CBS Sports top 80 players in the Sweet 16

[ophion1031]

Napier at #1, Kane at #4. Had to laugh that Naz Long is not on this list, but Daniel Edozie is.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...king-the-sweet-16-starters-from-no-80-to-no-1

 

[Hume]

That is because the article lists starters. The only game they have played since Niang went down had Edozie as a starter. If you look at Uconn they include Nolan instead of Brimah because Nolan started.

 

[RichZ]

They undervalued Gif, big time. Should be at least 10 positions higher.

They overvalued Russ Smith and undervalued Harrell. I think they should be at around 6 and 8 respectively.

 

[HuskyHawk]

They undervalued Gif, big time. Should be at least 10 positions higher.

They overvalued Russ Smith and undervalued Harrell. I think they should be at around 6 and 8 respectively.

Agreed. And putting Boat ahead of DD is just wrong. When DD isn't contributing, this team isn't very good. When he plays well, as against Nova, we've really at a different level. It's the same dynamic Lamb broght to the 2011 team. That key second guy is Daniels, not Boatright.

 

[gtcam]

And Nick Johnson is an All American
There have been some over rated AAs but he is perhaps the most in recent history
Giffs was way under rated as was DD

 

[Tenspro2002]

Agreed. And putting Boat ahead of DD is just wrong. When DD isn't contributing, this team isn't very good. When he plays well, as against Nova, we've really at a different level. It's the same dynamic Lamb broght to the 2011 team. That key second guy is Daniels, not Boatright.

You've made an argument for DD being more "valuable", in the literal sense: our chances hinge more sharply on his performance than Boat's. I don't necessarily disagree.

But this list is the top 80 players. You've already conceded that DD doesn't always bring it (while Boat is generally more consistently good), so why is it surprising that Boat is considered a better player than DD?

 

[HuskyHawk]

You've made an argument for DD being more "valuable", in the literal sense: our chances hinge more sharply on his performance than Boat's. I don't necessarily disagree.

But this list is the top 80 players. You've already conceded that DD doesn't always bring it (while Boat is generally more consistently good), so why is it surprising that Boat is considered a better player than DD?

Two reasons. First, he actually has a little better numbers than Boat. More PPG in less minutes, more rebounds and much, much higher efficiency. Boat shoots an embarrasing 38%. Second, he is much less replacable. There is really nobody else on the team who can do what he does. He's a matchup problem for every opponent. With Boatright, I think UConn is often better with Samuel in instead. That's not a knock on Boat, he plays much better with Samuel than with Bazz as well (I loved what they did against Nova). But what Boat brings overlaps what Bazz does to such a degree that it's less valuable when Bazz is in.

 

[BearJWS]

Not a bad game for the 42nd best starter in the Sweet 16...