I'm just telling you why I don't think it's crazy for people to rank us lower than we may think or like.
You brought up Kentucky .. We aren't Kentucky.. Not even close.
Preseason ranking don't mean jack anyway, so there is no point in even getting worked up about them..
I couldn't care less if we are preseason #1 or #10...
:Lets throw the ball up already
It is a misrepresentation of what I said.
I understand SJU is not Kentucky but I brought up UK to prove the fallacy of using immediate prior success as a major factor in predicting things.
SJU is not Temple either at least recently but just about everyone expects Temple to take a bit step back just based on huge senior losses. In other words assuming they were in the same conference you think Temple is SJU's equal this year?
Calipari's past success with freshmen plays a big part in that early ranking. Also it is somehwat different. Cal's freshmen haven't won anything, but they also haven't lost anything. These St. John's guys have lost for two seasons already.
Again SJU played with 7 first year players last year including JaKarr and Obepka, there roster was not full of 2nd year players.
And Kentucky was a huge disappointment last year, and keep in mind the 2012 UK team had players like Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb as sophomores. It is a misnomer to say they were a team full of freshmen.
This UK team is made up of no one that has ever won a post-season game in either the NCAA or NIT. That has not been true of any Calipari team that was this hyped.
Again you are missing the point, UK is getting ranked ahead of stud teams and stud coaches like Michigan St and Ohio St and Duke among others because they are LOADED WITH TALENT regardless of the fact that they don't have a lot of big game experience.
BTW-Did you see the Marquette was picked by the coaches as the pre-season no. 1? Again the same team that VItale does not even think belongs in the top 4 of the conference...