Who will be the preseason favorite in 2011-12?

[getreal4]

fwiw Here's my prediction for drake's starting lineup next season:

Frank Wiseler PG
Rayvonte Rice SG
Ben Simons SF
Jordan Clarke PF
Seth Van Deest C

And if Karl Madison becomes a stud before the end of the season? Top half of the Valley finish!

[LJay]

Serious question...does ISUb have a message board? You REALLY need to go there and post more.

[Sycamore_DevilDog]

……and you need to post less here.

[dgreenwell3]

Serious question...does ISUb have a message board? You REALLY need to go there and post more.

Yes It's Sycamorepride.com, I am actually the football mod over there. I didnt realize that telling you about the other teams in the valley, as other people on here do, had a post limit. lol don't be a tool bro.

[jlandrus11]

My Predictions for 2011-2012:

1. Indiana State
2. Creighton
3. UNI
4. Wichita State
5. Missouri State
6. Evansville
7. Drake
8. Southern Illinois
9. Illinois State
10. Bradley

[WSUbballer]

[quote="LJay"]Serious question...does ISUb have a message board? You REALLY need to go there and post more.[/quote]

You don't see me agree with you too much, but I agree with you here. It's getting really hard to read around here, especially with all of the .... and lol's.

[dgreenwell3]

Serious question...does ISUb have a message board? You REALLY need to go there and post more.

You don't see me agree with you too much, but I agree with you here. It's getting really hard to read around here, especially with all of the .... and lol's.

Yeahhhhhhhhhhh...you want to get upset for me bumping your threads about Tree-bashing but then this happens...edit: dont want to go there LOL...Good Luck to the Shox in the NIT though (edit:being serious there after re-read it really sounded back handed)
I couldnt find my predictions so here they go:
1 CU Gonna be tough to beat them but in fact, alot like this season, their greatest opponent may be themselves.
2 INSU best pg in the valley, some solid freshmen again that may give some serious effort in Khristian smith, Justin Gant and Jake Kitchell
3 WSU still a ton of talent in the post and outside. Toure Murry needs to get his head on straight tho.
4 MSU Weems is a top tier player in the league.
5 UNI I think they get back to their style of defense first, unselfish basketball
6 Drake this is mostly dependent on no transfers
7 UE I think the loss of Lacey will be huge.
8 ILSU Nic Moore will be a freshman, I think they come on towards the end of the year
9 SIU C-low is back.
10 Bradley self explananatory.

[PocketAces]

Serious question...does ISUb have a message board? You REALLY need to go there and post more.

You don't see me agree with you too much, but I agree with you here. It's getting really hard to read around here, especially with all of the .... and lol's.

Yeahhhhhhhhhhh...you want to get upset for me bumping your threads about Tree-bashing but then this happens...Looks like to me someone can dish it out but not take it. LOL...Good Luck to the Shox in the NIT though (edit:being serious there after re-read it really sounded back handed)
I couldnt find my predictions so here they go:
1 CU Gonna be tough to beat them but in fact, alot like this season, their greatest opponent may be themselves.
2 INSU best pg in the valley, some solid freshmen again that may give some serious effort in Khristian smith, Justin Gant and Jake Kitchell
3 WSU still a ton of talent in the post and outside. Toure Murry needs to get his head on straight tho.
4 MSU Weems is a top tier player in the league.
5 UNI I think they get back to their style of defense first, unselfish basketball
6 Drake this is mostly dependent on no transfers
7 UE I think the loss of Lacey will be huge.
8 ILSU Nic Moore will be a freshman, I think they come on towards the end of the year
9 SIU C-low is back.
10 Bradley self explananatory.

I can't argue your placement of Evansville, I would like to think a slot or two higher, but I couldn't disagree with you more on Lacey. He will be definite addition by subtraction. Nice kid and all, but was over his head every year. He was recruited by Simmons to play for him at SIU-E. Followed him to Evansville. Played hard and improved, but not a MVC caliber player. Losing him will not be a burden at all. For UE, it all comes down to finding any kind of consistent inside scorer and rebounder. Hopefully one of the three 6'8" kids coming in can fill that bill. Otherwise, the Aces will look very similar to this year.

[dgreenwell3]

I didnt ever think skill wise he was the greatest player...but he was clearly a great leader and that's always difficult to replace.

[pafan]

I suspect that Kenneth Harris and Colt Ryan will be able to replace the roles played by Pieter Van Tongeren and Kavon Lacey for Evansville, leadership-wise.