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yea, I understand the not moving around much but what puts them ahead of us? I guess their SOS isn't all that far behind ours.

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It seems that the new formula for adding performance stats to NET is a bit out of whack. I've heard/read quite a few people talking about it.

In a nutshell, the way NET formulates performance ratings weighs the statistics teams amass in blowouts of mid-tier teams much more than beating top teams.

For example, it's a whole lot better for your NET to beat Belmont while shooting 65% to 30% than Baylor in a close game with fairly equal stats.

Teams like LSU and Houston, another NET warrior, had a lot of blowout wins over decent teams.

I could live with the first 4. The last one is going to depend on JQ. The team goes as he goes right now.

New SI NBA Draft mock has Keon going 33rd, JD going 37th and has Shack as the 4th highest undrafted player. No mock is perfect by any means, but this one has some real head scratchers imo.

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33. Keon Ellis, G/F, Alabama | Senior

Height: 6' 6" | Weight: 175 | Age: 22 | Last rank: 23

Ellis’s scoring has been up and down this season, but he’s remained mostly efficient while cast into an oversized role on an Alabama team whose lead guards have often struggled to deliver the ball where it needs to go. He still offers real role player potential, providing positive defensive coverage, three-point shooting and ball movement on most nights. Ellis isn’t huge for a wing by NBA standards, but uses wiry strength to compensate, plays physically and uses his length and quickness to great effect. He doesn’t get to the rim enough, and he’s an older prospect, so the upside isn’t massive—but his reliable effort level and all-around impact are good indicators that he could thrive in a better situation.

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37. J.D. Davison, PG, Alabama | Freshman

Height: 6' 3" | Weight: 195 | Age: 19 | Last rank: 13

Davison has been one of the most polarizing freshman prospects, drawing a wide range of opinions from scouts as to where he deserves to be drafted. He’s an excellent run-jump athlete and quality passer, but his all-around game and decision-making skills leave something to be desired. Davison is a below-average jump shooter, especially off the dribble, and also doesn’t add a whole lot of value playing off the ball, which places a lot of weight on how quickly he can develop into a legitimate full-time lead guard. His feel for the game and tendency to float are both a bit concerning, and NBA teams will simply go underneath ball screens until he proves he can make shots off the dribble. Davison will almost certainly need G League time out of the gate, and while he’s in the first round discussion, not everyone is sold.

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64. Jaden Shackelford, SG, Alabama | Junior

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ESPN+: Your comprehensive guide to the 2022 men's college basketball hot seat, and who's up next

While the college basketball coaching carousel hasn't made its full transformation to the model of college football, which has a long history of firing coaches in the middle of the season, two big-time jobs opened much earlier than usual this season in Maryland and Louisville. So the carousel has been spinning since the first weeks of December and isn't expected to slow down for another six weeks or so.

After fewer than 30 coaching changes were made during the coronavirus-impacted cycle in the spring of 2020, the sport saw 57 jobs change hands last season. There were landscape-shifting changes -- Roy Williams retired and Mike Krzyzewski announced he was stepping down this spring -- and 13 power-conference jobs changed coaches.

We're likely to see a lighter couple of months in the big leagues, but dominoes are ready to fall.

To get you prepared for the next six weeks of coaching machinations -- and rumors! -- here's a look at the biggest storylines, jobs and names to watch.

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Jobs already open

Maryland

Turgeon stepped down in early December, but the Terrapins have taken their time with the search. There were early overtures made to Alabama's Nate Oats, but his buyout was too big. Ed Cooley has been the name buzzing most recently, but indications are that he would prefer to stay at Providence rather than make the move to College Park. Two names that have been linked to the job since it opened are Andy Enfield (USC) and Kevin Willard (Seton Hall). Both appear to be interested in the job, but it's unclear if there's someone else ahead of them in the pecking order. There have been some whispers about Brey (Notre Dame), Rick Pitino (Iona) and Sean Miller (ex-Arizona), but all three seem unlikely for various reasons. Could there be a lesser known contender that hasn't been mentioned yet?

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Jobs I'm watching

Georgia

This one seems highly likely to open. Tom Crean is in Year 4 in Athens and the Bulldogs just dropped to 6-22 overall and 1-14 in the SEC after a 14-point loss to Texas A&M on Tuesday. They just haven't been able to be consistently competitive over the last few years, even when they had overall No. 1 NBA draft pick Anthony Edwards back in 2019-20. Their best finish in the SEC was last season at 7-11. Georgia hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 2015 and hasn't won a game in the tournament since 2002, but there are people who think it has potential to move up in the league. Two names consistently mentioned with Georgia are Xavier assistant Jonas Hayes, who played and coached at Georgia and Cleveland State head coach Dennis Gates.

South Carolina

Entering last season's carousel, it looked like Frank Martin could be out the door -- but the fact that he was owed around $6 million and the school had just paid football coach Will Muschamp $13 million to leave early helped keep him in Columbia for another season. In fact, Martin landed an extension through 2025, although his buyout is still manageable. South Carolina is once again competitive in the SEC -- and 16-10 overall entering Wednesday night -- but the Gamecocks have been to just one NCAA tournament in Martin's 10 years. Granted, they also went to the Final Four that season. One thing to monitor is South Carolina making a push for top-10 recruit and Columbia native G.G. Jackson, who has been rumored to be strongly considering the Gamecocks and is a potential reclassification candidate. If the job does open, South Carolina could make a run at alum Mike Boynton (Oklahoma State), although his buyout is prohibitive, as well as Chattanooga's Lamont Paris.

Mississippi State

This is a job that has risen up the potential openings list pretty quickly in recent days, with a number of industry sources indicating it could open whether it's the school or Ben Howland making the decision. Howland hasn't been able to get it going in Starkville the same way he did at UCLA and Pittsburgh, making just one NCAA tournament appearance in his six seasons at the helm. At 16-11 (7-7 SEC) entering Wednesday night, it's unlikely to happen this year, either. Mississippi State is arguably the most difficult job in the SEC, so the candidate pool could be interesting if the job indeed opens. Expect the likes of Tang, North Texas' Grant McCasland and Murray State's Matt McMahon to be linked.

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One more year?

Ole Miss

I didn't really buy this one at first, but a handful of well-placed industry sources mentioned it to me earlier this week -- so it's one that's clearly been gathering steam in recent days. It's only Year 4 for Kermit Davis, who came to Oxford in 2018 after 16 seasons at Middle Tennessee. The Rebels made the NCAA tournament in Year 1 in 2019, but haven't returned to the dance. They're 13-14 overall this season, but just 4-10 in SEC play. Could this be an exit route for Florida's Mike White, an Ole Miss alum, if it opens? It's a difficult job with virtually no history, but it's also close to a couple of big cities and is in a great college town.

Missouri

It's been an up-and-down five seasons in Columbia for Cuonzo Martin, but things are trending toward one more year under new athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois. The Tigers have been on a downward trajectory since the middle of last season, when they started 13-3 before losing seven of their final 10 games. And now they're 10-18 overall and 4-11 in the SEC this season. But he's been to two NCAA tournaments in his first four seasons. Martin's buyout is $3 million, although it reportedly drops to $1 million on May 1.

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High-profile names to watch

Nate Oats, Alabama: As mentioned, Maryland made overtures early in the process -- and it wouldn't be a surprise if other programs do too, given his success at Buffalo and the way he's turned around Alabama. But his buyout is still $10.4 million and drops to $9.8 million in a few weeks.

Mike White, Florida: I honestly think White gets a bit of a bad rap from Florida fans simply because he's not Billy Donovan. He hasn't led the Gators to the heights of the previous regime, but he's gone to four straight NCAA tournaments -- and won at least one game in all four appearances, including the Elite Eight run in 2017. That said, Tuesday's loss to Arkansas leaves them on the wrong side of the bubble and he'll likely be feeling some heat next season. Could he look to get out early?

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One interesting thing from that article is the possible pursuit of Pearl at Louisville. You think they'd step up to pay what's needed to get him?

Idk, the article also mentioned Mick Cronin as a possibility at Louisville and I think that would make a lot of sense for both if he has any desire to leave LA and get back in the Midwest.

Bola!

It seems like there would be somewhere to see all the players NIL deals. Why is there not?

I mean who is giving Bryce money? and how is better that nobody knows?

Nate Oats on his weekly show just said that Noah Gurley told him this past week that he's returning next year.

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Starts around the 2:20 mark