Still on the board with texas landing carr?
If so im down. Both look to be stacked on paper.
What's your pre season rankings?
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If so im down. Both look to be stacked on paper.
Totally understand the sentiment, just not so sure its quite that simple.
I mean, as stated, yall are DEEP 1-12, but usually even the most ambitious coaches play 10 man rotations, havent seen many 12 man rotations. But again about the best problem you can have. Unless u dont value depth or consider potential injuries like sherrif 😂
Im guessing collins can play the 5 as well as the 4. Depth at the 5 is probably the only ? Roster wise besides the mins/rotation. I still dont see how all the 4s and 2s get clock. hell i totally forgot about ware, guess hes the logical choice for backup 5, unless collins is just better.
I guess someone will have to play the sf position from the 2s or 4s group. Toppin and Allen seem to be the best options for that imo unless grady is a better option indont know much about him except he got buckets at his former school.
Or maybe hopkins even idk, thats sonething that yall will probly have to figure out as the season progresses and it woukdnt surprise me to see diff starters at the 3 based on matchups.
Im curious/dreading to see how toppin progressed in the offseason, bc all last year everyone talked how he was a year or two away from being a counted on contributor. But as the year went on i thought him and jackson were yalls best players. Plus dude made boatloads of TOUGH shots, which is invaluable.
Im not sure his 3pt shooting is a strength, but after seeing how much he progressed during the season, which was obv all kinds of effed up for everyone, i wouldnt be surprised if hes a stud this year.
But then again i dont know where that leaves hopkins, collins, and brooks PT wise.
Im not sure his 3pt shooting is a strength, but after seeing how much he progressed during the season, which was obv all kinds of effed up for everyone, i wouldnt be surprised if hes a stud this year.
But then again i dont know where that leaves hopkins, collins, and brooks PT wise.
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I've read nothing but great things about Toppin. The 3 spot will be the key, small line up we run 3 guards, of course big line up we run 3 bigs. Toppin has shown he's got a pull up game and can hit shots.
Also I think Brooks will be one of the players with the most minutes. JMO
The freshman will take the back seat more than any other year in the Cal era. Except Tyty of course. Depends on his D.
So your seeing OT brooks and toppin as the starting front court. Thats pretty stacked.
I like brooks game as well. Wasnt he hurt most of his frosh season, or just buried behind richards and EJ? Regardless he won me over with the criminal charge he got for hammering on whoever. Hes pretty versatile as well, but Im not sure he can play anything other than the 4. Imo toppin woukd be the much better candidate for the 3 spot.
But i also wouldnt be suprised to see it be allen or grady to get mintz and tyty to man the back court. Ive still got boston reflux so ima have to see tyty in action before i make too many predictions regarding him, really same for grady hopkins and collins as well. Ive seen the others play a couple times at least.
Dont quite remember frederick but he transferred from iowa so i assume hes white and can shoot but could be way off there as well.
I like brooks game as well. Wasnt he hurt most of his frosh season, or just buried behind richards and EJ? Regardless he won me over with the criminal charge he got for hammering on whoever. Hes pretty versatile as well, but Im not sure he can play anything other than the 4. Imo toppin woukd be the much better candidate for the 3 spot.
But i also wouldnt be suprised to see it be allen or grady to get mintz and tyty to man the back court. Ive still got boston reflux so ima have to see tyty in action before i make too many predictions regarding him, really same for grady hopkins and collins as well. Ive seen the others play a couple times at least.
Dont quite remember frederick but he transferred from iowa so i assume hes white and can shoot but could be way off there as well.
Please specify, if you are talking about the ncaa men's basketball tournament that takes place in 2022, I'll take that bet. UK has to go one round further than Texas, you lose the bet. If they both lose in the same round, you lose the bet. If UK doesn't make the tourney (again), you lose the bet.
If yes, what are your terms?
He can bet more than one person since he's so confident.
But I want him to clearly state that is UK doesn't make the tourney, he loses.
Kentucky didn't get Kofi, and I still don't think we get Duren. With Texas grabbing Carr, updated:
1. Kansas
2. Texas
3. Zags
4. Michigan
5. UCLA
6. Duke
7. Nova
8. Kentucky
9. Arkansas
10. Baylor
I don't think you can make a great case for Kentucky having a better roster than Texas, as of today.
I read somewhere that they're talking about TyTy as their best overall player in workouts. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. I'm not sold on him being a star this year.
I read somewhere that they're talking about TyTy as their best overall player in workouts. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. I'm not sold on him being a star this year.
Context is important. I made my original stance thinking we would add Kofi and Carr was going pro. A lot can change in a short amount of time. But as of today, no, Kentucky doesn't have a better roster. If we add Duren, it will be very close.
Fans of successful programs are gonna naturally look at their roster in a positive way as opposed to underselling. If you're used to seeing the team play late in the season you naturally expect the ceiling out of what you got.
You get some weirdos that over value what their teams are holding, they are probably just trolling having some fun looking to clown on people that take it too seriously.
You get some weirdos that over value what their teams are holding, they are probably just trolling having some fun looking to clown on people that take it too seriously.
I say thats a good thing from their prospective, i mean we already have a pretty good idea that brooks, toppin, oscar, grady, and mintz are all pretty solid players, (not to mention all the ppl i missed) so if hes better than those, that would seem like a good sign imo
1. UCLA
2. Gonzaga
3. Texas
4. Kansas
5. Michigan
6. Villanova
7. Purdue
8. Duke
9. Oregon
10. Kentucky
11. Illinois
12. Baylor
13. Tennessee
14. Houston
15. North Carolina
16. Arkansas
17. Texas Tech
18. Florida State
19. Alabama
20. Saint Bonaventure
21. Ohio State
22. Arizona
23. Oklahoma State
24. Maryland
25. Xavier
Just missed: Memphis, Auburn, Indiana
2. Gonzaga
3. Texas
4. Kansas
5. Michigan
6. Villanova
7. Purdue
8. Duke
9. Oregon
10. Kentucky
11. Illinois
12. Baylor
13. Tennessee
14. Houston
15. North Carolina
16. Arkansas
17. Texas Tech
18. Florida State
19. Alabama
20. Saint Bonaventure
21. Ohio State
22. Arizona
23. Oklahoma State
24. Maryland
25. Xavier
Just missed: Memphis, Auburn, Indiana
Okay, I just stumbled on this thread when I was searching for something unrelated to the posts below. I missed a bit on my top 25 picks, as I always do. But, looks like most of my posts ITT that were met with opposition, were accurate.
Ivey over Houston. Check. All-American? Check.
UVA did not finish better than 5th. Check.
Sheesh. This is how I should evaluate teams that are most likely to win a title. Backcourts. Forget about the frontcourt. Yes, Gonzaga, Duke, and Auburn, among others, all had really good frontcourts. But, the ball is in the hands of guards the majority of the time. An elite backcourt is more likely to win you a title than an elite frontcourt. Just look at the past 4 champs - Kansas (Agbaji-Braun-Martin), Baylor (Butler-Mitchell-Teague), Virginia (Guy-Jerome-Hunter), Villanova (Brunson-Bridges-DiVincenzo-Booth). If I look at the past 12 national champs, I think '12 Kentucky and '17 UNC are the only teams that have an argument for having a stronger frontcourt.
Nailed the Diabate-Johns argument. Johns started, and Diabate shortly took over.
Ivey over Houston. Check. All-American? Check.
UVA did not finish better than 5th. Check.
Sheesh. This is how I should evaluate teams that are most likely to win a title. Backcourts. Forget about the frontcourt. Yes, Gonzaga, Duke, and Auburn, among others, all had really good frontcourts. But, the ball is in the hands of guards the majority of the time. An elite backcourt is more likely to win you a title than an elite frontcourt. Just look at the past 4 champs - Kansas (Agbaji-Braun-Martin), Baylor (Butler-Mitchell-Teague), Virginia (Guy-Jerome-Hunter), Villanova (Brunson-Bridges-DiVincenzo-Booth). If I look at the past 12 national champs, I think '12 Kentucky and '17 UNC are the only teams that have an argument for having a stronger frontcourt.
Nailed the Diabate-Johns argument. Johns started, and Diabate shortly took over.
This was a fun flashback. A couple things.
Glad I didn't make any predictions ITT because if I did I'm sure they would have been awful.
Missing Sheriff if you ain't you a lie.
Somewhere on either Pg2 or Pg3 I told UK fans to EAD and I stand by that sentiment.
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Glad I didn't make any predictions ITT because if I did I'm sure they would have been awful.
Missing Sheriff if you ain't you a lie.
Somewhere on either Pg2 or Pg3 I told UK fans to EAD and I stand by that sentiment.
RollLaugh
Look at that! Not every post I have is bad
feels like I haven’t had time to post in a few weeks. Hope all is well with you folks.
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