AP Poll Week #13

[navery12]

So you think the BE is knocking it out of the park on the recruiting front? And you expect them to recruit like the rest of the P4?

I very clearly did not say any of that. I think they're doing fine with HS recruiting and will continue to load up from the portal like they have been

 

[Hurleyman216]

The challenge for even a top tier team is that just getting to the NC is going to require going through at least 3 plus teams to get there. The top 4 seeds in any region are going to be very good.

I'm not sure having the most 3pt shooters is the only advantage to acknowledge. Right now, one of the most telling stats of success this year is rebounding margin. AZ, Florida, UM, Duke, Illinois, all in the top 14. We're 58th.

We have really lifted our 3pt% over the last couple games, from abou 150 to 54th nationally.

You really do have to comment on every post? While you have an opinion on this, the reality is 3 point shooting wins championships. The statistics bear it out as well. If we get high quality 3 point looks and make them, we are going to win against a team that barely shoots 3 pointers (Arizona) even if they outrebound us by 8-10. Our offense struggled in January, but we’ve seen the last 2 games what our offense can and has looked like the past few years. My personal eye test last night and at Creighton says if we shoot like that and defend like we have been no one is going to beat us in the tournament.

 

[FreeDogs]

Oh goodness please expound

Everything in this sport is about money and no matter how you break down the argument it connects to money in some way.

 

[FightOnCT]

That season isn't happening again - was the year of the old players, last COVID year. Auburn may have had the all time oldest college team of all time. It was the same reason the BE had some starpower left.

Having high end talent matters. Sure, someone may find the next Keaton Wagler, but your chances of landing difference making talent usually starts with recruiting in the top 50 or so. Shaka is always sniffing around in the 75-150 range, but he's been missing more than he's been winning lately.

This season is also an outlier with how many absurdly talented freshman there are. There are 3 guys that people for months argued which should go #1 pick.

 

[upstater]

I was not doing a side by side comparison with Gonzaga. Or the NBE and WCC More of an example of the relationship between top teams and the rest of their conferences. There is one major national player. One borderline one and them a bunch of mediocre to bad ones. On a relative basis it fair to say we are better than Gonzaga, though it is close and could change year to year, St John’s is better than St Mary’s. But that wasn’t the point.

Gonzaga lost to a horrendous Portland team tonight