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UNLV 89, Illinois 82 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="Obelix" data-source="post: 1358011" data-attributes="member: 7292"><p>You are steadily backtracking from your original statement but you are also confused about dates and talent. First, talent does not always mean just freshmen. DMac was an above average B1G talent, Chet Frazier, despite tremendous heart, effort, and intensity was not, although a very valuable player. </p><p></p><p>Don't confuse the years either. We were very highly ranked entering pre-season in 2010 (not 2011) in pretty much ALL pre-season polls and publications despite regressing the previous year. Fact, period, so your original statement (always, always, always...) was wrong. In 2011 pre-season polls, we were actually NOT ranked highly, because again of the same simple answer, depletion of talent despite the maturity of BP3, Leonard, etc. The loss of talent in Dmac, Richmond, and the non-panning of Head was valued (negatively) a lot more than the fact that the previous year (2010-11) we had actually improved and made the tournament. </p><p></p><p>Improving the previous year helps pre-season rankings, especially if combined with talent influx and low talent depletion. But there have been many teams (especially at the top, where instant talent infusion becomes more prominent) where such infusion of talent is valued a lot more than not improving the previous year from the year before.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obelix, post: 1358011, member: 7292"] You are steadily backtracking from your original statement but you are also confused about dates and talent. First, talent does not always mean just freshmen. DMac was an above average B1G talent, Chet Frazier, despite tremendous heart, effort, and intensity was not, although a very valuable player. Don't confuse the years either. We were very highly ranked entering pre-season in 2010 (not 2011) in pretty much ALL pre-season polls and publications despite regressing the previous year. Fact, period, so your original statement (always, always, always...) was wrong. In 2011 pre-season polls, we were actually NOT ranked highly, because again of the same simple answer, depletion of talent despite the maturity of BP3, Leonard, etc. The loss of talent in Dmac, Richmond, and the non-panning of Head was valued (negatively) a lot more than the fact that the previous year (2010-11) we had actually improved and made the tournament. Improving the previous year helps pre-season rankings, especially if combined with talent influx and low talent depletion. But there have been many teams (especially at the top, where instant talent infusion becomes more prominent) where such infusion of talent is valued a lot more than not improving the previous year from the year before. [/QUOTE]
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