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    Comparing CBB Programs

    Kenpom has released new rankings of the top CBB programs since 1997. You’ll never guess who came out on top.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hallcity View Post
    Kenpom has released new rankings of the top CBB programs since 1997. You’ll never guess who came out on top.
    The "Blue Bloods" are indeed wearing blue.
    Sage Grouse

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    'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013

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    Quote Originally Posted by hallcity View Post
    Kenpom has released new rankings of the top CBB programs since 1997. You’ll never guess who came out on top.
    To be fair, it’s true.

    ;- )

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    #4 should have an (*). Or several.
    [redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by devildeac View Post
    #4 should have an (*). Or several.
    Love comparing our worst season (#19) with #4’s worst season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arnie View Post
    Love comparing our worst season (#19) with #4’s worst season.
    Some other crazy numbers...

    Only 10 teams haven't had a season where they ended outside the top 100.
    Only 6 teams haven't had a season where they ended outside the top 90.
    Only 4 teams haven't had a season where they ended outside the top 75.

    Duke hasn't had a season where they ended outside the top 20.

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    I'd like it if the study went back to 1990. 30 years, that would've been a good time frame. ;-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlueDevil2K View Post
    Some other crazy numbers...

    Only 10 teams haven't had a season where they ended outside the top 100.
    Only 6 teams haven't had a season where they ended outside the top 90.
    Only 4 teams haven't had a season where they ended outside the top 75.

    Duke hasn't had a season where they ended outside the top 20.
    After Duke (19-2012) and Kansas (25-2000) the next best "worst" season is Michigan St who was 50th in 1997 and then Syracuse who was 56th in 2002. I gotta say, it is impressive that Syracuse has been a top 60 team every single year. They are not a name that comes to mind as a consistently great program but that is some powerful evidence.
    Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?

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    Quote Originally Posted by arnie View Post
    Love comparing our worst season (#19) with #4’s worst season.
    #4 had a season since 1997 that was worse than last year? Impressive, in a way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hallcity View Post
    Kenpom has released new rankings of the top CBB programs since 1997. You’ll never guess who came out on top.
    You'll never believe who is top 40! I certainly didn't. Granted...if they included the Les Robinson era it would likely be different. That just shows the power of mediocrity. Only three top 25 finishes and NC State is ranked #39.

    I most say, i don't mind comparing our worst season to #4's worst season either

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phredd3 View Post
    #4 had a season since 1997 that was worse than last year? Impressive, in a way.
    We'll always have Doh...
    Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JasonEvans View Post
    We'll always have Doh...
    Do they teach that position at unc?

    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/142004194476935904/

    Can't get the image inserted without saving it to my computer - which I don't want to do.
    Last edited by DukieInKansas; 08-13-2020 at 11:49 AM.

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    Impressed by the Huskies era-leading 4 chips. Calhoun was a beast.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Dat View Post
    Impressed by the Huskies era-leading 4 chips. Calhoun was a beast.
    I realize you didn't exactly say that Calhoun won all four of those, and he certainly recruited a whole lot of the 2014 championship team, but Kevin Ollie was in his second year already by the time of that fluky title.

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    Impressed (and a little surprised) that my Wahoos are top 15 despite hovering between garbage and average for over half of the sample. Please, Tony Bennett - stay at least 20 more years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AustinDevil View Post
    I realize you didn't exactly say that Calhoun won all four of those, and he certainly recruited a whole lot of the 2014 championship team, but Kevin Ollie was in his second year already by the time of that fluky title.
    Given that the vast bulk of minutes were played by Jrs and Srs recruited under Calhoun, the foundation of coaching (their freshmen and some of their sophmore years) happening under slick Jimmy, and the fact that Ollie has been pretty much trash ever since, I'm going to allocate "coaching credit" for that title at about 80% Calhoun, 20% Ollie.

    although to be fair, Napier deserves the bulk of the credit overall. That guy carried them in 2014 even more than Kemba Walker did in 2011.

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