The Athletic Top 25 '23-24

[August_West]

Marquette can finish higher than us every year. We do national hardware in these parts.

 

[BGesus4]

Fair. You guys had as good a season as anyone.

 

[ucp990411]

Shaka is a great coach. Before last year he would have been the only coach I would consider trading for Hurley. Kolek is a mystery to me. He does not stand out in any way but by the end of the game he has 18-20 points 5 assists and 6 rebounds. I am thinking that that Castle is going to be a tough match up for him this year. Hopefully we can return the favor and sweep them this year.

Texas fans would disagree. My son in law is a Texas grad and a big fan. They despise him and think he’s terrible

 

[August_West]

Going to be hard to get minutes with Cooper Flagg in the fold but he will get his.

 

[August_West]

Texas fans would disagree. My son in law is a Texas grad and a big fan. They despise him and think he’s terrible

Texas was a bad fit for Shaka. That’s a big time school with a severely flawed hoops program and culture. Shaka can coach

 

[Huskyforlife]

I could see nova as back end top 25 worthy, but I think anyone having them top 15 is jumping the shark a little. Not sure I love Justin Moore at point, Dixon provides no resistance at the cup, guys like Bamba/Burton/Hart are solid vets, but they’re all learning new roles and don’t qualify as “stars.” But they’re without a doubt more talented and proven than last seasons team. I’d probably have Providence and St John’s slightly ahead.

 

[uconnfan68]

Are you thinking of someone else? Dixon is in his 4th year.

He looks 40.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

I’d probably pick St John’s over Nova tbh.

Their starting 5 is up there with anyone in the conference talent wise. Big East looking to be the best conference in college hoops again for sure.

 

[Hunt for 7]

I think we went 1-2 against them last year, no? We blew them off the court when we hosted them if I recall correctly. Still, I very much want to sweep or take the season series against them this coming season

Yup forgot about the blowout. I guess I remember the losses more than I do the wins.

 

[caw]

Actually surprised PC isn’t getting more love nationally. Solid returning players and a maybe a coach not plotting his exit midway through the season.

Carter and Hopkins alone should get them some national publicity.

 

[husky429]

Texas was a bad fit for Shaka. That’s a big time school with a severely flawed hoops program and culture. Shaka can coach

IMO his failure is as much an indictment on Texas hoops culture as Shaka. If he can't make Texas a perennial basketball powerhouse, I'm not sure anyone can.

 

[giddyup]

Hard to argue with success and all the titles at Purdue, much like recruiting at PC...........

Whole story of the B1G. They load the tournament with B1G teams and they still can’t win one

 

[HooperScooper]

I could see nova as back end top 25 worthy, but I think anyone having them top 15 is jumping the shark a little.

I think you meant "jumping the gun" and not "jumping the shark". The 2 idioms have totally different meanings. Just an FYI for future purposes.

Jumping the shark - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Sky ball]

I've got them in my Top 10 Ranking of New England teams that'll drop tomorrow.

I have them in my Top 10 Rhode Island teams.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Texas fans would disagree. My son in law is a Texas grad and a big fan. They despise him and think he’s terrible

Not sure what happened there other than it’s Texas and even though they have had some good regular seasons…..they are and always will be a football school ….and for the last 20 years or more a very mediocre football school.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Winning at Kansas is a very difficult thing to do; few teams can do it. But it will be important for UConn.

Why? Because some of these conferences are so top heavy. In fact, Kansas has only Baylor at around #20 to contend with. Meanwhile UConn has not only a tough OOC slate, but 6 games against BE teams ranked in the top 11. And you add St. John's, and you have a dogfight.

I can see a similar year to last year with a good conference record, 3rd place finish, and meanwhile the committee will make the same mistake again and give the 8th ranked team a 4 or 5 seed.

If we go undefeated OOC again with our schedule we better be a top two seed somewhere. If we do not have a better conference regular season it will be tough to be better than 4-5 seed. With our OOC SOS we have to be a 14+ conference win team and break even on the tough OOC games to get a high seed. Would love to see it but Kansas is a tough ask in Allen FH.

 

[Scot-e]

If we go undefeated OOC again with our schedule we better be a top two seed somewhere. If we do not have a better conference regular season it will be tough to be better than 4-5 seed. With our OOC SOS we have to be a 14+ conference win team and break even on the tough OOC games to get a high seed. Would love to see it but Kansas is a tough ask in Allen FH.

We are most likely not going undefeated in our OOC schedule. It’s not the norm. We had a magic run-enjoy it.

 

[superjohn]

We are most likely not going undefeated in our OOC schedule. It’s not the norm. We had a magic run-enjoy it.

We seem to have a lot of those.

 

[Tiamat7]

Moore, Bamba, Burton, Hart and Dixon are a heck of a top-five, while Armstrong/Ware/Arcidiacono provide depth.

Not sold on Neptune, but huge shoes to fill.

And that impressive depth also includes Jordan Longino (let's see if he makes the jump after an injury-riddled year) and a capable 3 point shooter in Hausen.

Nova has the talent; but as others suggest Neptune needs to demonstrate his coaching chops.

 

[boba]

We seem to have a lot of those.

Those once in a hundred years events happen every decade ‘round here.

 

[TyroneShoo]

And that impressive depth also includes Jordan Longino (let's see if he makes the jump after an injury-riddled year) and a capable 3 point shooter in Hausen.

Nova has the talent; but as others suggest Neptune needs to demonstrate his coaching chops.

Hausen is the best shooter Nova has ever had.

 

[uconnfan68]

Not sure what happened there other than it’s Texas and even though they have had some good regular seasons…..they are and always will be a football school ….and for the last 20 years or more a very mediocre football school.

A very rich mediocre football school.