Imagine your the AD, and your reviewing the basketball season as a whole this year - what would you rate it?
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can't tell about next year yet. so much changes with the portal. land Manon, Neskovic and Beagle ... and keep Dji? that's a strong starting lineup.The worst part to me is that the Spiders are back to the “rebuild” stage and there is no momentum from this year to carry over to next season. You can almost guarantee another preseason ranking in the double digits and most likely in the bottom four. Lots of work to do for the COY.
I don't think we will be ranked again as poorly as this year in preseason. Just because of what happened this year. If we do have a lot of new players, who are unproven at this level - I bet this past year bumps us up a few spots and maybe we land 7 - 9th.There’s no doubt that the season overall was successful. But there is also no doubt that it ended horribly. The worst part to me is that the Spiders are back to the “rebuild” stage and there is no momentum from this year to carry over to next season. You can almost guarantee another preseason ranking in the double digits and most likely in the bottom four. Lots of work to do for the COY.
I did not factor in “recency bias”, but I think it is a good point. I suppose the previous year’s place in the final standings has a significant bearing on the preseason as well. But my main point is that there is quite a bit of uncertainty which is exactly why UR was ranked 11 this year. I did not dive into what other teams in the A10 will look like either, so my “doomsday” scenario may never occur. I just don’t see CM functioning in the yearly “reload” mode of operation. I think it is way more likely that the Spiders take a step back next year.If we do have a lot of new players, who are unproven at this level - I bet this past year bumps us up a few spots and maybe we land 7 - 9th.
It was so predictable, too. The fact that we call the late season swoon “a Mooney” tells you all you need to know. And some want him to get a Calipari style deal!It was a success. This was a fun team, an overachieving team, and they won the league. I think we would have all signed up for that at the beginning of the year.
But yes, I can still acknowledge that they pulled a Mooney when it counted in the A-10 tournament and in the NIT.