Jason King, a writer for Yahoo! Sports, posted his Big East preseason power rankings today. From my point of view, nothing really too shocking with this list. Villanova comes in at #1, as King states:
“Most would consider the Wildcats the favorite to win the league title and advance to the Final Four for the second year in a row and just the fourth time in school history. The decision of point guard Scottie Reynolds to withdraw from the NBA draft was huge for Villanova, which returns its top six perimeter players (although standout Reggie Redding will be ineligible until the spring semester). The biggest question mark is in the paint, where Duke transfer Taylor King and touted freshman Mouphtaou Yarou will have to make up for the loss of leading scorer Dante Cunningham.”
Enjoy the weekend.
August 28, 2009
King clearly forgot Antonio Pena, who probably is the biggest wildcard on the team this year.
What Yarou can do as a freshman is huge, but King is probably still more of an outside presence on offense than we’d like.
Pena can be the difference maker on the interior.