I’ll keep this brief…same 10 teams, slightly different order…and a new #1:1. Virginia Commonwealth (18-3, 10-0)
I watched this team go on the road Saturday afternoon and defeat the 2nd place team in the CAA (Drexel) 75-68. The three guard attack of B.A. Walker, Jesse Pellot-Rosa and Eric Maynor is damn impressive. It kind of makes me wonder why Jeff Capel didn't stay at least one more year?
2. Virginia Tech (16-5, 6-1)
The Hokies did nothing to warrant the drop, it's just VCU is too impressive not to be #1 this week. Va Tech continues to win on the road in the ACC and needs to do it again at BC this week (and not slip up against a hurting NC State club).
3. George Washington (15-4, 6-1)
I still think the A-10 blows. But GW appears to be the best of all those crappy teams. One of which is coached by Travis Ford. UMass I think. Terrible UMass/Charlotte game on yesterday afternoon.
4. Georgetown (15-5, 5-2)
Winning the games they are supposed to win, they now need to go on the road and beat St. John's and Louisville. Did you know Roy Hibbert is shooting 71% from the floor this year? 71%?
5. Virginia (13-6, 5-2)
I mean, did Clemson press the big red button yesterday or what? Oliver Purnell might have officially lost his kids after the second straight brutal loss. Virginia improves to 5-2 in the ACC, and they get the Dukies at home this week.
6. Maryland (16-5, 2-4)
I think Whit has a handle on the Terps:
"Meanwhile in Terp Town, things are looking bleak. Currently 2-4 in the ACC with some bad losses, they probably need to go at least 7-3 down the stretch and make some noise in the ACC tourney to get into the big'un. That 7-3 might need to include wins over Duke and UNC.
Uh, good luck with all that, Gary."
7. Loyola (Md.) (12-8, 8-2)
Still in first place in the MAAC...and they just beat Iona, making the Gaels 0-20. I just have a bad feeling Loyola's season is going downhill from here.
8. Old Dominion (14-7, 7-3)
Needs to go on the road and beat Drexel this week to have any chance of catching VCU (though it's not happening).
9. George Mason (12-8, 6-4)
Grasping...but they do get the dregs of the CAA in their next two, Delaware and UNC-Wilmington (where are you Brett Blizzard?).
10. Towson (10-11, 4-6)
Can't put the Tribe back in this slot, so I will continue to promote Gary Neal in this space. He's still 5th in the country in scoring (25.9 ppg). He has six 30 point games this year and a 40 point game. But, this is Towson we're talking about, so nobody cares.
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If you've seen Roy hibbert play, that 71% FG number is not that impressive. It means he has missed 29% of his dunk/layup attempts.
He is indeed a dunking machine, which takes alot of the luster off the number, but 71% is still 71%.
I've watched no G'town b-ball, so I have no idea, but I gotta ask -- do they call Roy Hibbert "Toots"?
The legendary ska and reggae singer?
'Es, mon. It is you, you, you.
Hughes, you got any more nuggets on the VCU coach Grant?
Here's one: He played with the basketball team Mangers/Training staff against my team in intramurals one year. They still lost to our merry band of white boys though.
He's also got a really good PG from Orlando (Lake Howell HS) coming in. Lake Howell is ranked in the top 10 nationally, and their other two stars are both UF signees.
teej - i bow to your impressive prognostication skills ref. the early adoption of the rams. not sure that they'd be quite as successful w/ capel - grant's pressure system is tough to beat.
tribe traveling to richmond this evening to take on vcu - w&m won at mason and should've won at odu. but they're not gonna win at vcu.
Personally, I'm amazed that a 19-3 team from a conference that had more Final Four reps last year than the ACC/Big10/Big12/BigEast combined is still not in the top 25. At least the Rams have GTB on their side.
Yep, the GTB propaganda machine is working overtime on this one...
that's gotta be the biggest celebrity ever to post in a comment in g:tb, right? big-time, teejay, big-time.
Yes, we are big-tyme (with a "y")...I just spent 20 minutes trying to switch the old template to the new and it was an epic disaster along the lines of the upcoming Norville hiring.
yeah, i've not been terribly impressed by the new blogger experience, especially the part where the google corporate overlords are gumming things up with their new registration process. do no evil, indeed.
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