Go on record; are we back?

[OttoinGrotto]

I don't think a lot of you understand.

The point isn't to be right, or declare we're back when you're certain that's true.

The point is to be first.

There's no downside to being wrong. If you're wrong, our team isn't good. We've already all lost.

It's like some of you have never been on the internet.

We're so back.

 

[McCuse]

Kyle has shown himself to be a key "win" for Alex Kline identifying diamonds in the rough in the recruiting portal.

He's only about 6-9 in shoes -- that is the only part of your post that is even directionally accurate.

He can jump right out of the dome! Leaper!

 

[Marsh01]

encouraged but lets see how we fare against Houston, Kansas, Tennessee amongst others before we pop the champagne

 

[Orangezoo]

Not much to add of what others have said but the best news is that the entire team got real evidence of the blueprint from an intensity standpoint that is required against Binghamton. Even then there is another few levels above that given some lapses we saw but that is the minimum you have to give for 40 minutes.

 

[AZOrange]

Just put $50 at +4000 on acc title and $50 at +20000 for a chip

 

[baggerbob]

Last night was encouraging. And the defensive effort was quite refreshing!

The key to this team having a good season is will they stay committed to playing hard on the defensive end all season? If they do that this team with the athletic ability, could be special at the end of the year.
Defense will keep you in games, when your shots aren't falling. And that enables you to steal a few games you should lose.

 

[Surfan06001]

I don't think a lot of you understand.

The point isn't to be right, or declare we're back when you're certain that's true.

The point is to be first.

There's no downside to being wrong. If you're wrong, our team isn't good. We've already all lost.

It's like some of you have never been on the internet.

We're so back.

This is what I’m talking about. Hedging is for cowards.

Let’s goooooooo

 

[baggerbob]

Agree! I see Kyle as more of a big PF, although he's 6'9 with athleticism, his long arms allow him to play much bigger.

I'm intrigued by Soure... love what I see from him, but he's also more of a PF too. Wondering what the chances are of him being redshirted? I think he clearly can play in the current rotation... What do you think?

Too much talk about guys being power forwards, DC never had a problem with great centers . Those centers can't guard quick leeping guys on defense. 7 ft 245 doesn't do you any good on defense if you are still on the floor, when the other guy gets up quicker, and posterizes you.

 

[Orangezoo]

The key to this team having a good season is will they stay committed to playing hard on the defensive end all season? If they do that this team with the athletic ability, could be special at the end of the year.
Defense will keep you in games, when your shots aren't falling. And that enables you to steal a few games you should lose.

As well as being committed to running an offense that will continuously go over the top because we have the athletes and then attack the lane with skilled scorers and drivers. As the 3 pt shooting normalizes and Kingz gets his chances as teams defend more around the rim and in the lane you then have an identity with the ability to shuffle pieces to attack matchups.

Add to that using Donnie more in the post and even Kyle when he can seal his man.

Having an identity that everyone else must try and matchup against is a must. It’s up to Red to stick with it and be better tactician to tweak things within that identity vs flip flop.

All this with knowing you have a PG who can run pick and roll in his sleep which is also a part of the offense to utilize which I expect we will see some more of against better opponents.

 

[tptcuse]

The key to this team having a good season is will they stay committed to playing hard on the defensive end all season? If they do that this team with the athletic ability, could be special at the end of the year.
Defense will keep you in games, when your shots aren't falling. And that enables you to steal a few games you should lose.

And hopefully the new approach to strengthening and conditioning will allow this to happen.

 

[OrangeinDC]

Too much talk about guys being power forwards, DC never had a problem with great centers . Those centers can't guard quick leeping guys on defense. 7 ft 245 doesn't do you any good on defense if you are still on the floor, when the other guy gets up quicker, and posterizes you.

Might have missed my point.. I agree with this 100%. Give me two really good athletic forwards, I'll beat your great center for the reasons you stated in most cases. Kid has "skills" period, don't put him in a box looking for him to be a pure center, cause he's not, nor does he have to be.

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

The size and athleticism look top tier. Didn't love the shooting performance and need to see how that translates against bigger/more physical teams.

 

[McCuse]

Agree! I see Kyle as more of a big PF, although he's 6'9 with athleticism, his long arms allow him to play much bigger.

I'm intrigued by Soure... love what I see from him, but he's also more of a PF too. Wondering what the chances are of him being redshirted? I think he clearly can play in the current rotation... What do you think?

Source will be important this year to give Kyle rest spells. I love his effort, very aggressive defensively.

The key to this team having a good season is will they stay committed to playing hard on the defensive end all season? If they do that this team with the athletic ability, could be special at the end of the year.
Defense will keep you in games, when your shots aren't falling. And that enables you to steal a few games you should lose.

Totally agree! Everything comes from defensive effort. It shows whether a team really wants to win or not. Good offensive breaks will come from good effort on D!

 

[007]

There was a night and day difference in the Bing game to how the team executed M2M concepts compared to anything we have seen the past 2 years. I'm not talking about intensity - but that uptick was great to see. The players - finally - looked like they knew what to do, were willing to do it, and, for the most part, did it correctly.

Huge first step in the right direction...