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[QUOTE="CardiacCuse, post: 5226761, member: 6979"]
yeah me too...this is basically pre-season if you think about (even though the games count)

only logical tht the team will take some time to gel and figure things out

would I want them to hit the ground running and start off  with blowouts ? yes clearly...the teams that blow out the lemoynes of the world tend to be the top ranked teams and the ones involved in the tourney

is it a good sign that the team is struggling to play cohesively together? no

i kinda wonder wht thyve been doing at practice all summer...

but there is a lot of raw material for red to work with here.

the key for me will be how he solves the apparent issues: PG seems to be too weak athletically, team defense seems non-existant, lack of schemes and strategies, how is he going to divvy up playing time...

i think he can solve these issues but there's no guarantee he will.

i just say i expected better given what we've heard all off season...but again...this is bsically preseason if you think about it...these guys have never played together in acutal games...they will need time...

[B]very similar to last year in that this team will likely peak in feb / march...will it matter by then though?

in this era there is no luxury to oly start playing well by the time conference season starts[/B]

is this a feature of red's coaching...taking months to get up to speed? or is it just a sign of the times?

whatever the answer to that will go a long way in determining reds fate as su coach, imo

if every season of red takes many months to play good basketball it wont work out for him long term at su as head coach, imo
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