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Coaches Pick Dunn Over All Others

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CBS Sports asked college coaches what player they’d chose if they could have any on their team next season. Kris Dunn came out on top of the poll.

From the article:

If you could pick any Division I player and put him on your team for this season, which player would you pick?

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On Kris Dunn: “You can literally hand the ball to him and he’ll go win you games on his own. Now, his health and durability, to me, is a major question mark. But you’ve got a kid that can legit go get you 15, 10 and 5 every night.”

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THE TAKEAWAY

I’m enamored by the potential of Ben Simmons and Skal Labissiere, appreciative of the versatility of Georges Niang, and in love with the intangibles Fred VanVleet possesses. But, that said, I think the coaches got it right here.

The correct pick is likely Kris Dunn.

He’s a 6-foot-4 point guard who averaged 15.6 points, 7.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds last season while leading Providence to the NCAA Tournament. His best game was probably a 27-point, 13-rebound, 11-assist performance in a January win over DePaul. And he is, in my opinion, the top NBA prospect who returned to college, meaning Dunn is the rare combination of a likely lottery pick who is already a proven monster at the Division I level.

Simply put, Dunn will have statistics worthy of all awards. The only question is whether his team will be good enough to keep him on everybody’s radar. As always, we’ll see. But, either way, he’ll be appointment-television for basketball fans at all levels, if only because he’s the one guy in the country capable of getting a triple-double against anybody.

19 Comments

  1. David Levesque

    August 10, 2015 at 11:25 pm

    He should be good for 30 a game then!!!

  2. Jeremy Nunes

    August 10, 2015 at 11:26 pm

    Is this the part where someone complains about his shortcomings?

  3. Glenn Perrotta

    August 10, 2015 at 11:28 pm

    Shane Peter Darcy Sean Carberry Mike Mckenna AWSOME!!!!

  4. Ryan Raleigh

    August 10, 2015 at 11:43 pm

    Phil Butler

  5. Chris Primini

    August 10, 2015 at 11:46 pm

    ESPN doesn’t think PC is a top 25 team with Dunn.

  6. Jeremy Nunes

    August 10, 2015 at 11:47 pm

    That’s because ESPN are a bunch of jackasses

  7. Chris Primini

    August 10, 2015 at 11:57 pm

    They took them out of the rankings from earlier. Prob because of the Chuckwu defection. He will be a major force

  8. Stephen O'Neil

    August 11, 2015 at 12:11 am

    Neil Martin

  9. Neil Martin

    August 11, 2015 at 12:12 am

    Steve Martin Michael Dupuis

  10. Anthony Pacitto

    August 11, 2015 at 12:41 am

    I love Dunn, but too much pressure bring put on his shoulders

  11. Glenn Perrotta

    August 11, 2015 at 12:50 am

    AWSOME!!

  12. Glenn Perrotta

    August 11, 2015 at 12:50 am

    Mark Colozzi …….please

  13. Ryan O'Keefe

    August 11, 2015 at 1:01 am

    Mitch Lawson he is good

  14. Brian Lutostanski

    August 11, 2015 at 1:12 am

    We have the best player in the nation!!!!

  15. Blake Moore

    August 11, 2015 at 1:34 am

    Going to be fun to watch next year !

  16. Mark Colozzi

    August 11, 2015 at 1:43 am

    Please

  17. Joe Buckley

    August 11, 2015 at 1:47 am

    Kris Dunn puts on for his boys in Guzman

  18. Derec Lamendola

    August 11, 2015 at 11:54 am

    That’s Asome And I’m Joying MY Vakcation Enenething Going On How Going Over Thery And Enenething I Need To Know Criag LEIGHTON When I Come Back What’s UP ESPN And Enenenthing Going ON

  19. Peter Buonocore

    August 11, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    Should be a fun season!

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