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And on the development note, JJ seems to be really high on Ben Emelogu (freshman SG). So high in fact that the kid was named captain and was taken to ACC media day over a couple of upperclassmen. So it looks like he's the guy to watch this year.

If you like basketball, I think you'll enjoy watching this team develop this year. If you just want to win, sorry, but you may want to cover your eyes.

Come in with low expectations and just hope JJ is a good enough coach to get this team playing solid basketball after winter break. We play in a tough conference so every game will be a learning experience for these guys. This season shouldn't be judged by a W-L record, but by how much we improve from November through March.

You all have great points. But this whole conversation kind of prooves my point, there are just so many "what ifs" and "maybes" that it's just not realistic.

Our team doesn't win with style points, and while that shouldn't matter it really does. A one-loss team that scores 50 points a game but also gives up just as much (Oregon, Baylor) looks much better than we do. Even a team that has a solid defense but can still put up 28 points routinely looks better than us. Winning games 19-7 just doesn't look pretty. It's not fair but it's how it goes sometimes.

I don't think we see two SEC teams in the national title game this year, there are just no teams that dominant, but at least one SEC teams gets in so that leaves one spot left for all the other conferences to battle it out for.

Personally, I don't see Ohio State losing to anyone, they are just that much better than anyone else in the B1G. And even if they do, as long as they win the B1G, we don't get in over them as ACC champs.

Maybe I'm being to pesimistic, but that's not really my point. I'm just trying to say, let's enjoy this ride while it lasts and just appreciate the fact that we can even realistically talk about winning the Coastal. Forget the national title, forget the ACCCG (for now), just enjoy winning and let's get pumped for Duke next week.

*Byrn. Bryn plays for UNC.

So, it seems like we are shooting ourselves in the foot a lot, leaving points off the board.
It DOESN't seem like it is so much the design, tactics, adjustments of our offense that is the issue. (New offensive coordinator....check!)
It seems more installation, execution, and personnel.
I am impressed with how quickly/efficiently the installation has occurred-it just takes time.
The execution and personnel issues are related, (although I would still put some question marks towards our RB, WR position coaching towards execution.)
I see vast improvement coming towards us in regards to personnel: Next 2 years will our RB situation improve? Yes.
TE situation improve? Yes. Wide receiver situation improve? Yes. O-line situation improve? Hell YES. And I think that Loeffler will be a great QB coach, just worried about ?drop off next year.
These improvements should allow better offensive production to come.

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I'm no french but I suspect that Derrick and Luther would go along ways towards snuffing that out as they did with the ramblin wreck's dive.

HA! I wish I could give 10 turkey legs for this one, too funny.

French, how susceptible are we (with us playing wide and thin for extra QB pressure) to a good interior O-line and a RB that wants to slash up the gut? Question came up the other day when a friend was discussing Miami.

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I feel like when you run more half court sets, it is harder to get blown out, and that if you play solid defense and rebound, you can be in any game. The 40 minutes of havoc idea is a good one (personally, my favorite style to watch), but when things aren't going well, they can get really ugly, really quick, because the other team just has so many possessions to make you pay.