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PLAYERS:
Luke Harangody,
Cole Aldrich,
Sherron Collins
TEAMS: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Kansas Jayhawks
TEAMS: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Kansas Jayhawks
Same as your 2008-09 preseason All-Americans.
OK, not quite. There's no Ty Lawson or Tyler Hansbrough anywhere to be
found. But there is a batch of players we are all by now quite familiar
with, several of whom seem like they've been around forever. Those
players are not exactly a surprise: Leading the vote is returning All-American Luke Harangody,
who will be the primary interest in Notre Dame this season (but if you
want to see insane rebounding and possession numbers in action, he'll
be worth watching all the same). Next up is Kansas center Cole Aldrich,
who had a breakout season in 2008-09, followed by Sherron Collins,
Patrick Patterson, and Kyle Singler. Like I said: Players that seem
like they've been around forever. Sherron Collins seems especially old,
which I guess is what happens when an elite point guard stays for all
four years.
The preseason All-American teams are more about past accomplishment
than prospective ability anyway, and it's not hard to...
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