The 2006 class has been touted for a while now as one of the best classes of the last few years. And thanks to the new NBA Draft rule, all of them are going to college for at least one year. One of the highlights of the class are the long, rangy, versatile, and extremely talented forwards (thus the Carmello-TNG reference). If you watched the 2006 McDonalds All American Game, you have seen them all! If you haven't, find the tape and watch it!
Here they are:
Kevin Durant at Texas. He will be the star of the team from day one since their top three underclassmen bolted for the NBA.
Thaddeus Young at GaTech. GaTech fans i'm sure will be reminded that one superstar alone does not bring Final Fours (the Chris Bosh season)
Brandan Wright at NC. Roy won't be able to "hide" him like he did with Marvin Williams.
Durrell Arthur at Kansas. He will have to earn his PT, Bill Self could "hide" him hoping for another year.
Earl Clark at Louisville. His versatility will be needed as Louisville re-invents itself and re-integrates the injured players as they come back
Lance Thomas of Puke, a late addition, the "Coach K magic" won him over Rutgers and Mr NewJersey
At least one of them will be at the 2007 Final Four, although I wouldn't be surprised if four of them find themselves at the Final Four.
PS> TNG = The Next Generation
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