KenPom #68

[MikeSU02]

 

[orangemass]

Bubble here we come

 

[5OutFred]

96th defensively makes me feel a lot better knowing we brought in a former HC this offseason for that exact purpose.

 

[walsh2012]

Actually happily surprised by this

 

[Cusefan0307]

Better than I expected tbh.

 

[jdubs30]

42 ranked offense

 

[Sbucketball]

For the sake of conversation:

• end of 23-24 season: #80 (20-12 red's first year)
• end of 22-23 season: #118 (17-15 relied on freshmen)
• end of 21-22 season: #69 (16-17 jb only losing season)
• end of 20-21 season: #42 (18-10, bubble and then s16)

Last year (23-24), we were pre-season #105.

 

[richmondcuse03]

pre-season efficiency rankings in the transfer era are...interesting.

 

[Sherman20]

96th defensively makes me feel a lot better knowing we brought in a former HC this offseason for that exact purpose.

Is Englestadt really considered a defensive guru? I didn’t know that but hope you're right.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

Kentucky outside the Top 40 is something we haven't seen in awhile.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

And 68 teams go dancing. Sign me up for Dayton.

 

[721Comstock]

pre-season efficiency rankings in the transfer era are...interesting.

And by “interesting” you mean -

Utterly pointless and absurd.

 

[Orangezoo]

Honestly I’ll take it to kick things off. To me this is pretty accurate to start the year factoring everything in. It has us as 9th in the ACC and 13 overall teams in the top 100. The 13 in the top 100 and 11 in the top 75 would be much better from a conference standpoint.

 

[rrlbees]

They didn’t know

 

[Sbucketball]

Is Englestadt really considered a defensive guru? I didn’t know that but hope you're right.

So, I don't know whether Englestad is actually a good defensive coach, but I'll say that the rumor was he is defensively-minded. Before becoming a HC, he spent time as an assistant focusing on teaching defense.

We also heard Straughn is a good offensive mind. I don't know if that's true or not either.

To be clear, I'm not saying these guys are or aren't good offensive/defensive minds, just saying that's what some have said and we'll have to wait and see a couple seasons to really know.

 

[SYRtoBOS]

L'ville at 64???

 

[Sbucketball]

L'ville at 64???

New coach, new players. Some are ranking them top 4 or 5 in the ACC. We'll see what happens but it's a fresh start and a different situation than the last couple years under Payne.

 

[UpstateSM]

pre-season efficiency rankings in the transfer era are...interesting.

Torvik is fun because you can play with the rosters and see how it impacts the team's rating.

But building ratings with a foundation of returning production/continuity is almost impossible these days. Makes it fun if you fancy making a wager or two, though.

 

[djorange1989]

New coach, new players. Some are ranking them top 4 or 5 in the ACC. We'll see what happens but it's a fresh start and a different situation than the last couple years under Payne.

Just getting rid of Payne is a huge win for them

 

[atlanticuse]

We should be sponsored by Bubblicious.

 

[Orangezoo]

We should be sponsored by Bubblicious.

Go work on that for a bit and report back. A couple million in NIL funds or bust.

 

[atlanticuse]

Just getting rid of Payne is a huge win for them

he was a real Payne in their ____

 

[pwong]

And 68 teams go dancing. Sign me up for Dayton.

68 teams includes the autobids for mid majors

 

[cliftonparksufan]

68 teams includes the autobids for mid majors

Oh. I was assuming the preseason SWAC champion was rated better than us. LOL!!!

 

[Zelda Zonk]

That #96 defensive rank feels like a ‘legacy’ projection. We have too many unknowns for that to be a meaningful take. But our success/failure starts there—stopping people.

Put it on the bulletin board, Red.