Was the 08-09 team the last powerhouse we'll see?

[Paesano]

@upstater @Paesano

You are a sick man!

 

[UofCT]

What makes you think we will be any better next year?
We will have Rique and Terry back, but they were here when we lost to Northeastern and Wagner.
We lose Facey, Brimah, and Purvis and replace them with MAL, Polley, and Carlton?
I'm not too optimistic

I agree with you 100% Next season is going to be brutally disappointing with the roster we have so far.

 

[CTBasketball]

We're not going to have a dominant powerhouse team unless we see some player development in the players underclassman years.

 

[Matrim55]

We're not going to have a dominant powerhouse team unless we see some player development in the players underclassman years.

Do you mean "continued" player development? Or are you seriously arguing that Jalen, Vance & Vital haven't all significantly improved over the past couple of months?

 

[CTBasketball]

Do you mean "continued" player development? Or are you seriously arguing that Jalen, Vance & Vital haven't all significantly improved over the past couple of months?

The word "continued" is not really applicable here. There is no linear player improvement curve. Everyone has dips and valleys. Jalen Adams, Vance Jackson, and Christian Vital are perfect examples.

They've improved yes. But they have also had numerous horrific games this season. These three players tend to make the same mistakes over and over, yet against some teams they aren't exposed. Have to limit mistakes and almost be perfect.

08-09 was almost a perfect team before Dyson went down. The only mistake game(s) they had was at Buffalo, where Dyson and Price jacked dumb shots. Georgetown too. We didn't come ready to play. Outside of those games we were sound, very fundamental.

We have a long ways to go with this group. Even with the freshman.

 

[The Funster]

I would like to see us dominate the AAC sometime soon. We used to be the big dog in a much tougher Big East. KO and his staff need to pick up their game.