Re: Depth+Tough Schedule=Deep NCAA Run

[Brian McCann]

> 1.    Let's hold off falling all over ourselves about Moore (& Hicks whose
> good game was a little lost in the accolades afforded Moore) for a moment -
> as cities go it was Chattanooga, not Louisville or Charlotte or St. Louis
> (much less Marquette).
>
> 2.    My heavens - conference play hasn't even started and we're already
> worrying about who's getting playing time next year?  :-)
>
> 3.    As to this year - we still really don't have a "5" - and this may
> cause some problems down the road against teams who do.  Lebo was saying we
> were too big and strong inside - that isn't going to happen against most of
> the teams we play the rest of the year.  And . . .
>
> 4.    Huggins said this could be his worst shooting team - e.g., Bobbitt
> never shoots the ball the same twice in a row.  And . . .
>
> 5.    Our rebounding, especially against bigger, stronger teams, is somewhat
> suspect.  But . . .
>
> 5.    We're expecting a run to the Elite 8 -
>
> 6.    Not to be a pessimist, but can we hold off a second and see how the
> next couple of weeks go?  If we start the conference 5-0, including a win
> over ECU at their place, maybe we can defend that which is rightfully ours -
> the C-USA title - and we can start to think about how deep a run we can make
> in the tournament.
>
> Richard K.
>
> And I perhaps we can wait until after the tournament is completed before
> worrying about who is going to constitute the starting lineup in November,
> 2003.  :-)


But who is going to play in 04-05?  That could be a battle.




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