Oso planning to go pro
Curious where that info is. I have a subscription to pomeroy but couldn’t find it...thanks in advance.
The College Basketball Power Index (BPI) -- which ESPN claimed to be "the best power ranking available" -- falls behind KenPom and Sagarin.
https://twitter.com/garyparrishcbs/status/1186032136085819393?s=21
Memphis at #50 was one of the first things I noticed in looking through KenPom's preseason rankings -- especially after all the talk about their #1 recruiting class.Reminds me a bit of LSU with Ben Simmons. The Tigers opened the 2015-16 season ranked in the Top 25 of the AP and Coaches polls; after all, they had the fourth-best recruiting class in the country, highlighted by a surefire #1 overall NBA draft pick!!! Pomeroy disagreed, initially ranking them #49. LSU finished 19-14 (11-7) in a down year for the SEC and missed postseason play altogether. Their final KenPom ranking was #76.
Doesn't pomeroy use last season's data until mid to late December? Before there is enough data feom the current year to be statistically accurate?
CBS not too high on MU with us at #52https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ranking-every-college-basketball-team-from-no-1-to-353-for-2019-20-and-an-interesting-fact-on-every-team/
I am glad they don't host any of our games...oh wait, snap
Norlander has Providence ahead of Villanova at #15. If anybody beats the Wildcats for the Big East title, I don't see it being the Friars.
I disagree with his Marquette assessment, but agree that Villanova and Providence are our main competition for the Big East title. Alpha Diallo is the best front court player in the league and AJ Reeves was great when healthy. If Pipkins can be the next Cooley PG & Emmitt Holt is at all healthy, with their defense they could be one of the best teams in the league. I definitely like them more than teams like Xavier and Seton Hall that many are higher on.
Seton Hall and Xavier have something to say prove
Providence will play hard and be solid defensively but Ed Cooley’s offenses at Providence have left a lot to be desired
They do. Even his offenses with Dunn weren't as efficient as they'd like. But the defense is already there and statistically teams are more likely to improve offensively with experience. I'm more bullish with a team that has a good defense & proven efficient offensive options like Watson, Reeves, Pipkins, Holt, & Diallo.
I see Xavier, Providence and Creighton in a similar light. All three were NIT teams a year ago and return nearly everyone. All three should definitely be better; I think they're all pretty good bets to make the NCAA tournament. But I'm skeptical any of them can make that big of a jump to contend for a conference championship.Providence's calling card is its defense -- ranked 42nd last season per KenPom, best in the Big East. But on the other end of the court, yeesh. The Friars finished dead last in the conference when it came to offensive efficiency (164th). And it wasn't close. This team couldn't shoot. They ranked 290th nationally in effective field goal percentage, 275th from two-point range, 257th outside the arc. Not good.That doesn't sound like a potential conference champion to me. It sounds more like a Bizarro world version of Marquette during the 2017-18 season.
I'm more bullish with a team that has a good defense & proven efficient offensive options like Watson, Reeves, Pipkins, Holt, & Diallo.
Diallo is the one I question. He can certainly fill up a stat sheet -- averaging 16 ppg, 8.1 rpg and 3.1 apg last season. But he's not all that efficient on offense.He shot 45.5% from 2-point range last season, surprisingly low for a 6-7 front court player. For comparison, Villanova's Eric Paschall shot 53.2%. Creighton's Martin Krampelj shot 65.6%. Even Xavier's Naji Marshall shot 47.6%. (The national average is 50.1%)And while Diallo's outside shooting has improved, he only connected on 33.3% of his three-pointers. (Again, below the national average of 34.4%.)Poor shooting is the biggest factor in Diallo's ORtg of just 102.8.
Providence's calling card is its defense -- ranked 42nd last season per KenPom, best in the Big East. But on the other end of the court, yeesh. The Friars finished dead last in the conference when it came to offensive efficiency (164th). And it wasn't close. This team couldn't shoot. They ranked 290th nationally in effective field goal percentage, 275th from two-point range, 257th outside the arc. Not good.