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Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:38 pm to TreyAnastasio
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I surprised Vandy is ranked that high
Agree. Great offensive team and I love to watch them play but IMO they don't have the want to stop other teams from scoring. I would put them in the 10-15 range until they prove they can play some consistent defense.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:39 pm to marshallcotiger
I remember when Arky used to be good at basketball.
Yeah, that was fun.
Yeah, that was fun.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:39 pm to BayouBengals03
disagree. :lock:
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:41 pm to Bob Ag
The guy has gotten extremely lucky
Get the Kansas Job after the Larry Brown years, then go to UNC.
Just been thrown into situations that had already been established, and really hadn't needed to Build up anything because the Recruiting was still coming in even before he got there.
He's Overrated.
Get the Kansas Job after the Larry Brown years, then go to UNC.
Just been thrown into situations that had already been established, and really hadn't needed to Build up anything because the Recruiting was still coming in even before he got there.
He's Overrated.
This post was edited on 10/20/11 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:48 pm to Alahunter
Bundy isn't going to be happy.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:48 pm to Alahunter
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1. North Carolina (30) 29-8 774 8
2. Kentucky (1) 29-9 721 3
3. Ohio State 34-3 702 5
4. Connecticut 32-9 655 1
5. Syracuse 27-8 649 18
6. Duke 32-5 635 7
7. Vanderbilt 23-11 567 NR
8. Louisville 25-10 514 22
9. Memphis 25-10 482 NR
10. Florida 29-8 474 10
11. Pittsburgh 28-6 471 12
12. Baylor 18-13 358 NR
13. Kansas 35-3 331 4
14. Wisconsin 25-9 313 15
15. Xavier 24-8 277 NR
16. Arizona 30-8 269 9
17. Alabama 24-11 194 NR
18. Michigan 21-14 187 NR
19. Texas A&M 24-9 161 NR
20. UCLA 23-11 147 NR
21. Marquette 22-15 145 20
22. Cincinnati 26-9 141 NR
23. Gonzaga 25-10 125 NR
24. California 18-15 111 NR
25. Missouri 23-11 110 NR
Opponents in bold.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:49 pm to I Bleed Garnet
I expect one of the three freshmen to be able to come in and provide a threat from the outside, but with Gueye being out and very little front court depth, I think we are getting a tad too much hype.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:49 pm to I Bleed Garnet
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19. Texas A&M 24-9 161 NR
Only the THIRD time that A&M has had a preseason ranking.
2006 - 13th (Sweet 16 heartbreaking loss to Memphis in San Antonio)
2007 - 16th (Year of the infamous UCLA game)
2011 - 19th
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:52 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
I think we are a little high at #10. We are paper thin in the front court. I would put us at #15 but I will take it.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:52 pm to volfan30
You're gonna get your asses kicked by Michigan again this year?
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:52 pm to volfan30
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Opponents in bold.
Damn, UT has a hell of a schedule. They could be .500 and still have a top 20 RPI.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:53 pm to BayouBengals03
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North Carolina won't win it all.
Duke or UK fan I presume?
There hasn't been a more prohibitive favorite preseason since....well, the '09 UNC Tar Heels! And they lived up to the billing....barring injuries,UNC is gonna roll!!
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:58 pm to biglil3
Tar Heels 
Posted on 10/20/11 at 1:02 pm to auzach91
I want to buy the "Preseason #17 Hoops" t shirt.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 1:05 pm to Alahunter
so I guess there are people in here that Root for an SEC football team and Duke or UNC basketball?
Posted on 10/20/11 at 1:19 pm to biglil3
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Duke or UK fan I presume? There hasn't been a more prohibitive favorite preseason since....well, the '09 UNC Tar Heels! And they lived up to the billing....barring injuries,UNC is gonna roll!!
Keep listening to the national media pump up Carolina. How did that work out for you last season when Carolina played Kentucky in the regional final?
Cats will whip their arse in Rupp. 86-74 or thereabouts. You'll see. I'll show ya.
UNC may start off the season as the best team, but Kentucky has a much higher ceiling. Most talented UK team since 1996. Easily.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 1:29 pm to CoolCat316
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Keep listening to the national media pump up Carolina. How did that work out for you last season
WTF?? UNC was one of the biggest overachievers last season, UK as well....both teams grew up at the time and UK won a great game!
UK is talented of course...but people forget UNC has 2 of top 10 freshmen in the country as well, difference is they are being asked to be role players...yours are being asked to carry the load! I'll take UNC and their hype all day buddy...they are sick!!
Posted on 10/20/11 at 1:42 pm to biglil3
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WTF?? UNC was one of the biggest overachievers last season, UK as well....both teams grew up at the time and UK won a great game! UK is talented of course...but people forget UNC has 2 of top 10 freshmen in the country as well, difference is they are being asked to be role players...yours are being asked to carry the load! I'll take UNC and their hype all day buddy...they are sick!!
Excellent job of only quoting a portion of my previous post and thus removing the context. Kudos.
Kentucky freshmen aren't going to be asked to carry the load. Kentucky returns three starters from a Final Four team; Doron Lamb, Darius Miller (SEC Tournament MVP) & Terrence Jones. Anthony Davis and Marquis Teague will be asked to start as freshmen, but the three returning starters are more than capable of carrying the bulk of the scoring load.
As far as comparisons to last season, Teague isn't the scorer or shooter that Brandon Knight was, but he is probably a much more pure point guard, which will actually be a better fit for this particular squad. In the middle we replace Josh Harrellson with Anthony Davis. Who would you rather your starting center be? Yeah, that's what I thought. So basically at four of the five starting positions Kentucky is better than last season.
As far as the bench goes, last year the bench was basically Deandre Liggins. He's gone now, but in his place is Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kyle Wiltjer & Twany Beckham. Again, which bench would you rather have?
This Kentucky team has greater depth and more fire power than last year's Kentucky team by a long shot. It is basically a more talented, more experienced, better shooting version of the John Wall led team in 2009-10. They will be scary good by February.
North Carolina is a great team. Probably the best team in the country in November. They will probably be the best team in the country for the first three months. Therein lies the rub. Kentucky's potential is greater. Their ceiling is higher. Once they get some games under their belt and have that extra Christmas Break practice time then they will be damned near unbeatable. The Tar Heels still have an identifiable weakness; poor outside shooting. That did my Cats in in 2010 and it will do the Heels in this season. Cats will cut down the nets. Tar Heels will 3-19 themselves from deep to an NCAA Tournament exit.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 2:58 pm to Alahunter
Mississippi State receiving votes 
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