Season Wrap-up
Obviously one of the most disappointing seasons in TU history but when one looks at the roster compared to the other AAC teams you see why we were picked near the bottom in the pre-season poll and finished at the bottom.
Konkol did not achieve the number of wins I expected especially after seeing the first half of the Oregon State game. I can’t believe his defense and offensive sets are that poor but the execution was the worst I have seen.
I truly expect that with early disappointments, there were two or three “cancers” on this team that prevented any sense of team chemistry. I’ve seen this in a variety of teams at different levels. With summer teams you can just get rid of them but it is difficult on a college team.
On the skill set side, this was the worst ball handling and passing team in TU history. There is no rim protector so teams score at will inside without worrying about getting their shots blocked. Also a lack of urgency on loose balls and 50-50 rebounds.
The Freshmen were very slow to develop. You expect more after this many minutes of play.
Only Selebangue stands out with all round play and he is a little short to compete against Memphis.
The recruits from November look really good but may not be instant producers. Thus the April signings will be the most important in years. Not only to regain the skill sets needed to compete in the AAC but the chemistry to maintain enthusiasm and aggressiveness to want to win.
I know Konkol has a long contract and he is doing this the right way but many fans are too impatient to wait and find out. He was hit with NIL and the portal and all coaches are having to take risks on players that they normally would not have to take. This is the trickiest part of the new recruiting process.
I didn’t mention many players by name as you expected but the roster change is going to be the biggest I have ever seen and not knowing the inside reasons for player change I will not speculate.
I will say I think it will take year 3 to get our heads completely above water. And that’s if we can keep our best players each year.
On a positive note I really appreciated loca’s efforts in keeping tabs on 100’s of teams and the continued intelligent breakdowns of each game on the message board by some really good basketball minds. Obviously we can only go upward from here and hopefully we can again enjoy the ride.
Obviously one of the most disappointing seasons in TU history but when one looks at the roster compared to the other AAC teams you see why we were picked near the bottom in the pre-season poll and finished at the bottom.
Konkol did not achieve the number of wins I expected especially after seeing the first half of the Oregon State game. I can’t believe his defense and offensive sets are that poor but the execution was the worst I have seen.
I truly expect that with early disappointments, there were two or three “cancers” on this team that prevented any sense of team chemistry. I’ve seen this in a variety of teams at different levels. With summer teams you can just get rid of them but it is difficult on a college team.
On the skill set side, this was the worst ball handling and passing team in TU history. There is no rim protector so teams score at will inside without worrying about getting their shots blocked. Also a lack of urgency on loose balls and 50-50 rebounds.
The Freshmen were very slow to develop. You expect more after this many minutes of play.
Only Selebangue stands out with all round play and he is a little short to compete against Memphis.
The recruits from November look really good but may not be instant producers. Thus the April signings will be the most important in years. Not only to regain the skill sets needed to compete in the AAC but the chemistry to maintain enthusiasm and aggressiveness to want to win.
I know Konkol has a long contract and he is doing this the right way but many fans are too impatient to wait and find out. He was hit with NIL and the portal and all coaches are having to take risks on players that they normally would not have to take. This is the trickiest part of the new recruiting process.
I didn’t mention many players by name as you expected but the roster change is going to be the biggest I have ever seen and not knowing the inside reasons for player change I will not speculate.
I will say I think it will take year 3 to get our heads completely above water. And that’s if we can keep our best players each year.
On a positive note I really appreciated loca’s efforts in keeping tabs on 100’s of teams and the continued intelligent breakdowns of each game on the message board by some really good basketball minds. Obviously we can only go upward from here and hopefully we can again enjoy the ride.
