had been in the system for several years. They destroyed their weak nonconference schedule. Beat good North Carolina State team and SDSU teams. It was fun. But then as the season wore on, people started to figure us out.

Khalifa became infective. Fous was a turnover machine. Teams knew we were going to shoot a million threes and began to overplay that. No one could handle the ball other than Hall. And at the end of the season, they got blown out a few times and went out with a bad loss in the tournament. They peaked very early.

This team won’t peak until later in the season. Non conference will look very different than last year. No one has been in the system longer than a few months. Lots of young guys. But the talent is clearly there. There is going to be inconsistency this season. The peel and switch is going to take some time. If it isn’t working, I trust KY and his staff will pivot.

There will be some unexpected wins and some unexpected losses. But the team’s ceiling is much much higher. Give it time to gel. It will be a different kind of fun compared to last year.