Freshman Of The Year (Candidates)

Who are your candidates for Freshman of the Year? Here are my top ten with their stats -

1 -
<font color="DarkRed">Minnesota - F - Kris Humphries:
MPG - 34.2
PPG - 22.2
RPG - 10.1
APG - 0.8
FG% - 47%
FT% - 75%</font>

2 -
<font color="MediumTurquoise"><font color="Yellow">Wake Forest - G - Chris Paul:
MPG - 33.4
PPG - 13.8
RPG - 3.4
APG - 5.5
FG% - 50%
FT% - 85%</font></font>

3 -
<font color="Navy">California - F - Leon Powe:
MPG - 29.8
PPG - 14.6
RPG - 9.4
APG - 0.7
FG% - 48%
FT% - 62%</font>

4 -
<font color="RoyalBlue">Memphis - F - Sean Banks:
MPG - 34.1
PPG - 16.8
RPG - 7.7
APG - 1.3
FG% - 44%
FT% - 74%</font>

5 -
<font color="Navy">Pittsburgh - F - Chris Taft:
MPG - 24.3
PPG - 10.8
RPG - 7.3
APG - 1.3
FG% - 55%
FT% - 58%</font>

6 -
<font color="Blue">Duke - G/F - Luol Deng:
MPG - 30.0
PPG - 14.3
RPG - 6.8
APG - 1.8
FG% - 46%
FT% - 70%</font>

7 -
<font color="Red">Utah - F/C - Andrew Bogut:
MPG - 30.1
PPG - 12.3
RPG - 9.9
APG - 2.1
FG% - 62%
FT% - 58%</font>

8 -
<font color="DarkOrange">P.J. Tucker - F - Texas
MPG - 22.0
PPG - 11.3
RPG - 6.9
APG - 0.9
FG% - 57%
FT% - 67%</font>

9 -
<font color="Indigo">Connecticut - F - Charlie Villanueva:
MPG - 19.8
PPG - 10.4
RPG - 5.6
APG - 0.9
FG% - 52%
FT% - 68%</font>

10 -
<font color="DeepSkyBlue">UCLA - F - Trevor Ariza:
MPG - 31.7
PPG - 11.4
RPG - 6.5
APG - 2.2
FG% - 43%
FT% - 48%</font>

Honorable Mention:
Linus Kleiza (Missouri), J.R. Giddens (Kansas), Drew Lavendar (Oklahoma), Brandon Bass (Louisianna State), Guillermo Diaz (Miami), Mustafa Shakur (Arizona), Gary Forbes (Virginia), Von Wafer (Florida State), David Padgett (Kansas)

 

i was really high on villanueva his first few games when he came in on fire.. but since just hasn't seen too much pt, and hasn't had the time to get the stats of anything significant.

he'll get my vote for sophomore of the year. ;0

andrew lavender should get some mention, he'll be a stud next season.

off that list i'm taking chris paul. he's been great for wake this season.

 

Luol Deng for me. This cat has all the tools and has been a major force on one of the best teams in the nation.

 

Gotta go with Kris Humphries, averages a double double and is the best player on his team.

 

Not only a double-double, bro... 20/10!

He could go All-American with those numbers, and should most certainly get freshman of the year, irrespective of whether he has the most "upside" or whatever.

Also must give props to Andrew Bogut, 62% from the field, that's insane! Take some more shots, young lad. Can't wait to see this guy in the pros...

 

Also must give props to Andrew Bogut, 62% from the field, that's insane! Take some more shots, young lad. Can't wait to see this guy in the pros...

 

I'd pick Humphries no doubt. He is just insane.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting RiverspoonJones:</div><div class="quote_post">Also must give props to Andrew Bogut, 62% from the field, that's insane! Take some more shots, young lad. Can't wait to see this guy in the pros...</div>

Well, Bogut takes 90% of his shot from two feet away from the basket, so his percentage isn't a huge shocker. He's still a great player though, and for a Freshman his stats are incredible.

 

without a doubt it loul deng....he will prolly leave school this year...and than he will be a lottery pick....i think if he stays at duke for a few years...he can be a number 1 pick!!

 

truth is for me i don't think i watch enough or pay enough attention to college bball, so i don't know enough about all those guys, but i watched chris paul take over the wake v duke game, and it was amazing, he has the talent to become one of the best point gaurds ever.

 

and wake beat g-tech tonight. they've beaten a bunch of quality teams.

 

Ohh, Wave, big on Sean Banks now?

Remeber a while ago when I said he would do real well, and you said he wouldn't even be eligible? Ahh....

I would put Deng ahead of Taft. Humphries is on a really bad team, and he is basically the entire team.

My freshman All American team :

Chris Paul
Sean Banks
Luol Deng
Kris Humprhies
Leon Powe

 

I have to go with Luol Deng. First and foremost, he's 2nd on that team in scoring behind Redick, and that is very good considering the fact that they have fairly good depth on that team. Not too mention, he has been outstanding all year. He hasn't had many horrible shooting games and what not. He's been consistent. My thing about Humphries, if he was so good, he'd be leading his team to a winning record. Sure, he's got the stats to get it, but, his team is horrible. They had what, a 9 game losing streak in the Big 10 at a time before they got their one and only win so far in it. The other thing is he's inconsistent sometimes. For example, look at his game against Iowa. it took him 27 shots to get to 20 points. He only made 7 of those 27. After that, I can't remember what he did, but, it was slightly better than 7/27, I'd have to go and look to know exactly. But, those are the only knocks I have on him. But, yea, Deng for freshman of the year.

EDIT:
One last thing I forgot, I know he's a big man and all, but, his assists are really, really low. He's not even getting 1 a game. C'mon, .8apg. Now, Deng's aren't much better, but, their still there. That's all now, unless I see something else that I overlooked that has any type of significance.

 

Make sure u guys watch Miami vs Seton Hall tonite. Keep an eye on Guillermo Diaz who is one of the most exciting freshmans to watch. A great competitor who can jump out of the gym.

 

while i agree that luol deng and kris humphries are probably better nba prospects, i think that chris paul is doing the most for his team right now. Without his steady play at the point Wake Forest would be a bubble team. His ablility to show up in big games is something a lot of premier players in the country cant do. He should at least be in the top five if not the player of the year.

 

I agree with CP3, I go with Chris Paul.

Minnesota might even be better without Humphries as witnessed by their game at Iowa. He's a selfish player that works for the stat sheet more than for the team. He's still great though, and the fact that he's able to put up those numbers speaks volumes, especially with the rest of his team weak and defenses focusing on him.

I can't believe so many people are going with Luol Deng over Chris Paul. 5.5 apg for a college freshman is really quite amazing.

 

Loul Deng for me.

you need to add Adam Morrison to the Honorable Mention.

 

chris paul IS wake forest.

i said it two weeks ago i'll say it again, chris paul wins.

i'm tired of being right.

 

coming into the season i was hoping to see big results from charlie and bass.... but neither of then payed off in the big run as the FOY....

but the Duke Wake forest game decieded it and if im not mistaken paul had the better outing.....

 

I would have to pick Humphries, I'm sure he would get more assists if his team didnt blow.

Also, Chris Paul is a great candidate, I expect him to probably win it.. him or Deng