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<blockquote data-quote="FatGreg" data-source="post: 1241094" data-attributes="member: 562927"><p>These preseason predictions are silly. They rightfully talk a lot about Malcolm, Tracy, and Thorne, but JCL is a throw-in and no one's even thinking about Leron. Those two guys were top-40 players and in the McDAA discussion as preps. If all goes well, they'll probably be our 2nd and 3rd (or 4th) best players and well above replacement level in the B1G.</p><p></p><p>Maybe I'm hitting the kool-aid too hard with the season arriving, but here's how I see it (assuming no major injuries):</p><p></p><p>PG - Abrams - around 8th best starter in the conference at his position </p><p>SG - Coleman-Lands - 4th or 5th</p><p>SF - Hill - 1st; one of the top 4 overall players in the B1G and a potential All-American </p><p>PF - Black - around 6th</p><p>C - Thorne, Jr - 4th or 5th</p><p></p><p>Bench</p><p>PG - Tate/Lucas - average backups compared to the competition </p><p>SG/SF - Jordan/Nichols/Williams - average</p><p>PF - Finke - above average </p><p>C - Morgan - above average </p><p></p><p>Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I think we're running average to slightly below average at PG and way above average everywhere else. We're loaded on the wing and we've got lots of scoring and rebounding down low. I'm really only worried about shooting off the bench and defense in the lane. Otherwise, we're an obvious top-7 team.</p><p></p><p>I think fans and pundits alike are subconsciously correcting toward the negative based an irrational expectation of bad luck. It's like a gambler getting skittish after a series of bad hands.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FatGreg, post: 1241094, member: 562927"] These preseason predictions are silly. They rightfully talk a lot about Malcolm, Tracy, and Thorne, but JCL is a throw-in and no one's even thinking about Leron. Those two guys were top-40 players and in the McDAA discussion as preps. If all goes well, they'll probably be our 2nd and 3rd (or 4th) best players and well above replacement level in the B1G. Maybe I'm hitting the kool-aid too hard with the season arriving, but here's how I see it (assuming no major injuries): PG - Abrams - around 8th best starter in the conference at his position SG - Coleman-Lands - 4th or 5th SF - Hill - 1st; one of the top 4 overall players in the B1G and a potential All-American PF - Black - around 6th C - Thorne, Jr - 4th or 5th Bench PG - Tate/Lucas - average backups compared to the competition SG/SF - Jordan/Nichols/Williams - average PF - Finke - above average C - Morgan - above average Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I think we're running average to slightly below average at PG and way above average everywhere else. We're loaded on the wing and we've got lots of scoring and rebounding down low. I'm really only worried about shooting off the bench and defense in the lane. Otherwise, we're an obvious top-7 team. I think fans and pundits alike are subconsciously correcting toward the negative based an irrational expectation of bad luck. It's like a gambler getting skittish after a series of bad hands. [/QUOTE]
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