NBC Sports’ Mike Miller has Terrence Jones in the discussion for the National Player of the Year race and says it is anybody’s ballgame.
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Kentucky’s [URL=”http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NBA&id=1691″][B][COLOR=#000000]John Wall[/COLOR][/B][/URL] [URL=”http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/best-player-in-college-basketball-our-panel-says-kentuckys-john-wall/”][B][COLOR=#bd740e]streaked to an early lead last season[/COLOR][/B][/URL], only to be passed by Ohio State’s [URL=”http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NBA&id=1701″][B][COLOR=#000000]Evan Turner[/COLOR][/B][/URL]. With guys like Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger, BYU’s Jimmer Fredette, Duke’s Nolan Smith, [B]Kentucky’s Terrence Jones[/B] and Purdue’s JaJuan Johnson having spectacular seasons, a Walker mis-step or two would make that race awfully tight.
Consider: Sullinger’s perhaps the nation’s best freshman and plays for an unbeaten team who’s likely to be No. 1. Fredette’s the [URL=”http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/cbk/leaders.asp”][B][COLOR=#bd740e]nation’s leading scorer[/COLOR][/B][/URL] and routinely turns in jaw-dropping games perfect for SportsCenter. Smith’s the best player of Duke (always a plus), [B]Jones is killing it for a surprising Wildcats squad[/B] and [URL=”http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/the_kpoy_a_quickie/”][B][COLOR=#bd740e]Johnson may be the nation’s best player NOT getting heaps of attention[/COLOR][/B][/URL].
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