True. I was thinking about that team last night and trying to compare it to this team. Here are the best players (in order) of that 2013/14 tourney team compared against my projected best players for this upcoming season.
Petteway Watson
Shields Copeland
Pitchford Tshimanga
Gallegos Roby
Smith Palmer
Rivers McVeigh
Webster Taylor
Parker Gill
Hawkins Okeke
Peltz Allen/Akente
How did that team dance again? Petteway was just THAT good in my opinion. Pitchford helped stretch the floor and Shavon was a good player. Gallegos had a disappointing season offensively but played elite level defense, especially down that stretch. Smith was crafty in the post, but fought injuries most of that season. Tai was a freshman and Benny was a good defender. Rivers was an okay role player but was a liability on offense.
Petteway is the only one who I see as elite on either roster, at least right now. Our current roster is significantly better though, even without Petteway. 4-10 is especially lopsided.
How players fall into their roles will be huge this season.