Powellfan
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Agreed to an extent. Loyola has some nice pieces but there offense is a work in progress so hard to assess the Hop D especially after Towson lost to the Mount today. There definitely is talent on that Hop squad with William's, Zinn, the Fogos, Degnon, Desimone etc but they struggle to get consistency from week to week and without Epstein Epstein don't have an elite offensive player. The UNC game next Sat will be fascinating for both teams.
Its so early in the season I wouldn't be counting anyone out, especially Hopkins. They looked really bad in the middle of last season, everyone wrote them off and they went on a very impressive run, beating Maryland twice and losing to Penn State in overtime. I can easily see Epstein coming back healthy and the defense finally coming together and Hopkins being very competitive. Of course I don’t want that to happen, but so much could change. Duke is notorious for losing games at this point in the year than making the final four. Obviously Hopkins is different but they still have some very good pieces. I would be very nervous going up against them, even with Epstein out.