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2007 Kansas Basketball Predictions & Season
Preview
Oddsmakers have projected Kansas to be the team to beat
in the Big 12 Conference this season. Find out if Jimmy
Boyd agrees in his 2007 Kansas Jayhawks predictions
and season preview.
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We tend to agree with the college
basketball odds set by the sportsbooks. Not
only do we think Kansas will be the top team in the Big 12, but we feel they are
a squad capable of winning it all. Brandon Rush’s knee injury, which forced him
to withdraw from the NBA draft and to return to KU for his junior season, may be
one of the most fortunate injuries I’ve ever seen a program endure.
Other than Julian Wright and his 12.0 points per game, Kansas returns every
member of last season’s Elite Eight team which finished 33-5. KU won its third
straight Big 12 championship along the way. Rush, Russell Robinson, and Mario
Chalmers will all be third year starters. Sherron Collins and Darrell Arthur
will be two of the nation’s top sophs. Throw in experienced seniors Sasha Kaun
and Darnell Jackson and it’s easy to see why Kansas is considered one of the
best teams in the country this season. At +1600, they are a very solid futures
pick to win it all as the books have them slightly undervalued.
Kansas outrebounded its opponents by nearly 7.0 boards per game last season.
Depsite losing its leading rebounder, Julian Wright, Bill Self does not seem
hopeful when he says they’ll be even better in the paint this season-he means
it. He is expecting huge things from Arthur, who many NBA scouts have listed as
a top ten pick in next summer’s draft. McDonald’s All-American, 6’11’’ center
Cole Aldrich, is easily one of the top recruits in the nation. Self is expecting
him to contribute immediately.
Kansas’ backcourt is what really sets this team apart as no other school in the
country can claim the same mix of talent, experience, and depth. Robinson played
point for the Jays last season, but Self is big on Sherron Collins and feels
this kid will be an All-American candidate. Chalmers is deadly from behind the
stripe and about as clutch a player as you’ll find. Rush is one of the best
all-around players in the country and maybe the best defender.
The pieces are in place. Bill Self has assembled a team capable of winning a
national title. It would be KU’s first since 1988. They need to get it done this
year because as many as four underclassmen could move on to the NBA after this
season.
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