Quote:To win 9 games this year would be a monumental jump and probably earn Gus coach of the year honors. This is probably not going to happen and is very unrealistic. If you weren't a fan of the team you would logically say a 7 win season is huge progress and the arrow is pointing up. Don't set yourself up for a let down as that's most likely going to be a very difficult task since we all are fully aware this is a building towards greatness year.

9 wins this season would be AWESOME! However... it isn't a very realistic goal and as Minorcan said, you're probably setting yourself up for disappointment if you expect no less than a 9 win season this year. I'm of the opinion that the minimum for Gus to have 'job security' for another season is 6-10. While it is true that a 5-11 record this year would represent 'improvement' I doubt it's good enough to insure Gus's seat doesn't get a little warm; no, we need to see at least a 6-10 season this year or there will be substantive reason to start doubting Gus's ability as a head coach here. Given the injuries to some key players we already have (Fowler, Marks, Thomas, and the always questionable Lee...) a 6-10 season is a challenge.

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