I've had this conversation with you before, not interested in rehashing too much. I'm not arguing that they SHOULD be better. But nothing I've seen in 17-18 watching State basketball suggests other than the fact that talent will be squandered. It sucks but you are setting yourself up for perpetual misery.
We both thought they were going to lose anyway. Doesn't help that it's always in excruciating fashion, but they played one road game OOC and lost to a pretty shitty Illinois. Full team hasn't played a lot together. Not worth pushing the panic button yet anyway.