Although they’ve played only one game, it’s fair to say these aren’t quite the same Bears we’ve seen the last few seasons.
The Bears played without Johnathan Motley against Oral Roberts. Once he returns, the Bears may look wildly different. Motley was the only big man to make the All-Big 12 team. Motley is talented enough that the team will change many facets of its offense when he returns.
But the Bears showed a few things that are unlikely to change. First, the team is shooting a lot more threes. Matt Wilson mentioned this in our live podcast, and he’s right: this team seems like they’ll have the green light.