They have a bunch of top 100 guys -- Sanogo, Hawkins, Jackson, Clingan, Karaban, Diarra, Johnson. Clingan, Hawkins, and Jackson were all ranked in the 50s so close, but none in the top 50 RSCI composite.

Not gonna be naive and think recruiting doesn't matter. It matters, a lot. Even most power conference teams would be jealous of UConn's recruiting (all but 5-10 programs really). It's still amazing that there's so much variance after high school; you'd think the rankings would be more predictive but guys like Woods, Robinson, Harris, Walton Puff, Dunn, Styles, Nickel etc were ranked as peers to a bunch of pretty dominant college players at UConn. None of them were/are high end starters yet. Davis / Leaky are the only non-five stars who've done much of anything as HS recruits from UNC in 5-6 years, and it's a big part of why we've declined.

In 2020 Kerwin Walton is ranked right next to Ryan Kalkbrenner and just a few spots from Nijel Pack, Jaylen Clark, Bennedict Mathurin, Tari Eason, etc. Puff is ranked near guys like Sanogo, Reece Beekman, Julian Strawther, Azuolas Tubelis, and PJ Hall.

The question is, is it just bad luck we've had recently with four star guys (variance is definitely a big factor, all teams miss on 4 star players a lot) or is there some sort of consistent scouting/development deficiency from our coaching staff?

Headed to Georgetown… wish him the best!!

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When is College Basketball going to get rid of the meaningless vestige of the jump circles? At one point there were three jump circles on the court; one at midcourt, and one encircling each free throw line. The free throw circles' portions in the lanes were marked by a dotted arc for many years, however because those circles are never used, College Basketball removed the dotted arc, but left the solid arc outside of the lane. While carrying no function, for a while this arc was a nice reference point, and matched beautifully with the 3-point line when it was 20' from the basket. These days the vestigial arc remains as visual clutter, with no meaning whatsoever to the game at hand. It's time to remove it.

Just curious.

Congratulations to our winner Al Would, who defeated CarolinaBlue5 in the final game. His prize will be announced on May 1.

CarolinaBlue5 was a 16 seed and almost pulled it out!

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Congratulations to our winner Al Would, who defeated CarolinaBlue5 in the final game. His prize will be announced on May 1.

CarolinaBlue5 was a 16 seed and almost pulled it out!

To see the final results, click on the following link: https://www.runyourpool.com/marchma...220474&check=51D1A5E74C1D8D3C5F9C5504AB66E544

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Ross Martin is one the those anti-UNC media folk that some of have talked about over the years.
He won't be missed.👎
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He has risen!!! He is alive!!! Happy Easter and love you all!!!!

Here are the unofficial final results for Contest #4. Please review and let me know if you see any discrepancies by 4/27.
Official winners and prizes with be announced on May 1.

I want to thank everyone who participated this year. We had 68 board members that participated this season, which was a record!

Posted Apr 2, 2023
Jay Bilas believes some changes need to be made when it comes to college basketball's current rules. First, the ESPN college basketball analyst called the current charge/block rules a "mess" and a "joke." He then suggested that the game should switch from halves to quarters. Finally, he feels the "overt physicality" of the college game needs to be addressed. (The Spun)

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