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Based on total roster strength
1. Kent State 83 OVR
2. Bowling Green 80 OVR
3. Ball State 79 OVR
4. Ohio 78 OVR
5. Akron 78 OVR
6. Toledo 76 OVR
7. N. Illinois 74 OVR
8. W. Michigan 74 OVR
9. Buffalo 74 OVR
10. Central Michigan 73 OVR
11. E. Michigan 72 OVR
12. Miami-OH 68 OVR
There are a lot of teams with very big holes, freshmen rated in the 50s starting at PF for Eastern michigan, at PG and SG for Miami-OH. I see 3 players rated 80 or better. C Colin Wierzba from Kent State, SG Leroy Butler from Akron, and SG Wallace Mason from Bowling Green. Leroy Butler and Wallace Mason would give me nightmares. Wierzba I don't remember playing.
Wierzba is only a junior...
According to the league page:
Best Overall Player: Wallace Mason, Bowling Green (84 OVR)
Best Freshman: Arzelle Cooper, Ohio (74 OVR)
Best Shooter: Wallace Mason, Bowling Green
Best Playmaker: Wayne Turner, Ohio (74 OVR)
Best Pro Prospect: Wallace Mason, Bowling Green
Best Defender: Michael Murphy, Kent State (78 OVR)
I had some trouble getting Turner to fit into my offense in non-conference play. This isn't because I was forcing myself not to run, by the way. All worries about that went away the second I stopped controlling the PG all the time. Any time the other team runs my defense embarrasses itself. So I have no qualms about running right back. But because of the lack of depth I'm not forcing it so often, I'm only doing it when it looks like I have the clear advantage. Turner can create an awful lot in the half court set though.
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