Andy Katz says the race for Player of the Year in college hoops really comes down to two players, Wisconsin's Alando Tucker and Texas's Kevin Durant. I liked this detail:Durant said a freshman should be able to win the national player of the year award, but he's not politicking for himself. He said if he had a vote, he would choose "that player from Wisconsin. He's playing great."
Even if he couldn't remember Tucker's name, that quote is yet another sign of Durant's maturity. I don't think the Naismith race is quite so clear-cut, though. I'd put Durant first and Tucker third, with Nick Fazekas second. In fact, I think it's great that we have a race at all, and the fact that so many names are in the mix (don't forget Aaron Brooks, Glen Davis, Mario Boggan, Dominic James and Jared Dudley) is part of what makes this a fun college basketball season. By this time last year, weren't you already sick of Adam Morrison and J.J. Redick?
