thebigabd
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Surprise #1
Texas Tech has surprised me by sucking with so many seniors and some pretty good talent... They are 6-6 heading into January, which I think has surprised pretty much everyone.
Surprise #2
Nebraska has surprised this season... They are 10-2 and on an 8 game win streak (with wins over USC, Creighton, and TCU) with their only 2 losses coming to Vandy (by 10) and Davidson by 3 on neutral courts. On their current 8 game win streak nobody has scored 60 points on them, and 3 of the teams havent made it to 50.
Surprise #3
Iowa State is 11-2 early, but have played a weak schedule. Regardless, I dont think anyone expected them to be 11-2 right now. They can shoot the lights out from the 3pt line, and a couple of key newcomers have been good for them. Freshman SF Melvin Ejim averages 13 and 7, while NIU transfer Darion Anderson averages 12 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Senior PG Diante Garrett averaged 17 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 6 assists per game.
Surprise #4
Oklahoma is bad, but I dont think anyone thought they would be this bad. They havent shown a whole lot and have obvious talent deficiencies, but they have some key young freshman in Cameron Clark, Calvin Newell, and Tyler Neal who might see increased playing time in conference to get more talent and athletic ability on the floor.
Surprise #5
Missouri is really good. I had them top 4 in the Big 12, but they look like a team that could win the regular season and tournament. They are #9 in the country, Ricardo Ratliffe is the real deal, and Marcus Denmon has been awesome for them. They are 12-1 with their only loss coming against a really good Georgetown team in OT. Mike Anderson returns the entire team next year and they could be looking at a preseason top 5 ranking and a national title run.
Texas Tech has surprised me by sucking with so many seniors and some pretty good talent... They are 6-6 heading into January, which I think has surprised pretty much everyone.
Surprise #2
Nebraska has surprised this season... They are 10-2 and on an 8 game win streak (with wins over USC, Creighton, and TCU) with their only 2 losses coming to Vandy (by 10) and Davidson by 3 on neutral courts. On their current 8 game win streak nobody has scored 60 points on them, and 3 of the teams havent made it to 50.
Surprise #3
Iowa State is 11-2 early, but have played a weak schedule. Regardless, I dont think anyone expected them to be 11-2 right now. They can shoot the lights out from the 3pt line, and a couple of key newcomers have been good for them. Freshman SF Melvin Ejim averages 13 and 7, while NIU transfer Darion Anderson averages 12 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Senior PG Diante Garrett averaged 17 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 6 assists per game.
Surprise #4
Oklahoma is bad, but I dont think anyone thought they would be this bad. They havent shown a whole lot and have obvious talent deficiencies, but they have some key young freshman in Cameron Clark, Calvin Newell, and Tyler Neal who might see increased playing time in conference to get more talent and athletic ability on the floor.
Surprise #5
Missouri is really good. I had them top 4 in the Big 12, but they look like a team that could win the regular season and tournament. They are #9 in the country, Ricardo Ratliffe is the real deal, and Marcus Denmon has been awesome for them. They are 12-1 with their only loss coming against a really good Georgetown team in OT. Mike Anderson returns the entire team next year and they could be looking at a preseason top 5 ranking and a national title run.
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