PC is solidified in this new BE, have you not watched the last 5 seasons.Coaches must think a lot of Ed Cooley. Providence being that high is definitely not consensus.
PC is solidified in this new BE, have you not watched the last 5 seasons.
I'm sure you saw the Willard thread. That sentiment must have influenced a few placings.Coaches must think a lot of Ed Cooley. Providence being that high is definitely not consensus.
Of course not. I hope you enjoyed the solidification while it lasted.PC is solidified in this new BE, have you not watched the last 5 seasons.
PC is solidified in this new BE, have you not watched the last 5 seasons.
I love being overlooked in preseason polls (I’m really referring to the Bouknight 2nd team selection). Best thing to happen for a team led by Dan Hurley.
Having said that, 4th is quite generous for a team in its first year in the league coming off a 19-12 season. I think we can get there, but it’s still generous.
That’s a fair point. I still am not quite as high on this team as others. I think there will be a learning/growth period in arguably the toughest league in the country. We also lost CV who was by far our best player in that last stretch of games.This sort of reductive reasoning is pointless. That 19-12 team no longer exists, and we've added multiple D1 starters since last season. Providence has worse players than UConn now. They didn't last year.
Basically all of their talent leaving last season with the off-court mess. I guess Ewing didn’t handle it well eitherSeeing Georgetown in last is the shocking takeaway for me. How did that happen?
AG was not a big time defender, I love the kid but this gets parroted a lot here and it's just not true.That’s a fair point. I still am not quite as high on this team as others. I think there will be a learning/growth period in arguably the toughest league in the country. We also lost CV who was by far our best player in that last stretch of games.
I still think this will be a VERY good team by the end of the season. But getting 4th in the BE is a grind. I’m not sold on our defensive backcourt yet. AG and CV were big time defenders for us. It will take some time for this years crop I think, but we’ll get there. We have depth and scoring going for us though, that’s for sure.
Maybe my eyes deceived me from the 30+ games I watched of him, but he seemed like an above average on ball defender. And at the very least, better than Cole and Gaffney and Bouknight.AG was not a big time defender, I love the kid but this gets parroted a lot here and it's just not true.
Gilbert was probably a little better than them last season because they were freshmen, I expect them to be better defenders this year than he was. Gilbert applied great ball pressure at times but he also got beat a lot and bigger guards just destroyed him in the lane.Maybe my eyes deceived me from the 60+ games I watched of him, but he seemed like an above average on ball defender. And at the very least, better than Cole and Gaffney and Bouknight.
Would you agree that AG and CV were our best backcourt defenders last season?
And again, I think Gaffney and Bouknight will get there, but they still seemed to be at that freshman level defense (albeit improved by the end of the season)
preseason polls are irrelevant.
A LITTLE better? Lol, come on. Relative to our team last season, he was a big time defender for us, despite the flaws. You’re right he didn’t match up well to much bigger guards.Gilbert was probably a little better than them last season because they were freshmen, I expect them to be better defenders this year than he was. Gilbert applied great ball pressure at times but he also got beat a lot and bigger guards just destroyed him in the lane.