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[QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 5527621, member: 60"]
Appreciate the optimism and I'm probably sitting at like 80% of where you are.

Love the off season. In reality, I would give Red et al like an A-/B+ for the off season and the new team. Can't argue - they did great and you will never shoot the moon and that is ok.

If you see Donnie live, you can absolutely see why he should make the NBA. His jumper needs a little fixing for the next level more than this one and obviously he has to stay healthy, but he is fluid, big, has immense talent and knows the game.

The only two questions I have are tied together: how will Red's coaching be when the ball is tipped and we get punched in the mouth and what is JJ's role, because he has to be more judicious in his choices/more efficient. Not knocking him, I mean channeling his talent to the right avenues.

As it pertains to what I'm measuring success against, which making the NCAAT (and ideally where we aren't sweating the bubble), I think the talent is there. I think the way the talent fits in terms of players complimenting each other is there and, to me, it does matter that this off season has been drama free in the reports from camp.

I think we make the NCAAT. I think Red gets it done: part by growing as an HC and part by having more options to success than he had last year. The one caveat I'd say is that I would guess that a guy or two may not quite hit the highs we want and that's just life that every team faces. But I really like the construction of this team.

To me, we've reacted as well to last year's debacle about as well as could be asked. Stoked for this year.
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