KenPom Preseason Top 100 - MN #59

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TwistingMyMelon said:
I don't know but they're ranked below us by Pomeroy. I've been thinking they've been overrated by a number of services. Yeah, they have two very highly rated freshmen coming in but they lost a lot from last year's team including their very physical center who transferred. Not many freshmen come into the conference and tear it up in their first year.
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Without looking it up, I doubt we've had any B10 team bring in HS recruits ranked as high as #2 or #3, and they're on the same team. Plus, I would trust Pikiell way more than someone like Woodson or the now-departed Juwan Howard to be able to harness talent effectively.

Wariness is warranted, but I bet Rutgers is damn good. The team I think is overrated is Purdue. They have pieces coming back, but not the centerpiece - it's Bulls without Jordan,
 

TwistingMyMelon said:
Much better starting point than last season! The downside of that is that the Gophers will have to play better than they did last season to move up but our goal should be to play better than last season.
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And the other downside is that this is our high watermark. This is the all-seniors strategy. We will never be able to look for improvement year-to-year. So as soon as the season goes a little south...it's all over.
 





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