apaladin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:24 pm
You think these polls may be a little biased. Duke moves up 3 spots by squeaking by Coppin St.
AP, To be fair, ANYONE would have moved up in their (Duke's) position. It was not because they beat Coppin State..
it was because Villanova, UVA and Kansas all lost in the first week! It's just slot voting. They lost, respectively, to VTech, San Francisco(!) and Gonzaga.. that last one is certainly understandable (KU vs Gonzaga). But when UVA loses to San Francisco, hey, they gotta drop so everyone slides up.
That said, it's gonna be a weird year I think. Props to the old Wofford coach (Mike Young?) for winning at VTech with TWO Wofford players as starters ! His top scorer vs Villanova was a Wofford player now at VTech - Keve Aluma, who dropped 23 on Villanova.
Also, I think it's going to be a wacky year. Stop.. start.. stop.. miss a player.. there is just no continuity. To the point above about UK, Duke is also playing with 18-year-old boys vs 21 year-old-men. But that is their recruiting choice so that is how it goes and that's what you get. The difference is Duke doesn't seem to drop as many "upsets" as UK early in the year. I do expect them to lose to Michigan State - maybe by a lot.
Anyway, I am pulling for Furman - quite a schedule we have coming.. Richmond, Cincinatti and Bama !! Let's win the SoCon ! Of Course who knows what the tournament will look like this year if there is one...
