BleedGopher
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per CBS's Q&A:
Q: Does Maryland have the best starting five in the America? - @mynewhate
A: The Terps have a solid argument for the title. With what is likely a consensus preseason first-team All-American in Melo Trimble, a potential first-round pick in Jake Layman and a top-10 recruit entering the fold in low-post presence Diamond Stone, that's three potential All-Big Ten players.
Whether this is the best starting five in the country depends on the other two pieces, and my guess is those two pieces aren't set in stone yet. It'll probably be some combination of Rasheed Sulaimon, Robert Carter, and Jared Nickens, depending on how they want to play. Do you use three guards with Layman as a stretch-four man next to Stone, playing Carter in a strong role off the bench? Do you want to play Layman at the 3 next to Carter and Stone, making Nickens' ability to shoot the 3 all the more important? Or would you rather have Sulaimon's secondary ball-handling skill and creation ability next to Trimble? There are a lot of questions as to how the pieces will fit together still. It's a talented group, no question, but I'd look elsewhere for a choice here.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ag-who-has-the-best-starting-five-this-season
Go Gophers!!
Q: Does Maryland have the best starting five in the America? - @mynewhate
A: The Terps have a solid argument for the title. With what is likely a consensus preseason first-team All-American in Melo Trimble, a potential first-round pick in Jake Layman and a top-10 recruit entering the fold in low-post presence Diamond Stone, that's three potential All-Big Ten players.
Whether this is the best starting five in the country depends on the other two pieces, and my guess is those two pieces aren't set in stone yet. It'll probably be some combination of Rasheed Sulaimon, Robert Carter, and Jared Nickens, depending on how they want to play. Do you use three guards with Layman as a stretch-four man next to Stone, playing Carter in a strong role off the bench? Do you want to play Layman at the 3 next to Carter and Stone, making Nickens' ability to shoot the 3 all the more important? Or would you rather have Sulaimon's secondary ball-handling skill and creation ability next to Trimble? There are a lot of questions as to how the pieces will fit together still. It's a talented group, no question, but I'd look elsewhere for a choice here.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ag-who-has-the-best-starting-five-this-season
Go Gophers!!