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.
Illinois jumps into our Top 5 as the Big 10 continues to give us twists and turns every week. In total there were 13 new additions to our Top 25 this week. The most famous has to be Marshall University, our 2019 National Champions. It'll be a long shot for them to add a second championship, but we welcome them back.
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...
