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Each week until the college basketball season starts, an ex-player will help The Dagger preview his former conference. Former Mississippi State guard Shane Power was kind enough to join us this week to provide a scouting report on the SEC:
1. Who's your pick to win the SEC East and West this season?
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I'm really interested to see how Kentucky rebuilds. If they can get Enes Kanter eligible and get Brandon Knight playing the way Coach Cal gets all his point guards to play, I think they're the team to beat in the East. As far as the West, Mississippi State and Ole Miss, I think they'll be right up there. Ole Miss has a lot of fire power with Chris Warren. And Mississippi State obviously will play the non-conference season without Dee Bost, but they're pretty loaded. They've got Ravern Johnson and Kodi Augustus. You add Dee and Renardo Sidney to that mix and they become a pretty dangerous team.
2. Is there a dark horse who can dethrone Kentucky in the East?
I think Florida has the best chance. They have probably the best five returners coming back. I think you'll see them step up, win some of the bigger games this season and not lose to teams they're not supposed to lose to.
3. Is there a team that you think will struggle more than usual this season?
Vanderbilt has a great system and they've got some talent, but they've got some holes to fill. South Carolina has been very tough the past couple years with Devan Downey, so he's going to be very hard for them to replace. You see what he did at the NBA summer league. He just tore it up.
4. What chance do you give Mississippi State to contend in the SEC and return to the NCAA tournament?
When you look at that team on paper and add Dee Bost and Renardo, they're as talented as anyone in the country. There's a lot of stuff that has to come together. They've got to find a way to get Renardo involved. They've been a perimeter-oriented team the past couple years. But if they can put it all together, they could be really strong.
5. Who's your choice for SEC player of the year?
That's a really tough question. I think it's completely up in the air. You look at some of the guys at Florida, they've got a chance. If Tennessee had a big year and Scotty Hopson averaged 16 to 20, he'd have a shot. The kid at Georgia, Trey Thompkins, he has a shot. Then you've got to throw in Brandon Knight and Enes Kanter at Kentucky if Kanter gets eligible.
6. What SEC arena is the toughest to play in for opposing players?
Certainly Rupp Arena is the toughest to play in. It's so big it's like playing in the middle of an Aircraft Carrier. The depth perception is a little different. They have huge crowds. And I think the referees just expect Kentucky not to lose in that building. I think one of the most fun places to play is the O-Dome in Gainesville. Their crowd's right on top of you and their student section is fun and energetic. And then I think Alabama's probably one of the toughest places to play. Their crowd is just ruthless. And I don't want to be biased, but I think the Hump is a tough place to get a victory. The fans really get into it and it seems like shooting becomes contagious there.
7. If you could go back in time and play for an SEC coach besides Rick Stansbury, who would it be and why?
I'd probably say Billy Donovan. He's got those national championships under his belt, he's developed a lot of players into great college players and pro players. I think it would be interesting to go be coached by him and pick up his philosophies and perspective on the game. When you've got those rings on your finger, that means something. It would be neat to learn from a champion.
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Conference Preview series continues with the Patriot League Conference, which reproduces the complete obscurity March, when all of its auto-switch selects its opponent to take a look at the Upset. So be sure to review, as well as before the planned investments, then our three players to watch the game in search of the Conference, three, and three seasons, with due regard to the title in an exciting storylines.
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American senior forward; Vlad Moldoveanu;Bucknell sophomore Center Mike Muscala; Holy Cross senior forward Andrew Keister; and Lafayette junior forward Ryan Willen.
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C.J. McCollum that League face.
Whether or not a Patriot League future NBA Prospect, it is perfectly possible in the hands of the?. Lehigh sophomore guard (pictured above with head coach Brett Reed last year during the tournament) became the first Team honors to earn I as the second player in the history of the Patriot League.The first?Adonal Foyle Colgate, in the mid-' 90s.And I did not win his Foyle in the period in which the McCollum had last year, player of the year.
He won the Rookie of the year award, and nine times the preparoitujen 631 points besting 509 Foyle's period of the first character. can go to, but you get the picture; the son took home loads of this Conference and the national awards and recognition. Lehigh is now something special.McCollum went to dance on the back of the Group last year in the first round, lose Kansas.
Love this Caliber League each bit: "Mountain Hawks language elements one of the most dominant champion Patriot League Tournament history, becoming the first runs to win all of its games 15 points or more."
McCollum Manager (let us pause to give thanks to the incredible nickname) of the Mountain Hawks is an opportunity in the next three years-the possibility to win the League except continue to rely on the Patriot League March reputation than bracket spoiler alive.
Speaking of the brackets ...
Hate to look for an indefinite period of time at the end of the road, but what is about Northeast colleges OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES and Caliber leagues that you get all atwitter about Picking upsets as starting down?
Can be Lehigh this year Cornell? if the team will get a strong start, you can expect some national love. it may take another (Cornell really received a lot of hype, after it made two straight NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION tournaments) throughout the year, but maybe not, if better, that get McCollum is likely to affect of which he is looking to be. [4] [5] better than anyone else in the Cornell set on the floor, and at this level, which is a bit scary.
So it is possible to Patriot League winner is trendy pick? Hard, that is to say, now, but always seems to be soft for whom is this site by the League. [1] [2] Still can be a group that, in the form of little league moves to the trendy reps legitimate threat to pick Sweet-16-such as Cornell was in 2010 we are ways out of the year. [1] [2], but America, Lehigh and Bucknell all seem to have players who you can handle the load and responsibility.
