[Farm93]

Hey, 76lsjumb, ask washingtonismoney where kenpom.com had us ranked this time last year. As I recall, it was just about this same spot. And we had something like an 80 percent chance of making the NCAA tournament. And then conference play started...

There really is reason for hope.  Last year all of the Frosh were just not ready, and there were too many of them on the floor at the same time.  This year, the guys are playing a lot better.  And then there is the Chasson factor.  It is amazing, but he really is a calming force for the team.

But no need to trust the computer formulas.  The experts that have seen the team play believe they are ready.  They are not Final Four material, but I would not be shocked to see them win at least one game in the NCAA tournament.  If you look across the Pac-12 every other team has major issues or a lot of bad losses.  Stanford only has one loss to a very good team and was in the game to the end, a true quality loss in the eyes of the selection committee.

[Farm93]

Hey, 76lsjumb, ask washingtonismoney where kenpom.com had us ranked this time last year. As I recall, it was just about this same spot. And we had something like an 80 percent chance of making the NCAA tournament. And then conference play started...

There really is reason for hope.  Last year all of the Frosh were just not ready, and there were too many of them on the floor at the same time.  This year, the guys are playing a lot better.  And then there is the Chasson factor.  It is amazing, but he really is a calming force for the team.

But no need to trust the computer formulas.  The experts that have seen the team play believe they are ready.  They are not Final Four material, but I would not be shocked to see them win at least one game in the NCAA tournament.  If you look across the Pac-12 every other team has major issues or a lot of bad losses.  Stanford only has one loss to a very good team and was in the game to the end, a true quality loss in the eyes of the selection committee.