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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 5350413, member: 10"] #10? I'll take UConn's backcourt over most of these teams. Not sure why Ball isn't in the "Backcourt Prediction". [HEADING=1][SIZE=5][I]10. UConn Huskies[/I][/SIZE][/HEADING] [I][B]Backcourt prediction[/B]: PG [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/players/26778083/malachi-smith/']Malachi Smith[/URL], SG [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/players/29157065/braylon-mullins/']Braylon Mullins[/URL], CG [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/players/29233269/silas-demary-jr/']Silas Demary Jr[/URL]. This ranking is another indicator of the belief I have in the coach and the system the program runs. Dan Hurley will get the most out of this bunch and the talent is upgraded from last season to boot. Demary ([URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/UGA/georgia-bulldogs/']Georgia[/URL] transfer) and Mullins (five-star freshman) are stars in their roles on defense and on offense, respectively, and Smith ([URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/DAYTON/dayton-flyers/']Dayton[/URL] transfer) is a needed presence at point guard who can upgrade their playmaking. Smith was second among all Atlantic 10 players in assists per game (5.3) last season and 44th nationally in assist/turnover ratio. Those fresh new faces will pair well with returning guard [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/players/29233104/solo-ball/']Solo Ball[/URL], who for my money can make a run at Big East Player of the Year this season. Ball bounced from 3.3 points in 2023-24 to 14.4 per game last season and shot a scorching 41.4% on 3-pointers. He can play both on and off the ball, but his 84th percentile finish last season on catch-and-shoots suggests he could flourish off it, especially paired with an elite ball-mover at point in Smith and other capable playmakers including Demary.[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ranking-the-top-10-backcourts-in-college-basketball-alabama-kentucky-florida-have-top-guards/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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