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Today was a great day for the A10. #20 VCU easily wins again to go to 6-0. Dayton downs Tom Crean’s talented Georgia team in the most high profile early season tourney in the country to go to 4-0. Saw the end of the Richmond Wisconsin game and they looked really strong in a huge win in Brooklyn to go to 5-0. Golden and the guards are really good. I didn’t predict a 6-0 start. The A-10 has 6 teams in the Kenpom top 100! I'm keeping track of Kenpom rankings of the Atlantic 10 throughout the season and how it will change for each team. So far an Atlantic 10 team has improved an average of 8 spots since the beginning of the year, with big improvements of at least 20 spots by UMass, Duquesne, Saint Louis, and Dayton I'm keeping track of Kenpom rankings of the Atlantic 10 throughout the season and how it will change for each team. So far an Atlantic 10 team has improved an average of 8 spots since the beginning of the year, with big improvements of at least 20 spots by UMass, Duquesne, Saint Louis, and Dayton The big disappointment is Bona, who has been damaged by injuries. Dayton looks very, very good right now. The A-10 is much improved this year. I watched Dayton last night also - they didn’t just look very good - they looked like a top 20 team. They were beastly. I watched Dayton last night also - they didn’t just look very good - they looked like a top 20 team. They were beastly. If you listened to Jay Bilas last night he almost wanted to say that Dayton was right there for best team in the country. I dont see a dominant team this year. Perhaps this is a year where the stars align for someone like UD to get to the final-4. A10 a respectable 8-10 against the Power 5 and Big East plus a St. Joe's road win against UConn. Current Top 7 teams in the conference, including Duquesne, are 6-3 against Power 5 and Big East and 28-0 against everyone else. I didn’t predict a 6-0 start. I did. I'm predicting us to win the first 17 with our first loss coming at URI. We have a good coach who is teaching the team how to win. I didn’t predict a 6-0 start. I did. I'm predicting us to win the first 17 with our first loss coming at URI. We have a good coach who is teaching the team how to win. As I posted on the Facebook page, game #20 is going to be fun. Provided we don't somehow fall apart before then, the game with Dayton will show the scaredy cats why you play the big games at PPG, and (to borrow a phrase once dismissively aimed at us by Jerome Lane), you play the "rinky-dinks" at the Coop. If you want to be big time, you have to act big time! Watching Dayton take #4 Kansas to OT in the Maui Final. Bilas has said he thinks they can make the final 4, beat anyone in the country, and that Toppin is a lottery pick. Last edited by Duques102 (11/27/2019 11:57 pm) Wow. Kansas had to play a helluva game to hold off Dayton in OT. I didn’t predict a 6-0 start. I did. I'm predicting us to win the first 17 with our first loss coming at URI. We have a good coach who is teaching the team how to win. From Eric Haslam, “The first rankings of the 2019-20 season at Haslametrics.com have been officially released! Please remember that the season is still very young and the algorithm is still learning who each team is, so it's very natural to see some kooky numbers at this point in the year.”
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And the Dukes find themselves 6-0 and starting to garner some acclaim/attention. Been some rough results in the league to date but the top 4 are looking mighty strong out of the gate!
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I thought the combination of no home court & the building team chemistry would account for at least 2 losses in November.
Love the Hustle defense this team is playing & creating opptys on the break.
No quit.
This is fun. Can’t wait until Dec 4th & VMI .... get some revenge from 1977!
Happy Thanksgiving All.
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#34 VCU
#38 Dayton
#69 Davidson
#82 Richmond
#83 Duquesne
#90 Rhode Island
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Box & One wrote:
This is fun.
We're going to the NCAA tournament this season.
This is fun and a lot more fun is on the way.
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VBC wrote:Box & One wrote:
This is fun.
We're going to the NCAA tournament this season.
This is fun and a lot more fun is on the way.
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Whatever happens in OT the A10 will have two ranked teams next week. •
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VBC wrote:Box & One wrote:
This is fun.
We're going to the NCAA tournament this season.
This is fun and a lot more fun is on the way.
Haslametrics uses a different statistical algorithm than KenPom; and I think it has respectable validity. Right now, he has the Dukes as #43 in the country and a #9 seed in the NCAA.
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