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Left Coast Report: Year of the Fat Boy
The Chinese New Year, the year of the
rat (perhaps a good omen for Coach K), is upon us. However, on the west coast it
is the year of a plumper, more rotund, creature – the fat boy. Armed with his
sweaty back, gut swinging low-post drop step and point-blank lay-ins, the fat
boy is all the rage in the
Pac-10 and
WCC.
Pac-10: All-January
Without a doubt the hardest conference to determine its top monthly players is the Pac-10. This is especially true when it comes to the front court players, where such luminaries as Chase Budinger and Ryan Anderson didn’t make the cut. So after much deliberation, here is the All-January Pac-10 team.
Guard – Darren Collison – UCLA – JR
14.6ppg, 4.3apg, 1.9spg
Best game – Jan 26th – Oregon State – 33 points, three assists, three steals
Pac-10: All-Opening Month
Daily Dribble: BCS Power Ranking
Following last week's
High-Major &
Mid-Major rankings, here is the complete 73 team BCS Power Ranking.
Obviously a lot of potential NCAA Tournament teams in here, perhaps everyone in
the Top 50 has a chance. The SEC is off to a very odd start, no one playing Top
10 basketball, yet its worst teams seem substantially better than the worst of
the other leagues. Daily Poll: Which Is the Best Big 12/Pac-10 Game?
BCS Conference Predictions
Pac-10 Preseason Media Poll
Daily Dribble: Top 25 Players in the Pac-10
Continuing with the sometimes controversial and sometimes not Top 25 rankings of the major conferences. The Pac-10 is not only full of quality college players, but it seems like half the league is a possible NBA draft pick.
1. Darren Collison, PG, UCLA - The best player on the country's best team
2. Chase Budinger, SF, Arizona - Could approach 20 ppg in sophomore season
3. Brook Lopez, PF, Stanford - Academic issues mar what should have been breakout year
4. OJ Mayo, PG, USC - If Kobe leaves town, Mayo might become the best show in town
Daily Poll: Who Will Win the Pac-10?
2008 Pac-10 Stats Preview
Today's mini-statistical preview features everybody's new favorite conference, the Pac-10. Each team writeup includes projected starting lineups, projected stats for each player, and a short comment. (Stats are listed in order of points, rebounds, then assists).
Arizona
G Jerryd Bayless - 12, 3, 5
G Jawann McClellan - 15, 3, 3
F Chase Budinger - 20, 7, 3
F Jordan Hill - 8, 5, 0
C Kirk Walters - 8, 5, 1
6 Daniel Dillon - 3, 1, 2