early in the season. Hopefully the freshman and Baker that weren't playing NCAA games last year are much better at the end of the season than at the beginning of the season. 2. These coaches haven't coached together, these players haven't played for these coaches and the head coach hasn't coached a minute as head coach of NCAA basketball. The team learning the system, the coaches learning to coach together, the head coach learning a new role may lead to early struggles.

Hopefully late in the year for games in March the team and coaches gel and are firing on all cylinders leading to many wins in March. That could happen and still the team is 8th with a stronger finish than start to conference season.