10.16.09 Fast Breaks
Rush The Court —
... so if you’re not out at the bars, join us. For some other preview material to get you in the appropriate mood, check out Luke Winn’s preseason Power Sixteen, Gary Parrish’s take on tonight’s festivities, Jeff Goodman’s schedule for the next few days, and Seth Davis’ 20 questions, Midnight Madness edition.
More Previews. Goodman does the Pac-10, names his top 50 shooters, finalizes his preseason top 25 and lets us in on his preseason Naismith Award ballot, ...
ROD ODOM TO VANDY AFTER DE-COMMITTING FROM ARIZONA
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... from Arizona and pledged to Vanderbilt. Odom confirmed that he has parted ways with Arizona in a text message, but did not respond when asked if he has committed to Kevin Stallings and the Commodores. However, a source close to the situation told FOXSports.com that Odom told Vanderbilt he was coming on Sunday night and that academics were the primary reason for his change of heart. Odom is a huge get for Vanderbilt - which is ranked in the FOXSports.com Preseason Top 25 - msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/10213242/Fin...
Syracuse can't get any better ... can it?
Beyond the Arc —
OK, so everyone (me included) who didn’t include Syracuse on their preseason Top 25s turned out to be dumb. Only the coaches’ poll listed the Orange, and they were No. 25 in that.
But after crushing Cal (then ranked 13th) and North Carolina (No. 6) last week, Syracuse vaulted to No. 10 in the AP poll, one of the biggest jumps in the poll’s history. Only two teams went from unranked to higher – and both ‘em logged ...
