If we defeat Florida, the Post's headline would read:

Not Easy Being Defending Champs

 

The Dude wrote:

Last night was our 22nd straight non-conference home win

It sure was Dude.  Here's the list:

Division 2 teams:  Bowie State, Wise
Teams playing their first-ever D1 games:  Stonehill, Mercyhurst
The Military:  Army, Navy, VMI
Other Maryland Powerhouses:  UMES, UMBC, Coppin State (Twice)
Other Virginia Powerhouses:  William & Mary, Old Dominion, Hampton
Other Alphabet Schools:  NJIT, NC A&T
Avenging the OOC team who last beat us at Smith Center:  AU
American East anyone: Maine, New Hampshire
Some others:  Alcorn State, Lafayette
And the best team of the 22:  Hofstra


 

DC Native wrote:

Gwmayhem wrote:

The Dude wrote:

Last night was our 22nd straight non-conference home win

It sure was Dude.  Here's the list:

Division 2 teams:  Bowie State, Wise
Teams playing their first-ever D1 games:  Stonehill, Mercyhurst
The Military:  Army, Navy, VMI
Other Maryland Powerhouses:  UMES, UMBC, Coppin State (Twice)
Other Virginia Powerhouses:  William & Mary, Old Dominion, Hampton
Other Alphabet Schools:  NJIT, NC A&T
Avenging the OOC team who last beat us at Smith Center:  AU
American East anyone: Maine, New Hampshire
Some others:  Alcorn State, Lafayette
And the best team of the 22:  Hofstra


 

This is true, but how many such teams did we lose to under MoJo and JC? The first step in becoming a good team is to consistently beat the teams you should beat, imho.

Of course I realize this DC Native.  And The Dude's statement is factual.  But to point this out would lead most to believe that this is a far greater accomplishment  than it really is, which is of course exactly what he's doing.

Just like the Castro thread where he's comparing his per 40 minute averages last year, when he played 34 games including a full A10 schedule, with this year when he's played just 5 games.  It's factually correct but statistically insignificant.  Which I'm sure he knows.

Please refrain from calling posters names.

No problem with the discussion about the context of the home win streak stat.

Free Quebec wrote:

To change the subject back to the thread topic, I noticed that we are currently ranked 47th on Bart Torvik… BUT if you filter out pre-season expectations (which is still a favor for another month or so), we are ranked 31st based on all team’s results just this season. Kansas is 30th. WOW.

GW 31st and Kansas 30th says it all, what a turnaround. 

The quality of our rotation is really something to behold 

Free Quebec wrote:

To change the subject back to the thread topic, I noticed that we are currently ranked 47th on Bart Torvik… BUT if you filter out pre-season expectations (which is still a favor for another month or so), we are ranked 31st based on all team’s results just this season. Kansas is 30th. WOW.

How do you filter out pre-season expectations BTW? I toggled around but didn't see how

A few other teams via KenPom we are ahead of:

Maryland Oregon VA Tech Oklahoma and two big programs undergoing their own huge turnarounds, Caputo's former program Miami, and Trey Autry's Pops Syracuse squad, Cuse is up 65 spots and Miami up an incredible 140 spots from March 2025.   A 76 spot leap for GW from the same date.



 




 

Hoopsfan23 wrote:

GWRising wrote:

Aside from the rabid fanboy, most of us know that success can be fragile. I think we should slow our roll a little. This week will be more challenging. If we handle business and go 3-0 that would be a good sign. Turnaround will be word when we finish top 4 in A-10 and make the NCAA tournament. Until then there is a lot of basketball left to be played. I only care where we are ranked at the end of the year. Too early to start calling this season anything yet. 

I’m a young alum rabid fanboy, I’m used to 5-12 seasons and losing to Morgan state at home. I can’t even conceptualize making the NCAA tournament

 
Hoopsfan23 brining it all back to reality. Been a long stretch of desert.