Before the season tips off I think we should all nominate our preseason all-american teams. Here are some candidates to help you out: Darren Collison (UCLA) Stephen Curry (Davidson) Blake Griffin (Oklahoma) Luke Harangody (Notre Dame) Tyler Hansbrough (Carolina) Ty Lawson (Carolina) James Harden (Arizona St) Tyler Smith (Tennessee) Patrick Patterson (Kentucky) Hasheem Thabeet (UCONN) Johnny Flynn (Cuse) Damion James (Texas) Patrick Mills (Saint Mary's) Jrue Holiday (UCLA) DeMar DeRozan (USC) Jon Brockman (Washington) BJ Mullins (Ohio St.) Chase Budinger (Arizona) Jeff Adrien (UCONN) DeJuan Blair (Pitt) Nick Clathes (Florida)
1st Team G: Darren Collison G: Stephen Curry F: Tyler Hansbrough F: Blake Griffin F: Patrick Patterson 2nd Team G: Patrick Mills G: James Harden G: Ty Lawson F: Luke Harangody F: Tyler Smith 3rd Team G: Jrue Holiday G: Nick Calathes F: Chase Budinger F: DeJuan Blair F: Jon Brockman Freshman G: Jrue Holiday G: DeMar Derozan G: Tyreke Evans F: Al-Farouq Aminu C: BJ Mullins
1st Team: G - Levance Fields G - Nick Calathes F - Kyle Singler F - Tyler Hansbrough F - Luke Harangody 2nd Team: G - Scottie Reynolds G - Stephen Curry F - Chase Budinger F - Jon Brockman F - Josh Heytvelt 3rd Team: G - Darren Collison G - Wayne Ellington F - Tyler Smith F - Dejuan Blair F - Blake Griffin
I really like Nick Calathes and he is obviously the key to Florida's success. He is just so smooth and confident as a PG, not to mention his size and ball handling ability. He doesnt have the athletic ability that everyone expects out of a top flight PG, but his basketball IQ is sky high and according to some he reminds them of a Steve Nash lite.
