Horizon League Preseason Awards & Poll

[tornado]

Guess who is unanimous #1 in preseaosn...
Butler --

2010-11 HORIZON LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
Rank School (1st) Points
1. Butler (48 ) 480
2. Detroit 381
3. Cleveland State 376
4. Valparaiso 312
5. Milwaukee 259
6. Wright State 256
7. Green Bay 242
8. Loyola 146
9. UIC 121
10. Youngstown State 67

All-League Teams
First Team:
Shelvin Mack, G, Butler
Norris Cole, G, Cleveland State
Matt Howard, F, Butler
Rahmon Fletcher, G, Green Bay
Brandon Wood, G, Valparaiso (ex-Valley player)

Second Team:
Vaughn Duggins, G, Wright State
Eli Holman, F, Detroit (ex-IU Hoosier)
Cory Johnson, F, Valparaiso (ex-Iowa State Cyclone)
Chase Simon, G, Detroit
Robo Kreps, G, UIC

 

[amckillip]

Good to see BU opponent Detroit have the #2 ranking, despite the small margin.

 

[TylerDurden]

Detroit should be a good team. I won't be surprised if they win the Horizon.

 

[MDCowboy]

Detroit is a fine team and a decent addition on the schedule this year. BUT - I find it very hard to believe they can overtake Butler. Mack, Howard, and Nored are very, very good players who played in the national championship game. 3 starters back for a team in a mid-major conference and they will not win the league? That just doesn't make sense.

 

[Indy_BB]

I have Detroit behind Milwaukee and Cleveland State (as well as Butler)

The subpar coaching thing, they can't do much about but turning the roster over every year they should be able to manage.

Valpo could be a tough match-up for them too, they just have absolutely no depth. Right around .500, like a year ago, is what I suspect we'll see.

 

[SaintLouBrave22]

Detroit is a fine team and a decent addition on the schedule this year. BUT - I find it very hard to believe they can overtake Butler. Mack, Howard, and Nored are very, very good players who played in the national championship game. 3 starters back for a team in a mid-major conference and they will not win the league? That just doesn't make sense.

This is true, but as good as Mack was, he fed off Hayward's success as well and he's a once in a lifetime player for Butler and will be missed greatly...

They may win the league, but w/o him, they're nowhere close to as successful in 2010-11