Really the reason we are not able to challenge Nova, Xavier etc. for a top 4-5 spot in Big east and win 20 plus games boils down to two main reasons in my opinion:
1. Front court injuries - we would have been a materially better team if Sorber was not playing hurt at times and then not injured for last month of season and Julius was not injured for entire season. Those were huge blows.
2. Performance from 1 and 2 spots - Mack and Epps simply did not perform as well as expected and then we have no depth at those positions. I expected Mack to be one of the top 4 pg in the conference. He is not. I expected Epps to challenge for HM all conference. That is not happening. Neither had strong seasons.
1. Front court injuries - we would have been a materially better team if Sorber was not playing hurt at times and then not injured for last month of season and Julius was not injured for entire season. Those were huge blows.
2. Performance from 1 and 2 spots - Mack and Epps simply did not perform as well as expected and then we have no depth at those positions. I expected Mack to be one of the top 4 pg in the conference. He is not. I expected Epps to challenge for HM all conference. That is not happening. Neither had strong seasons.
