The most disappointing thing to me has been the lack of improvement, over this year, and over the last two full seasons.
It's March for god sake, but how many times have we seen in the last couple games Purvis getting stripped in the same exact way going to the hole.
I think the biggest flaw of this group is that barring one guy, Hamilton, who himself is not a true #1 option and on a true contender would really be optimally used as an elite role player, we have a bunch of one-dimensional guys. Guys who can only really do one or two things truly well, and are greatly deficient in the other areas of their game (maybe Miller can be exempt from this as well). Purvis can only drive in a straight line or shoot open 3's, all other areas of his game are well below where they should be for a player at a caliber of program like UConn, ball handling, mid range, bball IQ, all lacking. Same with Gibbs, can shoot wide open 3s well but cannot finish a layup to save his life, can't run an offense, lacks foot speed to be elite offensively or defensively. A team full of these guys accumulate serious deficiencies and result in a team with major holes like ours.
KO can surely be a stronger leader but winning with a flawed roster like this (which he is responsible for putting together so I see that too), is near impossible. Look at 2014's team, aside from Bazz's awesome talent we were perfectly molded in all the skill sets KO's system covets (shooters everywhere, rebounding as a team, smart heady play makers).
Ultimately I hope KO sees this season as an opportunity to improve. The good sign is that he used last season as a learning point and he definitely tried to fix things. He recognized that his roster was lacking major talent and he went out and got it. At the time we all thought it was the perfect fit with Gibbs and Miller but time has shown that to be wrong. I hope he does that again this offseason but to another gear. People act like Ollie after last offseason is now the greatest recruiter in the game. That's false, he has great depth in this class but I know KO can do better, he has the potential to bring in multiple true 5 star players per year.
And to all those who think HS ratings are a farce or are rolling there eyes that we need more talent, the difference between a 5 star and 3/4 stars we have now is that they can usually do all the things this team desperately needs, athleticism, CREATING YOUR OWN SHOT, and most importantly FINISHING SHOTS. That's what makes them stand out and separates them from the hundreds of other high school kids in their class, and makes them early targets for the NBA.