townsonkid wrote:
That tweet saddens me on a few different levels. :-(
For what reason? We should know by now that preseason rankings are just a way for journalists to get clicks. We were projected last last year for the reason that nobody knew all of the new members and how they would play together. This year people are familiar with the team and see the additions we made so they put us top 4... the only thing I would hope is that it doesn't give the team false confidence. Yes 4th isn't great but in my opinion this could and should be a first place team if they put their heads down, ignore the noise, and work hard. Based on what I know about this team and the state of the A10, if this team doesn't go into the tournament with a double-bye that's a problem. Dambrot has proven that just because you have been a large contributor to the team in the past it doesn't guarantee you a starting spot. We saw that with Kevin Easley and Mike Lewis. Tre may have the spot at the start of the season but he has to perform competing with Savrosov, Mahorcic, and the Drames. We have actual 5 men now, we don't need Tre playing there. This lineup is so versatile and our size will allow us to test styles impossible the past two seasons.
