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CCU #1? Don’t see it—Gray is talented but can’t make up for Harris all around numbers and he leaves off the fact they lose what was the conference’s most consistent 3 pt threat last year in Edwards. They also lose Logan Johnson who started and played glue guy (and played it well). Greewood and Nieman are going to have a transition year as people focus on them more–they got the free pass last year with the 3 seniors around them. Middle of the pack or slightly better for CCU.
Championship will be between Winthrop and Asheville. No way Asheville finished 6th?????!!!! They lose no one as Sean Smith was more detrimental to the team than helped. Unless he was on from three (which was rare) then he hurt them. Their talented guards will be older and wiser and their 6’11 center will be more seasoned, which will be the key for them as they were soft in the paint last year.
I’ll take Winthrop (and I’ll take them every year—they’ve won 9 of the last 12 championships), they play top 25 defense and rebound. They are not good offensively, but when you do something that is top 25 good in this league you are the favorite. If some of their young guys mature and start hitting some shots—watch out, they could be back to top mid major status that they had a few years ago.
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