502Cards1 said:

Team composition isn’t accurate anymore. They don’t account for transfer rankings. Hence why Jacorey gets us points for being a 5* guy because that’s what he was in HS while Lacy basically gets a 2* grade. Until they update their formula using transfer ranking data, none of that will be a reliable data point.

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Mayoman said:

Does anyone know how he broke it?

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shadow force said:

Would love to see Hepburn and Smith start in the back court. Both guys play defense and everything moves smoother when they play.

Reyne is always a threat from deep and after seeing Chucky be more aggressive he can open things up for others once he establishes himself on offense.

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KenSucky said:

I think what you all are discussing is an evolution in the game. Look at this article about the same thing happening at the next level that just came out today...

https://washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/11/19/nba-three-point-shooting/

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LeFors4Ever said:

The elite talent is what keeps you from losing those type of games. In football, every team has a let down. It's easier to have a let down when you have Amari Cooper and Jalen Hurts type players all over the field. Because outside of the elite teams, we're close to a Stanford than an Ohio State

The 247 Talent composite score
All of the top 10 teams are 900+
Louisville is #36 with 739
Stanford is #42 with 719
Pitt is #43 at 714

Now the difference is clearly coaching, we're doing way better than a Stanford, but Stanford has guys that could beat us if we don't bring our A game we could lose. That's why you see the gap between top programs. Where we could have the right coach and right players, it still isn't the same as say Clemson who is underachieving with their talent, but still for the most part can run through the bad teams on talent alone.

That's the difference in a power conference and a league like the Big East was, even your teams like Stanford have some talent and are putting money into their program.

Looking at the old CUSA-Big East-AAC in terms of talented rosters in 2024. It kind of shows why it was easier to dominate when we had great teams in the old days.
#33 UCF
#36 Louisville
#43 Pitt
#48 Syracuse
#54 WVU
#59 Rutgers
#60 Cincy
#69 USF
#72 Memphis
#101 UConn

ACC
#5 Clemson
#9 Notre Dame
#13 FSU
#14 Miami
#22 UNC
#24 Kentucky (for reference)
#25 SMU
#36 Louisville
#40 NC State
#42 Stanford
#43 Pitt
#46 GT
#47 Cal
#48 Cuse
#52 Virginia Tech
#58 Boston College
#61 Virginia
#70 Duke
#71 Wake

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Ipartiedwithhopgood said:

I love Jeff, no question about it, but the honeymoon is over.

To go 0-3 to close the season, I won't exactly say "unexcusable," but it's pretty GD embarrassing. If you take a step back and look at the big picture, maybe, hopefully, this will turn out to be a good thing. It has been a love fest, after all. Jeff keeps saying he doesn't like to let anyone...

louisville.forums.rivals.com

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