You don't think Memphis is a top-20 team? Loads of talent and experience...

...returning to the best defensive team in college basketball last season. They weren't great offensively last season but returning Deandre Williams, Nolley and Quinones with Bates, Duren, the Lawsons and Timberlake along with Alex Lomax being a pretty solid stabilizer for them makes me think they're going to be pretty darn good.

The argument against them is if Penny can keep those guys all happy and avoid the circus that goes with that much talent but the fact that he showed last year he could get his guys to really lock people down bodes pretty well in my opinion.

In response to this post by GCHokie34

Posted: 10/19/2021 at 10:06AM

Virginia Tech is fifth in receiving votes in the Preseason AP Top 25 -- David Cunningham

10/18/2021 12:15PM

North Carolina is the ACC team that I don't see living up to that ranking.. -- Cvillehoops13 10/19/2021 10:14AM

The thing with UNC is you just never know how well that pile of talent... -- EDGEMAN 10/19/2021 1:39PM

ACC has really fallen... -- jesuisvtguy 10/19/2021 12:44AM

We are one tournament removed from having 3/4 #1 seeds being ACC teams -- MPT20 10/19/2021 09:56AM

You are basing this on a preseason beauty poll? ** -- VictoryTurkey 10/19/2021 06:48AM

Nope. Preseason poll is strongly based on last year's results -- jesuisvtguy 10/19/2021 07:32AM

So, 5th among others receiving votes is 30 th, correct? ** -- Hokie`79 10/18/2021 6:33PM

And they said you'd never use that algebra again.... -- Vienna_Hokie 10/18/2021 8:05PM

Just wondered why he wouldn’t say 30th to begin with instead of 5th of -- Hokie`79 10/18/2021 8:40PM

Agree with you, in the old days it would 10th receiving votes -- Vienna_Hokie 10/18/2021 8:52PM

I can’t believe VT isn’t preseason 25 with all that’s coming back. ** -- 3TechFanz 10/18/2021 5:01PM

Memphis at 12 shows people have no clue how college basketball works... ** -- GCHokie34 10/18/2021 2:00PM

You don't think Memphis is a top-20 team? Loads of talent and experience... -- Cvillehoops13 10/19/2021 10:06AM

Nolley led them in scoring at 13ppg... -- GCHokie34 10/19/2021 10:34AM

I'm with you Coach. Memphis has proven nothing. ** -- IB4TECH 10/19/2021 5:00PM

Who's surprised..more base on hype machines ** -- VermontDDS 10/18/2021 9:33PM

Tough to say, everybody has questions -- GCHokie34 10/18/2021 10:34PM

Sometime you can just out physically talent people -- soflahokie 10/18/2021 3:50PM

I was thinking the same thing. Eagerly awaiting that VT +200 ML play -- hokiekev 2k4 10/18/2021 2:54PM

Could the same thing be said about Duke at 9? -- GretnaHokie 10/18/2021 2:10PM

I think Duke is ranked too high, Paolo Banchero is the real deal but... -- Cvillehoops13 10/19/2021 10:11AM

Thanks for the reply. Glad to see you around here more. ** -- GretnaHokie 10/19/2021 6:44PM

100%... -- GCHokie34 10/18/2021 2:12PM

Who is the best team in ACC in your opinion? ** -- st_andrew 10/18/2021 3:04PM

Accidentally replied above ** -- GCHokie34 10/19/2021 08:47AM

Just hope it stands up as a Q1 win! ** -- Bmackattack 10/18/2021 2:07PM

It will not... -- GCHokie34 10/18/2021 2:09PM

6 ranked opponents in our first 14 games ** -- SteveInBaltimore 10/18/2021 12:38PM

You don't think Memphis is a top-20 team? Loads of talent and experience...

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