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Daily Dribble: Big 12 Top 25 Players
With some of the best newcomers in the country, the Big 12 is building an underrated talent-base. While teams like Kansas and Texas get attention, the bottom half of the league still has some quality players.
1. Brandon Rush, SG, Kansas - Iffy pick for #1, but can do it all if healthy
2. DJ Augustin, PG, Texas - Has a chance to be the nation's best point guard
3. Michael Beasley, PF, Kansas State - Freshman is a preseason CHN All-American
4. Aleks Maric, C, Nebraska - Hard to argue with 19 and 9 per game
Preseason All-Big 12
Voted on by Big 12 head coaches.
2007-08 PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
Name, School Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.
Curtis Jerrells, Baylor G 6-1 205 Jr.
Darrell Arthur, Kansas F 6-9 230 So.
Brandon Rush, Kansas G 6-6 210 Jr.
Aleks Maric, Nebraska C 6-11 275 Sr.
D.J. Augustin, Texas G 6-0 180 So.
CHN Top 10 Frontcourts & Backcourts
For full commentary on the Top 10 Backcourts & Frontcourts, visit CHN's March Madness Blog by Jeff Borzello.
2007-08 Big 12 Stats Preview
This is the third of six mini statistical previews of the major conferences. Each one includes projected starting lineups, projected stats for each player, and a short comment. (Stats are listed in order of points, rebounds, then assists).
Baylor
G Aaron Bruce - 13, 3, 4
G Curtis Jerrells - 14, 4, 4
G Henry Dugat - 11, 3, 3
F Kevin Rogers - 11, 7, 1
C Mamadou Diene - 7, 6, 0
6 Tweedy Carter - 11, 2, 3
All-American Lineup Rundown
No surprise that Coach K's 2007-08 squad will feature the most McDonald's
All-Americans with a whopping 8, including three freshmen. ACC rival North
Carolina is second with 5, but with no new additions. After Duke with 3
All-American freshmen, Florida and a pair of Big East teams (Syracuse &
Georgetown) are next with 2 new top dogs. Below is a lengthy compilation of the
projected starting five's of all 35 teams that include a single McDonald's
All-Americans, in order of how many award winners fill the roster. Unsubstantiated Speculation: The Week in NBA Draft Rumors
There seems to be a lottery
hangover going on in the media that has produced a minimal amount of draft links
this week. I guess there must be more important things to talk about like UFC
and dog fighting. Nevertheless, the links will be brief this week.
Siegel's Take: NBA Draft Small Forward Analysis
Continuing this week's series of positional analysis, I move on to the small forwards. This is an amazingly deep group of kids. Wilson Chandler, down at #10, is about as talented as the 3rd or 4th best point guard.
1) Kevin Durant - Texas - There's nothing I can say hear that you don't know already. Except for the fact that Durant might be underrated. As a big man, Oden has a chance to be a dynastic, Tim Duncan-like winner. Durant might not win a handful of championships, but he's probably even a bigger lock to be a consistent all-star.