the Big Ten next year...

march madness

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This is my educated guess based on who will leave early? ESPN rankings on recruits.
1. Michigan St. Appling, Payne, Dawson, Valentine, Trice all should return. If Harris returns a top 5 team in the nation. Add in Schilling, costello, and Kaminsky.
2. Ohio St. Craft, Scott, Thompson, Ross, Williams, L. Smith. Depth from 2 top 100 guys in Williams, and Loving. D.Thomas will go to the NBA in all likelihood.
3. Indiana. Losing Olidipo and Zeller to the draft. Returning Yogi, Sheehy, Creek, Abell, Hollowell. In addition #3 pf in vonleh, #10 sf in Troy Williams, #7c Luke Fisher.
4. Michigan. Losing Burke. Robinson should return but who knows? McGary looks like an all big ten player. Stauskas, Morgan, LeVert, Horford, Hardaway, #6 sf Irvin, #7 pg D. Walton.
5. Iowa. Only loses bench guy May. White, Marble, Oglesby, Basabe, McCabe, Woodbury, Gesell, Clemmons, and Olaseni.
6. Purdue. Loses Byrd. Terone and Ronnie Johnson return, with Hammons down low. R. Davis & R. Johnson too at guard. Bringing in top 100sg in Stephens. Weak at pf with Carroll and Hale.
7. Wisconsin. Loses frontcourt. Returns: Brust, Traevon, Dekker!, Kamisky, #23 pf N. Hayes., also gets back the guard who got hurt?
8. Mn. Loses Mbakwe, Rodney, and Ingram. Returns both Hollins', coleman, EE, Mo, Red sirt Buggs, and a couple of 3 star guys.
9. Illinois. Loses Paul and Richardson. Returns Abrams, Egwu, Bertrand. Bringing in 2 top 100 guards in Nunn and Hill.
10. Northwestern. If Crawford and Cobb return to form could suprise. Sobeliski also.
11. Penn St. Could suprise also.
12. Nebraska.
** I think Mn would be better out of conference than Wisconsin but Mn would have a worse big ten record.
 

This sort of thread is kind of pointless until players declare for the draft.
 

This sort of thread is kind of pointless until players declare for the draft.

Tim Hardaway Jr. will leave. He is NBA ready, no upside to him staying another year.
 

I could see him leaving or staying. Is he a lock for the first round? Depends on all who declare. I posted this mostly to get an idea of what other teams will likely have back and to show how most will be improved.
 




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