Scholarship table
I think they are also too high on Seton Hall, but definitely looks better than the CBS prognostication.I'm really surprised how down people are on Providence. Alpha Diallo is probably the best bet for a non-Howard/Powell Big East Player of the Year candidate, AJ Reeves was fantastic pre-injury, and with Pipkins and Duke, Cooley has two solid candidates to step up as the next great Providence PG. And if Emmitt Holt is finally healthy, watch out.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
Yes, the Friars are a very dangerous team. Pirates could be boom or bust, though boom is more likely in my view.
I'll be honest, and I could easily be wrong, but I don't see the boom at all. Powell is great, but their entire offense last year ran through him. Even more so than Marquette's did with Howard. I understand his usage wasn't as high, but everything they did was predicated either on him getting the ball or him being a decoy. And even still, their offense was really bad. 7th in the league and 87th in the country. And defensively, they also weren't good, just 60th nationally.Marquette jumped up last year because they had roster consistency, added guys that were significant contributors in Joey, Morrow, and Bailey (even in small minutes, Morrow & Bailey had significant impact on games), and got better defensively because Rowsey left.Seton Hall, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have that. Ike Obiagu is basically a Romaro Gill clone, so they'll get a few more minutes of that, but Gill wasn't really good. Michael Nzei was efficient offensively and solid defensively and is a bigger loss than I think people realize. Bad offense, bad defense, and somehow they are co-favorites to win the league? I really don't get it. They also still have Kevin Willard, who never really improved on that first NCAA run with the Delgado team. Why would this be better?
What ncaa run? He's 1-4 in the tournament
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