MEN'S BASKETBALL POLL
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I see Iowa State sitting around that 3,4,5 mark to end the year.
Surprised that surly didn't post this one... oh wait...
About what I would expect. #1 and #10 would be hard to dispute.
Hunch for me is to possibly swap WVU and Texas. Seems like ISU has as much potential to swap places with OSU, at least.
Can we start putting at asterisk next to Kansas on every ranking
Texas Tech at #3...wonder how they are feeling after the 10 point loss to UTEP in the charity game where Tech used its starters. The same UTEP that won 8 games last season. The transfers Beard got this year are a far cry from last years.
Hmmm I thought I remember Beard getting some good transfers this year. Also, are we really looking at Pre Pre season Charity games on how a team will do that season?
Those games mean nothing. I'm sure Coach Beard wasn't very happy but all of those should be taken with a grain of salt.
We found out last year with ISU that there's now given time that a team is defined.
Although looking decent in Kansas City then falling on their face in the first round of NCAA wasn't exactly shocking either.
Either way Beard is elite and seems good at fitting players to their strengths and sticking with what works.
Tech is a wild card for me. I didn't expect TT to reload like it did last season and I was totally wrong. I also was skeptical the year prior when the E8 run occurred.
As my Big 12 coach expectations go, Beard is turning into a MBB version of CFB Patterson at TCU.
Then again maybe Tech is "due" to underachieve in 19-20.
Tech also had the blessing of having one of the most solid and smart guards in the NCAA in Matt Mooney, as well as having Jarrett Culver, a lottery pick. I think Texas Tech is going to be solid this year, but I don't see them being remotely as good as they were last year, nor do I see them making as deep of a run in the NCAA tournament.
Right, which is why they’re third and not first.
Beard seemingly could get an intramural team to play elite defense.
Texa$ is consistently overrated in these polls. They were picked to finish in the top 4 of the conference for each of the five previous seasons. They finished in the top four just once.
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They'll be extremely solid on the defensive side of the ball as per usual. I was relating to Mooney and Culver on the offensive side of the ball where Culver was an absolute bucket getter. Interesting to see who blossoms into that role this year, or if they're more by committee.
I’d like to know how drunk this person was.
Or if he/she is really that stupid.
Also, how long did it take you surly to find a “poll” that didn’t have K-State 9th or 10th?
I'd say betting against Beard getting his team to "over-perform" isn't smart at this point. They could be middle to bottom of the Big12, but I wouldn't put my money on it. Also, Chris Clarke can ball.
I like @cyclones500 take on Beard that he is the Patterson of Big12 basketball. I'd love if Taco Tech proved me wrong though
I like @cyclones500 take on Beard that he is the Patterson of Big12 basketball. I'd love if Taco Tech proved me wrong though