[Jamesy]

The 3 big open questions
1. Can any of the top 5-6 teams actually play straight up against the front 6? I think it’s very important this year to make the ACC tourney to find out. The conference schedule is much softer this year with only FSU and Virginia from the top of the conference. No Duke, NC, ND or Wake in the regular season.
2. Can an elite forward like Dudley from FSU beat the defense regularly?
3. Will the defense tighten up as the season goes on and maybe Bhuta gets back and/or Murdock gets to full strength.

I would put our front 6 against any other team in the country. Unlike previous iterations of our team where our D was our strength, it seems like a relative weakness to me. I don't see anything this season that would keep the PTSD I get from thinking about Jordyn Dudley running roughshod over our defense in the 2023 championship away. If we are to win a championship, it would have to be on the strength of our offense, in my opinion.

[Jamesy]

The 3 big open questions
1. Can any of the top 5-6 teams actually play straight up against the front 6? I think it’s very important this year to make the ACC tourney to find out. The conference schedule is much softer this year with only FSU and Virginia from the top of the conference. No Duke, NC, ND or Wake in the regular season.
2. Can an elite forward like Dudley from FSU beat the defense regularly?
3. Will the defense tighten up as the season goes on and maybe Bhuta gets back and/or Murdock gets to full strength.

I would put our front 6 against any other team in the country. Unlike previous iterations of our team where our D was our strength, it seems like a relative weakness to me. I don't see anything this season that would keep the PTSD I get from thinking about Jordyn Dudley running roughshod over our defense in the 2023 championship away. If we are to win a championship, it would have to be on the strength of our offense, in my opinion.