Kenpom up to 4

[tzznandrew]

Defense jumped from 22 to 12 in one game.

 

[aburks41]

We just suffocated the life out of them. If Villanova loses Moore this offseason, they are going to be bruuutal next year.

 

[Vuce]

We just suffocated the life out of them. If Villanova loses Moore this offseason, they are going to be bruuutal next year.

And why would he stay? He’s one more injury away from being done with basketball. No reason to stay

 

[aburks41]

And why would he stay? He’s one more injury away from being done with basketball. No reason to stay

NIL

 

[UofCT]

Yawn emoji

 

[caw]

We just suffocated the life out of them. If Villanova loses Moore this offseason, they are going to be bruuutal next year.

They need some transfers in or they will be in trouble.

They lose Slater and Daniels right, or do they have 6th years? If Whitmore and Moore leave that’s a problem.

 

[AntG168]

They need some transfers in or they will be in trouble.

They lose Slater and Daniels right, or do they have 6th years? If Whitmore and Moore leave that’s a problem.

Whitmore is gone the moment their final whistle blows

 

[Vuce]

They need some transfers in or they will be in trouble.

They lose Slater and Daniels right, or do they have 6th years? If Whitmore and Moore leave that’s a problem.

Whitmore is gone. No way he’s coming back and Nova has known that most of the year

 

[UCTitleTown]

Whitmore is gone. No way he’s coming back and Nova has known that most of the year

Gone as in pro or gone as in portal?

 

[navery12]

They need some transfers in or they will be in trouble.

They lose Slater and Daniels right, or do they have 6th years? If Whitmore and Moore leave that’s a problem.

Whitmore is gone. Slater and Daniels both used their Covid year this year so are in the Calcaterra boat of being gone regardless. Good news is they have the 159th ranked class coming in

 

[husky429]

Whitmore is gone the moment their final whistle blows

And they only have one unranked commit, IIRC.

 

[uconnsouth]

Transfer portal changes everything

 

[auror]

They need some transfers in or they will be in trouble.

They lose Slater and Daniels right, or do they have 6th years? If Whitmore and Moore leave that’s a problem.

Their offensive philosophy isn't great with transfers. They don't really run sets you can just teach to new players. They run some PnR, but otherwise it's a lot of learned move and replace, triple threat, guard post-ups. It's not really a team like Alabama where you can plug guys into roles and spots on the court.

They're going to need to overhaul their way of playing if they want to win with transfers. Look at all their recruits that have flamed out or taken 3 years to contribute. There's a reason Wright got out.

 

[caw]

Whitmore is gone the moment their final whistle blows

Yeah the if was more for Moore. Should have written that differently.

 

[superjohn]

Their offensive philosophy isn't great with transfers. They don't really run sets you can just teach to new players. They run some PnR, but otherwise it's a lot of learned move and replace, triple threat, guard post-ups. It's not really a team like Alabama where you can plug guys into roles and spots on the court.

They're going to need to overhaul their way of playing if they want to win with transfers. Look at all their recruits that have flamed out or taken 3 years to contribute. There's a reason Wright got out.

They could really be in trouble. They have nothing coming in, it doesn't seem like they're seriously involved with anyone in the '24 class, and it's a tough place for transfers.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Defense was indeed excellent tonight. Very few uncontested 3s. Basically nothing easy. It’s what won us the game.

 

[ToolzieFan]

 

[Rocktheworld]

I’m really interested in what our seeding would be now that this game has been played. It was so weird seeing the graphic showing us as NET 7 but a 4 seed.

 

[auror]

I’m really interested in what our seeding would be now that this game has been played. It was so weird seeing the graphic showing us as NET 7 but a 4 seed.

I think we're on the 3/4 line right now. Win 2 and we'll get a 3 seed.

 

[UConNick]

I think we're on the 3/4 line right now. Win 2 and we'll get a 3 seed.

That’s what bracketmatrix is currently showing. We’re the top team on the 4 line, though a ways away from the current 3s on average projected seed.

I’ll be intrigued to see how close to that pack of teams we can draw as new bracket projections that take into account this weekend’s results are released and calculated into the bracketmatrix averages early next week.

 

[JB75]

I think we are borderline 3/4 as well right now. We beat providence we are a firm 3. We beat Marquette we are the strongest 3. We win big east tourney, we ll be a 2

 

[giddyup]

We should be a 2/3 seed already. This is a top 10 team with a strong close out.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

They could really be in trouble. They have nothing coming in, it doesn't seem like they're seriously involved with anyone in the '24 class, and it's a tough place for transfers.

In a microcosm, it’s the whole Big East. Portal players don’t want to go to Villanova.

 

[Scrutiner]

Could it be deja vu all over again?
This team is playing much like the 2011 team.
Undefeated in OOC play, won our preseason tournament, 9-9 in the league then, finished 9th overall in the league, won 5 in 5 nights and awarded a 3 seed............and won six more!
This year undefeated in OOC play, 13-7 in the league, finished 4th overall in the league, .............
So far, so good, in fact better than in 2011 overall so far.
Just need to finish like in 2011..............!

 

[MrSec224]

One thing to remember. Committee starts talking Wednesday. Games through Thursday generally effect seeding. Friday thru Sunday, only when something crazy happens.

Which makes being hot right now while everyone around us loses, is probably good news