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You've got it backwards. I (correctly) predicted a major
Posted on: January 5, 2024 at 16:14:32 CT
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drop-off this season.
As I've pointed out numerous times, last year's win total was mainly due to 3 things:
(1) An historically weak schedule.
(2) Extraordinary statistical 'luck' (as modelled by Kenpom) in the close 50/50 games.
(3) Talent inherited from the previous coach (in particular, NBA first-rounder Kobe Brown).
Take away *any* of those 3 factors, and last year's team never would have had an opportunity to get blown out by Princeton in the NCAA tournament.
Gates has a good high school class coming in, but there are no 5-star phenoms expected to have an immediate impact (e.g., like Duke or Kentucky's classes). And in this day & age of the transfer portal, there's no guarantee that any of them will stick around long enough for their development to pay off.
As I've pointed out numerous times, last year's win total was mainly due to 3 things:
(1) An historically weak schedule.
(2) Extraordinary statistical 'luck' (as modelled by Kenpom) in the close 50/50 games.
(3) Talent inherited from the previous coach (in particular, NBA first-rounder Kobe Brown).
Take away *any* of those 3 factors, and last year's team never would have had an opportunity to get blown out by Princeton in the NCAA tournament.
Gates has a good high school class coming in, but there are no 5-star phenoms expected to have an immediate impact (e.g., like Duke or Kentucky's classes). And in this day & age of the transfer portal, there's no guarantee that any of them will stick around long enough for their development to pay off.
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You've got it backwards. I (correctly) predicted a major - zounami MU - 1/5 16:14:32