Quotable
• "Everyone will make a big deal about San Diego State's rebounding against Gonzaga, but they really do not have very good guards. Steven Gray is a heck of a player, but he is not a guard per se, and the guards they do have are just so-so," said a WCC coach that watched San Diego State beat Gonzaga.
• Several coaches have noticed the difference between previous Zags teams with Matt Santangelo, Dan Dickau, Blake Stepp and Derek Raivio and this team.
• "Virginia Tech is still going to win a bunch of games, but if you can pressure [Malcolm] Delaney, he is not a great dribbler. They are grown men and solid when they run their sets, but when I watched the Kansas State game ... they got out of their stuff and just ran 'high ball screen,' which made them easy to cover," said an ACC assistant, who was scouting Virginia Tech's loss at Kansas State.
• "Do not pay attention to Minnesota struggling with Siena. Siena hit everything they threw for 25 minutes, then Minnesota woke up. They are huge, athletic and Al Nolen is a pretty good point guard, our staff thinks they can compete to win the Big Ten. Blake Hoffarber is fearless and Trevor Mbakwe is going to average a double-double in this league ... wow," said a Big Ten coach who was watching North Carolina fall to the Gophers.
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