Unlike in recent years, I don't have the sense that the upcoming basketball season is sneaking up on us. Instead, it actually feels like we've been waiting an eternity for the games to begin. Last year's team, by JTIII's admission, was disappointing. The Hoyas finished 15-18, good enough for eighth in the Big East, and failed to reach the postseason for the first time in Thompson's twelve years as head coach. We lost to Radford, Monmouth and UNC Asheville. And the disparate pieces of that team never really came together.
And while there's no need to dwell on last season's miseries, it's important not to forget the reasons for our poor play.