NCAA Basketball 2011-12 Pre-Season TOP 10 Freshmen PF & C

What is your definition of "top?" If you are thinking in terms of immediate impact, then there is no denying that Indiana and LSU have far more invested in Zeller and O’Bryant having major roles right away than a number of guys you think are better. If Zeller and O’Bryant aren’t good, then the teams they play on aren’t going to be any good which will likely result in Crean and Johnson getting fired at the end of the year. It isn’t going to be a situation where they get training wheels. Those two have the opportunity to be legit one-and-done candidates

Also, if Adjehi Baru gets cleared by the NCAA (being smart enough to be a good student apparently doesn’t matter when they deal with international prospects), and there is an ACC-level recruit who is 6’9 and possessing a 7’5 wingspan in the Southern Conference team that lost its best three players meaning they need newcomers to step in right away, he should be a top five shot blocker in the NCAA. Even if you like Marshall Plumlee more, is there really a case that he will play more than 15 minutes a game this year? Those Pitt guys are going to a front court that returns Robinson, Taylor, and Zanna. McAdoo has Barnes, Henson, and Tyler Zeller returning at UNC.