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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 4824553, member: 837"]
Eh, I don’t know. I’m with you in that this board is heavy with complaints all season long (and oddly unbelievably optimistic all off-season). But at the same time I think some of the criticism, including CuseMan’s, isn’t exactly off-base. Everyone is acknowledging that we have some talent and potential and usually leaving room for plenty of improvement. But pointing out that the defensive system seems really rudimentary, help is either slow or non-existent, and we haven’t come close to putting together 40 mins is fair criticism.

Sky isn’t falling but there is absolutely work to do, including potentially strategic improvements for Red to make on both sides of the ball. I feel it would be more misguided to gloss over the warts and focus on points scored than to point out there are some rough spots that — to be fair — feel as though they could be addressed, but will be difficult to overcome against better competition if they aren’t.

I guess I’m sort of in the middle. The talent and versatility along with the potential all feel like welcome breathes of fresh air. The shooting has to be a concern, despite the points, and the manor in which we’ve played defense and rebounded is concerning. It’s fun to watch a very different team stylistically but it feels there are adjustments that have to be made.
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