Quote Originally Posted by Xville View Post
I don’t think anyone is expecting 12-8. I think it’s a ceiling possibility.

I think expectations are probably around 10 wins if that much if free doesn’t return fully healthy and soon
With the current active roster, I don’t see 12 as a possibility . I don’t even see how they reach 10 wins out of the remaining 18 games. Not with virtually no interior game. IF Free returns before February AND is at full strength when he is that MIGHT give them a couple of extra wins to where they can get 8-10 wins, but that’s still a big if.

BUT…I don’t know of any squad that could overcome the injury problems that X has had the last 2 years and do any better than they have. As long as the kids continue to play hard and compete I’m not going to be dissatisfied. Disappointed? Yes. I’ll still play the “What if” game a little bit. I’ll wonder what might have been. But I won’t dwell on it. I won’t cry and scream. I won’t throw the rest of the team under the bus. Players are being asked to do things, and play positions, that they never prepared for and for the most part don’t have the talent to do. At this point all the coaches can do is ask them to try and to not give up. I haven’t seen any of the players still on the active roster quit and I’ll not quit on them either. But I will let reality temper my expectations. It’s possible that they might exceed my expectations and I’ll certainly be happy if they do!