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Bilas doesn't do Big 10 games anymore so I really don't take him very seriously when it comes to evaluating players out of that conference. It seems he's doing very surface level evaluation.
pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
ole pru's eye test....................
Braden Smith....................this year definitely not as dominant as last year...still is a 1st team All B$G member.........
Bennett Stirtz............I just don't see the talent for 1st or 2nd team All B$G......Applaud his minutes per game totals but disappeared on many games I watched the idiots play..................JMHO.............
He will be first team next year. I see him having a solid season next year.
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
I dunno Pru, 20 ppg on 49.5% shooting, 38% from 3, 3 rebounds, 5 assists - all pretty darned good numbers. I hate to give an Iowa player credit for anything other than fouling the surface of the earth with their very existence, but had to give him credit where credit is due - he’s damned good.
What publications does Keaton need to be named unanimous AA?
Wagler Named 2nd Team All American
Congratulations to Keaton, and the boys. Now go win the whole damn thing.
Congratulations to Keaton, and the boys. Now go win the whole damn thing.
Keaton Wagler second team AP All American.
First Team
- Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
- Cameron Boozer, Duke
- AJ Dybantsa, BYU
- Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
- JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Second Team
- Jeremy Fears, Michigan State
- Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
- Braden Smith, Purdue
- Keaton Wagler, Illinois
- Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
- Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
- Kingston Flemings, Houston
- Thomas Haugh, Florida
- Graham Ike, Gonzaga
- Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
note: Keaton was also second team on Sporting News a week back.
Dan
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Keaton Wagler: AP Second Team All-America
apnews.com
Freshman stars Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. picked for AP All-America first team
Duke forward Cameron Boozer is a unanimous first-team All-American in college basketball in voting released by The Associated Press.
apnews.com
Is it just those two or USBWA and NABC have to put him on theirs?
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
In less than a year, Keaton went from someone regarded as 'one for the future' and a redshirt candidate to being on his way to achieving the criteria to have his jersey in the rafters at one of the most historic institutions in college basketball. Nothing in college basketball matches that story. And there's still time to do something really, really special
There's more...believe there was a great breakdown earlier in the thread by Fighter.
Consensus All American is based off a point system of the top 4 All American voting ballots.
AP --at least to me-- is the highest regarded. I like where he sits right now.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
It was Juiceman...my bad!
In my defense,
They both have phenomenal breakdowns and insight so you can see where I mixed it up.
Fighter probably would have explained it just as well if not better, and with a bunch of historical context added in. Guy's a machine.
AJ D from BYU is just lazy by the voters. Did he really impact winning like Keaton did? For the majority of the season, Keaton accomplished much more than AJ did, but has tuckered out a bit towards the end, while AJ is coming on stronger now than he did early on. But still, as an integral piece to the team, Keaton was much more impactful.
Hope that second paragraph is true?
Not completely sure what has Wagler ahead of Philon.
Maybe its lazy on your end. AJ leads the country in ppg, has rebounds, assists and steals to go with it and is fighting for #1 in the draft for a reason. BYU doesn't sniff the tournament without him. Very biased take. Keaton should be happy to be 2nd team considering his usage wasnt the same in the first half as it was in the 2nd half.
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