Here's my early top 25 with projected depth charts (please let me know if I have anything wrong with them). I'll update my list with analysis and most likely a tweeked order based on the responses I get here as the summer goes on. 1 - North Carolina PG – Ty Lawson (Jr.)/Larry Drew (Fr.) SG – Wayne Ellington (Jr.)/Bobby Frasor (Sr.) SF – Marcus Ginyard (Sr.)/Danny Green (Sr.)/Will Graves (So.) F/C – Deon Thompson (Jr.)/Ed Davis (Fr.)/Alex Stephenson (Jr.) F/C – Tyler Hansbrough (Sr.)/Tyler Zeller (Fr.) 2 - Connecticut PG – A.J. Price (Sr.)/Kemba Walker (Fr.) G – Craig Austrie (Sr.)/Doug Wiggins (Jr.)/Nate Miles (Fr.) G/F – Stanley Robinson (Jr.)/Jerome Dyson (Jr.) F – Jeff Adrien (Sr.)/Curtis Kelly (Jr.)/Ater Majok (Fr.) C – Hasheem Thabeet (Jr.)/Gavin Edwards (Jr.) 3 - Duke PG – Greg Paulus (Sr.)/Nolan Smith (So.) SG – Jon Scheyer (Jr.)/Elliot Williams (Fr.) G/F – Gerald Henderson (Jr.)/Martynas Pocius (Sr.) F – Kyle Singler (So.)/David McClure (Sr.)/Miles Plumlee (Fr.)/Olek Czyz (Fr.) F/C – Lance Thomas (Jr.)/Brian Zoubek (Jr.) 4 - Oklahoma PG – Austin Johnson (Sr.)/Omar Leary (Sr.) G/F – Willie Warren (Fr.)/Tony Neysmith (So.) G/F – Tony Crocker (Jr.)/Cade Davis (So.)/Ray Willis (Fr.) PF – Taylor Griffin (Sr.)/Ryan Wright (RS Jr.)/Keith Clark (Jr.) C – Blake Griffin (So.)/Orlando Allen (So.) 5 - Gonzaga PG – Jeremy Pargo (Sr.)/Grant Gibbs (Fr.)/Demetri Goodson (Fr.) G/F – Steven Gray (So.)/Micah Downs (Sr.) G/F – Matt Bouldin (Jr.)/Larry Gurganious (Jr.) F – Austin Daye (So.)/Andy Poling (Fr.) F/C – Josh Heytvelt (Sr.)/Robert Sacre (So.)Louisville 6 - Louisville PG – Andre McGee (Sr.)/Edgar Sosa (Jr.) G – Jerry Smith (Jr.)/Preston Knowles (So.) G/F – Earl Clark (Jr.)/Jared Swopshire (Fr.) F – Terrence Williams (Sr.)/George Goode (RS Fr.) F/C – Samardo Samuels (Fr.)/Terrence Jennings (Fr.) 7 - Purdue PG – Chris Kramer (Jr.)/Lewis Jackson (Fr.) G – E’Twaun Moore (So.)/Ryne Smith (Fr.) G/F – Keaton Grant (Jr.)/Marcus Green (Sr.) F – JaJuan Johnson (So.)/Nemanja Calasan (Sr.) F – Robbie Hummel (So.) 8 - UCLA PG – Darren Collison (Sr.)/Jerime Anderson (Fr.) G – Jrue Holiday (Fr.)/Malcolm Lee (Fr.) G/F – Josh Shipp (Sr.)/Michael Roll (RS Jr.)/Chance Stanback (So.) F – James Keefe (Jr.)/Drew Gordon (Fr.)/Nikola Dragovic (Jr.) C – Alfred Aboya (Sr.)/J’Mison Morgan (Fr.) 9 - Pittsburgh PG – Levance Fields (Sr.)/Travon Woodall (Fr.) G/F – Gilbert Brown (RS So.)/Brad Wanamaker (So.) F – Sam Young (Sr.)/Nasir Robinson (Fr.) F – Tyrell Biggs (Sr.) F/C – DeJuan Blair (So.)/Gary McGhee (So.) 10 - Texas G – A.J. Abrams (Sr.)/Dogus Balbay (RS Fr.) G – J’Covan Brown (Fr.)/Varez Ward (Fr.) G – Justin Mason (Jr.)/Harrison Smith (Jr.) F – Damion James (Jr.)/Gary Johnson (So.)/Matt Hill (RS So.) F/C – Connor Atchley (Sr.)/Dexter Pittman (Jr.)/Alexis Wangmene (So.) 11 - Notre Dame PG – Kyle McAlarney (Sr.) G – Tory Jackson (Jr.)/Jonathan Peoples (Jr.) G/F – Ryan Ayers (Sr.) F – Zach Hillesland (Sr.) F/C – Luke Harangody (Jr.)/Luke Zeller (Sr.) 12 - Michigan State PG – Kalin Lucas (So.)/Korie Lucious (Fr.) G – Travis Walton (Sr.)/Chris Allen (So.) F – Raymar Morgan (Jr.)/Durrell Summers (So.) PF – Marquise Gray (Sr.)/Delvon Roe (Fr.)/Draymond Green (Fr.) C – Goran Suton (Sr.)/Idong Ibok (Sr.)/Tom Herzog (RS So.) 13 - Memphis PG – Tyreke Evans (Fr.)/Willie Kemp (Jr.) G – Antonio Anderson (Sr.)/Roburt Sallie (Fr.) G/F – Jeff Robinson (So.)/Wesley Witherspoon (Fr.) F – Robert Dozier (Sr.)/Angel Garcia (Fr.)/Pierre Niles (Jr.) F – Shawn Taggart (RS Jr.)/Matt Simpkins (Fr.) 14 - Tennessee PG – Bobby Maze (Jr.)/Daniel West (Fr.) G – J.P. Prince (Jr.)/Cameron Tatum (RS Fr.)/Josh Tabb (Jr.) F – Scotty Hopson (Fr.)/Renaldo Woolridge (Fr.) F – Tyler Smith (Jr.)/Emmanuel Negedu (Fr.)/Ryan Childress (Sr.) F/C – Wayne Chism (Jr.)/Brian Williams (So.)/Philip Jurick (Fr.) 15 - Marquette PG – Dominic James (Sr.)/Maurice Acker (Jr.) G – Jerel McNeal (Sr.)/David Cubillan (Jr.) G/F – Wesley Matthews (Sr.)/Joseph Fulce (So.) F – Lazar Hayward (Jr.)/Patrick Hazel (So.) F/C – Dwight Burke (Sr.)/Trevor Mbakwe (So.)/Chris Otule (Fr.) 16 - Wake Forest PG – Ishmael Smith (Jr.) G – Jeff Teague (So.)/Harvey Hale (Sr.)/Gary Clark (So.) F – Al-Farouq Aminu (Fr.)/L.D. Williams (Jr.) F – James Johnson (So.)/Jamie Skeen (Jr.)/David Weaver (RS Jr.) C – Ty Walker (Fr.)/Tony Woods (Fr.)/Chas McFarland (Jr.) 17 - Arizona State PG – Derek Glasser (Jr.)/Jamelle McMillan (So.) G – Ty Abbott (So.)/Christian Polk (Jr.) G/F – James Harden (So.)/Jerren Shipp (Jr.) F – Rihard Kuksiks (So.)/Kraidon Woods (So.)/Johnny Coy (Fr.) F/C – Jeff Pendergraph (Sr.)/Eric Boateng (Jr.) 18 - Georgetown PG – Chris Wright (So.) G – Jessie Sapp (Sr.) G – Austin Freeman (So.) F – DaJuan Summers (Jr.)/Vernon Macklin (Jr.)/Chris Braswell (Fr.) C – Greg Monroe (Fr.)/Henry Sims (Fr.) 19 - Florida PG - Jai Lucas (So.)/Erving Walker (Fr.) G - Walter Hodge (Sr.)/Ray Shipman (Fr.) G/F - Nick Calathes (So.)/Chandler Parsons (So.) F - Dan Werner (Jr.)/Alex Tyus (So.) F/C - Kenny Kadji (Fr.)/Eloy Vargas (Fr.) 20 - Wisconsin PG – Trevon Hughes (Jr.)/Jordan Taylor (Fr.) G – Jason Bohannon (Jr.) F – Joe Krabbenhoft (Sr.) F – Marcus Landry (Sr.)/Jon Leuer (So.)/Keaton Nankivil (So.) F/C – J.P. Gavinski (RS So.)/Jared Berggren (Fr.)/Ian Markolf (Fr.) 21 - Miami (FL) PG - Jack McClinton (Sr.) G - Lance Hurdle (Sr.) G/F - James Dews (Jr.)/DeQuan Jones (Fr.) F - Brian Asbury (Sr.)/Adrian Thomas (Sr.) F/C - Dwayne Collins (Jr.)/Jimmy Graham (Sr.) 22 - Baylor PG – Tweety Carter (Jr.) G/F – Curtis Jerrells (Sr.) G/F – Henry Dugat (Sr.)/LaceDarius Dunn (So.) F – Kevin Rogers (Sr.)/Anthony Jones (Fr.)/Penny Thiam (RS So.) C – Mamadou Diene (Sr.)/Josh Lomers (Jr.) 23 - Kentucky PG – Derrick Jasper (Jr.)/DeAndre Liggins (Fr.)/Michael Porter (Jr.) G/F – Jodie Meeks (Jr.) G/F – Ramon Harris (Jr.)/Darius Miller (Fr.)/Kevin Galloway (Jr.) F/C – Patrick Patterson (So.)/A.J. Stewart (So.) F/C – Perry Stevenson (Jr.)/Josh Harrellson (So.) 24 - Syracuse PG – Jonny Flynn (So.)/Scoop Jardine (So.) G – Eric Devendorf (RS Jr.)/Andy Rautins (RS Sr.) F – Paul Harris (Jr.)/Kris Joseph (Fr.) F – Kris Ongenaet (Sr.)/Mookie Jones (Fr.) F/C – Arinze Onuaku (RS Jr.)/Rick Jackson (So.) 25 - Arizona PG – Nic Wise (Jr.) G – Chase Budinger (Jr.)/Brendon Lavender (Fr.)/Kyle Fogg (Fr.) F – Jamelle Horne (Jr.)/Zane Johnson (So.) F – Jordan Hill (Jr.)/Fendi Onobun (Sr.) C - Jeff Withey (Fr.)/Alex Jacobsen (RS Fr.) Just Missed the Cut: Villanova (Reynolds, Cunningham, Fisher), West Virginia (Ebanks, Butler, Ruoff), Ohio State (Mullens, Lighty, Diebler)
Christopherson transferred.... http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/20...orts/00lead.txt It was good to see everyone come back for one more season (though, realistically, none should have declared anyway). McNeal flirted with it, but came back. He must not have been an early 2nd rounder (which, duh). Anyway, in talking to several of the players, they are rallying around the "Screw Crean" mantra...hopefully it propels us to a good tournament run.
For Syracuse: At guard (behind Devendorf) is Andy Rautins. He was a starter a couple years ago, people tend to forget the team since his injury caused him to miss the whole season. Other than that, the depth chart looks good. You even got the starters right. Or at least, what I see as the most likely starters.
Kansas will be a force, good recruits and Collins runs Self's offense well, they will start slow but will be a good team by the time conference plays begins, watch out
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Vintage @ Jul 10 2008, 07:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Christopherson transferred.... http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/20...orts/00lead.txt It was good to see everyone come back for one more season (though, realistically, none should have declared anyway). McNeal flirted with it, but came back. He must not have been an early 2nd rounder (which, duh). Anyway, in talking to several of the players, they are rallying around the "Screw Crean" mantra...hopefully it propels us to a good tournament run.</div> Not really that big of a loss in Christopherson, but thanks for the heads up for accuracy's sake. Anyway, it's ridiculous how many good teams are returning more or less their entire rosters from last season. I haven't seen this many high profile programs return their entire squads since it became popular to declare early for the pro's. I guess the x-factor in this year's season for Marquette would be the play of Lazar Hayward. And is it just me, or has Dominic James been playing college ball for the last ten years? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>For Syracuse: At guard (behind Devendorf) is Andy Rautins. He was a starter a couple years ago, people tend to forget the team since his injury caused him to miss the whole season. Other than that, the depth chart looks good. You even got the starters right. Or at least, what I see as the most likely starters.</div> I would have included him, but it's Andy freakin' Rautins. Like he matters anywhere outside of Canada... <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Kansas will be a force, good recruits and Collins runs Self's offense well, they will start slow but will be a good team by the time conference plays begins, watch out</div> The thing is, Collins and Aldrich are pretty much all they return, and this season, a lot of the elite teams are just reloading, not rebuilding. Kansas lost seven of their top nine scorers, and their recruiting class is deep, but it doesn't have that much stand-out talent. We're already looking at a weak year for freshmen, and the group Kansas is bringing in doesn't have any names that jump off the page as instant-impact one-and-done differencemakers. They're definitely on the bubble headed into the season.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Kansas will be a force, good recruits and Collins runs Self's offense well, they will start slow but will be a good team by the time conference plays begins, watch out</div> The thing is, Collins and Aldrich are pretty much all they return, and this season, a lot of the elite teams are just reloading, not rebuilding. Kansas lost seven of their top nine scorers, and their recruiting class is deep, but it doesn't have that much stand-out talent. We're already looking at a weak year for freshmen, and the group Kansas is bringing in doesn't have any names that jump off the page as instant-impact one-and-done differencemakers. They're definitely on the bubble headed into the season. </div> You make good points, but if they buy into Self's system, the recruits that is, they could be a good team, expect a ranking a few times this year and a strong Big 12 tournament run btw, excellent run down on the teams
I think losing Nietzel will make MIchigan State better. He was streaky from the outside, and now we can just throw it down low to 'Quise and let him do what he does. With the Trio of Summers, Lucas and Allen having a year under there belt will only help us....And Tom Izzo is the muthafucking man!
Memphis is gonna upset Gonzaga so they wont be five for very long. I like you're list. I have to agree with most of these.
Yeah, I just pointed it out for accuracy's sake... Also agree on the Lazar point. He really stepped it up last year. We need that kind of play from him again, this year. And James remains the team's most dynamic player; but he's progressively gotten worse. Fortunately, McNeal (or McSteal.... or McTurnover, depending upon the day) has gotten better. James needs to return to form.
