Isaac Trotter
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@247Sports, @CBSSports National College Basketball Writer
Joined August 2014
101 days away from college basketball's return! A jam-packed potpourri of lists: best offenses, defenses, top storylines, burning questions, breakouts, mid-majors to keep an eye on, contenders or pretenders, top impact transfers and new coaches. Loaded. https://t.co/XAc4y520Q5
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With college basketball's return a mere 101 days away, here are 101 nuggets, including the best offenses, defenses, cotenders (and pretenders), newcomers and way more.
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With Wake Forest basketball tipping off tomorrow, I decided to seek some help from the likes of @Isaac__Trotter and @bgeis_bird to preview the Deacs, chat the ACC, and how a weird portal/NIL offseason shaped roster building:
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Inside The Forest: A Wake Forest Athletics Podcast · Episode
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Shohei Ohtani got on base nine times in a World Series game, and he still was not the MVP of this series. Baseball!
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Pastor Charles blesses us once again with this wonderful practical sermon that clarifies the many ways in which people who declare themselves as Christians will often rationalize away sinful behaviors (e.g. even anti-semitism, viewing pornography, committing adultery, etc.). They
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If you missed any of our CBB Conference Preview shows with @BuriedTreys and guests — here they all are! @RunPureSports ACC w/ @mikecutricbb — https://t.co/weRGCUcNK6 Big 10 w/ @Isaac__Trotter — https://t.co/Hsym0tieiz Big 12 w/ @matthewwinick — https://t.co/prxtOdeUsU Big
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Florida hoops preview 👀 - Todd Golden's roster-building looks sharp ... again - Xaivian Lee & Boogie Fland: Pull-up assassins who don't turn it over. Essential for Math Ball - Alex Condon is a few tweaks away from stardom - Potential stumbling blocks https://t.co/vYUZImNKFl
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Egregious oversight that the five best podcasts (Three Man Weave, Eye on College Basketball, Establish The Run, Illini Inquirer and The Mina Kimes Show) were not mentioned here.
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Tennessee hoops preview - Just how good can Ja'Kobi Gillespie-Nate Ament duo be? - This frontcourt has Florida vibes - Potential red flags - Scouting every rotation piece - Why Cade Phillips is the next Tennessee defensive whiz Read: https://t.co/5wCnTSLeZJ
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Highest-rated players on my ballot, who did not make the cut. Virginia Tech’s Neoklis Avdalas Providence’s Jason Edwards Wisconsin’s Nolan Winter UNC’s Seth Trimble Indiana’s Lamar Wilkerson Duke's Patrick Ngongba
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Our top 100 and 1 players list is out 👀 Breaking it down by conference was fascinating. Big Ten: 25 players SEC: 24 Big 12: 21 ACC: 13 Big East: 10 WCC: 4 Mountain West: 3 A-10: 1 https://t.co/1ahW08XTEH
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UConn, Florida and Purdue have four players each in our annual preseason ranking of college basketball's Top 100 And 1 Players
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Permission to speak on the record? I’m buying what Arkansas is selling. Waxed Memphis by 27 in the second half tonight. Nice mix of talent. Five-stars Meleek Thomas and Darius Acuff look the part. Hogs have a stable of big men and physical wings. No. 3 in the SEC for me
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Common sense prevails. Now, onto basketball. Gonzaga has some serious firepower with Tyon Grant-Foster in transition and the Braden Huff/Graham Ike combination dominating the paint.
After 2½ hours at Spokane County Courthouse, Judge Marla Polin rules in favor of Tyon Grant-Foster, granting a preliminary injunction that will allow him to compete for #Gonzaga this season.
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Jon Scheyer is quietly one of the best offensive coordinators out there. Duke’s playbook is legit gorgeous and layered. Scheyer uses non-shooters to create space so well, too.
Duke - 5-out Hammer - Isaiah Evans ATO play call from Duke: quick flip exchange with Cam Boozer + Caleb Foster, Darren Harris clears from the left corner and zips up the lane, Nik Khamenia sets Hammer screen for Evans
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Tennessee’s frontcourt room won’t make many top-10 lists but functionally, it could be Florida-lite. Vols can go five deep. Felix Okpara, DeWayne Brown, Cade Phillips, Jaylen Carey and JP Estrella are all big, physical, willing role players, who will come at you in waves.
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Starting to think Duke’s late-game offense could be improved with Cameron Boozer as the fulcrum. Not a shot at the brilliant Cooper Flagg, but Boozer’s combination of power and footwork helps him get quality looks so often. Dude is a bulldozer
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This stinks. Mullins is one elite sniper. Would expect UConn to take a long look at its two-point guard lineup of Silas Demary Jr. and Malachi Smith. Jaylin Stewart will get extra tick in a jumbo lineup next to Alex Karaban as well.
Notable news just in from UConn: Preseason Big East Freshman of the Year Braylon Mullins "suffered an ankle injury in practice earlier this week. The initial timetable for a return to full competition is approximately six weeks." Huskies have BYU, Arizona, Illinois all in Nov.
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Thought I was the highest on Kentucky in the network at No. 4 in the nation and No. 1 in the SEC. I was wrong.
College basketball is 10 days away! It's finally time to reveal my annual labor of love. Behold: @CBSSports' preseason ranking of the Top 100 And 1 teams in the sport. 1. @UHCougarMBK 2. @BoilerBall 3. @KentuckyMBB 4. @umichbball 5. @DukeMBB 6-101⤵️ https://t.co/oowrgMYS1C
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Previewing Arkansas, the SEC team that brings back the most production. What does that mean in a league that lost so much talent? - Has the preseason chatter forgotten how good Darius Acuff is? - Data on a defense that has great personnel but has one hole https://t.co/3bdVkT2JqY
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My grandpa gets so excited talking about what it was like to watch Magic Johnson do his thing. It’s probably how I’ll talk about these Steph nights one day.
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Preview ahead of a Michigan State encore that starts tonight - Strengths and weaknesses of the roster - Why Jeremy Fears Jr. is so good at drawing fouls - Inside Michigan State's blanketing 3-point defense - Early buzz on freshman Jordan Scott Read: https://t.co/6Inp0WvD6s
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This is the first time in years that Cooper Flagg has ever trailed by 20 in a game. Didn’t happen in the NBA preseason. Don’t think it happened in summer league. Didn’t happen at Duke. Didn’t happen his senior year of high school at Montverde. Welcome to the league, young fella
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