Crisco,

I'm not sure what your point is. No one has written anything about players not trying or putting forth maximum effort. No one is denying that we are undersized, inexperienced, and short-handed. In fact, everyone seems to be in agreement on those three points.

More than once you point out who we had on the floor and ask us to let those line ups "sink in." They have sunk in. We do not have a roster that is talented enough to be competitive game in and game out. There is a definite talent gap between MU and most of the other BE teams.

The debate appears to be on whether or not Wojo has done a good enough job with what he has to work with. Personally, I have no problem with the job Wojo has done. In fact, there have been numerous times this season when I was impressed with how competitive this talent-deficient, experience-deficient (percentage-wise), depth-deficient, size-deficient group has done, right up through the end of January.

The bottom line is that MU is in last place and has won only 1 of its last 12 games. Injuries to Carlino and Juan or no injuries to Carlino and Juan, the "reality" in your "reality check" is that this team is awful. Teams that lose 11 out of 12 games generally are awful. Were my initial expectations delusional? Maybe. I figured we'd fight it out for sixth or seventh in the conference. I had no illusions about an NCAA invitation.

Crisco, you've been there. In fact, you are/were there with your team this season. I've been there - had teams that were talent-deficient relative to the competition. That's where MU is now. And it is painful to watch. And that is very, very real.