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perogi97	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#1 Posted: 9/20/2012 3:36:50 PM I'm looking to get some preseason conversation going here on the various conferences to get a feel for the general consensus of the teams to take note of early in the season & potential sleepers for when we get into conference play in January so please chime in. This conference moves from an 8 team league to a 9 team league this year. TCU is gone. Nevada & Fresno St. come in. For all intensive purposes Nevada is the only one of the two who will shake things up a bit here in the first season in conference. Fresno couldn't win in the WAC last year and they won't be able to do much in the new conference against stiffer competition. So as contenders here, I see UNLV, San Diego St. and Colorado St. all of which I anticipate having spots in the NCAA tourney field at season’s end. I think the conference ends with 3 bids this year. New Mexico doesn’t appear, to me, to have enough left to compensate for the loss of Drew Gordon and stay in contention. Also, I'm a bit hesitant to add Nevada into the conversation for a shot at the title and a bid due to the loss of Olek Czyz & Dario Hunt there two starting forwards from a season ago who accounted for about 16 boards per game. There are some ?s left by the departures. Nevada, however, will have an impact on the race with Deonte Burton & Malik Story on the court and still remains a dangerous team. Of the other teams in the league Boise St. looks like a potential up and coming team. I think Leon Rice has this team in position for a move up in the conference standings (not contend just yet) over the next couple years. Sophs Anthony Drmic & Derrick Marks could lead an upset or two this season for them.
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perogi97	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#2 Posted: 9/20/2012 3:38:18 PM San Diego St. Head ‘Coach: Steve Fisher Returners: (top 4 scorers from a season ago) Note: only listing players I view as impact players not all returners, departures, additions. If I missed anyone please feel free to comment. Jamaal Franklin jr G 17.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, - 1^st team all MWC, MWC POY Chase Tapley sr G 15.8 ppg, 1.8 stpg, 43.3% 3pt% - 2^nd team all MWC Xavier Thames jr G 10.1 ppg, 4.1 apg, - MWC honorable mention James Rahon sr G 8.9 ppg Deshawn Stephens sr F reserve 4.9 rpg, 60.8% fg% Losses: Garrett Green F 4.6 rpg, 57.9% fg% Tim Shelton F 4.6 rpg – All MWC defensive team, MWC honorable mention Newcomers to watch: JJ O’Brien (Utah transfer) so F 5.5 rpg in freshman yr (practiced with team last year) Winston Shepard fr F ranked no. 6 at position by rivals.com 21^st overall Skylar Spencer fr C ranked no. 22 at position
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perogi97	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#3 Posted: 9/20/2012 3:38:41 PM UNLV Head Coach: Dave Rice Returners: Mike Moser jr F 14 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 1.9 stpg, - 1^st team all MWC, all MWC defensive team, MWC newcomer of the year Anthony Marshall sr G 12.2 ppg, 4.5 apg, 5.1 rpg, 1.5 stpg, 2^nd team all MWC, all MWC defensive team Justin Hawkins sr G reserve 7.9 ppg, 1.5 stpg Quintrell Thomas sr F reserve 56% fg% Kehm Birch so F 5 rpg, 57.1% fg% Carlos Lopez jr F reserve 63.2% fg% Losses: Chase Stanbeck G/F 12.5 ppg, 45.5% 3pt% - 3^rd team all MWC Oscar Bellfield G 9.8 ppg, 5.4 apg, - 3^rd team all MWC Newcomers to watch: DeJean Jones so G (USC transfer) 13.5 ppg, 6 rpg in exhibition Savon Goodman fr F 11.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg in exhibition – 18th at postion, 72^nd overall Katin Reinhardt fr G 4-8 from 3pt range in exhibition – 9^th at position, 38^th overall Anthony Bennett fr F – 1^st at postion, 7^th overall Demetris Morant fr C – 24^th at position
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perogi97	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#4 Posted: 9/20/2012 3:39:11 PM Colorado St. Head Coach: Larry Eustachy 1^st year (prior Southern Miss h.c.) Returners: (top 4 scorers from last season return) Wes Eikmeier sr G 15.5 ppg, - 1^st team all MWC Dorian Green sr G 13.1 ppg, 42.6% 3pt%, - 3^rd team all MWC Greg Smith sr F 9.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 41.3% 3pt% Pierce Hornung sr F 8.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.9 stpg, 65.3% fg% - 3^rd team all MWC, all MWC defensive team Jesse Carr sr G reserve 43.1% 3pt% Losses: Will Bell F 8.3 ppg, 51.7% fg% Newcomers to watch: Colton Iverson sr F/C (Minnesota transfer) 18 pts, 14 reb in exhibition game (could be the x-factor for this team this season)
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packers1992	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Captain Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 6939 Location: Michigan	#5 Posted: 9/21/2012 9:30:36 AM I think colorado state is the biggest group of frauds that imo had no business being in the NCAA tournament. LY everyone in the media got a hard-on for crapping on the pac-12 thats why them.west got 4 teams in Perogi keep your eye on Wyoming this year. I think they make the NCAA tournament
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Prospect Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 265 Location: Colorado	#6 Posted: 9/21/2012 9:46:01 AM Colorado st will be better than last year IMO. Losing bell is no biggie so now both smith kids can play at same time. Getting Ustachy for a coach is a huge upgrade. Look for them to be more uptempo which plays to eikmeier and greens liking. Should score in 80's most games
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perogi97	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#7 Posted: 9/21/2012 10:16:23 AM re: packers I think the PAC 12 will be back this year. With the recruiting class UCLA brings in & Zona's class + addition of Mark Lyons (thug life) who in exhibition play has shown he's gonna fit right in. Last year maybe Colo St. didn't belong, but I'm not buying with this senior laden squad come season's end they won't belong this year. Wyoming - think the losses of Cruz & Luster may limit this teams upside although they do have a couple jucos coming in in Cooke & Sobey that may make me change my mind.
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thekidyadig21	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Prospect Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 222 Location:	#8 Posted: 9/27/2012 1:30:41 PM don't forget about the rebels adding roscoe smith!
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perogi97	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#9 Posted: 9/27/2012 1:36:44 PM Thanks thekid, hadn't forgot about him...just didn't add him because he's going to be redshirting this year for them...probably a good thing for him cause this team has loads of depth this year even before his addition and his action likely would've been much more limited this year as opposed to next year. http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-08-25/uconn-transfer-roscoe-smith-to-redshirt-at-unlv
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cardifkill	RSI View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: 5Dimes \|
Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2419 Location: California	#10 Posted: 10/16/2012 10:20:58 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by perogi97: San Diego St. Head ‘Coach: Steve Fisher Returners: (top 4 scorers from a season ago) Note: only listing players I view as impact players not all returners, departures, additions. If I missed anyone please feel free to comment. Jamaal Franklin jr G 17.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, - 1^st team all MWC, MWC POY Chase Tapley sr G 15.8 ppg, 1.8 stpg, 43.3% 3pt% - 2^nd team all MWC Xavier Thames jr G 10.1 ppg, 4.1 apg, - MWC honorable mention James Rahon sr G 8.9 ppg Deshawn Stephens sr F reserve 4.9 rpg, 60.8% fg% Losses: Garrett Green F 4.6 rpg, 57.9% fg% Tim Shelton F 4.6 rpg – All MWC defensive team, MWC honorable mention Newcomers to watch: JJ O’Brien (Utah transfer) so F 5.5 rpg in freshman yr (practiced with team last year) Winston Shepard fr F ranked no. 6 at position by rivals.com 21^st overall Skylar Spencer fr C ranked no. 22 at position Thanks for the write up. The Aztecs home tickets sold out over a month ago. There is some big time hype for this team this year, as they are the biggest show in San Diego!
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