BOULDER — When the Colorado Buffaloes started their season, their goal was to pick up where they left off a year ago and hit the ground running.
It was a reasonable goal. The Buffs returned every starter and most of their reserves from last season, players who accounted for roughly 95 percent of their scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and minutes. Throw in the fact that CU won seven of its last nine down the stretch, including two in the Pac-12 Tournament and two in the NIT, and it made sense. The Buffs finished strong last year; they wanted to carry that momentum forward.