Up to #6 on kenpom

[kmwtrucks]

Just looking at the Teams in the Top 10, the only teams that I think are far and away better then us are NC and Kentucky. Ohio State, Uconn, Duke, Cuse, Are all good teams and probably better on paper then us, But Uconn and Cuse lost just as much as we did last year and OSU and Duke both lost 3 starter's.

[Dawson Rental]

The stats support the "eye test". Vander, DJO and Junior are all pushing the ball and the tempo, sometimes it's detrimental... but I like the aggressive play.

Dare I say that Vander has been "McNeal-esque". He'll make a great steal and then push the ball 1v2 or 2v3. I know that drives some fans crazy, but in these early games I love it. I think that it can be dialed back for a little more controlled chaos as the season goes on.

Very optimistic, especially if Mayo can keep it up (a pleasant surprise in my mind).

1.  The more experience a team has with pushing the tempo, the better they get at it, so I'm with you--I like the aggressive play.  I also think that it helps with recruiting, especially when you have to use your whole bench.

2.  I also have to agree with Mayo being a pleasant surprise, and Derrick Wilson , too.  We haven't been had freshmen that ready to go in a while.

[brewcity77]

Marquette moved up to #6 on kenpom after beating Bucky yesterday. The only teams still ranked ahead of MU are Ohio State, Kentucky, Wisconsin (somehow still at 3), Syracuse, and North Carolina.

kenpom also released player ratings for the first time yesterday. Among players with 20% of possessions used, DJO and Crowder are both among the top ten of offensive rating in the nation. DJO is at #6 and Crowder is at #8.

Other ratings...RealTimeRPI has us #3, though projects our RPI to finish at #6. The Nolan Power Index has us rated at #1. Sagarin hasn't been updated today, but he had us at #3 before the Wisconsin game.