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Posted on 7/30/19 at 5:33 pm to Bbobalou
Arkansas is always picked in the bottom half, and then finishes in the top half. When will the predictors learn?
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:06 pm to Tunica
Ole miss might be better but Sy was not considered the best juco prospect at the end of the year. He wasn’t even in the top 5
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:41 pm to OGtigerfan87
Ranked #3 on 247
Posted on 7/31/19 at 12:16 am to Rhino5
quote:Because we have a better team on paper than even Kentucky. Scottie Lewis is the best freshman in the league not named Anthony Edwards, Kerry Blackshear is pretty much sweeping pre-season POY predictions and is the first legit big we've had since Pat Young and immediately the best scoring post threat in the conference, Nembhard is a really good soph PG, and we also have Noah Locke, Keyontae Johnson, and Tre Mann.
Why is UF getting so much love? A lot coming back next season?
The question you should be asking is, "For what reason is UK being ranked ahead of UF besides that they're UK?"
This post was edited on 7/31/19 at 12:22 am
Posted on 7/31/19 at 12:18 am to Tunica
quote:I like Ole Miss but I'd hesitate in saying you'll "finally have a post presence" with Sy. He's a good JUCO big prospect, but Bruce Stevens was just as good of a JUCO big prospect and wasn't a bad player for you guys at all, and JUCO bigs are notoriously hit-or-miss.
I think Ole Miss is being underrated a bit. They return Tyree, the top PG in the conference. Shuler, one of the better defenders in the league who should be around 12-15 ppg this year. Rising sophomores KJ Buffen and Blake Hinson. Finally will have a post presence with arguably the best juco prospect in Khadim Sy. Kermit also landed a pair of 4*'s who will add depth off the bench.
I think this team will prove to be better without Terence Davis and would go as far to say the ceiling could be as high as a 5 seed.
Posted on 7/31/19 at 12:25 am to DuckTalesLOL
quote:Is this true? This really doesn't seem like it's true.
Arkansas is always picked in the bottom half, and then finishes in the top half. When will the predictors learn?
Posted on 7/31/19 at 7:39 am to Tunica
quote:I loved watching Ole Miss last year and Tyree is great but he's not better than Javonte
They return Tyree, the top PG in the conference
Posted on 7/31/19 at 8:49 am to GatorsGators
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Is this true? This really doesn't seem like it's true.
Literally true? No but Mike Anderson finished above the projected preseason Media standings ever year except his last one I believe. It wasn't by much but in general we have overachieved based on these projections in the last 5-10 years.
Posted on 7/31/19 at 8:51 am to SummerOfGeorge
Mizzou and Vanderbilt should be better at hoops
Posted on 7/31/19 at 8:54 am to GatorsGators
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I like Ole Miss but I'd hesitate in saying you'll "finally have a post presence" with Sy. He's a good JUCO big prospect, but Bruce Stevens was just as good of a JUCO big prospect and wasn't a bad player for you guys at all, and JUCO bigs are notoriously hit-or-miss.
If Sy has his head on straight I'd say he's better than Stevens as a prospect. We wanted him really bad. He's a good 2" taller and can really be a more a presence on this level than Stevens.
This post was edited on 7/31/19 at 8:57 am
Posted on 7/31/19 at 9:01 am to jb4
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Mizzou and Vanderbilt should be better at hoops
Really, Arkansas should be better at hoops.
...I mean, if they're not going to be playing football anymore, they should at least play basketball.
Posted on 7/31/19 at 9:03 am to SummerOfGeorge
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I'm as cautious as they come with new regimes and optimism but I'm about 95% sure that we will not be taking a step back from the product on the floor in 2018-2019.
Agreed. A step back would be a shock to me.
Posted on 7/31/19 at 9:05 am to WildTchoupitoulas
Im glad to see the league is much better all around. You see teams like Ole Miss and us that may be a lot better but not necessarily in the rankings. We lost Q who played at MSU for a decade. He hit more game winners than any bulldog I can remember. The wheels came off a bit last year when Nick was suspended but he will be back. Reggie Perry is a stud and we return almost everyone else. Lamar Peters left and he could win us some games and make us unbeatable. he could also lose us games big time. Big time talent with small time head.
Posted on 7/31/19 at 9:17 am to WildTchoupitoulas
Arkansas is better at hoops starting this season.
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Posted on 7/31/19 at 9:18 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Sports Illustrated : SEC Basketball Offseason Report
Summer Power Rankings
1. Kentucky
2. Florida
3. LSU
4. Auburn
5. Alabama
6. Mississippi St
7. Tennessee
8. Ole Miss
9. Georgia
10. Arkansas
11. South Carolina
12. Texas A&M
13. Missouri
14. Vanderbilt
I am convinced that these off season way too early polls are just random guesses after the first two or three spots. They throw darts at a piece of paper with names on them.
Then again, I`m not sure there's actually a way to do it any better this time of the year.
I dunno, as I get older I'm beginning to see the futility of early polls altogether. I wonder if this is a uniquely American college thing. In all of my travels, over the decades, I cannot recall anywhere else in the world - no other society does this.
I am beginning to believe that these polls speak to our competitive nature, as a society, and our need for collective validation.
Posted on 7/31/19 at 10:15 am to scrooster
I think it’s more about capitalism and some people starving for anything written about one of their passions.
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