Monday, November 15, 2004
How many spots
is Lawrence Roberts worth in the rankings?Plenty, according to the kind folks who have a say in the Associated Press poll. Despite Mississippi State's Roberts-less struggles against Fairfield and Birmingham Southern, the Bulldogs held steady at number 12 in the AP's latest Top 25.
I would have dropped MSU like a rag top. Any team as bad as the Bulldogs without Roberts won't be a Top 15 squad with the All-American. Remember, Rick Stansbury's club lost point guard Timmy Bowers and low-post threat Branden Vincent from the 2003-2004 edition.
Props to Rick Cleveland for foreseeing the Bulldogs weaknesses and suggesting Mississippi State was overrated.
