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THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2006
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Predictions outline basketball season
Take that, Billy Packer.
Last March, the CBS basketball commentator slammed the NCAA selection committee for picking too many teams from mid-major conferences and not enough from his precious ACC. Well, Final Four participant George Mason showed Packer and the rest of the country that mid-majors can compete at a high level. The big question for this year and future years is this: Can a similar run happen again for a mid-major, or were the Patriots an exception?
One thing is certain as this season is about to start. Florida has nearly everyone back from its championship team, and is the obvious pick to start the season at No. 1. As for a Cinderella team surprising everyone in March, that's impossible to predict. But hey, I'll try to predict anyway. Here is a 2006-2007 NCAA preview.
Top10
1) Florida — Gainesville is a nice city, and the Gators have a good chance to repeat. But come on, Joakim Noah, you should be logging minutes for a mediocre NBA team and writing checks for frivolous clothing items.
2) North Carolina — Sorry grudge-harboring KU fans, but Roy has quite a few pieces to play with this year in Chapel Hill, with Tyler Hansbrough and the best recruiting class in the country.
3) Kansas — Although Sasha Kaun and C.J. Giles could be gone, Darrell Arthur and Darnell Jackson will more than make up for the loss. Here's a nightmare first-round match-up for Jayhawk fans, Kansas vs. Belmont.
4) UCLA — Josh Shipp, who missed almost all of last season, returns and will offset the loss of Jordan Farmer. Note to Coach Ben Howland: It's OK to score points.
5) Wisconsin — The Badgers' 38-2 record in Big 10 home games in the past 5 years makes the Kohl Center the best home-court advantage in the country, and Alando Tucker will be the Big 10 Player of the Year.
6) Georgetown — It's 1985 all over again in D.C. A guy named John Thompson is barking out coaching orders from the bench and another Patrick Ewing is manning the paint. Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green join Ewing to form one of the nation's best frontcourts.
7) Duke — Josh McRoberts played well enough in the shadow of
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Shelden Williams last year to be projected as a lottery pick, and now he has the chance to be the man in Durham.
8) Arizona — Chris Rodgers and Hassan Adams are gone, taking a chunk out of the team's arrest-warrant average but also the team's scoring average. Chase Budinger is the best goofy, tall white guy in basketball.
9) LSU — Props to Glen "Big Baby" Davis for having a real nickname in an era where nicknames have almost ceased to exist. Big Baby has a big problem in store for his opponents too: a big weight loss that increases his versatility.
10) Marquette — This is the riskiest pick of the Top 10. Marquette has excellent guards, headlined by point Dominic James, but they will have to carry the load for a weak frontcourt.
Next 10
Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Washington, Texas A&M, Creighton, Alabama, Tennessee, Villanova, Akron
All-Americans
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Joakim Noah, Florida
Josh McRoberts, Duke
Dominic James, Marquette
Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
Freshman of the Year:
Kevin Durant, Texas
All-NyQuil (Sleeper Teams)
Xavier — Almost everyone is back from last year's inconsistent but-good team, except dog thief Dedrick Finn.
Virginia - Sean Singletary is one of the best point guards in the country, and second-year coach Dave Leitao isn't half bad either.
George Washington Coach Karl Hobbs is the best coach outside of the major conferences.
USC — If Gabriel Pruitt, who is academically ineligible this semester, manages to make it to a couple of classes, the Trojans could have a chance to play in March.
DePaul — Sammy Meijia is the
All-Eric Chenowith (Most Overrated)
Big East's second-leading returning scorer.
Jarrius Jackson, Texas Tech — How this guy made the All-Big 12 first team over Acie Law beats me.
Randolph Morris, Kentucky This junior big man was supposed to be in the NBA last season.
Malik Hairston, Oregon — The poster boy for the Ducks, Hairston compared himself to Carmelo Anthony before his freshman year. Well, Hairston, Anthony wouldn't let his team lose to Portland and Portland State back to back
Paul Davis, Michigan State
- Whoops, I'm so used to calling him overrated I forgot his college eligibility expired.
All-Rand McNally (Top Transfers)
J.R. Giddens, New Mexico from Kansas
Alex Galindo, Florida International from Kansas
Drew Lavender, Xavier from Oklahoma
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Florida coach Billy Semovan led the Gators to victory last year and is predicted to repeat this year. With Joakim Noah ignoring calls to the NBA, Florida has a good shot at another title.
Martin iti, New Mexico State from Charlotte
Micah Downs, Gonzaga from Kansas
All-United Nations
Ian Vouyoukas, Saint Louis from Greece
Aaron Bruce, Baylor from Australia
Aleks Maric, Nebraska from Australia
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, UCLA from Cameroon
Martynas Pocius, Duke from Lithuania
All-Mitchell and Ness (Wear
these jerseys and impress your friends)
Paul Harris, Syracuse
Paul Harris, Syracuse
Curtis Sumpter, Villanova
Pat Ewing Jr., Georgetown
Justin Denton, Washington
Nate Funk, Creighton
TonTon Balenga, Virginia Wesleyan
Bambale Osby, Maryland
All God Shammgod (Best Names)
TonTon Balenga, Virginia
Bambale Osby, Maryland
Fabio Nass, Miami
Tweetey Carter, Baylor
Wolfang Rafferty, Pacific
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Louisiana State basketball player Glen "Big Baby" Davis no longer lives up to his nickname. He has lost weight and is projected to be an even threat this year.
Mark Dent is an Overland Park sophomore in journalism.
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