Pre-Season Coaches Polls

[Hitman Hart]

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[ericd7633]

Not thread related but Collins had 14 and 5 in his NBA debut last night @Hitman Hart . In just 22 minutes. He's gonna be a beast.

 

[rmilia1]

Not only will Iowa not finish 8th in the B10 but I think they may win the league. Certainly no worse than top 4. 10 key players coming back and added some really nice freshman. First time in forever I think the Hawks have a good chance at winning the league

 

[Hitman Hart]

Not thread related but Collins had 14 and 5 in his NBA debut last night @Hitman Hart . In just 22 minutes. He's gonna be a beast.

Yeah, he's an amazing player. He made the right decision of leaving early.

 

[Hitman Hart]

Not only will Iowa not finish 8th in the B10 but I think they may win the league. Certainly no worse than top 4. 10 key players coming back and added some really nice freshman. First time in forever I think the Hawks have a good chance at winning the league

 

[rmilia1]

Iowa is one of only 4 teams in the to win double digits games the last 4 years , they return a ton and the league schedule is crazy favorable ( only play MSU, Purdue , NW, Maryland and Wisjy 1 time each with 3 of them at home ). The majority of Iowas schedule is vs the bottom tier teams . I could easily see 13 league wins without stretching

 

[herky]

Iowa is one of only 4 teams in the to win double digits games the last 4 years , they return a ton and the league schedule is crazy favorable ( only play MSU, Purdue , NW, Maryland and Wisjy 1 time each with 3 of them at home ). The majority of Iowas schedule is vs the bottom tier teams . I could easily see 13 league wins without stretching

It's crazy how unheralded this team is this year. Like you said, there are 10 players returning plus two very good FR coming in which will limit playing time for Uhl and others. The schedule is ridiculously easy this year. They have to make some noise.

 

[Hitman Hart]

It's crazy how unheralded this team is this year. Like you said, there are 10 players returning plus two very good FR coming in which will limit playing time for Uhl and others. The schedule is ridiculously easy this year. They have to make some noise.

The problem with it is that the media rarely gives credit to Freshmen that aren't consensus Top 100 players. Garza is #117 in the 247 composite, while McCaffrey is #150.

Pre-season polls are wrong, a lot. I expect similar laziness when it comes to Wake in the ACC.

 

[ericd7633]

Not only will Iowa not finish 8th in the B10 but I think they may win the league. Certainly no worse than top 4. 10 key players coming back and added some really nice freshman. First time in forever I think the Hawks have a good chance at winning the league

I'd be stunned if anybody outside Michigan State won the league. 2-9 and maybe even 10(just going by the preseason poll) is a crap shoot IMO. Michigan State pretty clearly has the best talent in the league, and they add 3 huge impact players through recruiting and just having guys healthy.

 

[ericd7633]

Yeah, he's an amazing player. He made the right decision of leaving early.

Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if he made a push for rookie of the year, assuming as the year goes on he's gets more playing time.

 

[Hitman Hart]

Also, if Tennessee and Illinois are as bad as predicted, then Wake's OOC should be a cakewalk.

One thing I have noticed during the Ayo recruitment, is that Illionis fans view Mark Smith as some type of basketball god. They're really hyping him up. Ranked #78 in the 247 composite. Reminds me of when the Bzzinn Wake Forest fans started hyping up Codi Miller-McIntyre back in 2012.

 

[herky]

The problem with it is that the media rarely gives credit to Freshmen that aren't consensus Top 100 players. Garza is #117 in the 247 composite, while McCaffrey is #150.

Pre-season polls are wrong, a lot. I expect similar laziness when it comes to Wake in the ACC.

McCaffery is taking a RS and playing baseball this year. I was referencing Garza and Nunge, who will both have time to gain their footing in a weak non-con schedule.

 

[herky]

I'd be stunned if anybody outside Michigan State won the league. 2-9 and maybe even 10(just going by the preseason poll) is a crap shoot IMO. Michigan State pretty clearly has the best talent in the league, and they add 3 huge impact players through recruiting and just having guys healthy.

I'm with you on Michigan St being at the top. I would have rather had Bridges go pro.

 

[Hitman Hart]

McCaffery is taking a RS and playing baseball this year. I was referencing Garza and Nunge, who will both have time to gain their footing in a weak non-con schedule.

Nunge is ranked #202 in 247sports composite, so yeah, the media isn't going to assume that he's going to be an impact player for Iowa.

 

[Hitman Hart]

Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if he made a push for rookie of the year, assuming as the year goes on he's gets more playing time.

Looks like he primarily played with the second unit yesterday. Feel like this is a good time to remember that Collins was ranked #169 in the 247sports composite in 2015..

 

[rmilia1]

Garza looks like an absolute best. Drop 24 and 13 per game in Europe playing 19 mpg

 

[ericd7633]

I'm with you on Michigan St being at the top. I would have rather had Bridges go pro.

Yeah likewise, as a Gophers bball fan, it would have been easier for the Gophers to potentially win the B1G.

 

[ericd7633]

Looks like he primarily played with the second unit yesterday. Feel like this is a good time to remember that Collins was ranked #169 in the 247sports composite in 2015..

One of the most underrated recruits in the last decade, if not the most.

 

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