[Old School Hound]

While I certainly agree we need to better defensively—-isn’t it so much more fun to watch talented, high octane offensive basketball? For the first time in years, I’ve actually been checking the schedule for game times, trying to make sure I can be able to watch the games. I haven’t done that since the Fox/Monk/Bam team. At first it was just the curiosity of watching Sheppard play. But now, I’m just as focused on the game even when he’s on the bench. One bad shooting night as a team could definitely end our season in March. Or we could score 90-plus the rest of the year and win the whole thing. Either way, I’m all in on seeing how it unfolds.

I agree. It's fun watching a team that can actually shoot the ball and have guys who actually want the ball and want to score in crunch time. From everything I've heard, Cal preaches defense and rebounding to these guys but, so far, we've really only seen quality defense in spurts. Nothing consistent on the defensive end. It might get to where Cal just needs to refuse to play any guy who doesn't give 100% on defense. Just sit him until the effort and results are there. I really think they miss Thiero's toughness and physicality. They are a very fun team to watch, however, and because of the entertainment value and the very high ceiling for this team, I'm all in.