I do hope for better than 0.500, but I do not expect it at all. No matter how well conditioned a basketball team appears prior to the season, the balls-to-the-wall style on both O & D that Coach D'Antoni wants to instill will require depth, skill development and a level of conditioning that the players cannot really appreciate until they go through actually playing the games.
That said, we should not be upset. Good players will love playing uptempo ball where they are not micromanaged every frigging second. I really expect MU to be a great basketball school again in year 3. Next season will be entertaining no matter what.