Nothing would make the winter easier to deal with than to have all you Jalen superfans to be proven correct.
Using "old" as a pejorative is weak. To me, someone who agrees that Adams not making a pre-season All American team is "complete disrespect" is a superfan. And they might be right. I hope they are right.Where are the super fans? I just see an old man yelling at a cloud. The kid was first-team all conference last year and is plainly the best returning player on the team; it's not crazy to predict a big year for him.
You want to talk about off the radar? ESPN ranks the top 25 NBA draft prospects who are juniors in college. It's a watered down list (since most of the best prospects in that class have gone pro already) and Jalen isn't even on that. Let's hope he proves everyone wrong this season.
NBA draft rankings: Top 25 NCAA juniors
Draft Rankings: Top 25 NCAA Juniors
PLAYER TEAM POS AGE
1. Mikal Bridges Villanova SF 21.1
2. Chimezie Metu USC PF/C 20.5
3. Shake Milton SMU PG 21.0
4. Aaron Holiday UCLA PG 21.0
5. Allonzo Trier Arizona SG 21.7
6. Ray Spalding Louisville PF 21.6
7. Ethan Happ Wisconsin PF/C 21.4
8. Jacob Evans Cincinnati SF 20.3
9. Moritz Wagner Michigan C 20.4
10. Terence Davis Mississippi SG 20.4
11. Donta Hall Alabama PF/C 20.2
12. John Konchar IPFW SG 21.6
13. Tyler Hall Montana St SG 20.5
14. Bryant Crawford Wake Forest PG 20.5
15. Justin James Wyoming SG 20.7
16. Matisse Thybulle Washington SG 20.6
17. Aric Holman Mississippi St. PF/C 20.2
18. Drew Eubanks Oregon St C 20.7
19. DJ Hogg Texas A&M SF/PF 21.1
20. Jessie Govan Georgetown C 20.2
21. Vic Law Northwestern SF/PF 21.8
22. Lagerald Vick Kansas SF 20.7
23. Khyri Thomas Creighton SG 21.4
24. Jon Davis Charlotte PG 20.9
25. Mike Daum South Dakota St PF/C 21.9