Cracked Sidewalks post on simulation game; MU top 10 in non-senior talent

[Marquetteauburn]

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2019/03/value-add-basketball-game-showcases.html

Happy to see the vast majority of our fan base is sane based on the poll :-)

posted the whole breakdown on Cracked Sidewalks, but just to remind we finished above where we projected after last year, and we are top 10 based on non-seniors on our roster for next year, I really don't understand the, "we need to all hold our breath to show we will not accept less than a national championship crowd" since I think most of us learn at a pretty young age that holding your breath in protest does not really make the team better ahead of schedule. Anyway, to each their own opinion - here is a little bit from the Cracked Sidewalks post:

Value Add Basketball Game Showcases Markus' Ability to Create; S. Hauser's Efficiency


But first, last year after the season Value Add Projections showed Marquette as a 7-seed with Greg Elliott (projected 3.0), and with his loss Marquette dropped out of the top 32 to project as a first round NCAA loser. I haven't done a full projection yet, but just going with the projected Value Add's of every team's Value Add minus their seniors, Marquette is 10th in the country. That includes Zion Williamson's best ever 14.08 and all others who are really one-and-dones, so it's not an in depth but since the teams losing players early to the NBA are often the same teams who pick up new ones, it seems Marquette minus Elliott calculating as a 9-seed last year, and Marquette projecting as a 3-seed even before adding a projection for Elliott or McEwen for next year and our All-American Markus Howard being able to play shooting guard where opponents cannot badger him all game - I just don't see how fans can; 1) not be satisfied with this year as a whole, 2) not see the program as absolutely on pace under Wojo including making the tournament way ahead of schedule two years ago,par this year, and great expectations last year. Here are the top 10 teams in "non-senior" Value Add this year.

1. Virginia   47.49
2. Duke   47.12
3. Michigan   38.69
4. Kentucky   37.03
5. Gonzaga   36.64
6. Michigan St.   34.13
7. Maryland   33.97
8. Kansas   33.55
9. LSU   30.84
10. Marquette   30.54

[Bocephys]

I remember when we were #4 in BPI.  Those were the days!

[Boozemon Barro]

I'm so sick of this type of analysis.

[tower912]

You and guru need to discuss just how much talent was on the 18-19 squad.