With the season over for Seton Hall men's basketball, we're doing a wide look at both the season that just ended as well as looking at the future of the program.

Thursday we took a look back. Now, we see what this team needs to do in order to have a more successful 2015-16.

The truth is that this appears to be a very talented team, with a lot of players who could develop into weapons that could take the program far. However, as we saw this season, there are pitfalls. The simplest answer to 'how do they get better' is 'don't do what you did this year' but really there are a few things which are broad strokes that this team can do.

So here they are.

Find leadership

Whatever occurred behind closed doors, this team seemed to split into individual units and stop being a cohesive one. That was evident on the floor, from players ignoring a wide open Jaren Sina to Sterling Gibbs and Isaiah Whitehead squabbling on the sideline.

This past season, there were too few leaders and worse, the upperclassmen were vastly outnumbered by the freshmen, who didn't always seem to listen.

For every moment when Angel Delgado listened intently to what Brandon Mobley, there seemed to be too many times when the younger guys did their own thing. Some of that was simple numbers--it was easy for them to bond with the guys who came in, much easier than clicking with the older guys.

Next season, there needs to be firmer leadership and it's up to a guy like Isaiah Whitehead to provide it. More than that, he and Gibbs need to keep the peace. It seems that the two are, if not buddies, at least willing to put aside any issues to work together. That has to continue, and they have to be willing to work together no matter what.

Those two are the focal points for leadership because Khadeen Carrington doesn't appear mature enough to lead and Delgado doesn't quite seem to have a desire to lead. The other players weren't on the floor enough to earn the right.

It comes down to Whitehead and Gibbs, assuming that Gibbs comes back as reported.

Speaking of which...

Bring Gibbs back

There have been some rumors that there are those around the program who don't really want Sterling Gibbs back. My initial first reaction was that it was wild speculation, but considering what has happened this season, can we really dismiss it out of hand?

If the speculation is accurate, then Willard needs to sit down with his staff and shut it down. Because Gibbs is important to this team.

A year's worth of experience is good for the younger guys and really, the team becomes there from here on out. They are the future. However, they have a lot less experience than Gibbs and have performed a lot worse in big spots that he has as well.

If people on the staff don't want him, they're crazy. They should do whatever they could to keep him around for one more year while the younger guys continue to develop.

And from a pure basketball standpoint, Gibbs, Carrington, Whitehead, Delgado and a power-forward-to-be-named-later is much better than Carrington, Whitehead, Ismael Sanogo/Trevonn Morton, Delgado and the aforementioned forward.

Get Delgado help

Even though he won Big East Rookie of the Year, everyone might be undervaluing Delgado. Without him, this team is out-rebounded in cataclysmic fashion.

Heaven help them if he had gotten hurt and missed time. Brandon Mobley helped out, but not as much as they needed.

Delgado wants all the rebounds in the world, but he shouldn't have to get them. He should have help.

Going into next season, Willard has to figure out who that is. It doesn't seem to be Desi Rodriguez and it's unlikely to be Michael Nzei, who was only a partial qualifier this year and unable to play.

Do they find someone via a transfer or coming out of JUCO?

They have to figure it out, because teams started to realize boxing Delgado out meant winning under the basket.

Willard needs to get control

Whatever other things happen this off-season, Willard needs to sit the team down, explain to them how things are going to go and what happens when it doesn't.

To put a finer point on it, if you screw around, cause trouble or act out, you get sat down. This season seemed to spin out of control due to internal conflict. We may debate the who, what, why, where and how much of it, but something went on.

With the personalities on the team, it seems as though this season needed a stronger hold and perhaps a more stern taskmaster. Maybe it was the influx of freshmen, maybe it was an approach from Willard that just didn't work.

Maybe something happened internally we don't know about.

However, going into the next season, Willard would do well to lay down the law. If he's willing to do that, and back it up, it might be just what this team needs if they are to reach their potential and succeed in the 2015-16 season.

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