Comments on: How did UConn get a preseason #18 ranking? http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/11/19/how-did-uconn-get-a-preseason-18-ranking/ Bloggin' Big East basketball since way back (2006). Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:28:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Dan http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/11/19/how-did-uconn-get-a-preseason-18-ranking/#comment-32 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:44:49 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/11/19/how-did-uconn-get-a-preseason-18-ranking/#comment-32 Here's why the preseason poll is a terrible concept. 'Present performance' doesn't exist yet. Preseason polls rig the football season far worse, however. The basketball season is long enough to more precisely assess everyone, and the things that matter -- conference championships and the NCAA selection process -- don't care about the polls. Here’s why the preseason poll is a terrible concept. ‘Present performance’ doesn’t exist yet.

Preseason polls rig the football season far worse, however. The basketball season is long enough to more precisely assess everyone, and the things that matter — conference championships and the NCAA selection process — don’t care about the polls.

]]> by: donald http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/11/19/how-did-uconn-get-a-preseason-18-ranking/#comment-31 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:31:59 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/11/19/how-did-uconn-get-a-preseason-18-ranking/#comment-31 UCONN's quickly becoming one of those teams I dislike -- the ones who get tons of attention and a high rating for being a mediocre team, based on past performance rather than present performance. I guess this happens when you win two NCAA championships. There's no question that they're going to lose on the road fairly early on and will be heckled by chants of "Overrated!" UCONN’s quickly becoming one of those teams I dislike — the ones who get tons of attention and a high rating for being a mediocre team, based on past performance rather than present performance. I guess this happens when you win two NCAA championships. There’s no question that they’re going to lose on the road fairly early on and will be heckled by chants of “Overrated!”

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