we're anymore competitive with him than we are without him. We're 13-10 with a healthy Jalen.

We just have serious offensive deficiencies without him.

 

[Stainmaster]

Thread title / poster

 

[UCDaveD]

lol

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I thought OP had quit the board or died

 

[UofCT]

Must be 50 cent pitchers

 

[Stainmaster]

I thought OP had quit the board or died

Or got lost in Bridgeport

...too soon?

 

[JimHurley]

Unlike the last few seasons, this team fully healthy can beat any team in the conference on a good day. I’d love either the 7 or 10 second and then have a third crack at Cincy in the second round.

 

[imno1]

Selling

 

[joober jones]

Or got lost in Bridgeport

...too soon?

I don't think the Mystery Machine had a GPS unit, so maybe

 

[Huskybass]

We weren't beating any of the good teams before Jalen got hurt. To think that is going to change after he returns is just silly. I hope we win a few more games. That is realistic. Anything beyond that is house money.

 

[gampelcrazies]

Let's win a road game first

 

[MuchoDogYears]

The tourney’s in Memphis. If we play them, game over. Haven’t won a true away game all year.

 

[AntG168]

I think what’s being lost here is that the supporting cast has been forced to improve with Jalen out. Jalen would be coming back to better players than he left. Could make a difference could not. But the OP isn’t crazy in his point

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Give me Dan Hurley, Jalen, Al, CV in a do or die neutral conference game and we have a shot. Houston, Cinci, anybody.

 

[Chief00]

I think what’s being lost here is that the supporting cast has been forced to improve with Jalen out. Jalen would be coming back to better players than he left. Could make a difference could not. But the OP isn’t crazy in his point

First, I hope you are right. Second, who on the supporting cast has improved since Jalen went down?

 

[SirHypeAlot]

Just stop with this nonsense. The Jalen Apologistas are a sad sad bunch

 

[J187Money]

Just stop with this nonsense. The Jalen Apologistas are a sad sad bunch

I'm not an apologista - but we are better off with him if healthy.

 

[UofCT]

This team has not gotten hot in 3 full seasons, I think we are due for a few wins against mediocre AAC teams

 

[StepbackCity]

Just stop with this nonsense. The Jalen Apologistas are a sad sad bunch

You can’t make up for 18 ppg bro. You are just hating on a college kid, that is sad.

 

[djct1999]

I think what’s being lost here is that the supporting cast has been forced to improve with Jalen out. Jalen would be coming back to better players than he left. Could make a difference could not. But the OP isn’t crazy in his point

Who has really improved to the point where they will make a difference? Asking for a friend.

 

[BNich]

First, I hope you are right. Second, who on the supporting cast has improved since Jalen went down?

I think Sid Wilson has stepped up IMO. Not all that consistently (he practically disappeared against Cincy), but he has definitely shown signs of life. What we have heard too is his improvement in practice and leadership. Vital has kept chugging along. He's been the most consistent of the bunch. Can't say much about Al he missed a bunch of those games. Cobb has shown some signs of life. Carlton has been rebounding better (still doesn't play big enough. We need a two hand jammer down there). Polley has had a couple nice offense games.

Have they improved, who's to say? They have shown flashes. It just hurts not having Jalen's scoring ability.

 

[RichZ]

I don't think we're anymore competitive with him than we are without him. We're 13-10 with a healthy Jalen.

And 0-4 (really 0-5 unless you insist on counting the 6 minutes or so he was in against Temple) without him. Suggesting that 0-4 is not less competitive than 13-10 is... well, it ain't bright.