A team’s first loss is always disheartening. The dream of the undefeated season dead, the gnashing of the teeth about — wait. It’s game THREE, for a team that is known to be in need of development, for a road game that the oddsmakers listed the home opponent as a six-point favorite (and the Minnesota Golden Gophers won by six points, over St. John’s, 92-86).
So maybe the first takeaway is that this is reality.
And the second takeaway is that this team might have some stars - but a lot of development has to happen to make this team a consistent winner.