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SteveInBaltimore

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When you exclude one and done level talent, youth matters


How much better was Blackshear this year than his first year? Way better.

J-Rob was way better as a senior than as a freshman. Same for Med. Same for Erick Green. Finney-Smith was worthless for us as a freshman but was a big contributor for an NCAA Gator team by by the time he was a senior.

NAW was way better his second year than his first. Outlaw got better over his time here.

Players improve from age 18 to age 22. If they don't, they probably aren't getting good coaching or learning from their experience or taking advantage of a good NCAA level conditioning program.

So a team that is expecting a lot of minutes to go to freshmen, including at point guard -- is going to struggle some. And once again, I'll except it when the freshmen are NBA-in-waiting one and doners, which will be the case with a couple of the opponents you are talking about.

Look at all the mid majors that make suprising deep runs in the tournament. They are often senior/junior laden teams, especially at a key position like point guard.

It's not rocket science. Most freshmen that aren't lottery picks are not nearly as good as they will be after 2 or 3 years in a big program. Which means that a program that is as young as our team will be next year is simply going to be at a disadvantage in a powerful conference like the ACC. It's just the way it is.

(In response to this post by Maroon Effect)

Posted: 06/16/2019 at 7:59PM



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