Fatal flaws for every team in college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25
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14. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Flaw: Unfamiliarity with each other
Chris Beard has brought a good deal of talent to Lubbock for this season, up to and including top-25 recruit Nimari Burnett, UNLV transfer Joel Ntambwe, VCU transfer Marcus Santos-Silva and Georgetown transfer Mac McClung. If all of the newcomers can meet Beard's standards on defense and perform effectively with returning Red Raiders such as Kyler Edwards and Terrence Shannon, this could be a really good team. One question heading into what could be a somewhat abbreviated or -- who knows? -- severely reduced season is whether a shorter runway will hurt some teams more than others.
Fatal flaws for every team in college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25
John Gasaway breaks down the biggest concerns standing in the way of each of the top men's college basketball teams.
Flaw: Unfamiliarity with each other
Chris Beard has brought a good deal of talent to Lubbock for this season, up to and including top-25 recruit Nimari Burnett, UNLV transfer Joel Ntambwe, VCU transfer Marcus Santos-Silva and Georgetown transfer Mac McClung. If all of the newcomers can meet Beard's standards on defense and perform effectively with returning Red Raiders such as Kyler Edwards and Terrence Shannon, this could be a really good team. One question heading into what could be a somewhat abbreviated or -- who knows? -- severely reduced season is whether a shorter runway will hurt some teams more than others.
