(4/29) Not that this matters, but what a joke...

[Deleted member 3149]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...-one-postnba-deadline-rankings-see-cards-rise


So let me get this straight, we beat Syracuse, Harvard, Notre Dame, (Marquette basically) with the same team returning next year, yet they're all ranked ahead of us?

Honestly, what a joke. Stuff like this pisses me off because it's just uneducated predictions. Seems like goodman and parish were smoking some serious stuff this week.

 

[ZenConn]

and beat Michigan St. too. More BB material.

 

[Husky25]

It's not where you start. It's where you finish.

 

[EricLA]

I don't have a problem as much with ranking those teams higher - it's pretty subjective in the preseason. But to not even have UCONN in the top 25? I guess all you can do is shrug and chuckle at it. I wonder how much the players follow this stuff? I know during the season they have to be aware of rankings and articles/press about them. Of course they have access to all the same stuff as we do, but do they really pay attention? Honestly I am asking - have no idea.

Still, as zen and H25 said, good BB material, and it's more important where we finish than where we start...

 

[aboogieee]

While I agree with OP, I also agree with Husky25. Rankings aren't a big deal to me but often times I feel they can do better. Bigger chip!

 

[aboogieee]

I wonder how much the players follow this stuff? I know during the season they have to be aware of rankings and articles/press about them. Of course they have access to all the same stuff as we do, but do they really pay attention? Honestly I am asking - have no idea.

Still, as zen and H25 said, good BB material, and it's more important where we finish than where we start...

Remember the story about Kemba Walker posting the preseason rankings before the 2010-2011 season? They know.

 

[James]

Can't believe these guys make a salary doing this. not just uconn, alot of other really good teams not mentioned.

 

[jibsey]

Lack of respect we're used to. Remember our last championship? We weren't making the tourney let alone going anywhere with 1/4 of the season left. If the 5 position comes together we will be a top ten team, otherwise just a good team.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...-one-postnba-deadline-rankings-see-cards-rise


So let me get this straight, we beat Syracuse, Harvard, Notre Dame, (Marquette basically) with the same team returning next year, yet they're all ranked ahead of us?

Honestly, what a joke. Stuff like this pisses me off because it's just uneducated predictions. Seems like goodman and parish were smoking some serious stuff this week.

I don't think there's any cause to rank UConn ahead of Syracuse just because UConn beat them. On paper, which is where these things are done, they are better. Harvard loses no one and brings back their two best players who were suspended last season, they should be ranked all year. I don't know **** about ND except they have an unusually good class coming in. What's the problem with all this? As I see it, it tempers the "holy *** we have Brimah and Facey? We're tooooo good" nonsense.

 

[Scot-e]

He did say it does not really matter but pisses him off and that is fair. I hope we are not ranked all year and get to the FF- I'll be happy.

Oh yeah- and CBS can suck it.

 

[Husky1972]

If the 5 position comes together we will be a top ten team, otherwise just a good team.

The way I look at it, unless he makes one of the biggest leaps ever his senior year, if Olander is seeing at most a few minutes a game come tournament time, there won't be a limit to how far we can go. If he is an important big at that point, not so much.

 

[huskyniner]

Thought this thread would be about Lance Thomas.

 

[TheChamps990411]

I couldnt care less about pre season rankings. 2011 nuff said.

 

[Gregory Koch]

The only ranking I care about is the final one.... Rank us 350th in the preseason for all I care.