KU will be a top 20 team by the end of the year. Perhaps top 10.
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KU will be a top 20 team by the end of the year. Perhaps top 10.
ahoelsken
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Ehhhhh.....they'll be top 25.
Came across Bobby Hurley vs Sean Miller at Maul Invite with the sound off. Maui hasn’t seen this kind of emotion and bad decision making since Babs and Rebecca visited.
Medford M.
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Houston in a real good game with Tennessee
ahoelsken
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Players Era observations-hard to not really be impressed with Michigan. They beat San DIego State by 40 and then turned around and whipped Auburn today. I like Dusty May. Seems like a good dude. Tennessee got a hell of a win today. That game felt like a battle from what I saw, and Houston actually blew out Tennessee in a regional final last spring.
Medford M.
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VT gonna kill then
I've always gotten that when I watch ESPN+
They were pretty impressive in this Players Era Championship destroying a couple of good teams
Washington up 6 on Nevada going into the 2nd half.
UW win would be better for our SOS. Nevada got punked at home by that UC Davis team we beat and the MWC is straight ass this year. Washington's 1 loss was at Baylor and the B1G is absolutely stacked.
UW win would be better for our SOS. Nevada got punked at home by that UC Davis team we beat and the MWC is straight ass this year. Washington's 1 loss was at Baylor and the B1G is absolutely stacked.
Let's Go Spartans!!
Very good Thanksgiving results for the conference
Those two wins took TCU from #75 to #50 in KenPom
TCU didn't impress me in terms of firepower (not that skilled) but they are nasty as a Jamie Dixon squad that will swarm, bully and not let up.
Luke
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Deep Dive on Big12 KenPom Rankings:
-Top-7 NCAA Tourney locks?:
Iowa St #4/AdjustedD#3/AdjustedO#15; Frosh: Toure is European Guard playing great & 2 Bigs that fit system better than recent Bigs.
Houston #7/D#2/O#32; Frosh PtG Flemings Injured; lack quality depth; but Coach Sampson seems OK w/ primarily 7 man rotation.
'Zona #9/D#11/O#9; May finally have elite D? Most Frosh dependent team: 2 starters & 4 in Top 8-man rotation. Best Front Court in US?
BYU #12/D#22/O#6; 3 Frosh behind Dybantsa & Keita in frontcourt. Can Kevin Young maintain D as good as O/Recruiting-like Tommy Lloyd?
KU #20/D#9/O#52; Surprisingly good guard-play depth; w/ Frosh PtG Peterson & 1 other guard Injured; Frosh:Tiller learning PF & 2 W/Fs.
-Seem a little vulnerable:
Tx Tech #22/D31/&O#30; Inconsistent D & Guard Play; Soph PtG Anderson may need decision-making help? Miss Injured 6'8 Mosley; 6'11's Soph Bamgboye & Frosh Akuentok only front-court depth behind Toppin. 6'6 225 Watts not the small-ball 4-man Darrion Williams was.
Baylor #25/D#76/O#13/ SOS#31-Tough!; Current 7-Man Rotation W/ 3 Injured; Rataj is 6'8, 230 pounds & listed as Guard starts at 5 & Powell off the bench only real size now; 2 Front Court injuries may not extend bench to 10? But 6'11 Bodo Bodo may make 8 or 9 man-rotation?
-Lot of teams w/ arguments to be in NCAA Bubble Convo? NonCon to clarify more, or wait for Jan. upsets? 1-2 more bids? Ok-St Favorite?
TCU #50/Adj.D#15-Tough!/Adj.O#102; Playing D! More girth than height: Start 6'8 245 Edmonds; 6'7 246 Punch; & 6'7 225 Lelevicius. W/ 6'6 232 pound wing Robinson off the bench; With C Malick Diallo out for season, have used 6'10 216 CC-Transfer Salatchoum in spot-minutes.
Ok-St #52/O#58/D#59//AdjTempo#4; Great Pace & Balance, between D&O, & balanced team scoring; shooting at every spot. Go 10-12 deep; Front Court D may be big weakness: 3 slower-footed Bigs.+6'8 210 Coleman 4th F. Best Interior-defender is 11th-man 6'7 230 Jennings.
K-St #54/Tempo#16/O#46/D#91/SOS#62; Paced O & 3Pt strong; Inconsistent/especially D; Big Wings; Only True Big 7'2 254 Buca off bench.
UCF #60/O#37/D#115/Tempo#120; 90-Pt scoring games; Good size & shooting. But weak D & turn-overs? Johnny Dawkins to save his job?
CU #62/O#39/D#105/Tempo#165; Obviously Improved D key; Elite Passing/3Pt/Ball-Care/2nd Unit Pace/Interior Passing-especially Rancik.
Opponents: CSU#68/O#20; Standford#88/O#109/D#78/Pace#72; Washington#57/O#70/D#49; Providence#73/O#56/Pace#12; SanFran#92
-These 2 Elite-D teams need to show more consistent production; not sure they can go .500 in league?
Cinci #70/D#6/Tempo#49; Miss Jizzle James' 3Pt, as Day Day Thomas only guard hitting 3Pt. Baba Miller Injured, Thiam/Miller/Abaev great starting front court+McKinely off-bench. 4th Big Dzellat needs time? Shorter bench didn't stop loss to East. Michigan; Wes Miller hot seat?
WV #74/D#34- new coach Ross Hodge seems similar to mentor DeVries: wants tough, gritty, D-1st guys. Good start w/ this team & recruits.
-Start Recruiting for next year!
ASU #84/O#64; Improved O (2nd year) for D-minded coach, & now better-fitting Bigs, May Be Too Little/Too Late to save Hurley's job?
Utah #123; Can't see new coach Alex Jensen staying down for too long; as a player he was tough & Hi-IQ; wants similar high character/ family culture; D-first; NBA-style, free-flowing, paced O, w/ lots of passing & cutting. Learned under 1 of best to do it: Rick Majerus.
Buffsbball
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Javon Ruffin hit 5 threes and bowling green took down KState
I'm so glad that he's doing well. He's had to battle through so much with the injuries.
Didn't watch but looks like it was a dominant 2nd half for ISU. And on the road no less
I don't think our Buffs have to worry about NET ranking if we win enough games to be Dance worthy in the Big 12.
Medford M.
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Not a great day for the B1G
ahoelsken
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That Momcliovic dude for them (I'm sure I spelled his name wrong) let them up like he did us in Maui last year.