Only about a month til College bball

[uconnhoopz123]

MY GOD I CANT WAIT TIL THE SEASON STARTS!!! IVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG

Well these are my early predictions:

Top 10:
1.Kansas(Simien, Miles and Langford are great)
2.Wake Forest(FOY Chris Paul and Justin Gray forms the best backcourt in the country)
3.North Carolina(Felton,Mccants, M. Williams, J, Williams, and may)
4.Illinois(Dee brown and Deron Williams are the 2nd best backcourt)
5.Syracuse(With the return of Hakim warrick should be great)
6.Georgia Tech(Jarret Jack, will bynum, BJ Elder, and Muhammad)
7.Uconn(lost okafor and gordon but still have boone, villanueva, anderson and gay plus a very very deep bench)
8.Oklahoma State(John Lucas III is a great PG)
9.Mississippi State(Return of Lawrence Roberts helps)
10.NC State(Senior Julius Hodge should step up and lead this team like he has the last 3 years)

1st Team all american

Chris Paul
sean banks
julius hodge
Hakim warrick
Chris Taft

2nd Team all american

John Gilchrist
Kennedy Winston
Ryan Gomes
Lawerance Roberts
Josh Boone

POY:Chris Paul

DPOY:Josh Boone

FOY:Rudy Gay

What the top 10 will be at the end of the season

1.Kansas
2.Wake Forest
3.Georgia Tech
4.Illinois
5.Uconn
6.Oklahoma State
7.Arizona
8.Georgia Tech
9.Kentucky
10.Pittsburgh

Major Conference Winners
Big East:Uconn over Pitt again
ACC:Wake Forest over GT
SEC:Kentucky over Florida
Big Ten:Illinois over michigan
Big 12:Kansas over Ok st.
Pac 10:Arizona over washington


Biggest Sleepers:Memphis, Washington Pittsburgh
Biggest Cinderellas: Iowa State=elite 8 East Tennesse State=elite 8

Most overrated teams=stanford,syracuse,duke

then against i am just uconnhoopz123

[RhodeyYankee2638]

I got season Tix to the PC Friars games, so I shall start following college basketball bigtime this year

Go Friars!!!

[TyWebb]

Goooooooooo Dayton Flyyyyyyerrrrrrrrrrs! ClapClapClap


Any A-10 fans here?

[DeputyFife]

[uconnhoopz123]

Originally posted by RhodeyYankee2638
I got season Tix to the PC Friars games, so I shall start following college basketball bigtime this year

Go Friars!!!

Nice thats cool

PC will be pretty good with Gomes an all american candidate

Id expect them to be in the top 25

[uconnhoopz123]

Originally posted by DeputyFife

on the espn boards i actually am pretty good freinds with someone that likes UK

i even know his sn so i know alot about UK from him

[melman]

Go Cowboys!! Oklahoma State should be a force this year. I, too, would give the nod to Kansas in the Big Twelve. I think we have two potential All-Americans, John Lucas, as you mentioned and Joey Graham. Coming off the Final Four we only lost one player. Of course, he was a first round pick of the Boston Celtics -- Tony Allen. Can't wait for roundball. But hey, our football team is going pretty well right now (5-0) so I don't want it to get here too fast!!

Good breakdown in the original post.

Go Yankees!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DeputyFife]

Originally posted by uconnhoopz123
on the espn boards i actually am pretty good freinds with someone that likes UK

i even know his sn so i know alot about UK from him

I was born in Lexington KY. Have always been a big fan of the Wildcats. I bet we both hate Duke though. So I have rooted for UCONN, both the mens and the womens teams. I hope KY can do better than 9th, but as we can do better in march. We recruited 3 Mcdonalds All-Americans this year stealing one from Pitino (still think he's the best coach out there)so we will be young. Here's to beating Duke.

[Yanksagain]

I bleed Orange. GMac for threeeeee! Hak Attack in '04.

[ConnYanksFan]

I'm probably one of the few Connecticut residents that doesn't enjoy UConn basketball.

We Are...Penn State

[SuperMario66]

I entered the lottery to get my baseline student tickets today. Not that anybody cares about basketball here, but if they did, I could tell them I had baseline tickets.

[uconnhoopz123]

FOY!!!!!

[BroadwayBomber55]

I say College Basketball is a better alternative than the NBA, IMHO. You get more upsets in College b-ball and the players don't brag about $$$$$ like in the NBA. College basketball is more team orientated.

[RhodeyYankee2638]

Originally posted by BroadwayBomber55
I say College Basketball is a better alternative than the NBA, IMHO. You get more upsets in College b-ball and the players don't brag about $$$$$ like in the NBA. College basketball is more team orientated.

It also doesn't cost an arm and a leg to get into a college basketball game. I got courtside seats for the PC Friars, season Tix= $70. Not too shabby

[Coney36]

to the 66th best team in the country last year... your reigning NIT champs, Michigan!!!!!!

[SuperMario66]

I got my tickets! I will be courtside every game!

[TripleG23]

Originally posted by Coney36
to the 66th best team in the country last year... your reigning NIT champs, Michigan!!!!!!

How the mighty have fallen. I remember those Fab 5 Teams Michigan used to have. They got me into watching College Basketball. NIT Champs is not bad, they could probably beat some of the teams in the NCAA Tournament.

-Triple G

[Coney36]

Originally posted by TripleG23


How the mighty have fallen. I remember those Fab 5 Teams Michigan used to have. They got me into watching College Basketball. NIT Champs is not bad, they could probably beat some of the teams in the NCAA Tournament.

-Triple G

Yeah, it was a long fall but we're definitely on the rise again... improving bit by bit the last three seasons!

[uconnhoopz123]

Originally posted by TripleG23


How the mighty have fallen. I remember those Fab 5 Teams Michigan used to have. They got me into watching College Basketball. NIT Champs is not bad, they could probably beat some of the teams in the NCAA Tournament.

-Triple G

yeh well of course they could beat teams in the NCAA tournament because a lot of the teams in the tournament just make it from an automatic bid because theyre in a week conference such as teams like Liberty

Id say michigan could have beaten about 20 of the teams in the ncaa tournament

[MelmoandMiggy]

I just got back from Maryland's Midnight Madness. Gary Williams topped himself, riding in a NASCAR racecar into the Comcast Center. Last year he rode a Harley. Next year, I'm predicting a tank.

Led by Gilchrist, I think this team is ready for another run at the Final Four. They have the backup pointguard they lacked last season in freshman Sterling Ledbetter. They also have replaced and perhaps upgraded the power positions. With Jamar Smith gone, the Terps have So. Hasan Fofana ready to step in, and So. Ekene Ibekwe and Fr. James Gist showing big time potential from the power forward slot. Ibekwe has already proven to be a dominant defensive force on the inside, and was near the top of the ACC in blocks as a freshman.

Jr. Nik Caner-Medley, So. Mike Jones, and Ibekwe definitely appear to have put on a lot of muscle over the summer. If Caner-Medley can avoid foul trouble, a problem last season, he can get back on track to be the slashing offensive presence he appeared to be in his freshman season. Jones is a pure shooter, and the defensive wizard, So. D.J. Strawberry (son of Darryl), was hitting all his 3-pointers in the scrimmage tonight. The outside game was his only real weakness last season.

The Terps are currently #10 in the ESPN poll, and like I said I think they can be a force come March. The ACC will definitely be the conference to beat overall. Wake, UNC, Tech, NC State, and Maryland are all Top 10 caliber teams right now, and I don't think it would surprise anyone if Duke was near the top come year's end.

[ZYanksRule]

Goooooooooooo Bobcats!!

Quinnipiac Bobcats.

Hey, I gotta show my true school colors, right

[Buck Foston]

I can't wait for this season to begin. I missed Carmelo by a year and I'm gonna appreciate the hell outta this potentially incredible season.

Go Orange!

[SheffMVP11]

Seton Hall Pirates baby

Glad to see a lot of Big East fans in here. Should be a fun year

[Sixty one]

Originally posted by SheffMVP11
Seton Hall Pirates baby

Glad to see a lot of Big East fans in here. Should be a fun year

How will the Pirates do with a replacement for Barrett? I don't think Copeland is the answer, but I hope I'm wrong.

[Buckeye Yank]

Originally posted by TyWebb
Goooooooooo Dayton Flyyyyyyerrrrrrrrrrs! ClapClapClap

Odd to see this here. Did you go to UD?

[LilChief]

Go UCONN!!!!

[LilChief]

Originally posted by ZYanksRule
Goooooooooooo Bobcats!!

Quinnipiac Bobcats.

Hey, I gotta show my true school colors, right

Quinnipiac is a great school! I know a few people who go there!

[9teen18]

Ya'll Need to Tune In to the Air Force Academy...

[SheffMVP11]

Originally posted by Sixty one


How will the Pirates do with a replacement for Barrett?

Probably not good, but we gotta hope

[TyWebb]

Originally posted by Buckeye Yank


Odd to see this here. Did you go to UD?

Yes. '01 grad.

[yankeegirl78]

I love college hoops!

I'm looking forward to the upcoming season, especially with no hockey and all....

[ZYanksRule]

Originally posted by LilChief


Quinnipiac is a great school! I know a few people who go there!

I guess u culd say u know another, now... Freshman here, absolutely loving it

[LilChief]

Originally posted by ZYanksRule


I guess u culd say u know another, now... Freshman here, absolutely loving it

Glad to hear it! Enjoy your time there, I've heard nothing but great things from everyone who went there!

[uconnhoopz123]

the season starts tomorrow

two top 25 teams play in miss st. vs. fairfield

and syracuse vs. some random team

[ryanm1058123]

Why no love for UNC? I make a bold prediction; if that whole teams stays healthy; they will be in the final four.

[Up-State]

The anticipation is rising here in Johnson City, Tennessee. Without the football team around people are really starting to look forward to the basketball season. We got a few rough games against top 25 teams early in the season, and then we finish with the ESPN bracketbuster Saturday game at the end of the season.
Tim Smith will be in the next issue of SI. I wonder if they asked him about that Lexus he's driving around?:rolleyes:

[reelbiggecko]

Coaches vs. Cancer Classic is great, if for no other reason than that there's always a top-10 team that comes out of it with an early loss. Who will it be this year?

[WebsterMulligan]

Originally posted by uconnhoopz123
the season starts tomorrow

two top 25 teams play in miss st. vs. fairfield

and syracuse vs. some random team

SU crushed No. Colorada last night, 104-54. I must say that Syracuse plays the easiest early season schedule that I have ever seen, regularly. Before the Big East schedule starts, the only meaningful game is versus OSU. Despite the easy early schedule, I think this will be the best SU team ever. They are one of my favorites to make it to the Final Four.

[Buck Foston]

Originally posted by WebsterMulligan


SU crushed No. Colorada last night, 104-54. I must say that Syracuse plays the easiest early season schedule that I have ever seen, regularly. Before the Big East schedule starts, the only meaningful game is versus OSU. Despite the easy early schedule, I think this will be the best SU team ever. They are one of my favorites to make it to the Final Four.

Boeheim has made a habit of scheduling a December full of local creampuffs at home, ostensibly to build his team's confidence going into league play. I agree that the team looks fantastic. Granted, the game was against Northern Colorado...but they still looked really good.

[WebsterMulligan]

Originally posted by Buck Foston


Boeheim has made a habit of scheduling a December full of local creampuffs at home, ostensibly to build his team's confidence going into league play. I agree that the team looks fantastic. Granted, the game was against Northern Colorado...but they still looked really good.

Are you an SU student or alumni?

[Buck Foston]

Originally posted by WebsterMulligan


Are you an SU student or alumni?

Student

[ZYanksRule]

If you're in the Northeast, NESN and FSNY are broadcasting Quinnipiac vs. Pennsylvania. Watch it, good mid-major basketball, Tuesday at 7 pm. Should be fun.

[mr. baskums]

**bump**

Mid season standings:

1. Illinois
2. Kansas
3. Wake Forest
4. North Carolina
5. Duke
6. Oklahoma
7. Syracuse
8. Georgia Tech
9. Texas
10. Kentucky

I have tickets to the SU/Notre Dame game in February. It should be a good rematch.

[RhodyYanksFan]

I have tickets to the SU/Notre Dame game in February. It should be a good rematch.

Have fun. Hakim Warrick is amazing to watch.

[Yanksagain]

I have tickets to the SU/Notre Dame game in February. It should be a good rematch.

I'll be at this weekend's SU/PC game at the Dunk. Should be good. It's my 2nd SU game this year. Went to the Siena game at the Pepsi. Only regular season sellout at the Pepsi for Siena. All Orange.

GO CUSE!

[mr. baskums]

Have fun. Hakim Warrick is amazing to watch.

I know, he has arms like an octopus. Thanks God for college B'ball to get me through the winter.

[mr. baskums]

I'll be at this weekend's SU/PC game at the Dunk. Should be good. It's my 2nd SU game this year. Went to the Siena game at the Pepsi. Only regular season sellout at the Pepsi for Siena. All Orange.

GO CUSE!

I'll be watching that one on TV. Did you go to SU?

[RhodeyYankee2638]

Tommorow, The Dunk, Front Row Center court, Friars vs. Orangmen. Its gonna be wild

The game has been sold out for like a couple weeks. I had 2 extra passes for the students section and sol them for a nice amount

[Wheat]

Goooooooooo Dayton Flyyyyyyerrrrrrrrrrs! ClapClapClap


Any A-10 fans here?

Fordham Rams season ticket holder.

[thecaptain]

i am going with Wagner to win 10 games