re: 2015-16 Men's & Women's BB I WBB vs. Syracuse - L 72-80

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Is 21+ W's a reasonable expectation for the Men's team this season.

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I think so, provided we stay healthy throughout. We got to 17 wins last season with a much tougher non-conf. schedule, as well as some personnel strife such as Thornwell's tendinitis, Henry's and Sheppard's suspensions and dismissal, and Blanton's hip injury.

We also had quite a number of close losses due to lack of offense and players we could turn to to make the crucial late-game shots needed to pull out the wins. We were 1-2 players shy of a 20-win season last season, IMO.

I'm not setting myself up with any grand notions of success for next season: at best I'm hoping that we improve enough to reach the NIT. But with the added depth, the great addition of Dozier who IMO is the real deal, and improvement from Thornwell - who had a slump last season - and Notice, we can win 21+ games.....