2015-16 Media love thread

[kcshocker11]

http://thebiglead.com/2015/07/30/50-...all-2015-2016/ FVV and RB both but I felt both should be higher

[shocksrbest]

Melo Trimble at #8??? Not from what I saw in Canada...and definitely not ahead of either Fred or Ron.

[Stickboy46]

http://thebiglead.com/2015/07/30/50-...all-2015-2016/ FVV and RB both but I felt both should be higher

In the comments section of that:

"Malcolm Brogdon was first-team all ACC and second team All American but yeah, Sheldon ****ing McClellan is a better player. Brogs is all the way down at 47 because he shoots 34% on 3s.......yet Ron Baker is 12 for shooting all of FOUR percentage points higher despite being inferior to Brogdon in every other facet of the game. And Anthony Gill doesn't even get a mention but Zach Auguste is on the list.....and lardass Beejay Anya is on the "just missed" list despite being like the 4th best player on his own mediocre team? You get paid for this?"

Did he not watch the Pan-Am games? You know the one where Brogdon did absolutely nothing on the floor and Baker looked like the best overall player?

[The Mad Hatter]

Even aside from Pan-Am, which is a great head to head experience under the exact same conditions, let's look at the claim that Brogdon is better in every other facet of the game by looking at last year's numbers:

	Minutes	Points	FG%	3FG%	FT%	Rebounds	Assists	Turnovers	A:To	Blocks	Steals
Ron Baker	32.7	14.7	.433	.383	.758	4.5	2.51	1.11	2.3:1	27	45
Malcolm Brogdon	32.5	14.0	.422	.344	.879	3.9	2.38	1.71	1.4:1	14	24

So, I guess by "every other facet of the game" the poster means free throw shooting?

[Dan]

Top 5 guys have never stepped foot on a college court. I'll believe it when I see it.

[Bluzrover]

Top 5 guys have never stepped foot on a college court. I'll believe it when I see it.

That's my number one gripe about any lists that includes high school kids. Trimble better than FVV? Not from what I saw a couple weeks ago.

Nothing to see here, move along...

[ShockdaWorld]

While we all know the list is crap, even if we only base it on Terrified Trimble's position, how cool is it, and how lucky are we as Shockers fans to have a list like this that not only includes one Shocker, but two? It's a pretty special time when we are spoiled enough to complain about our guys being 12th and 27th. It's even more special when we know we are right.

[Heinro]

Pretty terrible list. Looks more like a preseason mock draft and would be more accurate as such. There is no way 7 of out of the top 11 players this season will be freshman.

[BostonWu]

Top 5 guys have never stepped foot on a college court. I'll believe it when I see it.

Seems like we've gotten to the point that no burger boy can immediately step foot on court and overtake our seasoned 4-5 year veterans...unless the second coming of LJ or KD arrives. That is the part the beakers can't seem to figure out (or honestly admit).

[Art Bunch]

The Big Lead - my first time there. Just reading through the comments, that place is a sewer. A bunch of potty-mouthed 14-year-old jerks.

[ArtVandalay]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/13369291/maryland-terrapins-north-carolina-tar-heels-lead-no-longer-way-too-early-top-25

I'm assuming this writer did not watch the Pan Am games.

[ShockdaWorld]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...o-early-top-25

I'm assuming this writer did not watch the Pan Am games.

I'm also assuming he didn't watch the NCAA tournament last year, considering the Big12 proved themselves unworthy of the "best conference in the country" label and he still has 5 of their teams in his top 25.

[Cdizzle]

I'll give a pass because he's the first to not water down a very obvious statement like everyone else has been..."Meanwhile, the best backcourt in the country"

Also because #9 seems reasonable, even if it's pretty easy and rational to justify being ahead of several of the higher-ranked teams (I'm looking at you, B12).

[ArtVandalay]

It's just...he moved Maryland UP to number 1 AND led with Trimble in the rationale.

[ShockdaWorld]

It's just...he moved Maryland UP to number 1 AND led with Trimble in the rationale.

I agree with this statement. Made him lose a lot of credibility in my view. In my eyes, due to their point guard (or lack thereof), I'd put probably at least 3-4 other teams ahead of them, if not more.