Thursday, June 26, 2014

NBA Draft: Top 30 Big Board

This is irrespective of the draft order, and based simply on which player I think will have a better NBA career. (Doesn't include international guys besides Exum.)
  1. Andrew Wiggins
  2. Joel Embiid
  3. Jabari Parker
  4. Dante Exum
  5. Julius Randle
  6. Aaron Gordon
  7. Marcus Smart
  8. Nik Stauskas
  9. Doug McDermott
  10. Adreian Payne
  11. Noah Vonleh
  12. James Young
  13. Elfrid Payton
  14. T.J. Warren
  15. Tyler Ennis
  16. P.J. Hairston
  17. Shabazz Napier
  18. Gary Harris
  19. Rodney Hood
  20. Cleanthony Early
  21. K.J. McDaniels
  22. Jordan Adams
  23. Kyle Anderson
  24. Spencer Dinwiddie
  25. Johnny O'Bryant
  26. Jarnell Stokes
  27. Mitch McGary
  28. Jerami Grant
  29. Zach LaVine
  30. Jordan Clarkson
Guys I like more than most (not my next 10):
  • Jabari Brown
  • Jahii Carson
  • Dwight Powell
  • Patric Young
  • Roy Devyn Marble
  • DeAndre Daniels
  • Russ Smith
  • Sean Kilpatrick
  • Xavier Thames
  • DeAndre Kane

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Final Bracket Breakdown

FINAL BRACKET

No. 1: Florida, Wichita State, Arizona, Michigan
No. 2: Villaova, Wisconsin, Virginia, Iowa State
No. 3: Kansas, Louisville, Duke, Michigan State
No. 4: Syracuse, Creighton, Cincinnati, San Diego State
No. 5: UCLA, New Mexico, Connecticut, North Carolina
No. 6: Ohio State, Baylor, VCU, Oklahoma
No. 7: Saint Louis, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Texas
No. 8: Oregon, George Washington, Gonzaga, Memphis
No. 9: Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Saint Joseph’s
No. 10: Pittsburgh, Stanford, Iowa, Arizona State
No. 11: Providence, Xavier, Tennessee, Dayton, SMU
No. 12: Nebraska, BYU, North Dakota State, Harvard, Stephen F. Austin
No. 13: Manhattan, Delaware, Western Michigan, Tulsa
No. 14: New Mexico State, Mercer, UL-Lafayette, North Carolina Central
No. 15: Eastern Kentucky, American, Milwaukee, Weber State  
No. 16: Wofford, Albany, Mount St. Mary’s, Coastal Carolina, Texas Southern, Cal Poly

Breakdown by Conference
  • ACC (5):  Virginia, Duke, Syracuse. North Carolina, Pittsburgh
  • AAC (5): Louisville, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Memphis, SMU
  • Big East (4): Villanova, Creighton, Providence, Xavier
  • Big Ten (6): Michigan, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Nebraska
  • Big 12 (7): Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
  • Pac-12 (6): Arizona, UCLA, Oregon, Colorado, Stanford, Arizona State
  • SEC (3): Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee
  • Atlantic-10 (6): VCU, Saint Louis, Massachusetts, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s, Dayton
  • Mountain West (2): San Diego State, New Mexico
  • West Coast (2): Gonzaga, BYU 

One-Bid Conferences (22): America East (Albany), Atlantic Sun (Mercer), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (Coastal Carolina), Big West (Cal Poly), Colonial (Delaware), Conference-USA (Tulsa), Horizon (Milwaukee), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Western Michigan), MAAC (Manhattan), MEAC (North Carolina Central), Missouri Valley (Wichita State), Northeast (Mount St. Mary’s), Ohio Valley (Eastern Kentucky), Patriot (American), Southern (Wofford), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit (North Dakota State), Sun Belt (UL-Lafayette), SWAC (Texas Southern), WAC (New Mexico State)
  • Last Four In: Dayton, SMU, Nebraska, BYU
  • Last Four Out: California, Minnesota, Green Bay, Southern Miss
  • Next Four Out: NC State, Missouri, Florida State, Arkansas