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The Holmgrens and Suggs types aren't going to be staying here and really don't stay home in any state around the country any more. Hardly any of the best players on the blue bloods are homegrown. Regardless of the next coach, that ain't changing any time soon - and really the state isn't...

This is a 2023 list and at least a couple of those have moved on - i realized that when I got to McNamara, who I’m pretty sure is a low major head coach now (yep, Siena).

Not sure how you sorted this - USC is still a worse defense. Doesn't change the thesis, though.

None of those guys are coming here. They've got to find a green banana.

It might be true that no other big school would hire him, but this type of resume (especially championships at a lower division) makes me look twice and not rule him out so fast. There will be safer and inside-the-box traditional candidates (probably). I’m not sure those will actually be better...

That all makes logical sense from a Tommie POV, but it's wishful thinking. Any Summit League coach offered a B10 job is probably leaving - unless perhaps that Summit League job is on track to becoming a Big East job....

A lot of us saw red flags from the beginning. This is about what I expected, injured or not. Bullet dodged.

The ignore button is a wonderful thing. Maybe you-know-who would stop incessantly making basically the same post if no one responded. Coaching matters.

I agree it's only part of the story. I suspect the terrible shooting by Patterson - at relatively high usage, too - is the primary reason why the offense looks (and is) worse when he's running it. I'll also repeat, though, that Asuma's metrics are not very good, regardless of the eye test. He...

This chart would say Patterson should not be shooting the ball (look at EFG - effective FG%). He has nice assist and turnover percentages - Asuma does not.

I would assume there’s a new coach - if not, then he’s likely a big reason for the performance being good enough to retain the current one. I’m going to ignore that scenario as unlikely. The new coach will have to re-recruit him. Asuma can probably see without entering the portal what his worth...

I think Coyle might have a “today list” but there are coaches who emerge over the course of the season (as well as those who - submerge?). It’s too early to know the right replacement, IMO. It doesn’t matter that much when you let the current coach go, though - it won’t make the search easier...

Torvik: MN #110, UST #128 Also, with the caveat that it's still early for all of this, Torvik has 15 B10 teams between #10 (IL) and #52 (NW). Last year, only 7 of the then 14 teams finished the year above that, and if you add the 4 newcomers, only one made that threshold - Oregon, who was...

I’m, uh, underwhelmed with my prognostication abilities…

I have seen more MN than MSU, but yes. MSU is more talented/athletic than skilled, and that is especially a problem against teams that are equally talented, That does not describe MN, of course. However, it's their first away game and things happen.

I have a feeling this ends up as a W. No logic. It's hard to win on the road in the B10.

You're right. I never watch games and don't enjoy them. How did you know?

This seems like a long-winded deflection to being incredibly wrong about BGSU.

The trouble with this is that seeing one game can often give you a distorted impression. How you play over the course of all your games gives you a better sense, and no one can watch all the games of all the teams. For example, Bowling Green apparently gave it their all against MSU a couple...

The NET rankings are out. MN clocks in at #155. UST? #133.