In all seriousness a few things must happen and I think it's fair they do.
1) Improvement from the returning players. Specifically:
- Howard's PG play
- Battles shooting and shot selection
- Marek's aggressiveness and decisiveness. More NCAA tournament Dolemite
- Brissetts efficiency and shooting,
- PC's finishing and offensive awareness
-Sidibes health.
2) Boost from the noobs:
- Added dimension and depth from Carey
- Another all around contributor in Hughes providing necessary depth and production when starters struggle
- emergence of either Buddy or Braswell as an occassional needed sniper to boost the offense.
3) Bonus Goodies
- Regular contributions from Buddy or Braswell.
- PG depth via Howard Washington providing stability when needed
- one or more players emerge as a third NBA level star this year. Most likely candidates are Hughes, Carey, Dolezaj or Sidibe
Overall I think if we get most of 1 and 2 we will have a great year and stay ranked and have a shot at a run in the tourney. Thinking 4-6 seed. If we get some on line 3 we are talking 1-3 seed and legit contender status. Obviously, as we have seen we know what is coming if injuries or chemistry issues weigh things down. Not that we shouldn't acknowledge the potential realities here but I think everyone knows what this looks like and that it is possible. This year at least it's going to take several bad things happening once again for that to come true.
