This Season

[auggiebc]

My attempt to clean the palate after last night's debacle.

This season doesn't start until Rakim comes back. What this team does once Rakim is healthy will be the barometer in which this team gets measured.
Losses to St.Joe's and Harvard are not nearly as bad as last year's St. Louis and Harvard losses. Last year's losses went directly up on the "bad losses" board come tourney selection time (but the team over-came them with great wins).

This year, Harvard is probably a tourney team, and we are playing these games without our best player. So while they may be viewed as bad losses to us fans, they are not a big deal with the talking heads and selection committee. Those that think we need to have "great wins" to offset these losses are off base. If BC is the team that most of us think it is, the wins will come.

Presuming Rakim is now healthy, we will have an easy stretch in December, get back on track, and let the chips fall where they may in Jan/Feb.

PS: With that said, there are obviously some concerns with this team. Biko and Southern need to get a lot better. The team needs to shoot better and hit foul shots. But I think everyone will improve once Rakim is back.

[eepstein0]

Just so you're not shocked, when we're on the bubble in March, the ESPN/CBS Graphic will say this:

Good Wins: @ Michigan, etc.
Bad Losses: St. Joe's, Harvard

I'm just not totally sure Rakim would help fix the inconsistency of this team even though he's obviously our best player.

[Eagledom]

Just so you're not shocked, when we're on the bubble in March, the ESPN/CBS Graphic will say this:

Good Wins: @ Michigan, etc.
Bad Losses: St. Joe's, Harvard

I'm just not totally sure Rakim would help fix the inconsistency of this team even though he's obviously our best player.

he wouldn't. It's not like he's mister consistent.

[Heights]

I don't disagree and hope it happens, but I think that's a pretty bleak outlook. If Sanders comes back with his head on straight maybe but I'm not holding my breath. With his matador defense pouting and thinking he's a great 3-point shooter (which he is not) it's not going to get much better. If Sanders decides to play of course BC will be able to beat anyone then lose to anyone when he mails it in.

Like other people here, I wish we could go small to allow Reggie and Sanders more running room, but we don't have the roster.

[b0mberMan]

I don't disagree and hope it happens, but I think that's a pretty bleak outlook. If Sanders comes back with his head on straight maybe but I'm not holding my breath. With his matador perimeter defense, pouting and thinking he's a great 3-point shooter (which he is not) it's not going to get much better. If Sanders decides to play of course BC will be able to beat anyone then lose to anyone when he mails it in.

Like other people here, I wish we could go small to allow Reggie and Sanders more running room, but we don't have the roster.

Where the fuck is all this coming from? Someone enlighten me about the story of Rakim Sanders: entitled headcase that I've never heard before.

[twballgame9]

I don't disagree and hope it happens, but I think that's a pretty bleak outlook. If Sanders comes back with his head on straight maybe but I'm not holding my breath. With his matador perimeter defense, pouting and thinking he's a great 3-point shooter (which he is not) it's not going to get much better. If Sanders decides to play of course BC will be able to beat anyone then lose to anyone when he mails it in.

Like other people here, I wish we could go small to allow Reggie and Sanders more running room, but we don't have the roster.

Where the fuck is all this coming from? Someone enlighten me about the story of Rakim Sanders: entitled headcase that I've never heard before.

Neither has anyone else. Last season was Rakim Sanders: clutch game winning shot guy.

[BC923]

We could still have a good season. Bad losses this year against Harvard and St. Joes are no worse than Harvard and St. Louis last year. (WTF with harvard and saint teams!?!) If we do well in the ACC and don't lose another OOC we are into the tourney.

That said if we play like we did against Harvard for the rest of the season. no more wins