Spot on with Hill, I've been waiting to see what looks like hug potential to bust out ever since his RS PnW game. I thought I saw glimpses of it this year but it looks like he is who he is, at least vs D1. Personally, I thought Rahe did not have the team ready to compete with big boys, again. USU seemed to score at will by just patiently running the same PicknRoll/PicknPop along the 3PT line. USU didn't seem to struggle much at all without their leading scorer and did just fine against our "dominent" post players.
Weber, on the other hand, often seemed out of sync or simply struggled with decent defensive pressure. Maybe its just that Rahe runs such a complex, flashcard based offense that I have a hard time seeing all the many plays being run. I don't understand why they often looked hesitant, confused, or just out of sync. Offensive boards killed, its difficult to get offensive boards when you have Joel out taking jump shots and nobody near the paint for a board-- I saw that several times.
Anyway, I think I have a pretty good idea of the team we're looking at now. My prediction is they will be so-so throughout preseason, above average in BSC play, struggle again with SUU, not win the meaningless regular season title, make the tournament in Reno lol, and lose in the semi's or final depending on the pairings. Not too dissimilar to many of the past 10 years. I'd love to know why it takes Rahe all of preseason to be ready to compete in the BSC, regardless of the type or skill set of the players he has. Other coaches, rookie or seasoned seem to be able to get their players and system ready to compete when the season begins.