This isn't football, respect will be earned on the court and in the NCAA Tournament. .
So respect in football isn't earned on the field?
Wow... MSU might be the only team that I'd sit here and say I'm 'scared' of. The rest I'm just not. Wisky?? They lost a ton I can't see them being better or as good as last yr. Same with Purdue they lost the best player in the league. I don't think they'll just replace everything he did easily. How can the media who is paid to research this can't have a better grasp on things? I just don't think Iowa being a top 4 team in this league should be looked at as overachieving at all. With who we have coming back and how they'll play I'll be surprised if we finish 5th or lower.
Don't people say this about Wisconsin about every other year? "How are they going to replace Kaminsky? Dekker? Tucker? Harris? Butch? Taylor?! This is the year they fall back." I thought the year Bo Ryan retired it might actually be true especially when they started 1-5 in the league and then they went out and ended up 12-6. So picking them 7th seems like quite the gamble. They just seem to coach up their guys no matter who it is and roll out an effective team. I'm sure there's some goofy 6-10 white guy they bring out of nowhere that ends up being All-conference.
Seen it too many times to fall for it again.
I wouldn't put them at like 10th or anything crazy (unless injuries were to decimate them). But they won't be a top 5 team they just won't. I would almost put the farm on it. Who's their one big guy that's coming back I can't remember his name but the kid is a good player inside 10 feet. But he can't shoot any further out then that or hit free throws. We seemed to frustrate him quite well with our front court last yr and our group just got a year older. Again I'm not looking for them to be a bottom feeder but they aren't challenging for the BIG title.Don't people say this about Wisconsin about every other year? "How are they going to replace Kaminsky? Dekker? Tucker? Harris? Butch? Taylor?! This is the year they fall back." I thought the year Bo Ryan retired it might actually be true especially when they started 1-5 in the league and then they went out and ended up 12-6. So picking them 7th seems like quite the gamble. They just seem to coach up their guys no matter who it is and roll out an effective team. I'm sure there's some goofy 6-10 white guy they bring out of nowhere that ends up being All-conference.
Seen it too many times to fall for it again.
Yes Bo Ryan teams were really good at surprising in years they were picked to finish lower. He's gone now and so are his players, so we don't have any past history to draw conclusions from anymore.