DUNCAN WAITING TO BE TOP PICK.Byline: SCOTT WOLF Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. It's the halfway mark of the college basketball College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History
Are they thinking of winning their conference championship? Nope. Projecting how many victories are necessary to obtain a coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. bid to the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
What are they pondering? Um, well, it's a simple question really. ``Where will I be drafted?'' Most players have only 14 games or so to prove themselves before the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= firms up its opinions. If you're Wake Forest's Tim Duncan, none of this matters. He is the franchise and just marking time until he is the No. 1 pick. But others, like USC's Rodrick Rhodes, have seen their stock drop because of injuries. The rest are jockeying for position. According to NBA scouts and college basketball analysts, here are the top 10 picks, if the draft were held today (players with an asterisk are underclassmen): 1. Tim Duncan, 6-11 center, Wake Forest. 2. Keith Van Horn For the American football player, see . Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23 1975, in Fullerton, California) is an American basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks. Van Horn graduated from Diamond Bar High School and played for the University of Utah. , 6-9 forward, Utah. 3. Ron Mercer, 6-7 forward, Kentucky. 4. Paul Pierce, 6-6 forward, Kansas. 5. Danny Fortson, 6-7 forward, Cincinnati. 6. Alexander Koul, 7-1 center, George Washington. 7. Jacque Vaughn, 6-1 guard, Kansas. 8. Chauncey Billups, 6-3 guard, Colorado. 9. Cory Carr, 6-4 guard, Texas Tech. 10. Danya Abrams, 6-7 forward, Boston College. Of course, a January list can undergo wholesale changes by June. We'd put the Collins twins on this list, but then it would really be a mock draft. Kerplunk ker·plunk intr.v. ker·plunked, ker·plunk·ing, ker·plunks To fall with a sound like that of a heavy object falling rapidly into water. n. A kerplunking sound or movement. : How did Oregon collapse so fast in barely three weeks? The Ducks were flying high at 10-0, ranked in the top 25 and primed to challenge for the Pac-10 title. Here's one reason: The Ducks played only three games that required stepping onto an airplane in their first 10. They also played way too many state teams. They defeated Boise State, Cleveland State, Portland State and San Diego State. Portland State is in the first year of resurrecting its program and has won only three games. This helps explain how Oregon got swept in Washington, then lost both home games to Stanford and Cal. Good but not great: Kentucky coach Rick Pitino has bemoaned the lack of elite teams this season and no one could present a compelling argument otherwise. ``I don't think there are too many great teams,'' Pitino said. ``Kansas is great. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. about Cincinnati. They could be. Wake Forest is great. Outside of that . . . ``Kansas has all the answers. With Wake Forest, if they can slow down the game, they've got all the answers. With the others, can we have the answers come March? Who's going to improve the most?'' Pitino needs to find an answer for losing point guard Derek Anderson, the Southeastern Conference's leading scorer. He completely tore the anterior cruciate ligament anterior cruciate ligament n. Abbr. ACL The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. in his knee against Auburn last Saturday. A fifth-year senior, Anderson's college career is over. Bartow Arena: Former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX coach Gene Bartow will have the on-campus facility at Alabama-Birmingham named after him in a ceremony Saturday. Bartow, who retired after last season after building the Blazers' program, was chiefly responsible for the arena, after his teams played downtown for years. Now all that's left is some sort of tribute from UCLA. Just kidding. Marquee matchup: While the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Challenge received most of the publicity, Monday's best individual prep matchup took place at UC Irvine. Woodbridge's 6-foot-11 forward Chris Burgess outdueled Villa Park's 7-1 center Eric Chenowith. Burgess, who is going to Duke, had 30 points and four 3-pointers. Chenowith, who will attend Kansas, had 18 points and six rebounds. Woodbridge defeated Villa Park 71-56. Here he comes: Oregon State freshman Corey Benjamin of Fontana is finally living up to his potential after becoming eligible last month. Benjamin averaged 28.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the Beavers' split with the Bay Area schools. The Beavers are relying on freshmen. In their upset of Stanford, Benjamin had 26 points and fellow freshmen Ron Grady and Carson Cunningham had 24 and 18. Top 10 1. Kansas (19-0) LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit coach Dale Brown is toughest opponent until Lester Earl gets transfer release. 2. Clemson (16-1) Tigers host Wake Forest tonight in the Big One. 3. Wake Forest (13-1) Oops. Demon Deacons class of Carolinas despite first loss. 4. Kentucky (17-2) Goodbye Derek Anderson. Goodbye second straight NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association title? 5. Minnesota (16-2) Golden Gophers only two victories behind NBA's Timberwolves. 6. Utah (12-2) Utes better rest up, because Tulsa comes to Salt Lake City on Monday. 7. Cincinnati (13-3) Role reversal: NC-Charlotte fans lose temper before Bearcats A Bearcat is another name for a binturong, a sloth-like mammal from Southeast Asia. A Bearcat is also the mascot for Willamette University, Binghamton University, CUNY Baruch, Northwest Missouri State University, Southwest Baptist University, and the University of Cincinnati. players. 8. Louisville (15-1) Denny Crum goes for first back-to-back wins over UCLA on Saturday. 9. Maryland (16-2) Terps off to best start in more than 20 years. Who needs Joe Smith? 10. Duke (15-4) Trajan Langdon? Ricky Price? Point guard Steve Wojciechowski is key. Five more to watch: Iowa State (11-3), Colorado (15-3), Arizona (10-4), Xavier (12-2), New Mexico (14-3). Player Watch Remember Richie Parker? He's the talented New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. high school guard who received five years' probation after pleading guilty to first-degree sexual abuse. After USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. and Cal State Fullerton unsuccessfully floated trial balloons to see if Parker could be brought in without public criticism, he ended up at Long Island University in Brooklyn. Through 15 games, Parker is averaging 15.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the 9-6 Blackbirds. The downside is that Parker is shooting only 26 percent on 3-pointers and 52 percent on free throws. Say What? ``Everyone (else) has excuses to make like we're this tremendous fairy-tale team, we're on a fairy-tale ride, this is a cartoon.'' - Maryland's Laron Profit, on the surprising Terrapins being picked eighth in the preseason ACC See adaptive cruise control. poll. Best Bet Season on the brink: If Oregon (10-4, 1-4) loses to Arizona State (9-8, 1-4) tonight in Tempe, it could be a mortal blow to the nosediving Ducks' once secure NCAA Tournament prospects. Oregon, the Pac-10's biggest disappointment so far, can't afford this loss, with road trips to Tucson, Los Angeles and the Bay Area ahead. CAPTION(S): Box Box: TOP 10 (see text) |
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