Polls this early do nothing but keep people interested during the off-season. Zero legitimacy to them.
I’ll say this though; it’s kinda hard to rank this team because one like this has never really been seen before. Pope is building an entire team from scratch using ONLY the transfer portal and a couple freshmen. There’s zero chemistry yet and no idea how these guys will work together. There’s no elite freshman talent but it’s possible the starting lineup could be 5 fifth year seniors.
And I’ll as this too. A team full of 22 and 23 year-olds who collectively shot 42% from 3 last year with several lockdown defenders is exactly the kind of team that was Cal’s Achilles heel.
I’ll say this though; it’s kinda hard to rank this team because one like this has never really been seen before. Pope is building an entire team from scratch using ONLY the transfer portal and a couple freshmen. There’s zero chemistry yet and no idea how these guys will work together. There’s no elite freshman talent but it’s possible the starting lineup could be 5 fifth year seniors.
And I’ll as this too. A team full of 22 and 23 year-olds who collectively shot 42% from 3 last year with several lockdown defenders is exactly the kind of team that was Cal’s Achilles heel.