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This was an embarrassing game, for sure.
BUT one result doesn't make things that different. This is the same team that needed late heroics to beat Stony Brook, played well against what will be a borderline tournament team (Oregon), and played well again MSU for a half.
This was a crappy game in particular, but people are making way too much out of one game. Progress isn't linear, and we have some pieces.
We're also going to lose some more frustrating games. But people here can't keep expectations consistent from one game to the next. Many here though we'd be 1-2, with our 1 win against DePaul.
Embarrassing loss and all, this team is what it was a week ago: a bubble NCAA team that has a decent ceiling but needs to grow.
(And among those who 'need to grow' includes, of course, our 44-year-old head coach)
BUT one result doesn't make things that different. This is the same team that needed late heroics to beat Stony Brook, played well against what will be a borderline tournament team (Oregon), and played well again MSU for a half.
This was a crappy game in particular, but people are making way too much out of one game. Progress isn't linear, and we have some pieces.
We're also going to lose some more frustrating games. But people here can't keep expectations consistent from one game to the next. Many here though we'd be 1-2, with our 1 win against DePaul.
Embarrassing loss and all, this team is what it was a week ago: a bubble NCAA team that has a decent ceiling but needs to grow.
(And among those who 'need to grow' includes, of course, our 44-year-old head coach)