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Originally posted by wufan View PostKenny is a freshman with a lot of tools. He might turn that into an upperclassmen that dominates. Maybe. Fortunately we have two other guys we can rely on while we find out.People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. -Isaac Asimov
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Who else posts fake **** all day in order to maintain the acrimony? Wingnuts, that's who.
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Who wants to be realistic? It's not fair to get on the fans for being a little giddy over signing a Top 150 Recruit that is on this particular occasion 6'11" who has unique stretch skills for a "BIG". All of our Top 150 recruits have been major contributors during their careers, and in the case of Fred, and Landry have gone on to "The League".
All of our top 150 Recruits, were minor contributors during their Freshman years, and turned into major contributors during their careers. In the cases of Fred, and Landry, they both took on major roles by their Sophomore years, so it's not natural for "FANS" to be too realistic. That will happen next year, when he has moments where he struggles. However, it is natural for "FANS" to be a little giddy, and perhaps unrealistic.
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Originally posted by Stickboy46 View PostLOL, you have to love recruiting rankings. Kenny was a consensus top 150 when signed with Minnesota ... they updated rankings today and Kenny plummets to 197 (47 spot drop) after signing with WSU.
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If someone evaluates Pohto as a traditional Center with the ability to bang inside, he's probably top-200. It's easy to look at offense around the basket as the main evaluation criteria. That ignores his ability to guard multiple positions and stroke from deep for a pick-n-pop.
It's easy to ignore D and the ability to give teammates easier looks when ranking players, but those aspects improve the TEAM, even though they don't give the INDIVIDUAL the respect he deserves. I'm hoping the drop in ranking causes Pohto to Play Angry!
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I didn’t hear questions regarding The criteria/evaluation of Pohto as an offensive player being raised. The question that I heard being discussed is How did Kenny plummet 50 spots in such a short time (from 143 to 197) with the only difference in his recruitment during that short time being that he was released from his commitment to Minnesota and he the committed to Wichita State. No criteria was ever mentioned by these services that I know of. Only his ranking was changed.
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Originally posted by Shockm View PostNo criteria was ever mentioned by these services that I know of. Only his ranking was changed. [/I][/B]FINAL FOURS:
1965, 2013
NCAA Tournament:
1964, 1965, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
NIT Champs - 1 (2011)
AP Poll History of Wichita St:
Number of Times Ranked: 157
Number of Times Ranked #1: 1
Number of Times Top 5: 32 (Most Recent - 2017)
Number of Times Top 10: 73 (Most Recent - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Highest Recent AP Ranking:
#3 - Dec. 2017
#2 ~ March 2014
Highest Recent Coaches Poll Ranking:
#2 ~ March 2014
Finished 2013 Season #4
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Maybe not a lot of thinking about criteria and a lot more Bias involved. Minnesota is hardly a top Big 10 Team. Bottom dweller at 13th place out of 14 Teams. Minnesota would have been 7th or 8th in the American Conference out of 11 teams in Men’s Basketball. They hardly deserve the Respect given. As for a Direct Comparison for 2021, according to Real Time RPI, The Shockers RPI was 25, and Minnesota was 150. Hardly reason for a recruit to fall 50 spots but that’s what happened.
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