<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">1. Shelden Williams, Duke: Name a player in college basketball, at any position, who makes a bigger impact at both ends than Williams (15.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.7 blocks). While we're waiting, let's go to No. 2. 2. Glen Davis, LSU: He's a solar eclipse at 6-9, 310 pounds, but Davis has surprising mobility. His production last season (13.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.4 bpg) was a bonus considering he was a freshman and the offense went through power forward Brandon Bass. With Bass gone, Davis' production should head skyward. 3. Eric Williams, Wake Forest: Imagine Glen Davis, sculpted. You'd have Williams, a 6-9, 280-pound senior. Williams shot 63 percent from the floor last season (16.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.1 bpg), but we're thinking there has to be another two or three rebounds per game in him. 4. Terence Dials, Ohio State: He doesn't do much on the defensive end (0.6 blocks), but Dials is almost unstoppable at the other end (15.9 ppg, 7.9 rpg). Last season's team -- and we're talking to you, Tony Stockman -- didn't get Dials the ball enough. This season's team -- and we're talking to you, Sylvester Mayes -- had better. 5. Rashaun Freeman, Massachusetts: His production (15.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 0.5 bpg) is almost identical to Dials', but in a lesser conference. Hence, Freeman slips right behind his Big Ten counterpart. 6. LaMarcus Aldridge, Texas: Before a hip injury sidelined him for the rest of his freshman season, Aldridge was just starting to blossom. After averaging 9.2 ppg and 5.2 rpg outside the conference, Aldridge was up to 12.7 ppg and nine rebounds in his first (and only) three Big 12 games. He was shooting 81.3 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent from the line in league play. He couldn't have kept up that pace. Could he? 7. James Augustine, Illinois: One of the most accurate shooters in Big Ten history, Augustine would rank among the league's top five if he matches last season's 62.1-percent accuracy. Even if his efficiency goes down, his production should go up from last season (10.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.2 bpg) as he and Illini point guard Dee Brown work on their NBA two-man game. 8. Josh Boone, Connecticut: His numbers (12.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.9 bpg) compare favorably to Augustine's -- but unlike Augustine, Boone tends to shrink in big games. So we're ranking him just behind the Illini big man. 9. Joseph Jones, Texas A&M: Limited to Antoine Wright's leftovers, Jones still produced as a freshman (12.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.3 bpg). The defensive attention on him will increase this season, but so should his production. He's going to be really good. 10. Bryant Dunston, Fordham: Best player you've never heard of? This could be the guy. As a freshman he put up big numbers (14.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.5 bpg), and as coach Dereck Whittenburg continues to upgrade the talent around him, Dunston eventually will be a 20-and-10 guy. Maybe this season.</div> Full Story
Not bad actually considering how bad the other ones were. I don't think they can mess up the top three with the two Williams' and Davis. All around good work by CBS...I can't believe I just said that.
I disagree. These are absolutely horrible, mainly because Paul Davis isn't even in the top ten. I've realized that Gregg Doyell is extremely biased towards Michigan State, and it's starting on my nerves. First he doesn't even rank Michigan State in his crappy preseason rankings, and now he's placing Paul Davis, a legit Wooden Award candidate, behind Yemi Nicholson, Bryant Dunston, and Rashaun Freeman? The top ten should have been as follows - 1) Shelden Williams 2) Eric Williams 3) Josh Boone 4) Paul Davis 5) Matt Haryasz 6) James Augustine 7) Terence Dials 8) Glen Davis 9) LaMarcus Aldridge 10) Lamont Hamilton
Doyell is a fucking idiot When is this guy gonna quit! I've read some of his fan mail, here some of it: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Re: Uh, D.J. White goes to Indiana.... What do you expect from Doyle? He has never seen a Big 10 game. He is clearly the worlds least informed basketball writer with a job. Another columnist just released their preseason rankings with Michigan State at #3. Every other expert in the nation has the Spartans in the top 10. (They made the final 4 last year, won 27 games, and lost 1 starter.)Doyle claims they won't be in the top 25 because they lost "too many players." None of the players they lost was close to being drafted and only one played. I am not just a "homer."If it isn't Duke or the Tarheels, Doyle hasn't seen them, read about them or thought about them. CBS needs to hire someone with a clue. </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Paul Davis?!?!?! hay did doyel just say Paul davis is in the big 12? last time i checked davis plays for the michigan state spartans which is a big ten school... nad if the error was on purpose and meant to be a jab at big 12 big men or something this dude is way off base, the big 12 year in and year out have great bigs throughout the conferance. what a doofus </div> He edited his article after he saw these I'm suprised he didn't have Bookout on his list to keep pumping up OU..... <div align="center"> <font size=""3"">All Hail Doyell</font> </div>
