Vitale Pre-Season Top 40

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khaal53

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Iowa State at #34:

**** Vitale's Preseason Top 40 for 2012-13 - ESPN
 

cy1010

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If Vitale likes our chances then I'm worried about the success we'll actually have.
 
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IASTATE4LIFE

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at least we are on the national radar long before the season starts, better than last year. not sure a lot of homework went in to this tho.
 

madcityCY

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#34 seems about right. We will have a lot to prove w/ Royce, Scott, and CA gone. I think we have the guys to step in and do it though...
 

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Rhoadhoused

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I'm just happy to be on the radar so if we have a good non conference run we get credit for it and get a little attention.

A lot of people say they love being the underdog and surprising people but to be honest 7 years is enough of that for me.
 

CyberJJJ

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My quick reactions:
1) What? No Duke for Dukie Vitale in his top 10?
2) Oh, then I read his analysis of Duke, "Analysis: Even without Austin Rivers, don't count the Dukies out. Coach K will perform more magic"
3) At least people know who we are.
 

Knownothing

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He'll be shocked when the hawks are Top 5 with Adam freakin' Woodbury coming to town.

Yeah, Vitale did not know Woodbury was on the way to Iowa City. The morgue will be slightly noisey.
 

brokenloginagain

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we've made so much progress in such a short time under freddy.

season 1: picked last, finished last.
season 2: picked eight, finished third.
season 3: looking like most have us picked 5th. legit returning talent, great transfers, good recruits.

nice to start a bit higher up on the b12 mountain for a change.
 

CyinCo

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Thats where I would put us too. #34 seems right. We have a lot to prove again. But just outside the top 25 is nice. Clyburn and Lucious will be key. Three point shooting will again we required to win as we just can't bang inside.