(09-12-2013 11:20 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  15. UTSA - Good news: Jeromie Hill and a collection of transfers should help the Roadrunners make the transition. Bad news: Its one year in the WAC wasn't exactly promising. Our call: UTSA is delighted to be in a better neighborhood, but won't be one of the marquee names for a while.

19 ODU - Good news: 3 starters are back, and new coach Jeff Jones bas won before. Bad news: Last year's team was 5-25 in the CAA, which is not exactly the Big Ten. Our call: The Monarchs will spend the year looking way up the crowded league.

So, who is 16-18? And, I know ODU had a down year last year, but 19th in a 16 team league? Damn!

(09-12-2013 08:28 PM)STexMiner Wrote:  

(09-12-2013 11:20 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  15. UTSA - Good news: Jeromie Hill and a collection of transfers should help the Roadrunners make the transition. Bad news: Its one year in the WAC wasn't exactly promising. Our call: UTSA is delighted to be in a better neighborhood, but won't be one of the marquee names for a while.

19 ODU - Good news: 3 starters are back, and new coach Jeff Jones bas won before. Bad news: Last year's team was 5-25 in the CAA, which is not exactly the Big Ten. Our call: The Monarchs will spend the year looking way up the crowded league.

So, who is 16-18? And, I know ODU had a down year last year, but 19th in a 16 team league? Damn!

Lol

So what is Pittman? A JR or SR this year?

I thought Lindy's had some really good write ups. I think latech and mtsu were ranked a bit low.

(09-12-2013 03:56 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(09-12-2013 02:19 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  Better NBA prospect (and presumably a better player than) Boardingham? If that is what they wrote, then I have to question whether they have ever seen any of these guys play.

There was no comparison in the magazine. I don't know who Boardingham is nor do I care.

Even though you don't care . . . Boardingham

(09-12-2013 02:32 PM)CharSFNiner Wrote:  

Quote:POY - Rod Rucker/UAB
Newcomer of the Year - Colin Voss/North Texas
Top Shooter - Neil Watson/USM
Top Rebounder - Rod Rucker/UAB
Top Defender - Neil Watson/USM
Top Playmaker - Neil Watson/USM
Most Versatile - Rod Rucker/UAB
Top NBA Prospect - Rod Rucker/UAB
Most Entertaining - Neil Watson/USM

They really have a hard on for those two huh? They look anywhere else? I've honestly never seen either play, but damn.

I thought the same, but they have Southern Miss as #1 and a Southern Miss player getting half the preseason awards, so they must be Truth!

(09-12-2013 11:26 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  First Team All-Conference

Kenneth Smith - La Tech
Neil Watson - USM
Raheem Appleby - La Tech
Rod Rucker - UAB
Rashad Smith - Tulsa

Second Team

Jordan Swing - UAB
Elijah Pittman - Marshall
Julian Washburn - UTEP
Jeromie Hill - UTSA
Tymell Murphy - FIU

Third Team

Akeem Richmond - ECU
Jerrold Brooks USM
Willie Clayton - Charlotte
Jordan Williams - North Texas
Joh Bohannon - UTEP

POY - Rod Rucker/UAB
Newcomer of the Year - Colin Voss/North Texas
Top Shooter - Neil Watson/USM
Top Rebounder - Rod Rucker/UAB
Top Defender - Neil Watson/USM
Top Playmaker - Neil Watson/USM
Most Versatile - Rod Rucker/UAB
Top NBA Prospect - Rod Rucker/UAB
Most Entertaining - Neil Watson/USM

Wow, this is Rod Rucker and Neil Watson's conference to shine in. That's an amazing list of individual selections, albeit unofficial awards, for those 2.

I swear Neil Watson has been at USM for 8 years now.

(09-15-2013 09:15 PM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(09-12-2013 03:56 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(09-12-2013 02:19 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  Better NBA prospect (and presumably a better player than) Boardingham? If that is what they wrote, then I have to question whether they have ever seen any of these guys play.

There was no comparison in the magazine. I don't know who Boardingham is nor do I care.

Even though you don't care . . . Boardingham

When he was able to stay out of foul trouble, he was tough to handle the second half of the season.

(09-15-2013 08:44 PM)HoopsGuyAmI Wrote:  I thought Lindy's had some really good write ups. I think latech and mtsu were ranked a bit low.

I like your handle name......

Sporting News has Tech @ #1 and USM @ #2

(09-15-2013 09:58 PM)ECMAN79 Wrote:  I swear Neil Watson has been at USM for 8 years now.

He's been fun to watch, that's for sure.

I'm pumped for basketball season.

(09-15-2013 09:23 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  Wow, this is Rod Rucker and Neil Watson's conference to shine in. That's an amazing list of individual selections, albeit unofficial awards, for those 2.

I think it was lazy predictions on Michael Bradley part. I like both of them but there is no way those predictions will be even 10% right....lol

Yeah - - - I think I would put LaTech #1 or #2. I would have MTSU in the top 5.

I thought the write-up on MTSU was kinda funny. . . the Garth Brooks reference. . . something along the lines of "by moving into conference-usa, middle has "friends in low places". Obviously a knock on the conference, but pretty funny.

I think FIU could surprise. Not contend, but maybe be a bit better than expected. I like UAB a bit more than USM.

USM will be better this year than last..