Yahoo Sports' Missouri Valley Preview

[jocoshock]

Apologies if this is buried in another thread, but finally someone gets it right on Defensive Player of the Year.

Best defender: Tekele Cotton, Wichita State. It's pretty hard to believe that Cotton didn't make the Valley's all-defense team last season given what the 6-foot-2 perimeter stopper accomplished in March. He held Pittsburgh leading scorer Tray Woodall to two points in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, hounded Gonzaga's Kevin Pangos and La Salle's Ramon Galloway into uncharacteristically poor nights the next two rounds and then frustrated Ohio State's Aaron Craft into 2-for-12 shooting in the Elite Eight. Bradley's Walt Lemon Jr. also deserves consideration, but Cotton's anticipation and quickness make him special on defense.

Plenty of other props for the Shox as well.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/missouri-valley-preview-wichita-state-aims-last-final-145828399--ncaab.html

[wu_shizzle]

Apologies if this is buried in another thread, but finally someone gets it right on Defensive Player of the Year.



Plenty of other props for the Shox as well.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-...99--ncaab.html

It's amazing what one can see when they are free of spiteful biases.

[wufan]

It's amazing what one can see when they are free of spiteful biases.

Best defender: Cotton
Best Shooter: Baker
Best NBA prospect: Early
Best front court: WSU
Best back court: WSU

Nice!

[moshock]

I think they forgot one:

Best Coach - 3G

[DwShock]

Good article. I sure wish the season started today.

[ripemupshocks]

Just in case their preseason top 25 hasn't been posted yet:

sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/dagger-preseason-top-25-best-case-worst-case-130015344--ncaab.html

[WuShock16]

Best-case scenario is great...although I see two problems. The best-case scenario is that we cut down nets in Dallas. No reason why that cannot happen. We have to have breaks go our way again, as March/April basketball can be such a crapshoot, but as the Good Doc has said many times, why not us? Second, Gregg won't sign another extension for at least three years. Little detail there, but still...

Worst-case...UGH! I guess that is why they call it the worst-case scenario...