1.V. Hunter UTEP
2. G.Fant WKU
3.Tj Price WKU
4. Jeromie Hill UTSA
5.R.Appleby La tech
6.Keneth Smith La Tech
7.Trey Freeman ODU
8.Jordan Williams N.Texas
9.Cedrick Lang Utep
10.Ryan Taylor Marshall

I move #6 to #2....

he's a pure pg.....that carries weight in my book....

The fact that no one thinks UAB has a top 10 player and they are tied for second is testament to the team ball they are playing.

(02-07-2015 04:26 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  The fact that no one thinks UAB has a top 10 player and they are tied for second is testament to the team ball they are playing.

man....you are so 'spot on'

the little success southern miss has had over the years.....that was easily the underlying theme.....and it's fun to watch it gel.....

(02-07-2015 04:05 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  I move #6 to #2....

he's a pure pg.....that carries weight in my book....

#1 in the nation in assists per game. I don't know enough about the players on the other teams to say where they should rank, but knowing Tech, Speedy Smith should at least be above Appleby.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketba...at/assists

(02-07-2015 04:26 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  The fact that no one thinks UAB has a top 10 player and they are tied for second is testament to the team ball they are playing.

I tried putting one in. I was thinking the freshman lee but he doesn't have great numbers. They have like 7 guys avg 6 points and up. Nobody is standing out.

(02-07-2015 04:35 PM)Saint Greg Wrote:  

(02-07-2015 04:05 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  I move #6 to #2....

he's a pure pg.....that carries weight in my book....

#1 in the nation in assists per game. I don't know enough about the players on the other teams to say where they should rank, but knowing Tech, Speedy Smith should at least be above Appleby.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketba...at/assists

you reiterated what I said....

I loved his game the first time I saw him 3 yrs ago.....he can shoot too if necessary (if he get's rolling from the nba beyond, you can't stop him.....and he can shoot from there.....

that boy is gonna be a stud in the NBA......

(02-07-2015 04:00 PM)10miners Wrote:  1.V. Hunter UTEP
2. G.Fant WKU
3.Tj Price WKU
4. Jeromie Hill UTSA
5.R.Appleby La tech
6.Keneth Smith La Tech
7.Trey Freeman ODU
8.Jordan Williams N.Texas
9.Cedrick Lang Utep
10.Ryan Taylor Marshall

Just FYI.....LA Tech's Alex Hamilton, is Tech's leading scorer, and has already been named CUSA "Player of the Week" 3 times this season.

(02-07-2015 06:35 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(02-07-2015 04:00 PM)10miners Wrote:  1.V. Hunter UTEP
2. G.Fant WKU
3.Tj Price WKU
4. Jeromie Hill UTSA
5.R.Appleby La tech
6.Keneth Smith La Tech
7.Trey Freeman ODU
8.Jordan Williams N.Texas
9.Cedrick Lang Utep
10.Ryan Taylor Marshall

Just FYI.....LA Tech's Alex Hamilton, is Tech's leading scorer, and has already been named CUSA "Player of the Week" 3 times this season.

which alludes to defining tech's depth in the starting lineup......speedy gets drafted.....book it!

(02-07-2015 06:56 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(02-07-2015 06:35 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(02-07-2015 04:00 PM)10miners Wrote:  1.V. Hunter UTEP
2. G.Fant WKU
3.Tj Price WKU
4. Jeromie Hill UTSA
5.R.Appleby La tech
6.Keneth Smith La Tech
7.Trey Freeman ODU
8.Jordan Williams N.Texas
9.Cedrick Lang Utep
10.Ryan Taylor Marshall

Just FYI.....LA Tech's Alex Hamilton, is Tech's leading scorer, and has already been named CUSA "Player of the Week" 3 times this season.

which alludes to defining tech's depth in the starting lineup......speedy gets drafted.....book it!

You can make a case for all of our top 4. Speedy is our all-time leading assist and steal guy. Nobody has mentioned kyser yet. He leads the team in rebounds is top 10 in the nation in shot blocks and is our all-time leading shot blocker.

(02-07-2015 04:38 PM)10miners Wrote:  

(02-07-2015 04:26 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  The fact that no one thinks UAB has a top 10 player and they are tied for second is testament to the team ball they are playing.

I tried putting one in. I was thinking the freshman lee but he doesn't have great numbers. They have like 7 guys avg 6 points and up. Nobody is standing out.

That's what makes this team so fun. Seems somebody different is stepping up every night. This is the most unselfish team I've ever watched, and that's amazing given how young it is.

(02-08-2015 12:05 AM)Smaug Wrote:  

(02-07-2015 04:38 PM)10miners Wrote:  

(02-07-2015 04:26 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  The fact that no one thinks UAB has a top 10 player and they are tied for second is testament to the team ball they are playing.

I tried putting one in. I was thinking the freshman lee but he doesn't have great numbers. They have like 7 guys avg 6 points and up. Nobody is standing out.

That's what makes this team so fun. Seems somebody different is stepping up every night. This is the most unselfish team I've ever watched, and that's amazing given how young it is.

They are fun to watch and the scary part is that they a ton of room for improvement. They have just tap into their potential, just wait until it all comes together. Whatever conference we end up in, UAB is going to be a handful to handle.

I'm fine not having one dominant player. Quite a few of ours guys have that potential but the fact they don't have to be and aren't being selfish is incredible, especially given the youth.

Our OOC put us in a hole for reaching the Top 25 this season, but I am willing to bet UAB returns to the Top 25 next season.

I don't buy the discussion that if CUSA kicks out UAB that players will leave either. They would have to sit out a year and guys don't want to do that often anymore. Especially when they see our current success.

What's more, these guys committed to play for UAB and our coach. If Haase is here next year, I'm confident everyone will return (except our lone senior). If coach leaves, all bets are off though.

(02-08-2015 12:05 AM)Smaug Wrote:  

(02-07-2015 04:38 PM)10miners Wrote:  

(02-07-2015 04:26 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  The fact that no one thinks UAB has a top 10 player and they are tied for second is testament to the team ball they are playing.

I tried putting one in. I was thinking the freshman lee but he doesn't have great numbers. They have like 7 guys avg 6 points and up. Nobody is standing out.

That's what makes this team so fun. Seems somebody different is stepping up every night. This is the most unselfish team I've ever watched, and that's amazing given how young it is.

“Michael, if you can’t pass, you can’t play.”
Coach Dean Smith to Michael Jordan (when he was at UNC)

I think we underestimate the value of our assistants. Brown came because of them, and he had to sit out a year. When is the last time we didn't lose a player from one year to the next. It seems like there is always one or two.(Frazier, q, soko/Harrison just off the top of my head in the past three offseasons)

A couple of Rice guys are making a strong run for all-conference honors too in senior Seth Gearhart and sophomore Marcus Jackson. Gearhart now has 30-point-plus games in two of the last three games (31 at Western Kentucky and 32 last night vs. UAB - both games were Rice wins), and Gearhart is the only CUSA player now with two 30-point games in conference play.

Jackson had an off-scoring night last night but still leads all conference underclass guys in scoring in conference games only.

They're the main reasons Rice is now .500 in conference play (along with Max Guercy, their tiny 5-9 point guard). If either Gearhart or Jackson finish strong, I'd say either is deserving of 2nd-team all-CUSA honors. Especially if Rice can finish .500 or better in conference play.

Mike Rhoades is also a strong candidate for coach of the year. It's amazing he's getting a group of 8 player (two non-scholarship guys) to play as hard and well as they have been playing in conference play.