[The Truth]

He's listed his top 12...surprisingly, Duke is not #1

1. UCONN
2. Duke
3. Kentucky
4. Villanova
5. UNC
6. Michigan State
7. Wake Forest
8. Washington
9. Oklahoma
10. Texas
11. Louisville
12. Iowa

http://espn.go.com/dickvitale/vcolumn050405-early05-06DazzlingDozen.html

He also has his early All-Rolls-Royce Team
G: Chris Paul | Wake Forest
G: J.J. Redick | Duke
C: Sean May | North Carolina
F: Adam Morrison | Gonzaga
F: Brandon Bass | LSU

http://espn.go.com/dickvitale/vcolumn050407-Early05-06All-Rolls-Royce.html

Of course these are basically meaningless until after the early entrants have declared.

 

[Ghost]

I think Gonzaga should be in the Top 12. His All-Rolls-Royce Team aren't that bad except for the fact that he has players on there that might go pro(Chris Paul, Brandon Bass ect.)

 

[Brian34Cook]

And he also had Illinois ranked like 12th last season to start the year.. He also had when Kansas had one loss ahead of the Illini until they went in their skid.. Pretty useless stuff if you ask me, but interesting :laugh:

 

[KJay]

meh, we don't know who's staying or what recruits are staying either. MEans nothing

 

[The Truth]

And he also had Illinois ranked like 12th last season to start the year.. He also had when Kansas had one loss ahead of the Illini until they went in their skid.. Pretty useless stuff if you ask me, but interesting :laugh:

His continued insistence upon Kansas being a great team this year was very annoying.

 

[KJay]

not as bad as his love for Puke.

 

[The Truth]

not as bad as his love for Puke.

expected from a jayhawks fan

 

[mr.ankle20]

gonza is overrated

 

[HeinzGuderian]

Well, he said UNC would win the 2005 title right after the UConn-GT game in 2004, and UConn was also his preseason pick to win it all that year. He might be annoying, but Dickie V knows his stuff better than most of the so called "experts" out there.

 

[rocketeer]

Well, he said UNC would win the 2005 title right after the UConn-GT game in 2004, and UConn was also his preseason pick to win it all that year. He might be annoying, but Dickie V knows his stuff better than most of the so called "experts" out there.

i think the majority of "experts" probably also had those same picks. they were fairly common picks to have been made. that's why unc was preseason number 1 and i think uconn probably was the year they won it too(i can't really remember though. they were definately highly ranked).

 

[HeinzGuderian]

True, but V does a better job of sticking with his pick throughout the year.

 

[rocketeer]

True, but V does a better job of sticking with his pick throughout the year.

that's because his pick is always the most talented team in the country. if you pick the preseason top team in the country and they have the most talent, chances are, they're going to be doing well throughout the year and it's not really hard to stay with that pick.

 

[zagsfan20]

gonza is overrated

How so?

 

[zagsfan20]

You can tell this is Dickie V's predictions....because Gonzaga is left off that list....

I'm not sure what Iowa is doing on that list or why Texas is listed so low....

 

[JuniorNoboa]

i think the majority of "experts" probably also had those same picks. they were fairly common picks to have been made. that's why unc was preseason number 1 and i think uconn probably was the year they won it too(i can't really remember though. they were definately highly ranked).

I'm not 100% certain (but close to it), that Kansas and Wake Forest were 1-2 when the season started.

 

[rocketeer]

I'm not 100% certain (but close to it), that Kansas and Wake Forest were 1-2 when the season started.

no you're right. i just checked. still. unc was ranked 3 and 4. it's not hard to stick with that prediction throughout the year.

 

[zagsfan20]

 

[jokeaward]

Isn't Paul gone?

 

[rebelsun]

'05-'06 All-Americans:

Dee Brown
JJ Reddick
Adam Morrison
Marvin Williams
Josh Boone

 

[TM]

yes, paul is gone and no way marvin is around to be an AA