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Old 09-20-2017, 06:55 PM   #669
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In fact last year was the first season we had more than 2 guys ranked above 20 in PER in the last 7 seasons at 19+ mpg...and we had 4.

To think we could possibly have 5 guys this year reaching that mark is why I would guess many of us are so optimistic. It should easily be the best offensive team we have ever had under Cronin...without a stinking doubt.

If we can continue to play D at a high level...it could be a special year. We could literally have 2-3 guys not shooting their best yet still have 2-3 other players carry us to a win. In the past if we had our best players going cold...we had problems. We had the defense to keep it close but a cold shooting night from our best guys could have been the difference in years past. Expecting 5 guys to go cold is another story all together. 1 or 2 going cold is a regular occurrence.

I actually would be interested to know if ANY team in the country had 5 guys who were above 20 PER in the starting lineup getting 19+ mpg. ANY!!
Last year...SMU did not. WSU did not. NC did not. Duke did not. Gonzaga did not. Oregon did not. Kansas did not. Arizona did not. KY did not. Villanova did not.

Yes...some of these teams may have had some elite players better than ours but 1-5 they didn't have five 20+ PER guys getting 19+ minutes as far as I can tell.

Bottom line is...we are solid and we are versatile. We may not have 1 player who can absolutely take over a game but we might have 5 who can have a shot to help beat you on any given night.
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