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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: MuggsyB on April 05, 2022, 12:08:50 AM

Title: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: MuggsyB on April 05, 2022, 12:08:50 AM
Arkansas #1
Creighton #9
Nova #13
Xavier  #20

No MU

:(
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: bradforster on April 05, 2022, 12:27:10 AM
Arkansas #1
Creighton #9
Nova #13
Xavier  #20

No MU

:(

Arkansas is bringing in thee five star recruits and three four star guys to form what should be the most talented roster in the country.  Marquette won't be a pre-season Top 25 team until the late year collapses stop repeating themselves.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: MuggsyB on April 05, 2022, 12:30:34 AM
Arkansas is bringing in thee five star recruits and three four star guys to form what should be the most talented roster in the country.  Marquette won't be a pre-season Top 25 team until the late year collapses stop repeating themselves.

Well...I believe Borzello had us preseason #2 and then H and H left two weeks later.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: Johnny B on April 05, 2022, 12:52:02 AM
of course arkansas is now a bball powerhouse what a joke
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: Farley36 on April 05, 2022, 12:54:40 AM
Arkansas #1
Creighton #9
Nova #13
Xavier  #20

No MU

:(

Why would anyone expect MU to be top 30?  Will they even be a tourney team next year?  Seems they are likely losing the best players they have and don’t have great talent on the roster or coming in.  Better cross your fingers they hit the jackpot in the portal.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: MuggsyB on April 05, 2022, 12:57:29 AM
of course arkansas is now a bball powerhouse what a joke

Are you saying something fishy is going on? 
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: GoldenEagles03 on April 05, 2022, 01:42:08 AM
Rothstein has Marquette at 36 to start the year.

36. Marquette
G Tyler Kolek
G Kam Jones
F Olivier Maxence-Prosper
F Oso Ighodaro
F Justin Lewis
Projected Bench: Stevie Mitchell, Emarion Ellis, Sean Jones, Chase Ross, David Joplin, Keeyan Itejere, Cameron Brown
Key Losses: Kur Kuath, Darryl Morsell, Greg Elliott
Key Newcomers: Sean Jones, Chase Ross
Seniors Who Could Return: Greg Elliott
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: muwarrior69 on April 05, 2022, 04:58:46 AM
Rothstein has Marquette at 36 to start the year.

36. Marquette
G Tyler Kolek
G Kam Jones
F Olivier Maxence-Prosper
F Oso Ighodaro
F Justin Lewis
Projected Bench: Stevie Mitchell, Emarion Ellis, Sean Jones, Chase Ross, David Joplin, Keeyan Itejere, Cameron Brown
Key Losses: Kur Kuath, Darryl Morsell, Greg Elliott
Key Newcomers: Sean Jones, Chase Ross
Seniors Who Could Return: Greg Elliott

I guess he doesn't think much of Ben Gold.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: TedBaxter on April 05, 2022, 06:16:14 AM
I guess he doesn't think much of Ben Gold.

Tough to keep track of all the transactions from high school verbal commits since the November signing period to the Transfer Portal.  My guess is that Borzello just missed Gold. 

He might not think much of Ben or has never looked into his background since he's coming from a foreign country, so I'm not going to read into Ben being left off the players list.  Still a lot can change with transfers and high school/junior college recruits until final rosters are posted next fall.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: MU82 on April 05, 2022, 06:59:58 AM
We're doomed. And not just next season, but for years and years (if not forever). Let's cut bait on Shakiet now and start over with a winning coach like Ben Howland or Cuonzo Martin.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: Uncle Rico on April 05, 2022, 07:21:05 AM
We're doomed. And not just next season, but for years and years (if not forever). Let's cut bait on Shakiet now and start over with a winning coach like Ben Howland or Cuonzo Martin.

You have to call Brad Stevens
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: muhoops1 on April 05, 2022, 07:53:16 AM
Aaron Torres of Fox Sports has MUBB at #21.  Creighton #8, Nova #15, XU #19
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: mugrad_89 on April 05, 2022, 08:03:51 AM
Not sure I see the point of putting out a preseason top 25 until the transfer portal shakes out.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: MuggsyB on April 05, 2022, 08:06:35 AM
Not sure I see the point of putting out a preseason top 25 until the transfer portal shakes out.

There isn't.  It's just for shts and grins.  If Lewis comes back I could see us being around 17-20.

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Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: Goose on April 05, 2022, 08:07:38 AM
Muggsy

It sure beats being picked for second last in the BE in the preseason. One step at a time.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: MuggsyB on April 05, 2022, 08:15:02 AM
Muggsy

It sure beats being picked for second last in the BE in the preseason. One step at a time.

We should be alright Goose.  I know the end of this season sucked but we still have some solid pieces.  We definitely need to find a big in the t-portal that can clean the glass for starters.  Also, do we have a guard who can attack off the bounce and make things happen in the half-court?  it's never a bad thing to get a guy with handles and blow by skills when things get stagnant.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: Scoop Snoop on April 05, 2022, 08:19:25 AM
Not sure I see the point of putting out a preseason top 25 until the transfer portal shakes out.

That's always been my take as well. Unknown factors that are huge? "Screw them! Here are my expert my predictions."

I'm glad these clowns did not choose medicine as their careers. They would happily make a diagnosis based upon partial information and hope they were right.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: brewcity77 on April 05, 2022, 08:30:46 AM
Not sure I see the point of putting out a preseason top 25 until the transfer portal shakes out.

That's why it's called clickbait. This stuff generates clicks in the very, very long college basketball offseason.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: The Lens on April 05, 2022, 08:37:37 AM
Arkansas is bringing in thee five star recruits and three four star guys to form what should be the most talented roster in the country.  Marquette won't be a pre-season Top 25 team until the late year collapses stop repeating themselves.

We epically collasped in 2019 and ended up ranked #2 in the Way Too Early Polls.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: PointWarrior on April 05, 2022, 08:50:08 AM

We just treading water with Shaka until Wardle comes to lead us to the promised land.


We're doomed. And not just next season, but for years and years (if not forever). Let's cut bait on Shakiet now and start over with a winning coach like Ben Howland or Cuonzo Martin.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: NCMUFan on April 05, 2022, 08:56:37 AM
Marquette proved to be better than the "experts" predicted.
Maybe next year, the team will also surprise the "experts" in a positive way.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: Hards Alumni on April 05, 2022, 09:15:04 AM
Not sure I see the point of putting out a preseason top 25 until the transfer portal shakes out.

Yep, it's for clicks
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: Uncle Rico on April 05, 2022, 11:25:34 AM
We just treading water with Shaka until Wardle comes to lead us to the promised land.

Wardle wins in March
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: HouWarrior on April 06, 2022, 05:37:52 PM
In 2022-23, Houston is too high at No.2, although they will be good.

A good rebounding and defensive team starts with athletic 4s and 5s. UHs front line wont be as experienced and dominant, so the R&D will drop off some from prior years. Offensively, next year will light it up, in comparison. The 3 top 100s coming in will be special (Walker/Arceneaux, esp.). I would like to see a transfer in of a front liner or two, someone like Carleton who came in from UConn this year.

If UH can become the local destination school watch out ...the Houston area always produces talent galore, but most have gone to the marquis programs, elsewhere.

Heck Phi Slamma Jamma was simply Guy V grabbing a gangly big guy from Africa, who preferred Houston over the cold weather of St Johns (Akeem Olajuwon) and a bunch of kids from local HSs (Drexler, Young, Micheaux, Anderson, Winslow, Gettys, Rose  etc).
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: dgies9156 on April 06, 2022, 07:47:30 PM
Not sure I see the point of putting out a preseason top 25 until the transfer portal shakes out.

Totally agree. Do this in May or June.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on April 06, 2022, 08:31:45 PM
Totally agree. Do this in May or June.

When nobody is paying attention to college basketball?
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: bradforster on April 06, 2022, 09:00:21 PM
You have to call Brad Stevens

Funny one.  Brad Stevens is NOT leaving the NBA.  He's crushing it so far in his first year as Boston's GM.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: Spaniel with a Short Tail on April 06, 2022, 09:00:44 PM
Can do both. It's just a step above clickbait and I enjoy all that he puts out.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: bradforster on April 06, 2022, 09:04:33 PM
In 2022-23, Houston is too high at No.2, although they will be good.

A good rebounding and defensive team starts with athletic 4s and 5s. UHs front line wont be as experienced and dominant, so the R&D will drop off some from prior years. Offensively, next year will light it up, in comparison. The 3 top 100s coming in will be special (Walker/Arceneaux, esp.). I would like to see a transfer in of a front liner or two, someone like Carleton who came in from UConn this year.

If UH can become the local destination school watch out ...the Houston area always produces talent galore, but most have gone to the marquis programs, elsewhere.

Heck Phi Slamma Jamma was simply Guy V grabbing a gangly big guy from Africa, who preferred Houston over the cold weather of St Johns (Akeem Olajuwon) and a bunch of kids from local HSs (Drexler, Young, Micheaux, Anderson, Winslow, Gettys, Rose  etc).

That would be "marquee" talent.
Title: Re: ESPN Top 30 2022-23
Post by: Spotcheck Billy on April 07, 2022, 09:51:20 AM
Not sure I see the point of putting out a preseason top 25 until the transfer portal shakes out.

Sh*t, Lunardi probably already has his bracketology out for next season.