emerging SFs

A good group here. Lots of seniors are included. Like with the guards this might be nothing more than players off to a hot start who will fade as soon as the games get tough. For now they've made themselves better prospects than they were.

• Landry Fields, Stanford: He's gone from a little-used freshman and sophomore, to a starter as a junior, to an all-American candidate as a senior. He's scoring often and efficiently, rebounding like a PF and playing solid defense. It's not like with other emerging players where there seems to be a flaw here or there. His game has been rock-solid in all areas so far. Definitely a player to watch.
• Quincy Pondexter, Washington: Another senior who has taken his scoring and game up to all-American levels after 3 ordinary seasons. Like Fields the improvement here is across the board. The concern is he has yet to show any ability to hit a 3-pointer. Considering he's listed at 6'6" that's going to become an issue for him.
• Marcus Morris, Kansas: He's playing on a stacked roster, with at least 3 players ahead of him in the team pecking order. But he's been a terrific scorer in the minutes he's gotten. The other numbers are nothing special, but also not so bad as to be a concern. I get the feeling he's going to be getting more minutes and having more moments as the season progresses. He's been too good to keep under wraps for too long.
• Damian Johnson, Minnesota: Johnson is one of those players who puts up great defensive numbers and is solid everywhere other than scoring. He isn't exactly lighting it up this year, but his scoring frequency has improved and he's been much more efficient. He's also a much-improved passer. His defense has been better than ever. Players like Johnson rarely seem to make it, but the fact that he's stepped up his game so much makes him worthy of a mention here. Adding a consistent outside shot would help his case immeasurably.
• Tyren Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette: Another senior who has stepped up his game after 3 ordinary years. He's a shaky addition to this list, but I wanted 5 candidates for each position and he was the best remaining option. My suspicion is he'll start to fade once the conference games start. He was only truly dominaznt in one game against Sam Houston and he struggled against big conference LSU. That said he's off to a great start and if he keeps going at this pace, he'll get himself a look.