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SEC media basketball preseason vs actual

Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:30 pm
Posted by AUBorn
Itumpka Youtumpka Wetumpka, AL
Member since Aug 2013
933 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:30 pm
A&M and GA underperformed expectations, SC, TN, and Miss exceeded.

1 Kentucky 1
2 Florida 2
3 Texas A&M 10
4 Georgia 8
5 Arkansas 3
6 Vanderbilt 7
7 Alabama 5
8 South Carolina 4
9 Ole Miss 6
10 Mississippi State 12
11 Auburn 11
12 LSU 13
13 Tennessee 9
14 Missouri 14
Posted by DoubleDawg22
Member since Dec 2016
1572 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:33 pm to
We were overrated. The supporting cast around Maten and Frazier was not as good as expected.

Plus, Frazier was not very consistent early in the season.
This post was edited on 3/5/17 at 12:34 pm
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:37 pm to
Outside of A&M the media got it pretty right, especially if you look at the rankings in tiers.
Posted by rebel of fortune
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2012
3534 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:47 pm to
What that really shows is the SEC is Kentucky and Florida as the top 2. We really don't know who outside of those 2 teams are gonna be NCAA tournament teams at the beginning of the year. I'm interested to see how the preseason poll is next year?
Posted by theGarnetWay
Washington, D.C.
Member since Mar 2010
25878 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 1:05 pm to
I see Mizzou is right on the mark.


Sometimes though, I can't blame them for picking us to be 8th. Thornwell is obviously a stud, but when he's off the court we're likely a completely different team even when the other 4 starters are still on.

It's truly night and day. Don't get me wrong, Dozier and Notice have their moments and big games but are terribly inconsistent.

Silva is a stud but can't avoid foul trouble.

Players like McKie, Kotsar, and even Gravett aren't terrible but 8-10 points are big games for them.

1 Kentucky 1 - 0
2 Florida 2 - 0
3 Texas A&M 10 - -7
4 Georgia 8 - -4
5 Arkansas 3 - +2
6 Vanderbilt 7 - -1
7 Alabama 5 - +2
8 South Carolina 4 - +4
9 Ole Miss 6 - +3
10 Mississippi State 12 - -2
11 Auburn 11 - 0
12 LSU 13 - -1
13 Tennessee 9 - +4
14 Missouri 14 - 0
This post was edited on 3/5/17 at 1:07 pm
Posted by joshua2571
Member since Nov 2015
8137 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 6:11 pm to
We kind of knew that State was still a year away from competing. The kool-aid drinkers were thinking NCAA tourney. The realistic fans including myself thought making the NIT would be a successful year. We fell short of both unless some magic happens during the conference tourney
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
140696 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 6:29 pm to
Damnit. Misread the OP.
This post was edited on 3/5/17 at 6:30 pm
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