that's the way the season crumbles

I predict next year to be about the same, maybe a little worse.

will probably be a toss up. I think we might have had a secret weapon sitting on our bench all year, Chris Smith.. Here is his ESPN profile. Those are pretty damn good numbers compared with any player on our team this year, of course, he did rack those up while playing in the MAAC. Then again, apparently he scored 17 on Siena while grabbing 9 rebounds, that same Siena team that Louisville narrowly beat in the tourney last year as the Overall #1 seed. Looking forward to seeing what he can do!

it’s natural to look at this team and forecast another sketchy season, but I think if we drill down a little we find a good core for next year.
What are we losing? Sosa, Delk and Smith.
OK, I know we hate to see these guys go, but if we really break it down, Sosa has been a spotty guy. He’s been great and awful. Usually in the same game. We’re going to miss Jerry’s attitude, and reggie’s threes. But really, Jerry struggled mightily on offense this year, but it never stopped him from trying to get the 3 going, which I understand is what Pitino wants. But having a guy out there shooting that percentage of threes it hurts. Takes looks away from other guys who could use the strokes to get hot. Same could be said for Sosa who is, often a shoot first guy. Delk, well, he was good, but there are better offensive players on the bench. Again, I love these guys, they gave me a lot of great memories but we are not going to suffer a cockpunching when they leave
Who are we keeping? Everyone else plus smith, plus a 4 star. Samardo is still maturing and I am very confident that he will have a big year. Ditto for jennings. I am high as hell on Siva. I think his upside is insane and I think if he gets 30 minutes on the floor a game we’re going to see some special stuff.
Swop looked so much better late in the season than he did early on. Same for Buckles, Kuric and Marra.
To me this year was the definition of a transition, Coach gave a lot of guys on the bench PT, spreading the minutes around judiciously to ensure that everyone will be battle tested by the end of the year. We have to believe that he was not thinking so much about this season as he was about next year.
I’m not saying he gave up on success, but he was definitely keeping his eyes toward the future. I have nothing but faith in the man to guide this ship.
We are going to be both young and experienced next year, that is a dangerous combination for our competition.
I could be wrong, maybe we suck next year. But I’ll be amazed if we don’t end up with a double bye in the BET next year. I don’t expect people to get on board with my optimism, but I can promise the next 7 months will be better for those who do.