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Thank you for the correction…

Thank you for the correction -- that's what I get for not double-checking.

Thank you for the correction

Thank you for the correction

Thank you for the correction.

Thank you for the correction.

I'm flattered. I believe…

I'm flattered. I believe people mentioned that when we recorded the NBA pod together.

I can see why UNC's ball…

I can see why UNC's ball-screen defense pissed him off. It was horrible in the second half.

I thought this was a…

I thought this was a politics blog

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it's fixed…

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it's fixed now

I was admittedly pretty…

I was admittedly pretty conflicted about where to place Iowa, but I just couldn't shake the sense that the team had quit on Fran by the end of last season.

I'll be with Ace on ep. 1.1

I'll be with Ace on ep. 1.1

I would have picked him if

I would have picked him if Ekpe wasn't available.

I was wondering the same but

I was wondering the same but apparently Iowa gave him an eight-figure buyout so he'll be around for a while.

Good catch! I saw #2 and that

Good catch! I saw #2 and that it was at Mississippi State... appears to be Derrick Henry instead of Hurts.

Thanks for the correction

Fixed

Thank you for being that guy.

Fixed.

Agreed

Agreed

39 + (3-9)

39 + (3-9)

I'm guessing that most of

I'm guessing that most of those mad about State's spot just didn't read the intro. The ranking also includes Connelly's recruiting rankings and returning experience metrics, but like you said, it's more indicative of what S&P thought of these teams in 2016 than anything else.

State's ranking is boosted by their performances from 2012-2015, and Colorado's is hurt for the same reason. I have plenty of subjective thoughts on Michigan State and the rest of the Big Ten in general, but it was easier for me to use this ranking as opposed to subjectively comparing all 64 teams - and I wasn't going to arbitrarily nerf State for the sake of nerfing State. They're one of the biggest outliers in the rankings.

Thanks

Fixed

Thanks

Fixed

Who really knows what type of

Who really knows what type of team they will be.

A bad one.

S&P+ actually had State

S&P+ actually had State ranked pretty highly last season considering the whole "3-9" thing.

The beginning of the post

The beginning of the post explains the ranking system. There's no subjectivity at all - I don't think MSU will be any good either but the formula put them above the teams on this list.

I must admit, I thought of

I must admit, I thought of our friends in East Lansing when I wrote "Programs don’t pull out of nosedives like this often."

Thanks

Fixed

hard to consider any comment

hard to consider any comment that refers to my writing as "painful" more than once as constructive but I appreciate your remark a lot more, to say the least.

Sorry if my writing style and

Sorry if my writing style and lack of basketball knowledge hindered your enjoyment of this free article.

yes

yes

Thanks for the correction.

Thanks for the correction. Post is updated.

Evan Turner in his NPOY

Evan Turner in his NPOY season.

MAAR:


Sophomore

MAAR:

  1. Sophomore MAAR
  2. Freshman DJ Richardson (Illinois)
  3. Senior Trent Meacham (Illinois)
  4. Senior Rasheed Suliamon (Maryland)
  5. Senior Rob Wilson (Wisconsin)
  6. Junior Trent Meacham (Illinois)
  7. Junior Jason Bohannon (Wisconsin)
  8. Junior Chris Allen (Michigan State)
Thank you for the kind words.

Thank you for the kind words. As of right now, I'm still planning on doing it.

Thanks

Thanks

I have a brother named Brian,

I have a brother named Brian, not the Brian that runs this site though.

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll make sure to add it to the next one.

My mistake, fixed.

My mistake, fixed.

I guess I would consider

I guess I would consider Oregon to be nouveau riche. As good as the bluebloods, just different.

Seriously. The defense

Seriously. The defense shouldn't be rewarded for sliding under driving players.

Maybe K, Izzo, Williams,

Maybe K, Izzo, Williams, Self, Calipari?

% of minutes played * usage

% of minutes played * usage rate. With some bigs unable to play significant minutes, it's a better way to look at it, in my opinion.

He shot 41% from three in 22

He shot 41% from three in 22 games against Top 100-level competition, per kenpom. That's the best on the team by a sizable margin. Aubrey Dawkins shot 34% in those games.

Novak was the closest comp

Novak was the closest comp for Robinson of all the B1G players in the last nine years.

Ha!

I always wanted to be a wide receiver, but unfortunately I run like my feet are made of concrete.

Nope!

It's a new development as of this past year. As a sophomore, he was bad from the corners and good above the break. Freshman year, he had red or orange pretty much everywhere.

If South Dakota State jumps

If South Dakota State jumps out to a huge lead and has a ten-minute scoring doubt sometime in the second half, I'll consider it a great fit.

Fixed. Thanks for the

Fixed. Thanks for the correction.

Thanks for the heads-up! Will

Thanks for the heads-up! Will do.

Yep. The Title Game against

Yep. The Title Game against Louisville was memorable too, but I'm still so salty about it.

He was on vacation and should

He was on vacation and should be back very soon.

Texas rates pretty highly in

Texas rates pretty highly in effective height, though they're weighed down some by their tiny guards. The reason I didn't include them was that they were still finding their footing under Shaka when we played them. It might be a good resume win when it's all said and done, but at the time, it was a pretty normal win.

I totally agree.

A savvy NFL team would see him as a tremendous prospect as a nickel corner. And with several of the NFL's best offenses resembling a passing spread, he'd be very useful and play far more snaps than you'd think.