Beems, do you think your line up will be good enough to beat the Pokes?
Just depends on how quickly the freshmen develop and adjust to big-time D-1 hoops. Selden, Embiid, and Greene all look like guys who could make a huge impact next season. Frankcamp and Mason will likely be program players who are really, really good by their third or fourth year. Tharpe, Ellis, Traylor, White, and Lucas will have to make big improvements next season as well. I'm pretty confident in Tharpe after the way he performed at the end of last season. He's got good handles, and he can drain the outside jumpshot. Ellis came on strong towards the end of last season as well.
Oklahoma State will be good again next year, but I'm not convinced that Marcus Smart is as good as the hype would suggest. He needs to improve his shooting ability and find a way to score other than relying on officials to make calls when he jumps into the defender. Nash and Brown are good, not great. Okie State needs a legit post presence, and I still don't see that on next year's roster.