Does anyone have ESPN Insider? If so, would you mind posting the text to the article linked below? Thanks in advance!
ESPN Insider Article: Overrated Teams
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It's actually about overrated prospects, rather than teams, but here's a rundown:
Originally posted by BilasI am not a big fan of "overrated" prospect lists. When we go through this exercise, I always get the feeling that we are simply blaming the player for our mistakes in projecting and evaluating talent, or our "irrational exuberance" over a player's future potential. Instead of calling ourselves out for our mistakes, we tend to pile on the player for failing to live up to our billing of him. We rate and hype them, and if they don't meet our standard, we call them "overrated" instead of stating that we whiffed, or simply moving on to those players who are meeting that standard.
Bilas:
Nerlens Noel
James Michael McAdoo
Alex Poythress
Adonis Thomas
Le'Bryan Nash
Ford:
Isaiah Austin
James Michael McAdoo
Tony Mitchell
Doug McDermott
Patric Young
Prospects on the Rise:
Bilas - Ben McLemore, Kansas
Ford - Dwight Powell, Stanford
What to Watch For:
Bilas:I'm lucky to have another great week. I have the honor of calling Louisville at UConn on Monday, which will feature two dynamic backcourts in Peyton Siva and Russ Smith going against Ryan Boatright and Shabazz Napier. On Wednesday, I'm calling NC State at Maryland, which is an important game and a big opportunity for both teams. On Saturday, we'll have "College GameDay" at Butler when Gonzaga comes to Hinkle Fieldhouse, one of the coolest venues in all of college basketball. The downer is that Rotnei Clarke will likely be out after the nasty fall he had at Dayton.
Ford:
Kansas-Baylor tonight, Michigan-Minnesota on Thursday, Syracuse @ Louisville on Saturday.
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Ben McLemore, Kansas
Nerlens Noel
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SInce the value assigned to each kid is subjective (ie who do you think is a first rounder vs who is a good college player)....I'd say none of those on his list should be disappointing. Noel.....I'd take that kid in a minute. Same with McDermott....
hurtful too in some ways.
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bilas shows a remarkable bit of self-awareness. this is the opening paragraph of that article, and addresses some of the obvious:
"I am not a big fan of "overrated" prospect lists. When we go through this exercise, I always get the feeling that we are simply blaming the player for our mistakes in projecting and evaluating talent, or our "irrational exuberance" over a player's future potential. Instead of calling ourselves out for our mistakes, we tend to pile on the player for failing to live up to our billing of him. We rate and hype them, and if they don't meet our standard, we call them "overrated" instead of stating that we whiffed, or simply moving on to those players who are meeting that standard."
edit: oops, i just clicked the link rather than reading kstyles' quotes. didn't realize he had already quoted this paragraph. props to him.Last edited by soccerdud; 01-14-2013, 03:24 PM.
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