I've posted on this board for the last three seasons that we won't have successful seasons until we have the correct formula on the floor. Defensively we were solid under Tubs and in my opinion we are even better defensively under BCG.
Offensively is where we have lacked. We have only been able to put three scoring threats on the floor at any one point in time and we needed bench production. Think about it, Bobby Perry could have games where he lit it up but he gave us 20 or he gave us nothing, you had Bradley, Crawford, and Morris. Let's face it Bradley and Crawford were not the same players their first three seasons as they were last season. We really got no production from the 1 or the 4 (Perry would have been a better 3 than a four in my opinion as well). Our bench had Thomas, Orbzut, and I don't even remember who else coming off the bench but we got virtually no production from the bench (outside of Meeks that is).
So we move to last season, we all know about the injuries but the problem was the same. You had Pat, Crawford, and Bradley with even less coming from the 2 and 4 and nothing off of the bench. Stevenson learned how to play at the very end of the season which gave us another option.
So we move to next season, is that problem fixed or is it still there.
PG - we are going to get very little point production out of the point. 4 PPG
SG - Meeks should be able to carry his need here. 12 to 15 per game
SF - Miller should be able to carry his need here. 8 to 10 per game
PF - Pat (nothing needs to be said) 16 to 18 PPG
C - Harrellson, we should be able to get 8 to 10 a game from him
If we do this, we have 48 to 57 PPG out of our starters.
Now our bench is Stevenson 6 to 8 PPG, Liggins - 4 PPG, Galloway - 4 PPG, Harris - 2 PPG and all else - anything else is a bonus.
That gives us about 16 to 18 PPG off of the bench.
That puts us at 64 to 66 PPG against the good teams and 73 to 75 PPG against the not so good teams. The way we play D will give us alot better team than we had last season.
Will it be good enough to win the NCAA championship, I don't think so. We will be competitive in the SEC (could win either of the titles), ranked at points in the season, and a sweet 16 appearance should be considered sufficient improvement.
It will be a quality season with the potential for upside if Miller and Harrellson can really bring it. We know Pat and Meeks can.
