re: So what did you people REALLY expect this year? -Men's BBall

As for the team, this year's team will have a chance to make the tournament. What they do then will depend on how the right players perform at the right time.
Right now we have 3 solid options for points, MT, TM, and BS. That's a decent start.
GT is an excellent defender who can chip in some points as well.
The problem we have is that CJ is having a very difficult time down low, even more so than many thought. I think most thought he'd struggle on D, but would make up for it with some O. That hasn't happened to this point. Let's hope it does.
Off the bench, you basically have zilch at this point. The Freshmen(SW, DG, and CB) are still learning and should continue to improve and help out more as the season progresses. This team will need that. Outside of that our biggest contributor has been QT simply because of his size. But, he's still an undersized C with little to no offense.
T.Martin and Farrer should be coming off the bench for Southern, not LSU.