Originally Posted by
Mike Corey
North C*rolina at ten is a joke of sorts.
Florida should be higher. I really like its returning players, even considering the loss of Beal.
Indiana's benefiting from a lot of wishful thinking. Putting a lot of pressure on sophomores and freshmen to perform. Everyone wants Indiana to be good because everyone likes Tom Crean and the lore of Indiana basketball. The Hoosiers will continue to improve and be a top 10 team, but yeesh.
Agreed that UNC is at least 5 spots high, especially in preseason.
My biggest problem is Kentucky. Yes, they have another great recruiting class, but they won't have the good experienced players next season that they did this season (Jones (late lottery), Lamb (fringe 1st round) and Miller (leadership/glue guy) to go along with those freshman. Wiltjer and Harrow are the only "experience" 2013 UK will have. Also, other than Noel none of these freshman are close to the level of Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist or even Teague. Davis and Kidd-Gilchrist were game-changers and will be top 3 picks in the Draft. I think people see another #1 recruiting class and assume the players will be as good as this year's class. Not likely, IMO. They'll be top 10, but preseason #1 seems like a reach.
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