re: SEC basketball for the 2010-2011 season predictions

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State wins the West. Book it!!

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Again, will that result in a 1 or 2 seed in the NIT this year? It is basically irrelevant who wins the west

Yeah usually we don't go to the nit after we win the west. Anyway with 96 teams, I'm pretty sure we'll get in next year.

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We have actually made the NCAA tournament recently, when was the last time Ole Miss made it?

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Did I say we would make the tourney if we won the West? No. Any team that wins the West has nothing to hang their hat on, including us. I'm not gonna be delusional and pretend like it really counts for anything...

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It's likely we will add another recruit by signing day.

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Josh Selby?

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Josh Selby?

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Possibly, I know people close to the basketball team who think he's going to UT. Jay Williams(ESPN) and Evan Daniels(Scout) both think he is going to UT. I've never said he was a Vol lock, but he is down to UT and KU.

I've heard he wants to commit to UT but his mom doesn't want him to. Somebody who supposedly has an inside source said he told Bruce Pearl after the Michigan St game and said that he wants to help Tennessee win a championship and will announce April 17. He also said UK had stopped recruiting him. I don't really don't put to much stock into those who say they have an inside source but he was right about Bryce Brown, DaRick Rogers and James Stone committing to UT. I have no idea where he's going but good luck to him wherever he goes.

KY has 4 returning players- 4. And they lost their best players in Wall, Cousins, Patterson, and Bledsoe. They lose another big man in Orton.

Do you think Cal will find the likes of those 5 available for next year?

What did Duke, and Butler had in common? EXPERIENCE. Same for UNC last year.

Patrick Young, and Kadji will provide outstanding big men depth (To Macklin, Tyus, Murphy, and Parsons).

The only question mark we have is at the point/guard position, in which we lack depth. Who will Florida sign? If we sign Knight (which didn't drop us, we decided to stop recruiting him, but he loves the Gators, and if he ends up in KY is because his daddy made him), or McCallum, we can make a run next year for sure. We shall see what guard we sign.

If I was KY, I would be very uncomfortable with having only 4 players in my roster, and 2 commits so far. Very, very interesting to see who they sign.

State wins the west and receives a an 8 seed in the tournament.

Knight isn't the number 1 player, I forget his name, but he will be in NC next year, wearing the baby blue.

Knight is a Florida kid who loves Billy D and the Gators. He is friends with Patrick Young, and Kenny Boyton. He will probably sign with KY because daddy sees $$$$$, and step mom has a job lined up in KY at a hospital. There are rumors Brandon is trying to convince daddy to let him go to Florida where he wants to go. The fact that he has not committed yet leads me to believe, he might be waiting to see if Cal's class falls apart at the seams, like it is rumored to be happening (Selby going to TN, and someone else name escapes me to KU, and Leslie to NCst).

It will be interesting to see what happens.

This season may prove very costly for the kitties (rent-a-player plan didn't work out too well, in that they are all leaving according to everyone). Too bad they didn't get any banners for Rup.