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re: How does Gonzaga get first place votes
Posted on 2/19/19 at 8:41 am to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 2/19/19 at 8:41 am to kywildcatfanone
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I get Duke to 1, but surprised Tennessee wasn't 2, and certainly not 5
If Tennessee lost in a close one, they wouldn't have dropped so far. UT was blown out in Lexington...
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Posted on 2/19/19 at 8:58 am to madmaxvol
It's a respect issue.
Tenn doesn't have the trust and respect of pollsters. The other teams, UK, Zags, Dook et al are known commodities. Tenn lays an egg on national TV; hence the fall.
It's the same thing in football. It a newcomer like a Syracuse or an Iowa State creeps into the top 5 and then loses by 25 to a Clemson, they're going to sink like a rock in the polls.
Tenn doesn't have the trust and respect of pollsters. The other teams, UK, Zags, Dook et al are known commodities. Tenn lays an egg on national TV; hence the fall.
It's the same thing in football. It a newcomer like a Syracuse or an Iowa State creeps into the top 5 and then loses by 25 to a Clemson, they're going to sink like a rock in the polls.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:13 am to GeauxtigersMs36
Because Gonzaga kicked Dukes arse early in the year. Virginia didn’t.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:14 am to BigOrangeLoyalist
quote:yeah, if I'm a Tennessee fan then this is a good motivator at a pivotal point of the season.
I'm very happy with Tennessee falling to 5th. Hopefully they feel disrespected and use it as motivation.
As for the person who said Gonzaga was the Notre Dame of college basketball... Whuh?
Not sure what you were going for, but no. Heck, Notre Dame basketball has been to the same # of final fours (1) and twice as many elite 8s and sweet sixteens. Villanova is a better answer.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:40 am to clamdip
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As for the person who said Gonzaga was the Notre Dame of college basketball... Whuh? Not sure what you were going for, but no. Heck, Notre Dame basketball has been to the same # of final fours (1) and twice as many elite 8s and sweet sixteens. Villanova is a better answer.
Gonzaga is the Villanova of college basketball?
Not sure that makes sense ?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:42 am to clamdip
I have a name dammit.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:52 am to GeauxtigersMs36
This would be the response from Gary Parrish...
CBS Top 25 and 1
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there's also a sensible case to be made for the Zags considering they are A) 25-2 with a neutral-court win over Duke and zero losses to teams ranked outside of the top 10, B) 12-2 vs. top 100 KenPom teams, C) in possession of a national-best 16-game winning streak featuring 16 double-digit wins coming by an average of 31.3 points per contest, and D) the owner of the nation's best offensive-efficiency rating.
There's nothing crazy about having that team No. 1.
CBS Top 25 and 1
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:55 am to KSGamecock
Like the pine trees lining a winding road?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:13 am to I Bleed Garnet
quote:Perry sure the implication is Villanova is the ND of CBB
Gonzaga is the Villanova of college basketball?
Not sure that makes sense ?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:21 am to Fishhead
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AHH gotcha.
Not sure that is right though?
Nova won 2 of the last 3 national titles.
ND hasn't won one since what 88?
Wouldn't UCLA be the ND of CBB?
Sure they get close every now and then but haven't won one in a while (and have a very deep/rich history)
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Perry sure the implication is Villanova is the ND of CBB
AHH gotcha.
Not sure that is right though?
Nova won 2 of the last 3 national titles.
ND hasn't won one since what 88?
Wouldn't UCLA be the ND of CBB?
Sure they get close every now and then but haven't won one in a while (and have a very deep/rich history)
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:23 am to I Bleed Garnet
Gonzaga is in Spokane on the other side of the state 
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:32 am to GeauxtigersMs36
KenPom has Gonzaga at 3 and Tennessee at 7. There's no bias there.
But, eye test, top 5 should be:
1) Duke
2) Virginia
3) Kentucky
4) Tennessee
5) Gonzaga
But, eye test, top 5 should be:
1) Duke
2) Virginia
3) Kentucky
4) Tennessee
5) Gonzaga
Posted on 2/19/19 at 11:05 am to ForeverGator
I would agree, but I think Kentucky and TN would beat UVA.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 11:07 am to MIZ_COU
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Gonzaga is in Spokane on the other side of the state
Yea I couldn't have told you that, I just knew they were in the state of Washington
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:30 pm to safetyman
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Because Gonzaga kicked Dukes arse early in the year. Virginia didn’t.
Gonzaga kicked Duke's arse with one of their starters out (Tillie) and their back-up PG (Crandall). Gonzaga has played a pretty tough schedule this year and the WCC is the 6 best conference in the country this year (higher than the PAC-12)
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:35 pm to KSGamecock
There are nice parts of Washington, but Spokane is not one of them.
This post was edited on 2/19/19 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:43 pm to Hoosyadaddy
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Where are nice parts of Washington, but Spokane is not one of them.
Spokane has some really nice areas and the downtown is pretty fine with the river and waterfall.
Gonzaga is currently sitting on the 5th best recruiting class for 2019 and when they sign 5 Star Oumar Ballo and 5 Star Pavel Zakharov they should be the #1 class.
They have the 4th best recruiting class for 2020 and if they sign 5 Star players Jalen Suggs, Julian Strawther, and Dominick Harris they will have signed the best back court in the country and #1 recruiting class in the US for the second year in a row.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 10:08 am to Trauma14
Bump...
They will be getting a lot more now.
They will be getting a lot more now.
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