Jsnhbe1Birds wrote:BEARZ77 wrote:Still a little early as Bears are trying to fill one last key piece [ experienced post depth] with a grad transfer. If they get their main target, then they will contend for the upper half to third. Don't know how quickly all the pieces can fit , a lot of moving parts and a new staff, but the pieces will be there and they will be tough late I'm pretty sure. Next few weeks hopefully answer that final question. But with 3 top 75 jucos, a pair of 6'10 kids who've played against 20+ year old competition in Europe, a couple redshirts [ one of which was a 4 star recruit] this roster has turned over quickly and in a good way. I don't see this being a Thursday team even w/o the experienced post help. But I think most of the Valley will and that's ok.
There is no way to know accurately what the bears will be. most likely bad, however. niko's year at drake is an outlier. that doesn't usually happen in a first year. plus, im not sold on ford as a coach. you can give him all the accolades you want but until he produces, which he never has, it means nothing. i know, blasphemy coming from an ISUr fan. there will be a learning curve. they have to get cohesive. I'd say 2019-20 is a better bet for MSU.
We might not be a contending team. Especially if we don't get that post help just as Bearz stated. But I highly doubt we are "bad" even this first year. I know he hasn't done anything yet (here) but Ford has my complete confidence. He's the type of coach that inspires confidence in his players and a fan base.
