I'm a bit surprised no one here as brought the Skidmore Thoroughbreds into the pre-season favorite conversation. Granted they will be ushering in a new coaching regime with Coach Burke, they return everyone from their impressive and talented 09-10 team. Senior Jeff Altimar should shine in a more half court offense and they're deep. Also, look for former bench standouts John Mantas, Raoul and Melvis to get more minutes. This could be a good or bad thing...Only time will tell. Regardless, their freshmen bring size, which is something they'll miss from last year especially given the departures of Bobby Langford and Jon Douglas. Word on the street is Altimar has been lifting heavy this off-season and has put on 10-15 pounds of muscle.

thoughts?