I think we are the best team in the country right now!

[Cleatortoises]

Don't be skeered.
We'll be fine.

 

[MonsterMash79]

I don't disagree with OP and am 0% scared of Auburn. We need to get better at foul line...it is the only thing that truly concerns me with this team.

Our horrendous rebounding doesn’t concern you? 👍

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Gonzaga is not a 1 seed. They lost that vs Kentucky and Uconn.

You're missing the point. They will be #1 seed after they return to the confines of their weak conference and end up winning close to 30 games as a result.

 

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

I’ve been saying all season you can’t judge this team until Feb. 1st.

But if you put a gun to my head right now I say we’re a Sweet 16 team.

Whether that’s the floor or the ceiling TBD.

 

[TriCountyCat]

I don’t think Tennessee is any better than UK. They haven’t really faced a schedule that will tell you anything. Auburn on the other hand is the best team in the country. They should leap frog Tennessee in the rankings. Duke is also gonna be a problem come tournament time. The ACC is a joke and Duke rolls to the top #1 seed with Kansas being close behind. The SEC is gonna be punished for being so hard, we will get a lot of teams in but no really high seeds likely.

 

[tf4fun]

I don't disagree with OP and am 0% scared of Auburn. We need to get better at foul line...it is the only thing that truly concerns me with this team.

Defense and rebounding concern me big time! Williams needs to get his mind right and forget about scoring! He has the talent to be a very good rim protector and rebounder. That's what he needs to focus on!
Pope needs to show him how Ben Wallace played.
That's what he should pattern his game after!
He would still score 8-12 PPG just from cleanup dunks/ lobs/put back ect

 

[HerrosHeroes]

I’ve been saying all season you can’t judge this team until Feb. 1st.

But if you put a gun to my head right now I say we’re a Sweet 16 team.

Whether that’s the floor or the ceiling TBD.

How can you say that after we have wins over 3 tourney teams in Duke, Gonzaga and Louisville?

 

[HagginHall1999]

Our horrendous rebounding doesn’t concern you? 👍

I'm not the best in picking up sarcasm but we are like one rebound per game from #1 in country in total rebounds per game. Our margin is Top 25.

 

[HagginHall1999]

Defense and rebounding concern me big time! Williams needs to get his mind right and forget about scoring! He has the talent to be a very good rim protector and rebounder. That's what he needs to focus on!
Pope needs to show him how Ben Wallace played.
That's what he should pattern his game after!
He would still score 8-12 PPG just from cleanup dunks/ lobs/put back ect

Our defense goes through some challenges at times. Not concerned about rebounding and don't understand why some are. Generally do a solid job there. Statistically one of the top teams in country at rebounding. On top of that our FG percentage is Top 25 which limits our offensive rebounding opportunities.

Defensively, one concern I do have is our lack of forcing turnovers.

Williams takes 6.5 shots per game and is shooting 58%. He is averaging a double double + a couple assists and blocks per game. He has been good. He also cut down turnovers...only 6 in past 5 games (and 4 of those were in one game).