Lottery draft picks often make an impact right away in the NBA, so by the end of the year we might very well have the top 2 players, not just freshman in the country. With Cliff & pre MSG Mag we would probably be picked top 3 in conference and top 15 in country, even without all the sharpshooters we brought in...
This Rutgers team will finish top 3 in the league, be a 5 seed or above in the tournament, and surprise a lot of the skeptics.
Indiana will ONCE AGAIN be the over-pre-season Hype machine, and just bubble their way into the tournament.
Purdue has the name & coach, but unless Edy's replacement is even 60% percent as good as him, their expectations are way too high.. their pesky, but undersized guards only thrive in an environment with a top threat big..