ESPN's Gasaway ranks Diallo....
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So Duke has 3 of the top 15 players in America next year. K!
I'm surprised they didn't go ahead and have Trent and Bolden in there too with Jordan Tucker in the also receiving votes category.
Does this mean Calipari is a great Xs and Os coach if he takes this team to the Final Four? Just curious.
I guess Knox immediately fell out of this list when he chose UK over Duke.
I'm trying to find the article now. There was a write up a few months back talking about Knox potentially being the best player in class and having a shot at FOY.
He commits to Kentucky and is nowhere to be seen at espn.
I think this is a very poor list,even if you think he has the correct players the order in which he has them is not very good.
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If Coach K fails to make a Final Four with three of the top 14 players in the nation, it will be a failure on his part, right? Same for Arizona. They have four of the top 20.
And if Cal takes this rag-tag bunch to the Sweet 16, he's over-achieving, right?
Somehow I think that it won't be spun that way in media circles.
And if Cal takes this rag-tag bunch to the Sweet 16, he's over-achieving, right?
Somehow I think that it won't be spun that way in media circles.
Terrible list, Bridges and Trier are way too low.
My Personal Top 10:
1. Miles Bridges (MSU)
2. Grayson Allen (Duke)
3. Allonzo Trier (Arizona)
4. Bonzie Colson (ND)
5. Trevon Bluiett (Xavier)
6. Michael Porter (Missouri)
7. Jevon Carter (WVU)
8. DeAndre Ayton (Arizona)
9. Joel Berry (UNC)
10. Nick Ward (MSU)
My Personal Top 10:
1. Miles Bridges (MSU)
2. Grayson Allen (Duke)
3. Allonzo Trier (Arizona)
4. Bonzie Colson (ND)
5. Trevon Bluiett (Xavier)
6. Michael Porter (Missouri)
7. Jevon Carter (WVU)
8. DeAndre Ayton (Arizona)
9. Joel Berry (UNC)
10. Nick Ward (MSU)
Gasaway tends to overrate freshmen which is why he has Carter and Duval so high.
The last Duke team with 2 All-Americans was 2001 with Shane Battier and Jay Williams and that was clearly the best team that year and maybe this century.
The last Duke team with 2 All-Americans was 2001 with Shane Battier and Jay Williams and that was clearly the best team that year and maybe this century.
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Best team that year, yes. This century, not so much. Was a great team, though.
OMG, Serious dude? "The Best In This Century?" You are the Kanye West of RUPPS RIVALS Message Board!
Grayson Allen as No. 1? Way overrated in my opinion. Why wasn't he good enough to be a solid first round NBA pick? I hope he doesn't trip over himself.
TIFWIW from ESPN:
UK:http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...oden-1972-ucla-bruins-top-list-ncaa-champions
16. Kentucky Wildcats, 2012 (38-2)
Only a miracle shot by Indiana's Christian Watford and a desultory showing by the Wildcats in the SEC tournament title game against Vanderbilt prevented John Calipari's group from becoming the first team in 36 years to go undefeated. In its six-game march through the bracket, UK won every contest by eight points or more. Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones and Marquis Teague were all first-round picks in the ensuing NBA draft.
24. Duke Blue Devils, 2001 (35-4)
Coach K's team closed the regular season by winning at North Carolina and avenging an earlier loss to the Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was the first of what would be 10 consecutive wins to close the season for Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer and Jay Williams. Krzyzewski won his third title when Duke defeated Richard Jefferson and Arizona 82-72 in the championship game.
UK:http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...oden-1972-ucla-bruins-top-list-ncaa-champions
16. Kentucky Wildcats, 2012 (38-2)
Only a miracle shot by Indiana's Christian Watford and a desultory showing by the Wildcats in the SEC tournament title game against Vanderbilt prevented John Calipari's group from becoming the first team in 36 years to go undefeated. In its six-game march through the bracket, UK won every contest by eight points or more. Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones and Marquis Teague were all first-round picks in the ensuing NBA draft.
24. Duke Blue Devils, 2001 (35-4)
Coach K's team closed the regular season by winning at North Carolina and avenging an earlier loss to the Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was the first of what would be 10 consecutive wins to close the season for Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer and Jay Williams. Krzyzewski won his third title when Duke defeated Richard Jefferson and Arizona 82-72 in the championship game.
Did Grayson Allen even make all acc last year? Bonzie Colson was an all American wasn't he? There is no way I would even put Allen on the preseason all acc team much less all American team. What a joke!
It was a good team. Just leave it at that.
That is not laugh worthy that type thinking is to be pittied...
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