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The big Lead posted their list of the 50 best players for next year. The criteria: 1/3 their NBA prospects, 1/3 their individual talent, 1/3 how vital they are to their team’s success.

http://thebiglead.com/2016/07/27/50-best-players-college-basketball-2016-2017/

BE:

50. Mo Watson; Creighton
44. Kris Jenkins; Villanova
33. Mikal Bridges; Villanova
25. Trevon Bluiett; Xavier
19. Edmond Summer; Xavier
18. Josh Hart; Villanova


Just Missed: Jalen Brunson; Villanova

Its a mistake to put Watson on that list but leave Foster off.

Bridges over Jenkins? Not going to lie couldn't watch too much Nova basketball last year because I was busy in the winter but is it fair to put Bridges over Jenkins?

Looks as though 'the big lead' forgot that Foster is eligible this year or forgot he is still in college?
Difficult to understand his absence from their list AND the honorable mentions too.

Josh Hart should easily be in the top 10 I mean how is he below guys like Justin Jackson and a bunch of freshmen?

Rum_Ham wrote:Josh Hart should easily be in the top 10 I mean how is he below guys like Justin Jackson and a bunch of freshmen?

yeah there's no way 17 other players play better than Josh next season

hortle wrote:

Rum_Ham wrote:Josh Hart should easily be in the top 10 I mean how is he below guys like Justin Jackson and a bunch of freshmen?

yeah there's no way 17 other players play better than Josh next season

If it makes you feel any better, Kelan Martin is the highest returning scorer in the Big East, and he didn't even get an honorable mention.

Alec Peters is also an embarrassingly bad oversight. Sheesh.

I mentioned this on our Creighton board, but this is obviously a half-assed, I-have-to-write-something-before-I-head-to-the-beach hack job.

He has Nigel Hayes from Wisky listed, even though his shooting percentages were BRUTAL last year without Kaminsky and Dekker (his overall shooting percentage dipped from 49% to 39%; 3 pt dropped from 36% to 29%). Doesn't seem like the resume of a top 50 player, except he played on the final four team. As others point out, would you rather have him or Brunson?

His comments on Bluiett being part of the most underrated backcourt in the country...even though on his own list he has both members of that backcourt in his top 25 players. We know how good they are...this hack knows how good they are...but they are underrated?

I guess it gives us something to talk about in July...

McIntyire does this every year. He doesn't follow CBB closely, or even watch more than a game or two a year. I almost think he does it this poorly on purpose because it gets a ton of buzz going about how terrible it is among all the basketball people who then end up giving him more clicks.