The reality is, in my opinion, that this team doesn't scare anyone, and the reason is because we don't do anything particularly well.
We're not a good shooting team, either from 2 point or 3 point range (and taking Hurt's numbers out, we're at 30% from 3.) Are we a force on the boards at either end? No. The only guy who can operate effectively inside is Hurt, but that's not really his game and like I said if he's not shooting 3's, we have no 3 point game to speak of. Our assist numbers are not good, as --- while I like Jeremy Roach and have seen some good things from him -- we don't have him or anyone else showing the ability to drive and set other guys up for easy shots. We're not a shotblocking team. We don't contain penetration or rotate well defensively. Yes, Goldwire is pesky and aggressive and gets steals, and that's great, but just in last night's game there were several instances where he kinda invited his man to get past him, then tried for the poke/steal from behind and missed, leading to easy shots for VT. That's schoolyard stuff. Our depth is of no consequence. Not when Wendell Moore can barely stay on the floor, when Mark Williams clearly isn't ready to contribute, when Joey Baker can't get shots and is more effectively defensively than offensively, when Patrick Tape and Henry Coleman can't get on the floor at all, and when Jalen Johnson has been hurt. But let's be honest -- even before he got hurt he had one good game against an overmatched opponent. The jury is very much out on him. Let's hope he's as good as his press clippings and recruiting ranking would have us think.
We just have a lot of guys who are basically no factor out there, and only one guy who has played consistently well, that being Matt Hurt. And he has played consistently well at the offensive end only, and has shown that he can't guard in space. Problem.
I am confident that the team will improve. In K I trust, and the kids I'm sure are working and will continue to work hard to improve individually and as a team. But man, we have lots of issues, and a long way to go with not much time to get there. Low ceiling, indeed. Just that kinda year.