Several of us said it would take some time for him

Posted on: March 18, 2019 at 07:25:47 CT

to adapt to the speed of the game after coming from a small school. I was hopeful that he would take right off, but he did need the time to adjust. His ability began to really show the last couple of months as his confidence increased.

I don't expect a big run in the NCAA next year, but I expect us to be a bubble team that gets in.

I expect Dru to take most of Geist's minutes and score 10-12.
I expect Mark to get healthy and get back to 11-12 ppg.
I expect McKinney to put Suggs on the bench and score 2-4 ppg while playing about the same minutes.
I expect Tilmon to continue to develop and add 5 minutes and 4 points to each game.
I expect Watson and Pickett to take a step forward and be able to combine for about 18 points.
I expect Pinson to develop and cut down on turnovers, be able to play with and without Dru on the court as ballhandlers and hopefully score 8-ish ppg.
I expect Nikko to be who he is and put in 5-6 ppg.
I expect Mitch to get stronger and more confident as he gets further away from injury and to be able to score 6-8 ppg and get 3-5 rebounds.
I don't expect anything from Santos until he is healthy and in shape.
Don't know what to expect from Jackson. He'll play, but how much and how well is a mystery.

And while I expect each of these things on an individual level, I know that as a team, they probably can't all happen together. I expect us to average over 70 ppg, but certainly not 80. And of course it's hard to predict record without seeing the schedule, but I expect us to be at about 20 wins going into the SECT. 21-22 wins overall gets us a 10-ish seed.