Let’s talk stats from the SLT. Why did Reggie end up getting a majority of the minutes over Smith? He’s better off the ball, a better shooter, a better defender, and more reliable emotionally. He was able to find himself a role with this group. If this core sticks around and Smith develops these parts of his game, he can fill in nicely for Reggie next year
I don’t see how they upgrade the 5 if Guga and Jones return. I don’t know why any transfer big guy would want to come in if you return basically 100% of the minutes at the position. I could be wrong though
Smith played his role fine. Hard to play him more minutes if you’re throwing a lineup of Smith (24%), Uelman (34%), King (30%), and a 5 that can’t shoot. There’s simply not enough spacing
I think a proper comparison for UND basketball this year would be the New England Patriots. You can’t take away the fact they were one game away from winning it all, but they sure got a lot of breaks to go their way. Were they really that good or not? That’s up for debate