Oso planning to go pro
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Not bad considering the last Deane team, first two cream seasons, and first Wojo season are in that time frame. Take even the first three of those four out and I bet we just up big time
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
5th best Catholic School#7 Nova#12 Zags#25 X#29 Notre DameAround the Big East:#36 Gtown#44 Creighton#47 Butler#53 Providence#67 Seton Hall#75 St. John's#101 DePaul (Dayton #79, SLU #93, St. Thomas NR)
So Dayton and SLU (as well as BC, St. Joe’s, and St. Mary’s) are higher than DePaul....#sleepinggiant
So Dayton and SLU (as well as BC, St. Joe’s, and St. Mary’s) are higher than DePaul....
Yep, wanna see how just a few bad years can kill an average, look at UCONN
What is uconn's ranking?
No big surprises in the Top 10 -- although I suspect #7 Villanova and #9 Florida wouldn't have been nearly this high in 1997.#10 Texas has fallen significantly in recent years. The Longhorns have cracked the Top 25 just twice in the past eight seasons, and haven't finished in the Top 10 since 2010-11.
First, great that KPom added more years to his sample. Second, if 33 is the MU benchmark, let’s look at this by coach as to how many of their teams beat that.Wojo’s: One beat (32 two years ago) and one meet (last season) in six seasons—33%Buzz: Five beats in six years—83%Crean: Three beats in nine years—33%Deane: No beats in three measured years—A big donutBuzz had the most offensively and defensively balanced teams. Wojo and Crean skew(ed) more offensive, and Deane to the defense. This tells me that Wojo = Crean so far with Wade being the difference. Crean was more up and down for sure, while Wojo is trending more slowly up. You can see why fans are waiting for his breakthrough, though. This is a big year for Wojo.
Good post. One small correction, Wojo has only been here 5 seasons.
I assume Kenpom has Bucky at #1.
First, great that KPom added more years to his sample. Second, if 33 is the MU benchmark, let’s look at this by coach as to how many of their teams beat that.Wojo’s: One beat (32 two years ago) and one meet (last season) in five seasons—40%Buzz: Five beats in six years—83%Crean: Three beats in nine years—33%Deane: No beats in three measured years—A big donutBuzz had the most offensively and defensively balanced teams. Wojo and Crean skew(ed) more offensive, and Deane to the defense. This tells me that Wojo = Crean so far with Wade being the difference. Crean was more up and down for sure, while Wojo is trending more slowly up. You can see why fans are waiting for his breakthrough, though. This is a big year for Wojo.
I was actually surprised to see them down at #16.
No reason why we should not be #1 Catholic school, except for those who accept mediocrity
Informative, level-headed post.I'm no Crean apologist (or Crean hater), but one small quibble is that I don't think it's fair when some say stuff like, "If not for Wade, he wouldn't have done as well." The fact is, he got Wade, and he deserves credit for it not an asterisk for it. (Not saying you do this, Dr. B.)