Post by diehardfriar on Jan 21, 2014 14:41:27 GMT -5
How in the world do you have G'Town #53 and yet PC doesn't make your 68?
RPI is #47 and climbing FWIW......IMO our lack of guard depth is making it harder for the pundits to take us seriously
8. Villanova Wildcats (Previous ranking: 7)
Villanova was blown out by Creighton, but Jay Wright has done a fabulous job with this season's Wildcats -- this is a connected and together team. These players have been kicked around a bit throughout their careers, and there was value in those struggles, as they now understand the difference between showing up ready to play and showing up ready to fight.
22. Creighton Bluejays (Previous ranking: 23)
Creighton had won 10 in a row before getting blitzed at Providence, then rebounded with a blowout win over Villanova on Monday. The Bluejays are 16-3 and have the most efficient offense in the country. Remember: Creighton is still playing without top playmaker Grant Gibbs.
32. Xavier Musketeers (Previous ranking: 37)
The Bilastrator loves the Xavier on-court culture. Chris Mack gets great buy-in from his team, and the whole is greater than the sum of its individual parts. The Musketeers score only 23 percent of their points from deep but are tough inside the arc. Keep your eyes on Semaj Christon, who is a star. He doesn't take many deep shots, but his selectivity and overall maturity have improved his 3-point percentage to 46.2 percent from 25 percent last season. Christon has scored at least 18 points in each of the past four games.
53. Georgetown Hoyas (Previous ranking: 36)
Personnel issues are keeping Georgetown from being Georgetown. Greg Whittington transferred, Jabril Trawick suffered a broken jaw and Joshua Smithhas been held out of play. The Hoyas rank 87th nationally in offensive efficiency, mostly because of great proficiency from inside the arc (53.5 percent on 2-point shots, 20th nationally) but struggling from the free throw line (67.9 percent, 232nd nationally) and from 3-point territory (33.9 percent, 180th nationally). Markel Starks' scoring average is up to 15.2 from 12.8 last season, but his 3-point shooting is down from 41.7 percent last season to 31.4 percent.
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RPI is #47 and climbing FWIW......IMO our lack of guard depth is making it harder for the pundits to take us seriously
8. Villanova Wildcats (Previous ranking: 7)
Villanova was blown out by Creighton, but Jay Wright has done a fabulous job with this season's Wildcats -- this is a connected and together team. These players have been kicked around a bit throughout their careers, and there was value in those struggles, as they now understand the difference between showing up ready to play and showing up ready to fight.
22. Creighton Bluejays (Previous ranking: 23)
Creighton had won 10 in a row before getting blitzed at Providence, then rebounded with a blowout win over Villanova on Monday. The Bluejays are 16-3 and have the most efficient offense in the country. Remember: Creighton is still playing without top playmaker Grant Gibbs.
32. Xavier Musketeers (Previous ranking: 37)
The Bilastrator loves the Xavier on-court culture. Chris Mack gets great buy-in from his team, and the whole is greater than the sum of its individual parts. The Musketeers score only 23 percent of their points from deep but are tough inside the arc. Keep your eyes on Semaj Christon, who is a star. He doesn't take many deep shots, but his selectivity and overall maturity have improved his 3-point percentage to 46.2 percent from 25 percent last season. Christon has scored at least 18 points in each of the past four games.
53. Georgetown Hoyas (Previous ranking: 36)
Personnel issues are keeping Georgetown from being Georgetown. Greg Whittington transferred, Jabril Trawick suffered a broken jaw and Joshua Smithhas been held out of play. The Hoyas rank 87th nationally in offensive efficiency, mostly because of great proficiency from inside the arc (53.5 percent on 2-point shots, 20th nationally) but struggling from the free throw line (67.9 percent, 232nd nationally) and from 3-point territory (33.9 percent, 180th nationally). Markel Starks' scoring average is up to 15.2 from 12.8 last season, but his 3-point shooting is down from 41.7 percent last season to 31.4 percent.
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