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10-05-2006, 07:37 PM
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Butler getting national recognition....
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PG Rankings: One man's view of the best
 Oct. 2, 2006
By Gary Parrish
CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer
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Top point guards
1. Ronald Steele (Alabama): The best point guards are the ones who can get a basket when their team needs a basket but do not necessarily need to get baskets to feed their egos. You follow me? In other words, a great point guard is a guy good enough to be selfish, yet unselfish in every way. That's why Steele (14.3 points and 4.3 assists per game last season) tops this list. He's a 6-foot-3 playmaker who just might lead the Crimson Tide to the Final Four.
2. Dominic James (Marquette): This reigning Big East Freshman of the Year is the main reason Marquette surprised many in returning to the NCAA Tournament last season. He averaged 15.3 points and 5.4 assists, and his 4.5 rebound average displays a toughness not normally found in 5-11 point guards. Bottom line, James is not the second coming of Dwyane Wade, but he was similarly trusted from the day he stepped on campus. That's proof Tom Crean knows elite talent when he sees it, even if it doesn't come out of high school labeled a top 10 national prospect.
3. Taurean Green (Florida): Green was the second-leading scorer (13.3 points per game) for the national champion Gators, though he seems to understand how to defer when the big guys -- specifically Joakim Noah and Al Horford -- can benefit from matchup problems. He had eight assists and one turnover in a showdown with eventual first-round draft pick Jordan Farmar in the title game. That's good enough to get him this high on this list.
4. Sean Singletary (Virginia): Singletary last season became the first Virginia player to be named first-team All-ACC since Bryant Stith in 1992. That's a long time. That's impressive. That's why you shouldn't be surprised when this classic lead guard who can score at a high rate -- he averaged 17.7 points per game as a sophomore and put 35 on Gonzaga -- has the Cavaliers back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001.
5. Jarrius Jackson (Texas Tech): He plays a lot (38.4 minutes), shoots a lot (152 more field goal attempts than any teammate) and scores a lot (20.5 points), too. Whenever Bob Knight breaks Dean Smith's record for career wins, rest assured Jackson will play a big role.
6. Tywon Lawson (North Carolina): Every time you put a freshman on a list like this, people are bound to send e-mails featuring the phrase "but the kid hasn't even played a game yet." Please, save the e-mail. Lawson has played lots of games, thousands of games. That he hasn't yet done so at the college level is inconsequential, and you'll see that once he's running Roy Williams' Tar Heels up and down the court in 30-point victories.
7. Acie Law (Texas A&M): When Law signed with A&M, he couldn't have realistically thought he'd be the starter on a team that would make a run at the Sweet 16. If he did, he was delusional. But now here he is, a possible Big 12 Player of the Year if the Aggies can win a league title, a goal that is reasonably reachable, Kansas' overwhelming talent not withstanding. Funny how things work out, huh?
8. Jamon Gordon (Virginia Tech): Gordon is really a combo guard, but one who is good enough with the ball to play the point, evidence being that his assist-to-turnover ratio was better than 2-to-1 last season. If he's too high on this list, so be it. I've always been a sucker for point guards hard enough to average 6.0 rebounds per game.
9. Bobby Brown (Cal State Fullerton): Brown was wise to return to college after testing the NBA waters. The payoff won't be a Final Four, but he'll probably be the Big West's Player of the Year and become Cal State Fullerton's all-time leading scorer. And that's worth an extra year of school, I think.
10. Jamar Butler (Ohio State): Lost in the signing of Mike Conley is that OSU already has a pretty good point guard in Butler. His assist-to-turnover ratio was 2.5-to-1 last season, and it should improve with every easy ally-oop thrown to Greg Oden.
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10-06-2006, 10:37 AM
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By the end of the year Butler will be middle to top of that list, mark my words...
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10-06-2006, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40
By the end of the year Butler will be middle to top of that list, mark my words...
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i dont agree, hes just not a flashy type player, he should be in the middle of the group, but his old school bring the ball up the floor, set the o and play defense style doesnt jive with bring ranked. |
10-07-2006, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by jimotis4heisman
i dont agree, hes just not a flashy type player, he should be in the middle of the group, but his old school bring the ball up the floor, set the o and play defense style doesnt jive with bring ranked.
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But we are going to get pub this year and be in the media spotlight, and the guys above him don't play for teams that will have that pub and if he has another solid season and shoots the ball he will be in the middle of that list. |
10-07-2006, 01:02 AM
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I thought butler was one of our best players last year.
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10-08-2006, 10:11 PM
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Inside Dish: Ohio State wants Butler to shoot more By Mike DeCourcy - SportingNews
Although Ohio State PG Jamar Butler had an excellent sophomore season, do not be surprised if he operates off the ball more frequently this season. That would allow the Buckeyes to use freshman Mike Conley at the point and to take advantage of Butler's shooting ability; he made 41.4 percent of his 3s last season and appears to have improved. He was 93-of-100 in a recent 3-point drill. . . .
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10-08-2006, 10:30 PM
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There are some excellent posters on the BN basketball board. Some have been watching practices and have glowing reports of everyone (all the new guys are 10% or less body fat). They say Butler is consistently hitting 80% plus on 3's and will play the 2 when Conley is in the game.
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