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Player of the Year Race Heating Up

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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[URL=”http://beyondthearc.nbcsports.com/2011/01/14/kemba-leads-but-itll-be-a-crowded-field-for-player-of-year/”]Source[/URL]

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