Pre-season Naismith list

[jimsumner]

Singler but no Scheyer


Alabi Solomon Florida State Center Soph.
Aldrich Cole Kansas Center Junior
Aminu Al-Farouq Wake Forest Forward Soph.
Anderson James Oklahoma State Guard Junior
Babbitt Luke Nevada Forward Soph.
Battle Talor Penn State Guard Junior
Booker Trevor Clemson Forward Senior
Bouldin Matt Gonzaga Guard Senior
Brackins Craig Iowa State Forward Junior
Bradley Avery Texas Guard Freshman
Butler Da'Sean West Virginia Forward Senior
Christopher Patrick California Guard Senior
Collins Sherron Kansas Guard Senior
Davis Ed North Carolina Forward Soph.
Downey Devan South Carolina Guard Senior
Dyson Jerome Connecticut Guard Senior
Ebanks Devin West Virginia Forward Soph.
Favors Derrick Georgia Tech Forward Freshman
Harangody Luke Notre Dame Forward Senior
Harris Manny Michigan Guard Junior
Hayward Gordon Butler Guard/Forward Freshman
Hayward Lazar Marquette Forward Senior
Henry Xavier Kansas Guard Freshman
Hummel Robbie Purdue Forward Junior
James Damion Texas Guard/Forward Senior
Jordan Jerome Tulsa Center Senior
Landesberg Sylven Virginia Guard Soph.
Lawal Gani Georgia Tech Forward Junior
Lucas Kalin Michigan State Guard Junior
Mitchell Tasmin LSU Forward Senior
Monroe Greg Georgetown Center Soph.
Ogilvy A.J. Vanderbilt Center Junior
Patterson Patrick Kentucky Forward Junior
Randle Jerome California Guard Senior
Reynolds Scottie Villanova Guard Senior
Samuels Samardo Louisville Forward Soph.
Sanders Larry VCU Forward Junior
Singler Kyle Duke Forward Junior
Smith Tyler Tennessee Guard/Forward Senior
Thomas Isaiah Washington Guard Soph.
Turner Evan Ohio State Guard/Forward Junior
Ubiles Edwin Siena Guard/Forward Senior
Varnado Jarvis Mississippi State Forward Senior
Vasquez Greivis Maryland Guard Senior
Walker Kemba Connecticut Guard Soph.
Wall John Kentucky Guard Freshman
Warren Willie Oklahoma Guard Soph.
White Terrico Mississippi Guard Soph.
Wise Nic Arizona Guard Senior
Wright Chris Dayton Forward Junior

[CEF1959]

How can there be nearly 50 possible recipients of a player of the year award? You could easily go through the list and pare 25-30 as having no chance. Putting them on a POTY list seems almost patronizing.

[airowe]

How can there be nearly 50 possible recipients of a player of the year award? You could easily go through the list and pare 25-30 as having no chance. Putting them on a POTY list seems almost patronizing.

This, as they say, is why they play the games.

[brevity]

Bradley Avery Texas Guard Freshman
Favors Derrick Georgia Tech Forward Freshman
Hayward Gordon Butler Guard/Forward Freshman
Henry Xavier Kansas Guard Freshman
Wall John Kentucky Guard Freshman

Who is Gordon Hayward, and why is he in this select company?

[lifelongdevil]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ItvUNTllI

looks like he's headed to Butler.

[superdave]

I'm not a betting man but if I were, here's some entertainment:

What are the odds that Luke Harangody scores two points per game for every Notre Dame victory this year? I could see him averaging 30 and the team only winning 15. Besides that, I think his actual age may be 30.

What date is the over-under for John Wall to leak his intentions to enter the Draft? February 20th?

What are the odds that Paul Hewitt goes completely gray this year after GT starts out 0-3 in conference?

Which player on this list will be the subject of the most fawning articles from the press? Singler might be a good candidate.

[NSDukeFan]

Who is Gordon Hayward, and why is he in this select company?

He had a very good freshman year for a Butler team that was supposed to be rebuilding but was in the top 20 most of the year, was freshman of the year in his conference and had a great summer on the US Under 19 team (with Seth Curry). He won't win the award and probably shouldn't be on the list ahead of Scheyer, but is expected to have a big year.

[JasonEvans]

How can there be nearly 50 possible recipients of a player of the year award? You could easily go through the list and pare 25-30 as having no chance. Putting them on a POTY list seems almost patronizing.

The best part is that the Preseason list really is meaningless. I am fairly sure there have been years where the post-season Naismith winner is someone who was not on the preseason list.

Forecasting the freshmen is really absurd. And it shows how much research they put into this list that Gordon Hayward, who is now a soph (and an excellent one) is listed as a freshman.

--Jason "Tyshawn Taylor had just as good a summer as Hayward and had a big freshman year for Kansas... why isn't he on this list?" Evans

[crimsonandblue]

Taylor is on the preseason MMA'er of the year watchlist.

[jesus_hurley]

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Which player on this list will be the subject of the most fawning articles from the press? Singler might be a good candidate.

Ed Davis. Especially for those of us in North Carolina.