Comments on: Preseason Polls Released Today

By: Rush The Court » Blog Archive » Everything You Need to Know About the 2009-10 Season…

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:03:51 +0000

[...] Top 25 – will debut at 6:30 pm ET tonight here. If you like comparisons, here’s the Coaches and Media Top 25. We also found time to give you our preseason [...]

By: rtmsf

rtmsf — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:38:32 +0000

I’m pretty sure David was happy with the #27 ranking, although yeah, I figure they’ll be higher by the time the season gets going.

By: DMoore

DMoore — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:03:46 +0000

You’re complaining about Siena being ranked 27th? When a team makes it to the 2nd round of the NCAAs TWO YEARS IN A ROW, and returns just about everyone, the ONLY reason you’re not an easy pick for the top 25 is that no one knows the name on the jersey. More knowledgeable voters would easily rate them higher.

If Syracuse isn’t ranked higher because they lost a lot of talent from the previous year. Why is that a surprise?

If I’ve misunderstood and you’re gloating that Siena is ranked above Syracuse, then you should set your sights higher — that team deserves it.

By: David

David — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:55:23 +0000

I love seeing Siena ranked 27th in the AP poll…. ABOVE OF SYRACUSE. Makes me laugh. Too bad the Saints’ schedule isn’t as tough this year; they won’t get as many chances to prove themselves, and they played very well against Pittsburgh and especially Kansas.

That Niagara-Siena battle should be quite a battle.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:08:13 +0000

I would say that with regard to the UK discrepency, the media IS probably overhyped on Kentucky vs. the coaches not “respecting” Calipari. I for one, certainly side with the coaches here. It seems more probable that the media would get too high on a big name coach at a big name program raking in big mane recruits. Whereas the coaches are more likely to recognize legit questions regarding the youth, coaching and overall stability of a transitioning program. Truth is both UNC and UK are ranked a bit too high because each school’s brand name warrant it (none moreso than a guardless Duke team at number 8/9).