I have watched a game and a half now and I see a group of players giving full effort but still several months away from being a "team". When you don't have McDonald's All American talent levels you need a practiced team to be successful. I like this group of players and I hope they can gel together over the next few months and make a late charge towards the end of the season.
This is were the reduced practice times makes it harder on the non-Power NCAA schools. The 1999 team had some new players, but they practiced with the coaches a whole lot more than is allowed now.