The All-Moon Teams

The Full Moon Team - my favorite players in college basketball

Guards

Kyle Lowry, Villanova
The scrappiest player in the nation on the scrappiest talented team. Six feet tall, but snags 4.6 rebounds a game. Also gets 4 assists and 2.4 steals a game and shoots 49%, 46% on 3 pointers without getting many gimmes.

Mike Gansey, West Virginia
I'd never heard of him till the famous "Mike Gansey has taken this game over!" moment in double OT against Wake last year in the NCAA tournament. This season he shot 56% from the field, a truly ridiculous number for a guy who probably can't dunk. Bonus points for being the player who most resembles me (appearance only) when he steps on the court.

Dee Brown, Illinois
With the exception of Adam Morrison, I don't think any other player is more important to his team.

Gerry McNamara, Syracuse
I think Jim Boeheim was right when he said this team doesn't even win ten [bleep]ing games without him.

Cedric Bozeman, UCLA
Sure would be nice for him to finish an up and down career with a Final Four trip.

Forwards

Adam Morrison, Gonzaga
His per game averages: 36.5 minutes, 28.4 pts, 5.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.3 turnovers, 1.1 steals, .4 blocks, 2.0 personal fouls, 49.8% FGs (almost all of which are desperately contested by the defense), 77.5% FTs, 43.7% on 3ptrs, 63% of a moustache.

Jared Dudley, Boston College
Played 36.7 minutes a game this year, after averaging 35 minutes a game his first two years. He's averaged about 7 rebounds a game at BC even though he's only 6-7 and handles the ball a lot. Shot 47% this season despite constantly having to work to even get a shot off. Won back to back state titles in California before coming to BC and immediately starting every game as a freshman on an overachieving team.

Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina

I like him because

• He averages 19 points and 7.6 rebounds per game
• He is by far the best freshman player in the country
• He led the team to a win over SUNY-Durham on Saturday
• He may win me $750 in three weeks
• He looks like he's been eating vats of human growth hormone

Chris Copeland, Colorado
A rare example of everything that is good and right in sports and college basketball in a program in which everything is bad and wrong. It seems his only goal since day one as a Buff was to make his team and himself play as well as possible and it's nice to see him leading a team to the postseason, even if it will likely be the NIT.

Rashad Anderson, Connecticut
The guy scores 13 points a game and he doesn't even start. The winner of the Chris Duhon Award for dudes who have seemingly been playing in college for the last seven years.

Coach: John Chaney, Temple
Now that Gene Keady is gone he is the best unintentional comedy remaining in college basketball.

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The Bad Moon Team - my most hated players in college basketball

Guards

JJ Redick, SUNY-Durham
The most hated player in college basketball. Honestly I'm going to miss him. Hating him has been an integral part of the last four winters. Worst stat: 0 national championships.

Greg Paulus, SUNY-Durham
I love him cause he is going to ruin the Dookies' season. Worst stats: 3.4 turnovers a game, 37% shooting, 33% 3 pt shooting, 6.2 pts a game in 32 minutes a game as a 6-1 point guard.

JamesOnCurry, Oklahoma State
Looked like he was headed for superstardom last year, but fell apart this season. An extremely disappointing season. Worst stat: 7.8% worse field goal shooting than last year.

Gerry McNamara, Syracuse
No one has buried more daggers in my heart the last four years. No one's even close. Good riddance. Worst stats: 32.5% 3 pt shooting, 3.2 turnovers a game.


Forwards

Lee Melchionni, SUNY-Durham
The captain of the team. My most hated player in all of basketball. Worst stats: 1.0 asts/game and 33.6% 3 pt shooting.

Glean Eddy, Colorado
There is little doubt in my mind the team would be better off without him. Worst stat: .7 assist/turnover ratio.

Andy Osborn, Colorado
Perhaps the worst defending forward in Big XII history. Worst stat: If "most facials received" was recorded it would certainly be that. I guess I'll have to go with 35.4% 3 point percentage for this "3 point specialist."

Nik Caner-Medley, Maryland
I had to have someone from Maryland on here. Worst stats: .92 assist/turnover ratio and 34.3% 3 pt shooting.

Brad Buckman, Texas
Go away Cletis. Worst stat: .77 ast/turnover ratio.

Ivan Radenovic, Arizona
So many awful stats to choose from. The worst: 11.4 pts, 1.8 assists, and .4 blocks per game (he's 6-10) in 30.6 minutes, 29.5% 3 pt shooting.

Coach:
Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State
While driving his Dodge Durango to the airport where he would meet his team before flying to a game at Texas A&M, Sutton (speeding and driving left of center) slammed into the back of an SUV at over 60 mph. He was later charged with a DUI after breathing a .22 blood alcohol level. A bottle of narcotic painkiller was found on the passenger seat.


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Tuesday: +5210
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Year to date: +50,487

So long, MATPAT