Comments on: Ten Burning Questions On The 2010-11 Season

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 05:43:09 +0000

Me three. I’ve got Sullinger and Barnes on my first team AA and Irving on my third… And there are probably close to another half dozen freshman that I at least considered for a moment…

And, also, I’m with Ryan… I really like Barlow for Purdue too, one of the reasons I don’t expect a huge dropoff for the Boilers in the absence of Hummel.

And finally, while in theory, I appreciate the extra hour of sleep tonight, I’m bummed that the start of college basketball season is that extra hour away. I dunno about y’all, but Rhode Island/Pittsburgh sounds like an awful fine game…

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:30:47 +0000

Don’t sleep on Tim Hardaway Jr. in the Big Ten.

I really like Barlow for Purdue. He will step up and have a big year.

Don’t forget about John Hart now!!!

By: rtmsf

rtmsf — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:02:29 +0000

In reply to zhayes9. Yeah, I'm with Zach on this. Recent history has shown that if you fail to recognize that many of the top talents in college basketball are freshmen, then you're doing yourself a disservice. Of course, recent history has also shown that those guys, while exceptionally talented, are not seasoned enough to carry their teams to the F4 either. Barnes & Sullinger are on my preseason first team. Irving is on my second.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:34:02 +0000

Syracuse will be winning the big east this season

By: zhayes9

zhayes9 — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:38:07 +0000

It’s not unreasonable. All I’m saying is that it’s a PREDICTION. I’m not saying he definitively is right now.

By: WakeFan

WakeFan — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:32:45 +0000

All I am saying is that we should wait until we see what he does on the college court before predicting he’ll be one of the best players in the country. I don’t think this unreasonable.

By: zhayes9

zhayes9 — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:26:28 +0000

A preseason game? Really?

Barnes is the #1 incoming freshman in the country. That immediately vaults you into the discussion for national player of the year. One preseason game stat line changes nothing.

By: WakeFan

WakeFan — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:58:56 +0000

“immediately vault himself into discussion for national player of the year”

I don’t see how his 7 point, 5 rebound, 6 turnover performance against a D2 team that went 14-14 last year vaults him into the POY discussion.

By: zhayes9

zhayes9 — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:25:36 +0000

Barnes is just a prediction of things to come. By the end of March, I see him as the 2nd best player in the country. Was Derrick Rose top 2? Wall? Durant? There’s enough history here that it’s not too crazy.

By: WakeFan

WakeFan — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:18:47 +0000

I don’t understand how someone who has one college game under his belt can be considered the second best college player in the country. That just seems absurd to me.

I don’t think it’s reasonable to make a judgment like that based on AAU and HS performances.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:44:35 +0000

1. Agreed, I see Purdue in the 10-20 range for most of the year. The loss of Chris Kramer shouldn’t be discounted however.

2. Gottlieb and Katz gave Wofford some good press during their weekly chat.

3. I’ve got Duke losing 4 games: vs. Kansas State (assuming they get by Gonzaga and Duke beats Marquette), @ FSU, @ NC State and @ UNC.

4. I don’t see how it can be worse. Yes Cal will be much worse, ASU probably the same or down, Stanford worse, the Oregon schools still bad, but Arizona, UCLA and Washington State should be better. As will Washington at the top of the league.

5. I’ll take Villanova but don’t sleep on Syracuse. I don’t think Pitt will live up to the lofty expectations.

6. Everyone from Willard on down are saying Hazell will be a different player this year. We’ll see but I’m inclined to believe it. With Pope back to 100% now, Polynice coming in and Willard getting them to play D will be the difference.

7. Curry gets all the hype but you’re right on Echenique. Playing in the MVC he could really dominate. So many transfers out there so this is really a shot in the dark.

8. I think Cronin, DeChellis, Pat Knight, Doc Sadler, and maybe Paul Hewitt are major conference coaches that could be cut loose. I think Davis gets another year or two at Providence. They invested a lot of money in him and it’s only been two seasons.

9. I generally don’t agree with freshmen being honored before they’ve even played a minute of college ball but Barnes is certainly the best in a while.

10. It’s really hard to guess on November 6 but I’ll throw out these four: Duke, Michigan State, Villanova and Kansas.