Expectations for 2022-23 Season

Anything and everything that is UMass Minutemen Basketball.
Post Reply

Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Top 2 in A-10, NCAA tourney
7
7%
3-4 in A-10, NCAA bubble, NIT bid
39
40%
5-6 in A-10, NIT bubble
32
33%
7-8 in A-10
11
11%
9-10 in A-10
2
2%
Other
6
6%
 
Total votes: 97

diplomat
Junior
Posts: 474
Joined: Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:59 pm

Expectations for 2022-23 Season

Post by diplomat » Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:59 pm

Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

User avatar
thecaptain
Senior
Posts: 1289
Joined: Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:54 pm
Location: SoCal

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by thecaptain » Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:28 am

One of the last four in, or next four out/#1 seed in the NIT.

km109
Senior
Posts: 836
Joined: Wed Apr 02, 2003 7:49 am
Location: ME

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by km109 » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:08 am

I'll wait on a vote until the final roster is set and we see a schedule. My hope right now is that we can be in the top 75 in RPI. Last year in the Ken Pom ratings we finished #185, which was behind Fordham. No more of that.

Worcester_To_Amherst
Senior
Posts: 894
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:02 pm

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by Worcester_To_Amherst » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:11 am

km109 wrote: Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:08 am I'll wait on a vote until the final roster is set and we see a schedule. My hope right now is that we can be in the top 75 in RPI. Last year in the Ken Pom ratings we finished #185, which was behind Fordham. No more of that.
That's a good way to think of success for UMass. I think baseline, we should be a top 100 team year over year. I'd take top 100 next year and then steady improvement from there.

User avatar
R1zzo23
Freshman
Posts: 50
Joined: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:58 am

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by R1zzo23 » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:15 am

My vote was for 3-4 in A-10, NCAA bubble, NIT bid, but as a Texas Longhorn fan, I should know better than to expect immediate success from a team with so many transfers. I guess I'm drinking the Maroon Kool-Aid right now!

TheInsider
Hall of Fame
Posts: 4435
Joined: Wed Apr 23, 2003 9:12 am

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by TheInsider » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:18 am

Top half of the A10 and a NIT bid would be a success to me. Its a build. And i agree we have to wait to see the final roster. I think the twins here could develop into serious matchup problems.

Juice Stand
Hall of Fame
Posts: 2506
Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:37 am
Location: Eastern Ma

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by Juice Stand » Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:28 am

I expect to be looked at as a NCAA bubble/NIT team. The talent has already been upgraded, and we know that the coaching staff got a pretty significant upgrade. We all love Preston Santos, but he barely played this year and missed all of last year. He's being replaced by Matt Cross, who by all indications, is a major talent. We also lost Garcia, but he was under utilized, or poorly utilized, and is being replaced by Rahsool Diggins. He didn't do much in one season at UConn, but the talent is certainly there.

I'm optimistic about this team, not expecting a top 25 ranking and elite 8 run or anything, but with the talent infusion and most importantly, Frank Martin at the helm, I see no reason to expect another lackluster 8-10th place A10 finish and 150 KenPom/Net/RPI.

NilesGold
Hall of Fame
Posts: 8865
Joined: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:00 pm

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by NilesGold » Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:45 am

If there was an option for 4th-5th in the A10 with an NIT bid I'd select it.

User avatar
natwam2547
Hall of Fame
Posts: 2105
Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:31 pm

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by natwam2547 » Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:57 am

^ Same. Obviously depends on the schedule too for postseason/NIT. But either way I feel pretty confident about being top 5 in the A-10. I don't think Martin gets outcoached in the A-10 like McCall tended to do, nor does the team regress in A-10 play like the team did under Kellogg.

Plano Minuteman
Junior
Posts: 597
Joined: Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:12 pm
Location: Ft Collins, CO

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by Plano Minuteman » Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:04 am

Top 75 defensive efficiency rating which will probably translate to a .500 or better record in the A-10. Beyond that, I have no idea, too many moving parts. Noah is definitely the constant here.

69MG
Hall of Fame
Posts: 12096
Joined: Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:07 pm
Location: Western Mass

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by 69MG » Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:07 am

I'm waiting for about a week. I think the roster will be pretty much set by then. Sunday is the deadline for the portal waiver.

Floyd
Hall of Fame
Posts: 9559
Joined: Sun Apr 06, 2003 8:50 am
Location: Not where I should be

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by Floyd » Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:43 am

Lots of moving parts here so getting the chemistry right and rotations clicking will take some time. Not expecting an A10 title right away, but would like to just see a disciplined, defensively tough team battling every game. And some sort of gameplan against teams. The talent level has been upgraded so if they play hard, the wins will come
Time to Win

User avatar
LS71
Hall of Fame
Posts: 8083
Joined: Wed Apr 02, 2003 8:55 pm
Location: Lost in Space

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by LS71 » Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:46 am

km109 wrote: Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:08 am I'll wait on a vote until the final roster is set and we see a schedule. My hope right now is that we can be in the top 75 in RPI. Last year in the Ken Pom ratings we finished #185, which was behind Fordham. No more of that.
+1
"Win without boasting, lose without crying." -- Julius Erving

baseline47
Senior
Posts: 1364
Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:59 pm
Location: Amherst, MA

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by baseline47 » Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:02 am

Top 4 in the A10.

Supposedly Frank Martin is good coach, and he has some guys with solid A10 as well as Power 5 experience. If the team jells, they should have a good year.
"Drive the line!", "Baseline" Givens, Spfld. Tech. High.

stevemaz
Senior
Posts: 1615
Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:23 am

Re: Expectations for 2022/2023 Season

Post by stevemaz » Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:59 pm

28-3. lose in A10 final

Post Reply