Who's The Guy? - Top Teams in the NCAA
I'm thinking about running with this "The Guy" theme through the season, checking in on top teams with brief posts like this...
I just saw this story by Andy Katz about Marcus Denmon carrying Missouri to a tough win over Vandy. That's enough for me to update my list of The Guys for the top teams in the nation. In my season preview I suggested Missouri, lacking a clear Alpha Dog, was a pretender in the top 10. But now I'm willing to update their The Guy from "???????? or Marcus Denmon" to a firm "Marcus Denmon." I've always liked their coach, Mike Anderson, from his days running his mentor, Nolan Richardson's 40-minutes of hell style at UAB.
Meanwhile, Georgetown had crept into the top 10 mainly on the merit of their OT win over Mizzou. The Guy on the Hoyas is Austin Freeman, a great shooter and scorer who is in his senior year. Against Missouri, Freeman had 31, including 6 of 11 from beyond the arc. But he can cool off, and his 1-for-5 3-pt shooting hurt the Hoyas in their upset loss against Temple this week.
Finally, Tennessee is creeping towards the top 10. They've beaten Villanova and play Pittsburgh tomorrow (Dec 11). Who's The Guy? Freshman power forward Tobias Harris's 16.7 ppg leads the team in scoring. He's shooting a nice 53% from the field, including an impressively efficient 6 of 8 from deep. I haven't seen the Vols play, but if he's got respectable range, he might be The Guy. For now, junior guard Scotty Hopson is scoring almost as many points as Harris. But keep an eye on the freshman; the Vols will be more dangerous as Harris improves.
I just saw this story by Andy Katz about Marcus Denmon carrying Missouri to a tough win over Vandy. That's enough for me to update my list of The Guys for the top teams in the nation. In my season preview I suggested Missouri, lacking a clear Alpha Dog, was a pretender in the top 10. But now I'm willing to update their The Guy from "???????? or Marcus Denmon" to a firm "Marcus Denmon." I've always liked their coach, Mike Anderson, from his days running his mentor, Nolan Richardson's 40-minutes of hell style at UAB.
Meanwhile, Georgetown had crept into the top 10 mainly on the merit of their OT win over Mizzou. The Guy on the Hoyas is Austin Freeman, a great shooter and scorer who is in his senior year. Against Missouri, Freeman had 31, including 6 of 11 from beyond the arc. But he can cool off, and his 1-for-5 3-pt shooting hurt the Hoyas in their upset loss against Temple this week.
Finally, Tennessee is creeping towards the top 10. They've beaten Villanova and play Pittsburgh tomorrow (Dec 11). Who's The Guy? Freshman power forward Tobias Harris's 16.7 ppg leads the team in scoring. He's shooting a nice 53% from the field, including an impressively efficient 6 of 8 from deep. I haven't seen the Vols play, but if he's got respectable range, he might be The Guy. For now, junior guard Scotty Hopson is scoring almost as many points as Harris. But keep an eye on the freshman; the Vols will be more dangerous as Harris improves.
Labels: Georgetown Hoyas, Missouri Tigers, NCAA basketball, Tennessee Volunteers
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