Mdaness: the day after

Well Madness is done and over with for the most part. The only one I got to see was Kentucky's Big Blue Madness. The highlight of the night was Enes Kanters entrance as WWE superstar The Undertaker. It's always good to see these players have fun and be themselves. The night was capped off by a scrimmage as always, and I gotta say, this is going to be a good team that will take some lumps early on in the year. They don't have the bulk or speed of last years team, and they dont have the over all talent of last years team. In my eyes there was two players that stood out to me and that was of course Brandon Knight and Terence Jones. Kinght is an explosive point guard with a very quick first step to the basket. And bonus he can step out and hit the long range shot. He has a very high basketball I.Q. And great court vision and awareness. Terence Jones is a great talent that needs a little fine tuning. He is very good down low and he also can step out and hit the three, but he will have to learn when to take advantage of his size when he can instead of settling for the jumper. He can handle the ball very well for a big man and rebound like a wild man, as he has shown in high school. The player that looked most improved was Jon Hood. Now I know no defense was played last night, but he was dunking the ball like crazy! The kid has serious hops, and a decent stroke. His strength will be driving to the basket, and as soon as he learns that he will be a major bright spot on the team. All in all we saw a preview of the season and there is a lot to be excited about, but there is a lot of improving to do as well (as we seen from the games in Canada). And let's face it, if Kanter does not get eligible we could be hurting worse then people care to realize. So let's just get the season started and see how it plays out. Should be a wild and exciting season as always!!!!