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Second round NCAA Tourney loss again...
Depends on the players we get in the portal. I’d say baseline is a top 15 team.
I hope NIT!! At least we will be watching the second weekend of the tourney from the same place again=the sidelines
Doubtful, but hey great moral victory.I hope NIT!! At least we will be watching the second weekend of the tourney from the same place again=the sidelines
NIT would be progress over last season sadly- but hey Illinois has to make a sweet 16 again eventually.....
Anyway, is Michigan favorites in Big Ten next season at this point in time?? Seeing IU ranked in a lot of early preseason top 20 as well...
One of Courtney Ramey or Kevin McCullar for our last guard spot.
And Pete Nance.
Heard Matt Mayer or Pat Baldwin would have serious interest if they don’t go pro. But I just don’t see it, regardless.
Pete Nance.
I also think the IU rankings are super premature … reminds me of the 2011 Illini, who were preseason #13 but ended up a 9-seed. The ranking was based off of bringing a lot back from a team that wasn’t that good in the first place, plus adding nice recruits. 2022 IU was better than 2010 Illinois and their recruiting class is better than we had, but the logic is similar and is flawed, IMO. I see IU as a clear improvement (clear Tournament team), but they’re just part of the shuffle. Conference is wide open.
Best way to “make the Sweet Sixteen eventually” is to keep getting back to the Tournament with a good seed and see what happens! And I like where we sit with Underwood’s staff to continue to do that. Also, comparing our Second Round loss in 2021 to 2022 vs. Houston, as if the same thing keeps happening, is crazy. Lol, 4-seeds lose in the Second Round every single year, and I’d argue Houston was WAY better than a 5.
Ha- Exactly, at least you guys have a active NCAA tourney streak, unlike others (cough MD, cough).
One guy from CBS has Ohio State preseason top twenty next season..
Illinois is the only Big ten team who has made the tourney both times the past 2 years and not lost a game to double digit seed…
Our conference needs to get its shit together.
Not a good sign for Big Ten obviously when MD is the last team to win a Natty, and MD wasn't even a part of the Big Ten then!!
And at this point, not looking good next season either- of course it's May 1st...
Maryland will be just fine, very similar to Illinois … if a competent coach is there, you have the money, fan support, facilities, recruiting footprint and tradition to be consistently good. Maryland should really never be bad, and I’m sure they’ll be back soon!
College basketball rankings: North Carolina leads the Power 36 about 2 months out from the NBA Draft
The return of Armando Bacot, Leaky Black, RJ Davis and Caleb Love make the Tar Heels the No. 1 team, just ahead of Oscar Tshiebwe and Kentucky in Andy Katz's Power 36 college basketball rankings.
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College basketball rankings: North Carolina leads the Power 36 about 2 months out from the NBA Draft
The return of Armando Bacot, Leaky Black, RJ Davis and Caleb Love make the Tar Heels the No. 1 team, just ahead of Oscar Tshiebwe and Kentucky in Andy Katz's Power 36 college basketball rankings.
Love his optimism but I don’t see Purdue that high. Top 25 sure but not that high.
Michigan State at 11 and Purdue at 13 are just horrible.College basketball rankings: North Carolina leads the Power 36 about 2 months out from the NBA Draft
The return of Armando Bacot, Leaky Black, RJ Davis and Caleb Love make the Tar Heels the No. 1 team, just ahead of Oscar Tshiebwe and Kentucky in Andy Katz's Power 36 college basketball rankings.
Katz is usually better than this.
Purdue seems too high, same with Providence.
Going to be interesting how Texas does next season, with Beard done his rookie year at UT.
Mick Cronin has UCLA up there high again.
Good for Dayton - COVID got their best team in 2020, but maybe they can make noise in 23..
Going to be interesting how Texas does next season, with Beard done his rookie year at UT.
Mick Cronin has UCLA up there high again.
Good for Dayton - COVID got their best team in 2020, but maybe they can make noise in 23..
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Why? It’s a pure guessing game at this point. The transfer portal has changed everything. There’s a good core and we’ll see who we get out of the portal.
Exactly. And a coach like Izzo (and to an extent but much lesser of course with Painter) get the benefit of the doubt with preseason rankings.
My best friend is a D1 assistant and saw this kid in person a few times. Said he was going to be awesome.
Apparently our staff likes Ramey way more than him. And were willing to wait him out.
Ballsy move. We’ll see if it pans out
Nah
We have like half a team right now . Hunter will be a monster but after that no one has any idea
It’s May. The transfer portal is out of control. It’s pure speculation. His prediction means nothing.
Julius Marble committed to Texas A&M. His dad suddenly passed away last year and he wanted to get closer to home. I’ll be pulling for him.
MSU is in dire need of a portal center. We currently have Jaxon Kohler and Mady Sissoko. Kohler is a freshman who at least right now is probably not physically ready for the Big Ten, and Mady who didn’t get a single minute in the tournament.
MSU is in dire need of a portal center. We currently have Jaxon Kohler and Mady Sissoko. Kohler is a freshman who at least right now is probably not physically ready for the Big Ten, and Mady who didn’t get a single minute in the tournament.
Baby Hail coming home in November in time for bball season
Congrats!
Baby Hail coming home in November in time for bball season
Congrats!
Baby Hail coming home in November in time for bball season
It's a boy!
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