With my favorite sport beginning in one month, I thought it'd be a great idea to make a list of the top college players in the nation. These players are in order, ranked in terms of how much impact they will have with their team and the season. Now I'm sure there will be players who will put up better stats than some of the guys in this list, but these are the top NBA prospects, whether they are a senior or a freshman.
Point Guard:
1. Derrick Rose, Memphis- most dynamic point guard prospect in a long time
2. OJ Mayo, USC- should carry the team to the top of the pac ten
3. Darren Collison, UCLA- one of the most electric players to watch
4. Chris Lofton, TENN- mr. clutch
5. DJ Augustin, Texas- no durant has me worried
6. Scottie Reynolds, NOVA- could flip this one with augustin
7. Ty Lawson, UNC- wait and see with lawson
8. Drew Neitzel, Mich State- limited ability but always finds a way to put it in the hoop
9. Jerryd Bayless, ZONA- THE player to look out for this season
10. Sean Singletary, VaTech- very solid floor general
11. Patrick Beverley, Arkansas- shows lots of promise
12. Derrick Low, Wash State- somehow gets it done, a top player in college
13. Jamont Gordon, Miss State- could jump up the standings considerably this year
14. Dominic James, MARQ- not sold on him but the talent is there
Shooting Guard:
1. Chase Budinger, ZONA- top cat
2. Eric Gordon, Indiana- best pure scorer to go to college since durant
3. Marcelus Kemp, ZAGS- big time breakout season for kemp, watch out
4. Paul Harris, CUSE- freshman donte green will help him considerably
5. Bill Walker, Kansas State- when healthy he's a big time scorer
6. Tyler Smith, TENN- super athlete to pair with lofton
7. Gerald Henderson, Duke- mr. smooth
8. Terrence Williams, LouVille- big time scorer with excellent range and athleticism
9. DeMarcus Nelson, Duke- singler will help him immensely
10. Jerel McNeal, MARQ- best player you never heard of
Small Forward:
1. Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis- pure stud
2. Brandon Rush, Kansas- his size and length is staggering, effortless scorer
3. Donte Green, CUSE- top recruit will be the man for cuse, and a freshman
4. Kyle Singler, Duke- will be the man at duke, i'm sure the offense will run through him
5. L.R. Mbah a Moute, UCLA- loss of affalo means more points for the prince
6. Wayne Ellington, UNC- fluid player who needs to be more aggressive
7. Kyle Weaver, Wash State- not a good shooter but has the skill set
8. Josh Shipp, UCLA- will have all the opportunity in the world to perform
9. Dajuan Summers, GT- swingman so big he could be a power forward
10. Anthony Randolph, LSU- 6'10 freshman swingman with jaw dropping athleticism
Power Forward:
1. Darrell Arthur, Kansas- no question ,he's the top player on one of the top teams
2. Michael Beasley, Kansas State- big time player, potential franchise player in the nba
3. Tyler Hansborough, UNC- mr. college basketball
4. Kevin Love, UCLA- if duncan was white, he'd look like kevin love
5. DJ White, Indiana- big fan of his, arrival of gordon makes white a big time player this year
6. Joey Dorsey, Memphis- super athletic and big, will be derrick rose's best friend
7. Josh Heytvelt, ZAGS- if healthy he could jump a couple of spots
8. Derrick Caracter, Louisville- weight and heart are question marks
9. Jeff Adrian, GT- with jeff green out, he's the man next to hibbert
10. Brandon Costner, NCState- TOP big man to watch out for this season
11. Jon Brockman, Washington-no hawes means some question marks
12. Taj Gibson, USC- mayo and gibson will be jumping over the opposition
13. Devon Hardin, CAL- must have a break out year
14. Deon Thompson, UNC- wildcard, showed a lot of promise in limited minutes
15. Nick Calethes, GATORS- top man for a rebuilding gators, also a freshman
Center:
1. Roy Hibbert, GT, will surprise and be the number one pick in the nba draft
2. Kosta Koufas, Ohio State- exact opposite of oden, but may have the same results
3. DeAndre Jordan, TexasAM- big time post presence, freshman
4. Brook Lopez, Stanford, excellent size and offensive polish
5. Andrew Ogilvy, Vanderbilt,
5. wash, wait and see
Overall, the depth of stud PGs may be one of the best since I can remember. I ranked Dominic James as the 14th best PG, but even he is THAT good enough to carry his squad to wins in the tournament. That's how deep it is. Not a very good year at center, but an interesting one at PF. The two wildcards at SF are Kyle Singler for Duke and Donte Green for Syracuse. Singler will without a doubt lead the team in point per game, and maybe even rebounds, while Green will create the fearsome duo along with big time prospect, sophomore Paul Harris. Duos of Gordon and White and Mayo and Gibson have me pumped. They should be an excellent team to watch in terms of highlight reels. The top team, IMO, is Memphis. I don't think anyone touches them this year. Rose, Douglas Roberts and Dorsey are going to run teams out of the gym. Should be an excellent year of college basketball.
Thoughts?
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007
Things I Saw in Week 4 Against the Giants
-McNabb is clearly not ready to be back on a football field. When pressured, McNabb's mobility and ability to improvise are not there, making him just barely above an average quarterback in this league. Until McNabb shows he's healthy, this team will have much difficulty making any kind of impact. What worries me if that McNabb won't really be healthy until November, so the season may be over very shortly. McNabb's decision skills, accuracy, acceleration/burst, ability to improvise and confidence are absolutely shot right now. What happened to his confidence with Reggie Brown? It's clearly evident that he has none in the 3rd year receiver. Now without a good tight end or Westbrook, McNabb has no help. More importantly, the Eagles CONTINUE to abandon the run.
-In a night where the Eagles rushing attack averaged 5 yards a carry, the Eagles found themselves running straight down the field multiple times only to go 3 and out on 3 straight passing plays. The offense cannot continue to run like this. They don't have the receivers, the quarterback doesn't have the ability or confidence, the o line obviously cannot pass protect, the coach cannot make any kind of in game adjustments to help this team, etc etc. The bump and run is our worst nightmare on offense, and could end our season very quickly. Are there any quick fixes? I don't think there are.
-Give it up for the defense. While the front four wasn't everything I hoped it to be last night, you have to be proud of how the young linebackers and defensive backfield performed last night. With Lito and Dawk out, I expected the Giants to go deep on a consistent basis to Shockey and Burress all night long. I haven't watched the tape yet, but it seemed that Mikell and Sheldon Brown had extremely solid showings. IMO Sheldon Brown is quietly having a career season. William James looks completely lost on defense.
-Mike Patterson had a very very good game, as well as Broderick Bunkley. Patterson and Bunkley have been strong all season so far. It's a shame the offense is in such a funk because these guys have been outstanding and would get more recognition. It's obvious that that Bunkley and Patterson are really getting off the snap extremely quickly.
-Gocong is really developing much much quicker than I expected. On one stand out Giants rush to the right side, Gocong completely blew up the gap and caused Ward to find a new hole and step back a few yards before getting a 3 or 4 yard loss. His coverage on Shockey was also very strong last night. What else can you say about Omar Gaither? He not only looks like a starting MLB in this league, but he looks like a stud. He may not be the biggest linebacker in the league, but the dude is a straight out playmaker. I've been so impressed with this kid all year long. He was obviously the player of the game on defense with 9 tackles and an interception. Spikes had an ok day. He seemed to have trouble getting to the quarterback and shredding blocks.
-Overall. We lost this game due to the coaches inability to make adjustments. There is no excuse for leaving Winston Justice out there to dry and not give him any kind of help. The tight ends, running backs continued to look over Strahan's shoulder all night long. What game was Reid or Morningweg watching? This is the kind of nonsense that will continue to hurt the Eagles' playoff chances all night long. Even worse, Reid seems to have the horrible tendency to abandon the only element that seems to be working on offense all together.
-Stat of the game: Eagles pass run ratio was 31-10 in the second half. Despite all the offensive struggles, the Eagles were only down a couple of scores the majority of the game. There is no excuse to abandon the run so quickly. I hold this loss solely on the coaching staff, especially Reid and Morningweg for their failure to make adjustments and not get their team prepared. This team showed zero intensity, zero sense of urgency, zero heart, I was extremely ashamed to be a fan of this team last night. While the race for winning the division is now over, I am extremely worried about this team making the playoffs. It's not the injuries. Forget the injuries. Would Westbrook had helped last night? Sure. But check this out:
-We have: an offense that can be easily exploited, an offensive line that is horrendous has pass protection, an offense that abandons the run in the second half, a coaching staff that cannot make in game adjustments or get their team prepared, a quarterback that is not healthy and can't improvise making him an average quarterback, injuries to many key players that seem to be worse than Reid has told us, a rookie LT which is one of the most important positions in football, I could go on and on.
-Simply, not good.
-What are the answers? Are their answers? I don't have any. Reid and Morningweg deserve their criticism for the next couple of weeks. They simply called an extremely poor game last night. Actually, 3 out of the 4 games they've had very poor games. Does that change? Hopefully you have the answers because I don't.
-In a night where the Eagles rushing attack averaged 5 yards a carry, the Eagles found themselves running straight down the field multiple times only to go 3 and out on 3 straight passing plays. The offense cannot continue to run like this. They don't have the receivers, the quarterback doesn't have the ability or confidence, the o line obviously cannot pass protect, the coach cannot make any kind of in game adjustments to help this team, etc etc. The bump and run is our worst nightmare on offense, and could end our season very quickly. Are there any quick fixes? I don't think there are.
-Give it up for the defense. While the front four wasn't everything I hoped it to be last night, you have to be proud of how the young linebackers and defensive backfield performed last night. With Lito and Dawk out, I expected the Giants to go deep on a consistent basis to Shockey and Burress all night long. I haven't watched the tape yet, but it seemed that Mikell and Sheldon Brown had extremely solid showings. IMO Sheldon Brown is quietly having a career season. William James looks completely lost on defense.
-Mike Patterson had a very very good game, as well as Broderick Bunkley. Patterson and Bunkley have been strong all season so far. It's a shame the offense is in such a funk because these guys have been outstanding and would get more recognition. It's obvious that that Bunkley and Patterson are really getting off the snap extremely quickly.
-Gocong is really developing much much quicker than I expected. On one stand out Giants rush to the right side, Gocong completely blew up the gap and caused Ward to find a new hole and step back a few yards before getting a 3 or 4 yard loss. His coverage on Shockey was also very strong last night. What else can you say about Omar Gaither? He not only looks like a starting MLB in this league, but he looks like a stud. He may not be the biggest linebacker in the league, but the dude is a straight out playmaker. I've been so impressed with this kid all year long. He was obviously the player of the game on defense with 9 tackles and an interception. Spikes had an ok day. He seemed to have trouble getting to the quarterback and shredding blocks.
-Overall. We lost this game due to the coaches inability to make adjustments. There is no excuse for leaving Winston Justice out there to dry and not give him any kind of help. The tight ends, running backs continued to look over Strahan's shoulder all night long. What game was Reid or Morningweg watching? This is the kind of nonsense that will continue to hurt the Eagles' playoff chances all night long. Even worse, Reid seems to have the horrible tendency to abandon the only element that seems to be working on offense all together.
-Stat of the game: Eagles pass run ratio was 31-10 in the second half. Despite all the offensive struggles, the Eagles were only down a couple of scores the majority of the game. There is no excuse to abandon the run so quickly. I hold this loss solely on the coaching staff, especially Reid and Morningweg for their failure to make adjustments and not get their team prepared. This team showed zero intensity, zero sense of urgency, zero heart, I was extremely ashamed to be a fan of this team last night. While the race for winning the division is now over, I am extremely worried about this team making the playoffs. It's not the injuries. Forget the injuries. Would Westbrook had helped last night? Sure. But check this out:
-We have: an offense that can be easily exploited, an offensive line that is horrendous has pass protection, an offense that abandons the run in the second half, a coaching staff that cannot make in game adjustments or get their team prepared, a quarterback that is not healthy and can't improvise making him an average quarterback, injuries to many key players that seem to be worse than Reid has told us, a rookie LT which is one of the most important positions in football, I could go on and on.
-Simply, not good.
-What are the answers? Are their answers? I don't have any. Reid and Morningweg deserve their criticism for the next couple of weeks. They simply called an extremely poor game last night. Actually, 3 out of the 4 games they've had very poor games. Does that change? Hopefully you have the answers because I don't.
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