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I can understand why UNC is ranked highly. They have 4 players (Johnson, Meeks, Jackson, Paige) who all could have entered the draft but didn't. Not sure if they're a clear preseason number 1 because of that, but who else should be?
I agree, it's unclear why ISU is ranked so much higher than us. I think Dejean-Jones and Hogue are pretty big losses, especially after watching them both bury 3 after 3 in Norman. Granted, they're probably thinking OU losing Thomas is just as huge since he had arguably his best game as a Sooner against them in Norman.
I'm pretty pumped about the parity next season. We have as good of a chance to make a final 4 run as anyone else does.
I agree, it's unclear why ISU is ranked so much higher than us. I think Dejean-Jones and Hogue are pretty big losses, especially after watching them both bury 3 after 3 in Norman. Granted, they're probably thinking OU losing Thomas is just as huge since he had arguably his best game as a Sooner against them in Norman.
I'm pretty pumped about the parity next season. We have as good of a chance to make a final 4 run as anyone else does.
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They had no better a season last year than we did, and we also have four returning starters. If their four players truly are so much better than ours, then I'd say they drastically underachieved last season. So why the assumption that they are going to make a big leap this year?
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The above link was incorrect. Here is a good one.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...eams-2015-1-north-carolina-kentucky/26182533/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...eams-2015-1-north-carolina-kentucky/26182533/
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That reporter's treatment of us is laughable. Every team's players are going to get better, he insists, but not a word about ours improving. And he questions our depth without mentioning Buford, Manyang or any of our incoming freshmen. But with plenty of other teams, he cites their incoming players.
It's clear he made no effort whatsoever in composing that blurb about the Sooners.
This ranking is terrible. Kentucky is not going to be that good. Their going to be similar to the year they had Noel. Only 3 guys returning and one tore his acl.
Why is Kansas so low. They only lost Oubre. Alexander is replaced.
Arizona is top 3. They have really good players returning and the best recruiting class.
Texas should be top 15. To much returning and some good recruits coming in.
Lsu has Simmons coming in. Top 25 team.
I don't have a problem with Iowa st. They return almost everyone and add 2 transfers and a top 100 player. But I still don't see them above Kansas.
Why is Kansas so low. They only lost Oubre. Alexander is replaced.
Arizona is top 3. They have really good players returning and the best recruiting class.
Texas should be top 15. To much returning and some good recruits coming in.
Lsu has Simmons coming in. Top 25 team.
I don't have a problem with Iowa st. They return almost everyone and add 2 transfers and a top 100 player. But I still don't see them above Kansas.
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Thoughts on Oklahoma?
9 is about right. Gonzaga should be out of the top 10. Mich st should be top 10. Kentucky shouldn't be. Villanova should be top 10.
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How is Kentucky not top 10? #1 player in the nation, top 5 returning pg, top 15 SG recruit, poythress has lottery potential & lee is a great fit for them. Not gonna be a great shooting team but will be the most athletic.
He's not the unanimous number 1 player in the nation. Poythress will never be a lottery pick. Lee isn't very good. They have no bench. No experience.
He had something similar in the year they had Noel and they made the NIT.
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He's rated #1 by the site that does the most research. Poythress was lottery before he got hurt. Lee would start for 99% of college teams next year. Their bench has top 100 prospects. Ulis, Lee, & poythress have final 4 experience.
Noel was also hurt the year they went to the NIT
They were struggling before he got hurt.
And who on their bench is top 100 prospect?
Lottery before he got hurt is correct.
Lee starting for 99% of the teams is incorrect. He averaged 10 minutes a game in conference last year. Just because he was a 5 star don't make him good enough to start for every other team. Several 5 star bigs haven't panned out.
Not one of Those 3 have started in a final 4 game.
The whole idea of a national CBB writer is laughable. Even as a full time job, one person can't be knowledgeable about every relevant basketball team. One conference, sure. 6-8 power conferences plus a bunch of mid-majors, not a prayer. Better to know a lot about a couple of teams than some superficial facts about all of them.
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They were struggling last year until they made the finals.
Matthews is #45, have a 4* juco, & Willis was #115.
Name me 5 teams Lee wouldn't start on.
Why do you have to start a game to be experienced? Luis was their best pg last year and Lee was a big contributor.
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If I took the 8-9 hours a day, 5 days a week that I currently work at my job, and replaced it with studying the college basketball landscape, I think I could figure it out.
Doesn't seem ridiculous to me at all. In fact, seems easy.
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Kentucky will have SIX 5-star players on their roster.
Marcus Lee is VERY, VERY good.
But realistically, he has been at Kentucky for 2 seasons and played behind:
Julius Randle
Karl Towns
Willie Cauley-Stein
Trey Lyles
Dakari Johnon
4 of those players are lottery picks, and Dakari Johnson is a late first round pick.
Just because Lee didn't get many minutes is in no way an indicator of talent, but rather having 5 first-round NBA picks in front of him.
Tyler Ulis
Alex Poythress
Skal Labisierre
Isaiah Briscoe
Charles Matthews
Alex Poythress
Marcus Lee
Mychal Mulder
Derek Willis
That is a VERY good roster, with 5-6 NBA players on it.
Skal is projected to be the #1 pick in next years NBA draft.
Kentucky will probably be top 5-7, and make another run at a Final Four.
Lets be realistic.
You're just comparing this years roster to last seasons, which is absurd because that was an all-time great roster.
College basketball is wide open next year, and Kentucky has more talent than just about everyone.
That being said, I'd have the Sooners ranked in the top 7 also, 9th seems a little low to me
Doubt that very much. That's less than about 35 minutes a week for the tournament teams alone, much less the the remaining 50-60 relevant teams.
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I'm talking about this upcoming year. He would start for iowa state, duke arizona, ucla, and maryland. He'd also probably start for Kansas. So UNC & Gonzaga I'll give you.
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