2021-22 season news

[GumbyDamnit!]

Just to throw a bit of fodder into the mix...

WidespreadCU said:
I thought the (Anonymous Eagle) piece was fair and pretty well written. It's saying that we lost everything we counted on next year and while we are reloading with the best CU talent ever on paper, there is no way of knowing whether or not we will come together as a team or if the talent translates at the college level. It even acknowledges the benefits of a soft non-conference schedule before BYU. Those are all facts, and pretty much the same storyline we've been telling each other for the past two months.

The author even joked that he hopes CU fans don't hate him. I think his juxtaposed realities of us being fine or a total dumpster fire are completely justified. Obviously I'm pumped about our potential, but you'd have to be completely naive to confidently believe that so many new guys and so many true freshmen are just going to gel and be homeruns from day one.

Naive as hell, 23 again, wearing my blue shades, and chugging gallons of "blue Juice".

This team has all the pieces to contend nationally and in the BEast. 3 Seniors with experience (elsewhere primarily) in surprising Ryan Hawkins, Keyshawn Feazell, and AOC. A solid returning cast in Ryan K., AOC, Reef, Rati (best PG in EU), & Mo.

The best CU class in history-Kaluma, Miller, Alexander, John C, and the "little General" in Ryan Nembhard. All our recruits have played high-level, extended season hoops, and all are proven winners. With our talent, proven coaching staff, and our 18K rabid fans...I expect this to be a sterling season in 2021-22. Our young Jays are gonna be a force to be reckoned with - and are gonna win with regularity. We've got all the requisite pieces, just need a conductor/orchestrator.

Oh wait a minute... I almost forgot! We got Nembhard, the best PG in 'Merica. He's a once in a generation PG. Consummate leader and floor general, never quits, excellent playmaker and facilitator, makes his teammates better, and is clutch in crunchtime. The "little general" will conduct the Let it Fly/Shooter U show this season.

#RollDamnJays!

Dr. RDJ, here's the problem and I think you kind of know it deep down, and Widespread hit it on the head. It's hard to pencil a team towards the top of the league if we haven't seen most of the players play a minute in the BE nor with each other yet. I'm sure the Little General was great on the AAU circuit but it's a different animal altogether trying to stop established BEast killers like Gillespie, Posh or Scruggs. Those guys will love going up against him as opposed to Z. No more Mitchie-poo bombing from 25 or Bishop (wasn't he penciled in for POY and AA at this point last year,?) or Dame J--the most under-appreciated player in all of the BE last year). I'll happily sign up for that... Not saying that they can't eventually gel, get experience, and improve as the year goes on. But middle of the pack seems about right to me at this point.

But I always love that Omaha optimism. Death--taxes--Git predicting a Jays conference championship in August.

[Wizard of Westroads]

College Sports Madness' annual top 144 has started, so far no BE teams through 96:

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/top-144-previews

Seems likely that DePaul is outside their top 144, maybe GT too.

[Wizard of Westroads]

Butler comes in at 95 in College Sports Madness Top 144, 10th in the conference:

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/19668

DePaul and Georgetown are outside their top 144.

[TBC Alum]

Wiz - 10th plus 2 outside equals 12. We expand again?

Must have 1 of those 2 higher than Butler. With what Butler has returning I don't see it.

[kayako]

Butler comes in at 95 in College Sports Madness Top 144, 10th in the conference:

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/19668

I think Butler will finish ahead of at least Marquette, DePaul, Creighton, Georgetown, and Providence, so 10th is a really low projection imo. But they are projecting Big East as a really solid conference top to bottom with 91% of the teams in top 100.

[Wizard of Westroads]

Wiz - 10th plus 2 outside equals 12. We expand again?

Must have 1 of those 2 higher than Butler. With what Butler has returning I don't see it.

My bad, I forgot Kansas doesn't join for another year.

[Husky_U]

Butler comes in at 95 in College Sports Madness Top 144, 10th in the conference:

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/19668

I think Butler will finish ahead of at least Marquette, DePaul, Creighton, Georgetown, and Providence, so 10th is a really low projection imo. But they are projecting Big East as a really solid conference top to bottom with 91% of the teams in top 100.

"The Bulldogs aren’t likely to challenge the top of the Big East, but should find themselves in the mix for an NCAA Tournament berth."

Pretty insane/awesome that 10th place will be in the mix.

[kayako]

This is 2022-2023 season news, but I'll post it here:

https://collegehoopstoday.com/index.php/rothstein-files/pk85-field-tentatively-set-for-2022/

PK85 field is pretty stacked and there are 3 BE schools in it.

[gtmoBlue]

Sorry for the late posting of the predictions. I was sitting around waiting for Noon, it dawned on me to check the NYC time...
You guys are on your 'spring forward-fall back' cycle, aka daylight savings time. Oops.

https://bluenotes2.com/in-the-paint-posts/
sorry bout that. git

[Django]

Sorry for the late posting of the predictions. I was sitting around waiting for Noon, it dawned on me to check the NYC time...
You guys are on your 'spring forward-fall back' cycle, aka daylight savings time. Oops.

https://bluenotes2.com/in-the-paint-posts/
sorry bout that. git

Worth the wait Git.