“Those two kids, they’re champions,” Krzyzewski said of his senior leaders. “They’re trying to teach the other kids how to become that, and it’s a long road to become that.”
My first team would be:
Trey Burke
Aaron Craft
Doug McDermott
CJ Leslie
Cody Zeller
Michael Snaer has to be the most under-rated player in the country. He is the best returning player in the ACC. He was better last season than C.J. Leslie, Mason Plumlee, Lorenzo Brown, James Michael McAdoo, better than any ACC player not currently getting ready for an NBA season. A lock-down defender and a clutch scorer, as we found out the hard way.
My pre-season pick for ACC Player of the Year. And any ACC Player of the Year-level player has to be in the All-America mix.
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Snaer has two big problems when it comes to these things:
1. He is not a very consistent offensive player. He's a spot shooter who can't dribble, doesn't draw fouls, and doesn't rebound very well for his size. When he's hot from 3pt range (which account for almost half his attempts), he's a star. But he scored less than 10 points 8 times last year (twice more he was right at 10).
2. His best attribute (defense) isn't easy to see, because he doesn't get steals or blocked shots.
I personally don't see him as an All-American caliber of player. Basically, I think some folks around here may be overrating him a bit based on his performances against us last year (and underrating guys like Brown and Leslie based on their performances against us last year). Snaer is definitely a good player, but I think that both Brown and Leslie were better last year.
CBS sports' Parrish and Goodman made their lists. I enjoyed the article, but am a bit surprised that McAdoo and Snaer only ACC representatives I think Leslie and Brown at NC State may deserve consideration, and of course Duke's seniors could all be considered, but I would rather they be on the year end list.
My favorite part of the whole column was one of the comments underneath:
theorb13
Shabazz Muhammad as first team? without playing a single game? how quickly the writers forget about the black hummingbird.
“Those two kids, they’re champions,” Krzyzewski said of his senior leaders. “They’re trying to teach the other kids how to become that, and it’s a long road to become that.”
Otto Porter, Georgetown. Keep your eye on this guy. He is special.