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UConn number 4 behind Memphis, Louisville and Oklahoma State. UConn's backcourt will have 4 chances to show it's better than Memphis and Louisville.

4. Connecticut

Guards: Shabazz Napier, Ryan Boatright, Omar Calhoun, Lasan Kromah
Comment: This is a scary thought: the Huskies might have the fourth-best backcourt in the country – and third-best in their own conference. Napier is an All-America candidate, while Boatright is explosive. Calhoun is a nice third option, and Kromah provides quality depth.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ball-preview-top-10-backcourts-in-the-country

Luckily Jeff Goodman doesn't work for CBSSports.com any more or he'd say that UConn's backcourt shouldn't be ranked and they have nobody in the backcourt.
 
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I don't remember seeing this posted but if you want a good laugh here's Dickie V's, Mich State the top backcourt, UConn 12th

http://espn.go.com/espn/dickvitale/story/_/id/9839457/ranking-top-backcourts-college-basketball
Good grief, my 2 year old daughter could have written this...

Kevin Ollie will rely heavily on Shabazz Napier, Ryan Boatright and Omar Calhoun.

Really Dickie? What a shocker. Great insight. :confused:

I have no real argument with putting us at #4. Rankings of any kind are inexact at best. And it gives fans something to talk about at any rate.
 
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Nice to see a new hoops school like Boise State getting some love at #10.........

These are all for fun, let them play out. Memphis is loaded but couldn't win a big game at all with what they had last year....bring'em on!
 
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teams that have unproven players on a high major D1 level for some reason seem to get a bump. i guess they bring some excitement because of the unknown? or maybe because it's easy to see the weaknesses of someone like boatright, but a freshman guard hasn't been exposed yet? at any rate UConn has more proven back court skill overall than anyone in the country.
 

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We are UConn!! 4>1 But 5>>>>1 is even better!
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4 isn't chop liver. And when UConn beats Memphis and Ville, Ollie will get the cache for the "upsets" and it will help recruiting in the future! So personally I rather UConn start out as behind those teams in the preseason because the team has more to lose and less to gain by being 1.
 
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