Guys I'm not saying this isnt a bad loss...
I'm saying we can recover from it. We went to a national championship as a 9 seed. I think it's an established fact through observation that we improve durastically over a lineage of a season more than any the other program. Not to mention the variables which include fan attendance for away games and how much opposing teams step up against us. This is their big game. Even if we lose, playing teams at their best will always make us better in the end.
We are absolutely fine.
We aren't "fine." We only have 4 guys who, at this point in their careers, are capable players. That's simply not enough. There is nothing to indicate Brooks, Whitney or Juzang will be contributors THIS year. It's just not going to happen. Sestina is always going to be awful on defense and soft on the boards. And every step forward E.J. takes, he follows up with 2 steps back.
If we were in the BIG3 league, we'd be a killer. Unfortunately, you need at least 5 in college basketball.