On to 2018-19
Obviously not the season we wanted, despite many realizing there would be struggles. Happy that they fought to the end tonight, but the limitations were obvious. Plenty of blame to go around, but time to put this season behind them and concentrate on what can be done to improve next year.
1st things 1st, who stays, who leaves.
Obviously it would be nice if Josh returned for 1 more year; could hardly blame him if he decided to take a crack at a power 5 team, the A10 is probably the right level for him to "star" but little doubt he could impact the game in any university to some extent.
X is as good as gone, Crosby we'll assume isn't far behind him. Hopefully everyone else returns.
2nd, Crutcher & Kostas need to hit the gym and put on some muscle. Crutcher's lack of strength was never more obvious than today vs Williams. Time to go put on the freshman 15 (but in a good way), really like his game. Kostas seemed to put it together down the stretch. We'll never know how much injury and the unexpected loss of his father held him back, but he seemed much more engaged emotionally near the end and began to scratch his potential.
3rd, find some depth. The Juco should provide some depth, and Cohill has star potential, need a few more bodies that can bang inside, fight for rebounds, play tough defense and hit open shots.
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