TheJuggernaut

I fully expect this team, with the additions of Tillman and Seeley (and possibly one more) to challenge for the PAC12 title next, and go to the NCAA tournament.

Except the expectation from rational, in the know Ute fans was not an NCAA tournament appearance this season.
B for me, my expectation going into the season was 18-20 wins and an NIT invite. They were so so close to eclipsing that and getting to the NCAA tournament. Hopefully next season, with a little more experience playing together, games like…[Read more]

UCLA was below .500 last year, add Ball and Leaf and all of a sudden Alford’s a great coach.

Kuzma, Daniels, and Bealer aren’t likely to go anywhere.

My two deep for next year:

5 Collette, Johnson
4 Kuzma, Rawson
3 Tillman, Seeley, Bealer
2 Daniels, Van Dyke
1 Barefield, Zamora

I expect next year’s team to challenge for the PAC12 title and go to the NCAA tournament.

Kuzma, Daniels, and Bealer aren’t likely to go anywhere.

My two deep for next year:

5 Collette, Johnson
4 Kuzma, Rawson
3 Tillman, Seely, Bealer
2 Daniels, Van Dyke
1 Barefield, Zamora

Not just Kuzma, but the entire team is primed for a great season next year. We only lose Bonam, and we pick up Tillman, and maybe one more. The core of this team will have almost a year of experience playing together when next season starts, I expect a more difficult/exciting out of conference schedule and I expect this team to challenge for the…[Read more]

Not just Kuzma, but the entire team is primed for a great season next year. We only lose Bonam, and we pick up Tillman, and maybe one more. The core of this team will have almost a year of experience playing with each other. I expect a much more difficult/exciting out of conference schedule, and I expect this team to challenge for the PAC12 title…[Read more]

Not just Kuzma, but the entire team is primed for a great season next year. We only lose Bonam, and we pick up Tillman, and maybe one more. The core of this team will be experienced playing with each other. I expect a much more difficult/exciting out of conference schedule, and I expect this team to challenge for the PAC12 title and go to the NCAA…[Read more]

You schedule light when you have ten new players and two of your best players aren’t even available until Christmas. It’s not a trend, our OOC SOS last year was ranked #25 and the year before it was ranked #9. With the experience we have coming back I expect a more difficult/exciting OOC schedule next year (we already have Xavier, Utah St at…[Read more]

You schedule light when you have ten new players and two of your best players aren’t even available until Christmas. It’s not a trend, our OOC SOS last year was #25 and the year before it was #9. With the experience we have coming back I expect a more difficult/exciting OOC schedule next year (we already have Xavier, Utah St at Vivint, @ Butler and @ BYU).

You schedule light when you have ten new players and two of your best players aren’t even available until Christmas. It’s not a trend, our OOC SOS last year was 7 and the year before it was 19. With the experience we have coming back I expect a more difficult/exciting OOC schedule next year (we already have Xavier, Utah St at Vivint, @ Butler and @ BYU).

Sounds like Collette is likely. I’ll be surprised if we see Daniels play again this season.

He’s wrong, at least according to the metrics, Arizona 2012 had a worse RPI than 2017 Utah. Here are all #4 seeds and their RPIs:

2017 Utah (RPI 73)
2016 Arizona (28)
2015 UCLA (38)
2014 Cal (57)
2013 Arizona (16)
2012 Arizona (79)

That being said he makes a good argument that 2017 Utah is a worse #4 seed than 2012 Arizona, namely that 2012…[Read more]

He’s wrong, at least according to the metrics, Arizona 2012 had a worse RPI than 2017 Utah. Here are all #4 seeds and their RPIs:

2017 Utah (RPI 73)
2016 Arizona (28)
2015 UCLA (38)
2014 Cal (57)
2013 Arizona (16)
2012 Arizona (79)

Colorado is playing really well, not well enough to beat Arizona, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them win multiple games in the NIT.

Colorado is playing really well, not beat Arizona well, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them win multiple games in the NIT.

Beating Oregon puts us in the conversation, but our bad OOC schedule, lack of marquee wins, and horrific loss to Oregon State keeps us out. I agree with Milton, we have to win the whole thing to get in.

We’re the 4 seed no matter what happens with Stanford

Correct, if Cal loses to CU the tiebreaker with them shifts to us.

Correct, if Cal loses to CU we gain the tiebreaker over them.