I’m headed out to Las Vegas early in the morning, but wanted to put this up now:

Over the past week, Matt Norlander and I have polled nearly 30 of the top recruits across the country. We wanted to get an idea of who the players thought had the best to offer in a number of categories; scouts can often see one thing, players another. So below we’ve got 10 factions we asked the guys to opine on, and in most instances we listed the top three vote-getters. The exception: the most underrated. We figured if someone got a mention from a fellow 2011 recruit, they deserved the space on the blog.

BEST PLAYER
Austin Rivers – 7
Michael Gilchrist – 7
Brad Beal – 6

BEST SHOOTER
Brad Beal – 11
Trevor Cooney – 3
Myles Davis – 3
Austin Rivers – 3

BEST DEFENDER
Michael Gilchrist – 6
Rakeem Christmas – 5
Adonis Thomas – 3

BEST PLAYMAKER 
Marquis Teague – 10
Myck Kabongo – 5
Tony Wroten – 3
Quinn Cook – 3

BEST REBOUNDER 
Anthony Davis – 5
Rakeem Christmas – 4
Johnny O’Bryant – 4

MOST UNDERRATED 
Michael Carter–Williams – 3
Shaquille Boga – 2
Chasson Randle – 2
Kiwi Gardner – 2
Mike Shaw – 1
Tracy Abrams – 1
Chase Fischer – 1
Nick Faust – 1
Kevin Ware – 1
Michael Gbinijie – 1
Sidiki Johnson – 1
Gary Bell – 1
Paris Roberts – 1
Dezmine Wells – 1
Trevor Lacey – 1
Will Commings – 1
Anthony Gill – 1
Myles Mack – 1
Mikael Hopkins – 1
Shannon Scott – 1
Darwin Davis – 1
Cedric McAfee – 1
Kentavious Caldwell – 1

MOST ATHLETIC
Deuce Bello – 15
Nick Johnson – 5

BIGGEST TRASH–TALKER
Quincy Miller – 9
Sidiki Johnson – 5
Tony Wroten – 3

BEST BIG MAN
Rakeem Christmas – 12
James McAdoo – 7
Johnny O’Bryant – 3

HARDEST WORKER
Michael Gilchrist – 8
Marshall Plumlee – 3
Wayne Blackshear – 3