Here at the ICT Zone, we rely on a satirical and unconventional ranking system. No analysis, no subjectivity, if a lower-ranked team defeats a higher-ranked team, then the two teams automatically switch rankings. After all, you're only as good as your last game.
This week had quite a few movers but only 4 new comers. Those new comers are Rutgers, Memphis, Syracuse, and James Madison (note to self, it is not Billy Madison, NOT Billy Madison). Other than that the Big 10 continues to dominate our rankings, followed by the Big 12.
Blame AAU basketball, blame the one-and-done generation, blame whatever you want, but what cannot be argued is that there is an international wave taking over the NBA. Increasingly it seems like the best and most influential players in the NBA are from countries and regions outside of the U.S.
Few teams have been as consistently good as the Portland Trail Blazers have been over the past decade. Star point guard Damian Lillard has carried the team to respectability every season he's been in the league. Unfortunately, the team as currently constructed has clearly reached its ceiling.
Arsenal football club has been one of the biggest laughing stocks in European football for the last decade, which makes been a fan a tough task. But we still exist, and there will be a return to glory sooner rather than later. That return starts with an improvement in the transfer window, particularly in signing players, like Jack Grealish, who...
