Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before
How do I connect The Smiths to SoCon basketball? Simple, through the Davidson Wildcats. As Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer points out in this Sunday column, some folks expected Davidson to be down this year after losing so much off of last year's squad. Instead, the Wildcats are - yawn - once again one of the teams to beat in the SoCon.
Is Davidson the favorite? Well, App State certainly has staked its claim as well. But given the Wildcats track record, and their expectation of league dominance, I'd give them the edge right now.
As for the G? Well, as our Ed Hardin pointed out in his column today, the Spartans are a good team (albeit one still waiting for a bigger fan base). I still say Hickman's the key to this team. That and more intensity in that 1-3-1 zone.
Finally, there's Western. They sort of snuck up on me their 4-1 record. But I can't help its a combination of a) the Cullowhee trip is sort of like South American soccer teams traveling to La Paz to play Bolivia. It's just brutal and b) aside from the home win against the G, the Catamounts haven't exactly played a murderer's row in the conference.
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