It's not a time frame thing. It's a if we want to get to the level we want to be at we need it to happen. Whether it's this year, next, 5 years, next coach, the coach after that, or the coach after that. People harp on Pastner's overuse of some phrases but he's right that basketball is a guards game, and that is in large part because of the 3 ball. In the past we haven't had guys capable of shooting. This year we do. We've struggled at times and seem now to be trying to focus on interior play, whether it is feeding the post or driving, and only take really good open 3s. In general we've done that. TOday we shot 15 3s and made 4. Taking away Moses' heave, which isn't a guard, Bubba's last second heave from 35, and I believe there was one other just throw up as the shot clock was winding down shot that we missed, and that is 4-12. I'd say almost all of those 12 looks were probably really good looks. We tried going inside and working it out, which is probably the right strategy, but when you are that selective on when you shoot 3s you have to make more than a third of them.
We're losing basically one contributor and adding 3 good recruits (and returning Sjolund), including a 4* seven footer. Also, defense, especially shot blocking, is one of the easier ways for a freshman to contribute, especially when they are 7 foot. Banks is great on defense, and losing him will hurt, but we should be better offensively, and it isn't really that hard to believe that the potential improvement on offense will outweigh the loss of Banks on defense.
