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Tough opener, on the road. A win is huge. Your thoughts on this year's team? I think it's a very talented and deep team with a lot of offensive and defensive playmakers. I can see three guys on this team that have an NBA future. CCM needs to have an excellent year.

This is without a doubt the season that tells the tale on Cuonzo. The last two seasons have had periods where it seemed like he was in way over his head and periods where it seemed like he was a genius. I agree with the general consensus -- this team has Sweet Sixteen type talent. Winning the SEC isn't out of the question. Cuonzo doesn't have to do those things to keep his job, of course, but I'm not sure I agree with the common sentiment that he just needs to make the tourney to keep his job, either. If we're a bubble team with 19 or 20 wins and just barely skate in, it's going to be viewed as a disappointment, IMO.

Final Four or bust! :powert:

Beat KY twice. Good year.

The talent is there but it will all depend on how they gel together. 

Is it? Xavier wasn't very good a year ago, though they were making tournaments annually prior to that.

I mean this is a better test than many season openers you'll see in basketball, but this is a game we should be counting as a W if this UT team is as good as it should be.

If we beat them twice, the 2nd time will be in the SEC tourney

We only play them once in the regular season now :thumbdown:

That would be even better. Sucks they don't play twice. Dang these big-assed conferences anyway.

a road opener vs a perennially good team. It's a tough test. We have yet to prove anything.

I just think a loss in this game would reveal a whole lot more than a win.

See I disagree. It's the first game, in a tough road environment. I don't think a loss would mean as much as a win. A loss means we're not quite gelled as a team yet, it's the first game, and it's on the road. A win means we won against a team with some pretty good talent, on the road, on the first game. Could boost the confidence of the team and the fans.

I'm waiting for our first poor shooting night, just to see which hack columnist will be the first to crack wise about the basketball team adopting Butch's "Brick By Brick" mantra.  My money is on Mark Weidmer here at the TFP.  :biggrin: