Seem a bit low? Talent wise, Kentucky has to be a lot higher. But there’s a ton of inexperience
CBS sports moved Kentucky up to 16th preseason
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I'm tired of being top 5 preseason, and then sucking. I'm good with it. We should have enough talent to be top 5, but let's just win games. The rankings will work themselves out.
This. Lets try and fly “under the radar” for once, if possible.
We will be in the top 5 after we beat Kansas
i hope they wear it as a chip on thier shoulder
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Yeah that is shockingly low. Anything below 10 is crazy.
This recruiting class/team just seems more like Cal's 30-win seasons where we wind up as a 1 or 2-seed. I get the hesitation, and understand these polls in August mean nothing. But it's hard for me to see this Kentucky unit as not being top10.
You mean to tell me that Tennessee who returns the same ho-hum guys in Vescovi, Ziegler and JJJ.. should be higher than UK? Why? Just because they returned some experienced guys who weren't good enough to make it in the NBA? I'll tell you this.. If I'm being impartial, I wouldn't rank a team that returns Wheeler, Brooks and Grady over these guys we have coming in..
At some point sheer talent will generally trump experience.. and that's what we have this year.
You mean to tell me that Tennessee who returns the same ho-hum guys in Vescovi, Ziegler and JJJ.. should be higher than UK? Why? Just because they returned some experienced guys who weren't good enough to make it in the NBA? I'll tell you this.. If I'm being impartial, I wouldn't rank a team that returns Wheeler, Brooks and Grady over these guys we have coming in..
At some point sheer talent will generally trump experience.. and that's what we have this year.
We are vastly more talented then any other team and honestly I can't name another team with even 4 future 1st rounders and we have a minimum of 5 if not 6. I know experience matters but Reeves and Mitchell are going to be enough when you generational talent like Edwards and Wagner with it . We should be in the 5-10 range just based on talent alone . But I like being underestimated and as someone else said once we beat KU , which we will , we will be top 3.
10-15 is where this team should be right now
16?! Lulz top 10 team and it’s a no brainer. Talking end of season, which is what the preseason is supposed to project anyway. No team in the country has this much talent.
top ten is closer to reality
but in all honesty it really does not matter at some point it will work itself out
but in all honesty it really does not matter at some point it will work itself out
all those years of ranking us high and we come out and flop against decent competition
UK has to earn the benefit of the doubt with Cal now
UK has to earn the benefit of the doubt with Cal now
It doesn’t matter. Win and it will take care of itself.
Given the youth and inexperience of our team this seems like a fair preseason Assessment to me, rather be underated than overated, especially early. Win games and rating will take care of itself
It seems like this is a very talented team. But, based upon what, the Global Jam? It is obviously challenging to know the level of competition although unlike the Bahamas the other teams definitely wanted to win. Yes, we looked great but against whom exactly?
My view is the same as last year but Cal did not take advantage of the deep bench. That advantage seems even more striking this season and so our strength should be constant throwing out numbers as only maybe 3 teams might have anywhere near the overall bench we will have. But, it is no advantage if you don't play them.
My view is the same as last year but Cal did not take advantage of the deep bench. That advantage seems even more striking this season and so our strength should be constant throwing out numbers as only maybe 3 teams might have anywhere near the overall bench we will have. But, it is no advantage if you don't play them.
We got the benefit of the doubt for a few years there for awhile that freshmen would pan out. Seems the media has shifted back to “you look good on paper but let’s see” after the last 3 abysmal seasons
I’m good with that ranking. Freshman led teams shouldn’t be near the top.
Just focus on beating Kansas. Everything will fall in line after that.
I mean, I get that and all. Still, this team is clear cut top 10. It’s pretty obvious. Injuries could derail it I reckon.
I don't mind it being low, but it's ridiculous.
Who has more talent? No one
Kansas at #1 centered around a center (haha Dad joke) who couldn't make the NCAA with two top 15 draft picks??? I think they are WAY overhyped unless the don't slow it down like Juwan did.
Purdue returns everyone from a team with one of the two worst ever losses in NCAA history? Not sold on them (yes I know what Virginia did after that). Notice that hardly no one had them in the Final Four last year. Big Ten is too over hyped in hoops
Duke looks legit. Can Scheyer get them there?
FAU at #4??? Did UCLA in 2021 and UNC in 2022 not teach us anything about getting hot at the right time? They needed a blown call to beat Memphis in round 1
MSU also looks legit, but they look legit a lot and don't live up to it.
I ain't doing it for everyone, but there are questions about every team ahead of us. Thing is no one comes close to the talent we have. Will it come together and roll? Who knows anymore, but I like my team
Who has more talent? No one
Kansas at #1 centered around a center (haha Dad joke) who couldn't make the NCAA with two top 15 draft picks??? I think they are WAY overhyped unless the don't slow it down like Juwan did.
Purdue returns everyone from a team with one of the two worst ever losses in NCAA history? Not sold on them (yes I know what Virginia did after that). Notice that hardly no one had them in the Final Four last year. Big Ten is too over hyped in hoops
Duke looks legit. Can Scheyer get them there?
FAU at #4??? Did UCLA in 2021 and UNC in 2022 not teach us anything about getting hot at the right time? They needed a blown call to beat Memphis in round 1
MSU also looks legit, but they look legit a lot and don't live up to it.
I ain't doing it for everyone, but there are questions about every team ahead of us. Thing is no one comes close to the talent we have. Will it come together and roll? Who knows anymore, but I like my team
Rated way too high the past couple of pre-seasons so I think this might be a good thing being ranked lower to start. We might be very good but won't really know until real games get here. And, this just might be the kick in the pants to get Cal and the players motivated to prove themselves. Hope so.
Well, it is Gary Parrish doing these rankings, so I take it with a grain of salt. I expect UK will be ranked 8-12 range when the first AP poll comes out. Talent wise, we are top 5. Just all dependent on how the team gels and how quickly the young guys grow up. A lot of potential!
What team outside of UK has a higher ceiling? Nobody. Maybe, maybe duke. I doubt it, though.
We've seen what happens when UK is ranked too high in the preseason. Expectations, etc. Just let it play out.
what team had a NPOY along with a smattering of NBA talent and managed to have 1 NCAA tourney win in 2 years?
its not about the talent we have when it comes to rankings
No issues. If we want to be top 10 let us actually earn it.
I agree it's low, but maybe CBS is as tired of Cal's lack of production as we are.
We should be 10-12 right now. But I'm ok with this. Maybe it will piss them boys off. Been awhile since we've seen a mad UK team that wants blood.
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