Jeff Borzello's Top 25

[BigErnMcCracken]

Calling Martin a shooter and leaving the one bona fide known quantity shooter completely off your list of guys who can hit a three is . . . something.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I agree. Who do you have?

Cole, Hawkins/Gaff, Martin, Whaley, Bear

 

[nwhoopfan]

Yup. And theyll get knocked off again and come up empty. Starting to wonder if theyll ever break through.

2 Title Game appearances in the last 5 years isn't doing too bad. One of the games was a blowout, the other could've gone either way. Seems a bit odd to completely write them off.

 

[TheChamps990411]

2 Title Game appearances in the last 5 years isn't doing too bad. One of the games was a blowout, the other could've gone either way. Seems a bit odd to completely write them off.

Yeah i may have been a bit harsh but i dont believe theyll win it this season,

 

[nwhoopfan]

Yeah i may have been a bit harsh but i dont believe theyll win it this season,

I'm not making any bold predictions. They have a number of veterans who will need to take on bigger roles (w/ the exception of Timme, who was already one of their primary scorers) and an influx of talented newcomers, never know how all of those will blend together. But if a school builds itself up to a level where Final 4/Championship Game appearances start to become regular occurrences, eventually they'll probably get a Natty.

I was just looking at this the other day. I don't know exactly what happened, but everything changed in 2015. Prior to that there had been a LONG period of 1st or 2nd round knockouts, w/ only a couple of Sweet 16s. Starting w/ '15 and moving forward, Sweet 16 has been the floor, 2 Elite 8's and 2 Runner Ups. That's a massive improvement in post season performance. Few must've figured something out. And now they are recruiting at a level that I NEVER thought would be possible there (which means they're going to be dealing w/ one and doners frequently, like everybody else had been for years).

 

[freescooter]

Gee, the AAC has 2 teams and the NEWBIE has 2 in the Top 25. But the NOOB is a much better league. <Cough! Cough!>. Cant wait until they add St Louis.

 

[tzznandrew]

2 Title Game appearances in the last 5 years isn't doing too bad. One of the games was a blowout, the other could've gone either way. Seems a bit odd to completely write them off.

Since 2015:

2015: Elite 8
2016: Sweet 16
2017: Runner-up
2018: Sweet 16
2019: Elite 8
2020: COVID
2021: Runner-up

Thats...that's a really good run. It's been a while since they're regular flopping. It's almost akin to saying this about Villanova. They had a similar period of flameouts, but clearly that's in the rear-view mirror.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Since 2015:

2015: Elite 8
2016: Sweet 16
2017: Runner-up
2018: Sweet 16
2019: Elite 8
2020: COVID
2021: Runner-up

Thats...that's a really good run. It's been a while since they're regular flopping. It's almost akin to saying this about Villanova. They had a similar period of flameouts, but clearly that's in the rear-view mirror.

Yeah, like I noted Few must've figured something out starting in '15. Personnel matters of course, but I think he made some significant changes in his approach to coaching, especially during the post season.

 

[XLCenterFan]

Jackson should not be starting.

 

[MJ1]

Gee, the AAC has 2 teams and the NEWBIE has 2 in the Top 25. But the NOOB is a much better league. <Cough! Cough!>. Cant wait until they add St Louis.

Except Houston is one of the two ranked teams and they are bolting the AAC for B12. Basketball in the AAC without Houston and the Bearcats with the replacements the AAC is getting will be just awful. Enjoy your two ranked teams while you can.

 

[navery12]

 

[auror]

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