define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); preseason All-American team – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:53:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court 20 Questions: Does Michigan’s Mitch McGary Deserve to be a Preseason All-American? http://rushthecourt.net/2013/11/06/20-questions-does-michigans-mitch-mcgary-deserve-to-be-a-preseason-all-american/ http://rushthecourt.net/2013/11/06/20-questions-does-michigans-mitch-mcgary-deserve-to-be-a-preseason-all-american/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:31:40 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=99742

There is nothing objectively wrong with the five names selected for the Associated Press Preseason All-American team. You can argue the merits of every selection, I suppose, but that’s probably not the best use of anyone’s time. The poll is an inherently subjective entity. A group of writers see teams and players they believe deserve special recognition and vote accordingly. Preference – not a secret formula or wins and loss records or point averages – explains selections. And in the preseason, speculation about which players and teams will perform well is the single biggest factor involved in poll selection. So [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2013/11/06/20-questions-does-michigans-mitch-mcgary-deserve-to-be-a-preseason-all-american/feed/ 0