Why it's More than a Simple Fix for 2024 Baylor Basketball

I said earlier in the year this team is frustrating to watch. Some knuckleheads could not handle the perceived negative (although accurate) take. I stand by that post 100%. This team is incredibly frustrating. So much ability and so little execution in key moments. They are in a position to win these last 3 games until they shoot themselves in the foot.

I agree with all of this analysis. We are good, not great. We could have won any of the last 3 losses but couldn't finish the job. We should be middle of the pack in the Big 12, make the NCAA tournament, and likely bounce the first weekend.

But unlike what I see in football. I am very hopeful for next season. Better years are coming.

It's always next season. Next year many of the starters will enter the portal or go on th=o the NBA. Its a revolving door. Now, you can't have the same team fo 4 years. I can see why NS retired from Alabama.

One other thought, ths team has gone down hill since Tang left....Tha's all I will say about that.

HuttoBear said:

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It's always next season. Next year many of the starters will enter the portal or go on th=o the NBA. Its a revolving door. Now, you can't have the same team fo 4 years. I can see why NS retired from Alabama.

One other thought, ths team has gone down hill since Tang left....Tha's all I will say about that.

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Yep. People said the exact same thing last year. And yet ... here we are, ready to flush this team for the next group of one-and-done saviors.

We're stuck on a treadmill right now. It's Groundhog Day.

HuttoBear said:

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It's always next season. Next year many of the starters will enter the portal or go on th=o the NBA. Its a revolving door. Now, you can't have the same team fo 4 years. I can see why NS retired from Alabama.

One other thought, ths team has gone down hill since Tang left....Tha's all I will say about that.

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I'm wondering if Tang brought much more to the table than met the eye. I have a feeling Tang brought a unique skill set of his own and when he left, so did the skill set. And it's possibly a skill set that Drew, national champion that he is, may not have.

Much of our problems come with a lack of confidence, probably fielding almost an entirely new group of starters who haven't formed as a cohesive unit, yet.

As much as I love Tang, he wouldn't do a whole lot to help this defense. We just don't have the personnel. And we didn't have the personnel last year. Was Tang a defensive guru or was it the personnel we had to work with at the time? If Teague, Butler, Davion, Vital, a healthy EJ,and Sochan suddently appeared on our roster no one would be questioning Drew's ability to coach defense.

JP1037 said:

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I said earlier in the year this team is frustrating to watch. Some knuckleheads could not handle the perceived negative (although accurate) take. I stand by that post 100%. This team is incredibly frustrating. So much ability and so little execution in key moments. They are in a position to win these last 3 games until they shoot themselves in the foot.

I agree with all of this analysis. We are good, not great. We could have won any of the last 3 losses but couldn't finish the job. We should be middle of the pack in the Big 12, make the NCAA tournament, and likely bounce the first weekend.

But unlike what I see in football. I am very hopeful for next season. Better years are coming.

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Agreed. Lots of frustration watching the last 3 games (9 minute scoring drought down the stretch!) & I don't have much confidence going forward. In theory, we should be able to win tonight but UCF has a really hostile environment. I remember what happened to Kansas when they played there.

It might be a little of both. Going forward we are going to be cursed by the 2021 comparisons. It's inevitable & it's unrealistic. We will probably never have a comparable roster. It's likely no one will. Maybe we should like to 2019 or earlier for our roster comparisons.