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          Best upperclassmen-led teams

          Frank Kaminsky, left, and Josh Gasser will be crucial to Wisconsin's NCAA title hopes in 2014-15. Harry How/Getty Images
          • John Gasaway, ESPN InsiderAug 21, 2014, 11:28 AM ET
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            • ESPN Insider college basketball contributor
            • First began covering college hoops in 2004
            • Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal
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          Why do we insist on paying so much attention to freshmen? Sure, they have novelty on their side, and an elite few will make the jump to the NBA after just one college season. And, yes, you can look up and down the Kentucky roster any year and spot many of the best freshmen in the country with one glance.