2024-2025 Expectations

[Shooter McGavin]

Pardon my ignorance but what exactly would an " Ant Man" award winner be honored for?

I mean I get the Jrue Holiday reference........and yes I know Anthony Edwards is the Ant Man.......

Glad you asked.  That was not apparent to me either.

[wadesworld]

And Jrue could be DPOW or Teammate of the Week.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Pardon my ignorance but what exactly would an " Ant Man" award winner be honored for?

I mean I get the Jrue Holiday reference........and yes I know Anthony Edwards is the Ant Man.......

My assumption is that it goes to the player who plays with the most violence, given Ant Man's well known hatred of the rim. The video above shows a particularly forceful block by Chase.

[Jay Bee]

Good week with the ladies, maybe?

[PGsHeroes32]

Good week with the ladies, maybe?

Not sure the NIL fund for these guys can cover cover going full Ant Man with the ladies

[Uncle Rico]

Good week with the ladies, maybe?

Doubt it.  Marquette is a Jesuit institution and its students wouldn't do that.

[UWW2MU]

Now that non-con is over, and it seems everyone is primarily grading our non-con as a 'B', where does the team stand compared to what you voted for here?

While I graded our non-con as a 'B' as well, primarily due to our tendency to struggle in the 2H of road games and my high new standards for the team, we are still doing as good or better thus far than I predicted at the beginning of the season.

I don't know ball that well, but my gut says:

23-8 Overall come march madness
9-2 non-conference (losing to Iowa State and one of MD/PU/GA just because)
14-6 Big East
BET: Lose championship game
NCAA: Lose in S16 game

[Goose]

As I mentioned yesterday, I think the ceiling is lower and the floor is higher than the past two years. At this point, I would expect a 3-4 spot in BE, a 5 seed or higher and no idea past that.

[Shooter McGavin]

As I mentioned yesterday, I think the ceiling is lower and the floor is higher than the past two years. At this point, I would expect a 3-4 spot in BE, a 5 seed or higher and no idea past that.

I'm still bullish on this bench developing over the course of the year and being an asset at the end.  Parham and Owens will be able to contribute more offensively and Jones will be able to give some end off the bench. If either of those things happen to minor degree against Dayton I think it's a win against a tough team.  I like Zaides defense as well.  Caedin and Tre, not too certain about but hopefully Caedin will  develop into a serviceable big for 5-10 min a game by the end of the season.  Need more size for certain matchups. 

If the bench develops, the starters are good enough for a top 2 finish in the Big East and a protected seed.  The ceiling of this team may be lower but barely.  Hopefully they don't pull and NC state in the tournament. 

[FairWeatherEagle]

Was looking at old polls and this start-of-the-year one from Oct was prescient.

Good selection of options and one that appears right-on AND the choice of the "wisdom of the crowd".   Good job scoop.

PS. and good poll 1SE