Not sure Brown is going to make it. Not starting off well wearing the wrong shirt, lol
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That is so impressive - welcome - all you guys - make us proud!
lol…might be an aesthetically pleasing/compositional thing?
I don't think the OP claimed we can never beat UCONN.
It's that we shouldn't be ranked ahead of them preseason, assuming the quality of team is close, until we beat them.
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RabidDawgClassic
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Pick the top 7 and let’s brawl!
Tracy Abrams
LeBron Black
Jaylon Tate
Malcolm Hill
Maverick Morgan
Aaron Jordan
Mike Thorne Jr.
DJ Williams
Kipper Nichols
Clayton Jones
Te’jon Lucas
Jalen Coleman Lands
Michael Finke
Alex Austin
That was Groce's last team. I guess 17-18, Brad's first:
Black vs Zens 17
Frazier vs Coleman 26
Nichols vs Vaaks 26
Finke vs Davis 17 likely close
Jordan vs Morillo 26
Smith vs Williams 17
Alstork vs Brown probably 17?
17 definitely has the advantage in the paint. 26 backcourt would feast.
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the only thing I know is if we lose to uconn again I'm gonna lose it. coming to the United center after the last few games, we better be ready to jump down their throats! I'll be there and if your want to be the best, beat the best. I'm done getting complexes from playing other teams, I'm ready to keep causing them
It’s just the opposite of what I’ve seen so far in various rankings that have come out- Illinois and UConn are both at or near the top, close to one another in the rankings, yet with Illinois typically ahead of them.
RabidDawgClassic
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Oh right. One year off
lstewart53x3
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Two things:
1. Last season’s results have no bearing on next season’s pre-season rankings. Texas finished last year at #38 in Torvik but they’re preseason #14 in Torvik. Because some teams lose pieces, while other teams retain and add pieces.
2. Head to head results don’t always make one team better than another. Match ups and small sample sizes impact that. Wisconsin had the same record against us last year as UConn. Does that mean Wisconsin should be ranked ahead of us pre-season next year too?
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Which is why I said "assuming the quality of team is close."
It's like the ND vs MIAMI argument for the last CFP spot. When teams are in super close proximity, it should be a determining factor.
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I do think #1 is a fair argument; however, both teams lost, retained, and added pieces. It all comes out to a very close call between the two squads (as far as preseason).
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Did you account for the difference in the slippers vs the basketball shoes?
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I don't. Max I see is 60.
Coleman 28; Vaaks 32.
For whatever reason people love inflating our player's minutes (just to realize there's only so many to distribute in the first place).
Hopefully this comes true. Need some wear and tear off this non-con. The b10 is hard enough.
Yeah, I've always thought of teams by the year the season started in, but apparently I'm a weirdo
Joel Goodson
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and so it begins...
so flippin' stoked
that the team will have the whole summer together is great (and not just for the new guys)
so flippin' stoked
that the team will have the whole summer together is great (and not just for the new guys)
Watching that video of Stoj’s tournament run, it looks similar to what the zdpirs are getting from Harper. That would feed a lot of families as well. The kid will be major with at least 35-37% from 3
We'll finally have valuable word on who's winning our 9th man battle.
Torvik projects Illinois as the top offense for next season (123.4).
More than 2pts ahead of 2nd (Texas 121.2).
More than 2pts ahead of 2nd (Texas 121.2).
I agree. UConn was better than us last year (and almost every year since late 90s). It's irrelevant for upcoming season. Like us and Michigan. Up to last year we had a pretty long winning streak against them - Brad owned them. That didn't matter for last season. They beat us and they were clearly the better team.
That's not saying UConn won't be good next year. I think they'll be right around our range. That is, somewhere between 3 and 6 (after FL and Duke). We can ceretainly beat them.
No question
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