SI Power Rankings
Originally Posted by
hudlow
No wonder the Carolina fans are so jealous. Rivers is everything The Black Falcon was supposed to be.
Not sure if this has been linked elsewhere, but there are some interesting comments in this week's SI power rankings.
e.g.,:
Of the 16 teams that appear in this week's Power Rankings, Duke has faced the most difficult schedule according to kenpom.com's Pythagorean ratings, which have Blue Devils opponents Belmont, Michigan State, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio State and Washington all in its top 40. (That's something to remember when you're comparing Austin Rivers' acclimation to college hoops against, say, that of fellow super-frosh Quincy Miller, whose Baylor squad has played the worst schedule of any Power Ranked team to date
Sophomore small forward Harrison Barnes, who was a middle-of-the-pack defender last season, has regressed to the point that he has the worst stop percentage of any rotation player (50.6). He's allowing opponents to shoot 49.0 percent on three-point attempts, and his defensive rebounding percentage has dropped from 12.6 as a freshman to a non-factor-level 7.4. Barnes needs to be a more engaged defender if he plans on leading UNC to a national championship
Singler is IRON
I STILL GOT IT! -- Ryan Kelly, March 2, 2013