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Post by BBFran on Nov 1, 2010 21:15:07 GMT -6
ghostofdylan reminded me that it was time to do my preseason player predictions at the MSOE game tonight. Here they are. My teams don't attempt to pick Center, Power Forward, etc. I'm trying for the best five players, not in any order. Also, I don't generally put first year players on the "All-D1" teams.
All-Wisconsin D1:
First Team:
Jon Leuer
Rahmon Fletcher
Jordan Taylor
Jimmy Butler
Darius Johnson-Odom
Second team:
Tone Boyle
Keaton Nankivil
Ant Hill
Ryan Evans
Bry Perine
All-Newcomer:
Vander Blue
Jae Crowder
Kaylon Williams
Ryan Allen
Josh Gasser
Player of the Year:
Jon Leuer
Newcomer of the Year:
Kaylon Williams
Breakout Returning Player:
Jared Berggren
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Post by uwmplanner on Nov 2, 2010 9:13:58 GMT -6
I pretty much agree with your list here. Berggren might break out, heard he has been killing in their practices but I think Tony Meier has a great chance to be the breakout player.
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Post by PantherNation on Nov 2, 2010 21:30:52 GMT -6
I may be in the minority here... but I'm still not sold on Tony Meier's defense. He's got a great shot, obviously, but he's always had a problem with fouls and guys seem to score on him pretty easily under the basket.
Granted it's only been 1 exhibition game, so I'll have to get a better look at him Saturday. I hope I'm wrong. The guy probably has the most upside on the team, and I want to see him succeed more than anyone. Let's hope this is the year.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Nov 2, 2010 21:38:19 GMT -6
Highest "upside?"
Not that Tony doesn't have some, but I think I have to go with Kyle Kelm and Evan Richard.
If there's a better class of incoming players in the league, I don't look forward to playing them.
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Post by PantherNation on Nov 2, 2010 22:04:33 GMT -6
He may not have THE highest upside, but he's a third year player with good size and a knowledge of how Jeter runs the program. It sounds to me like Evan Richard may be redshirting this year... and I'm just basing that from posts in other threads on this site. And even though Kelm may be a tad bigger than Tony and possibly a better player overall, he is a freshman.
I think Ant proved last year how much of a difference there is between a freshman/sophomore player to a junior/senior player. Just think how dangerous this team can be if Tony is able to have the same impact that Ant had last year.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 4, 2011 9:49:24 GMT -6
With one game left in the Big 10 and Big East regular seasons, I just don't see my first-team picks changing all that much. So, here goes (by position) ...
First team
PG -- Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin (POY)
SG -- Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette
SF -- Jimmy Butler, Marquette
PF -- Jon Leuer, Wisconsin
C -- Anthony Hill, Milwaukee
Second team
PG -- Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay
SG -- Tone Boyle, Milwaukee
SF -- Tony Meier, Milwaukee
PF -- Jae Crowder, Marquette (NOY)
C -- Keaton Nankivil, Wisconsin
Third team
PG -- Kaylon Williams, Milwaukee
SG -- Bryquis Perine, Green Bay
SF -- Jarvis Williams, Green Bay
PF -- Mike Bruesewitz, Wisconsin
C -- Alec Brown, Green Bay
All-newcomer
Jae Crowder, Marquette
Kaylon Williams, Milwaukee
Josh Gasser, Wisconsin
Jarvis Williams, Green Bay
Alec Brown, Green Bay
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Post by uwmplanner on Mar 4, 2011 9:55:34 GMT -6
Looks good to me, even though you slotted them by position it looks like you got the 5 best players on the first team.
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Post by BBFran on Mar 4, 2011 12:21:16 GMT -6
Good job, dylan. I was just thinking of this yesterday. Couldn't decide between DJO, Fletcher and Nankivil for the last first team spot. You could make an argument for all of them.
Taylor is obviously the POTY. He's easily the best college player in the state since Dwayne Wade. By the end of next year he'll almost certainly be the best since Butch Lee.
My vote for Newcomer of the Year goes to Kaylon. Crowder is a fine player but Kaylon is more important to his team. And the Coach of the Year? Obvious -- Rob Jeter
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 4, 2011 15:15:33 GMT -6
Alando Tucker was pretty good.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Apr 3, 2011 12:18:32 GMT -6
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Post by ghostofdylan on Apr 3, 2011 18:02:40 GMT -6
Does anyone else feel that Tony Meier (12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 50.4% FG, 44.3% 3-PT FG, 80.6% FT) got shortchanged here?
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Post by PantherU on Apr 3, 2011 21:11:27 GMT -6
Absolutely. Tony Meier has been the "unsung hero" of this team. It's his success as a player that made us a champion. It was also his gong games that exposed us (DePaul, Loyola losses). The only contradiction to that is he spent much of our perfect back nine puking his brains out.
Make no mistake: no Tony Meier, no championship. He outplayed Norris Cole in the this-is-for-it-all game in Cleveland.
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Post by nohopspanther on Apr 3, 2011 22:07:50 GMT -6
Does anyone else feel that Tony Meier (12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 50.4% FG, 44.3% 3-PT FG, 80.6% FT) got shortchanged here? If you're referring to the teams that Rob Demovsky picked, no way. Tony Meier was quite good all year, but the only player you could begin to argue he belongs over is Dwight Buycks and I'm not buying even that. |
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Post by Hack on Apr 4, 2011 7:58:37 GMT -6
I'm anxiously awaiting the All-Minnesota D1 team.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Apr 4, 2011 8:06:33 GMT -6
And the all-Hawai'i Division 1 team.
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