Thursday, November 12, 2015

Season predictions

We're only 1 day away from tipping off the 2015-16 men's basketball season.  Let's celebrate with some wild, unfounded, and completely worthless predictions from yours truly!
  1. Georgia will average over 70 points/game this season.  It will be the first time they've done that since 2006-07 under Dennis Felton.
  2. Georgia will lose at least one non-conference game they shouldn't.
  3. Georgia will win at least 20 games for the third season in a row.  It will be the second time in program history, and the first under a single coach.
  4. Vanderbilt will continue to annoy me by shooting 57 3-pointers per game.  Move the arc back already!
  5. Kentucky will win the SEC regular season, but they will not win the SEC tournament.  Whereas last year's team was one of the most talented in history, this year's version strikes me as somewhat overrated...but still very, very good.
  6. Georgia will not earn a double-bye again this year, but they will make it back to the SEC tournament semifinals.  This isn't because Georgia is getting worse.  The conference is just getting better.
  7. Georgia will be one of the last four in, and they'll finally win an NCAA tournament game - in Dayton.  It will be the first NCAA tournament win for Georgia since 2002.
  8. Six SEC teams will make the NCAA tournament, and three of them will still be alive in the Sweet 16.
  9. None of them will be alive in the Final Four.
  10. Arizona will cut down the nets after beating North Carolina in the championship.  This will be Roy Williams' last chance at a title as the program buckles under the weight of intense NCAA sanctions as a result of the academic ha ha just kidding he's untouchable.
If I remember I'll check back on these after the season so we can all get a good laugh at how far off I was.

And feel free to play along at home.

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