Some of This Season's Surprise Teams Shouldn't Have Surprised Us at All

Sporting News, The › September 02, 2009

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The moment versatile guard Lee Cummard decided to return for another season rather than remain in the NBA draft, the Cougars' chances for success greatly increased. They've struggled to defend the best players-Wake's Teague, Arizona State's James Harden-but are one of the country's most prolific scoring teams. Losing on opening day of the NCAA Tournament has become a ritual of sorts, and this team is certainly good enough to keep that going.

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Some of This Season's Surprise Teams Shouldn't Have Surprised Us at All

The preseason rankings come with no guarantees. If they did, the North Carolina Tar Heels would be unchallenged right now (and Hillary Clinton would be our president). So what are we to make of the many teams that, based on the early expectations, "overachieved" i...

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