Given that Cuonzo has done well at every job he has had...
Posted on: October 29, 2017 at 20:44:42 CT
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including two P5 programs that were very difficult places to win, there's no reason to doubt or turn on him if this year's team doesn't live up to the enormous hype. That happens sometimes, e.g. the Kentucky team that lost to Robert Morris in the NIT several years ago despite having a roster full of freshmen phenoms led by John Calipari.
My current expectation is 23+ wins with an NCAA tourney bid, which would be an incredible one-year turnaround from the Kim Anderson era. Things could be rough early on, but the team will get better and better as it jells over the course of the season. By March or even the start of conference play, we could be dangerous.