[JJJ]

All the recent names mentioned here were great and were capable of carrying the team (Randle, Fields, Childress, et al), but I wanted to just say that having finally watched the DVR of the USF game, I was pleasantly surprised. This is probably because I had read all the criticisms first and knew to expect them, but we were actually conceivably able to win until the last couple of minutes, as opposed to a totally uncompetitive effort.. Silver linings (basically all in the second half): defensive intensity/focus/effort improved visibly; Bryce Wills!, what an athlete; correctable errors (ill-advised passes, shot clock violations) where the players will (hopefully) make better decisions with the passage of time; we actually kept pace with their scoring in the second half, to name a few. I'm hopeful that Okpala and Davis will grow into such load-bearing players. I was entertained (though sometimes painfully), and I will keep watching and cheering.

[JJJ]

All the recent names mentioned here were great and were capable of carrying the team (Randle, Fields, Childress, et al), but I wanted to just say that having finally watched the DVR of the USF game, I was pleasantly surprised. This is probably because I had read all the criticisms first and knew to expect them, but we were actually conceivably able to win until the last couple of minutes, as opposed to a totally uncompetitive effort.. Silver linings (basically all in the second half): defensive intensity/focus/effort improved visibly; Bryce Wills!, what an athlete; correctable errors (ill-advised passes, shot clock violations) where the players will (hopefully) make better decisions with the passage of time; we actually kept pace with their scoring in the second half, to name a few. I'm hopeful that Okpala and Davis will grow into such load-bearing players. I was entertained (though sometimes painfully), and I will keep watching and cheering.