2024-25 Rankings
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“Victim of Abuse Syndrome” after wandering in the “NCAA T Win Desert” for a quarter century.
Like Biggie said: Mo' rankings, Mo' problems.
I say enjoy it while its happening instead of after. This team is different. We have the talent to play Pitino's style and they know Pitino's system already much better at this point instead of still learning it like last year until february.
The way they have been playing defense isn't a fluke. They know it now. And we will improve offensively. We have not reached our potential yet.
Expect to win every game. Enjoy the ride!!!
The way they have been playing defense isn't a fluke. They know it now. And we will improve offensively. We have not reached our potential yet.
Expect to win every game. Enjoy the ride!!!
I agree with everything you stated Eric. I will just add the caveat, as long as Smith is healthy.
No doubt we need him. This team has like 4-5 guys who can be the guy any game but smith is so important for making us run smoother and "look" prettier.
SJUWillRockNYC
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And the bench will improve, things are looking up.
There is a clear top 5 in this league and all 5 are capable of not just making the tournament, but playing in the second weekend if healthy and the ball bounces the right way.
St. John's
Marquette
Uconn
Creighton
Xavier
The floor is three teams and the ceiling is five. Depends on how the wins get distributed.
Dats what im talkin about...! lol.... Let's hop on a call with these 5 teams... Let us get a 2 wins vs Marq/UConn- and we'll cap out total at 15... we'll give X and Crieghton another win... Marq and UConn will throw them each a win... im sure the metrics will love it....
Get healthy Dev!!! And everyone else stay healthy.
Amazing game and streak this team is on. Only minor downside tonight is our NET may go down since OT games cap the point differential at 1 rather than 10 (although the OT efficiency metrics I don't think are capped), but regardless you obviously take the W every time.
Now we can just enjoy watching other AP Top 25 teams lose this week. We'll be somewhere in the teens, just a matter of where.
This week the following teams ahead of us have lost thus far:
#11 Purdue (Vs Ohio St)
#14 Mississippi St (@ #6 Tennessee)
#16 Ole Miss (Vs #13 Texas A&M)
#18 Wisconsin (@ UCLA)
If the AP voted today we'd probably be #18 or #19, passing the latter two, but these teams still play this weekend. Fortunately we don't, our weekend break came at the perfect time. Get Smith healthy and enjoy watching our team climb the rankings!
Now we can just enjoy watching other AP Top 25 teams lose this week. We'll be somewhere in the teens, just a matter of where.
This week the following teams ahead of us have lost thus far:
#11 Purdue (Vs Ohio St)
#14 Mississippi St (@ #6 Tennessee)
#16 Ole Miss (Vs #13 Texas A&M)
#18 Wisconsin (@ UCLA)
If the AP voted today we'd probably be #18 or #19, passing the latter two, but these teams still play this weekend. Fortunately we don't, our weekend break came at the perfect time. Get Smith healthy and enjoy watching our team climb the rankings!
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I think the 1 point cap is a good rule.
redfan9999998
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25 Net stayed same
Let’s go beat Gtown!
Let’s go beat Gtown!
No worries, we’ll have a good practice on Saturday and move up 3 spots.
St. John's Red Storm Nitty Gritty at Bracketologists
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We didn't move much metrics-wise. KPI up one spot to 27, NET remained at 25, Kenpom at 20.
Wild thing is, its likely because we're predicted to win every game but @Marq and @UConn (which, depending on how this weekend goes for them, maybe also changes). Margin matters for the computers, but I do think the committee and Top 25 voters care more about quality wins. X was absolutely a quality win.
Still, the season we're all hoping and think we will have will be based on five games in February -- UConn 2x, Marq 2x and Creighton.