Originally Posted by
MisterRoddy
Yes, we are talking about Pre-Season.
You make a good argument, I just don't think that Pullen is a lock and Nolan isn't, they are both great players that have a great shot at the first team, Nolan being one of the top options on last years National Champion helps his case, Pullen being the number one on his team helps his.
I just don't see 2 players from the same team being 1st team pre-season All-Americans. The last time this happened on any team was 2005-2006 with Redick and Shelden. Even two years ago, with that ridiculously talented UNC team, Lawson was a 2nd team pre-season All-American. The problem is that talented players on a talented team often cancel each other out. While unfair, it's just the way that the voters view it. They see Nolan as the second-best player on a ridiculously talented team but feel that 1st bananas on other good teams, even if less talented than Nolan, deserve to be on the 1st team.
Personally, I agree with you - Nolan deserves 1st team pre-season honors. But I would be pleasantly surprised if that actually happened.
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