Are these Freshmen for real?

Kevin Love/ UCLA- 21.5 points, 11 rebounds
Eric Gordon/ Indiana- 33 points, 6 rebounds
Johnny Flynn/Syracuse- 28 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds
O.J. Mayo/USC- 32 points, 7 rebounds
Nick Calethas/Florida- 18 points, 5.5 assists
Michael Beasley/Kansas St.- 31 points, 19 rebounds
Derrick Rose/Memphis- 19 points, 5.5 rebounds

These are the averages for 7 of the nation's top Freshmen so far this year. I look at that, and I am amazed at how quickly they have adapted to the college game. I remember a few years ago, you would never see Freshmen averaging these kinds of numbers. The game has evolved and changed so drastically over they years. I realize that these schools have been beating up on a bunch of little teams in the first part of the year, but with all the upsets in the so far, parity is at an all time high in college basketball. I believe you can attribute the parity to recruits shying away from the big name schools, as they look at smaller schools for more immediate playing time. Regardless of who they are playing, they are still putting up big numbers. Just like shooting a 65 on the golf course, it doesn't matter how hard the course was, you still have to play well to shoot a number like that. It will be interesting to see how these Freshmen step their games up with some big tournaments and conference schedules on the horizon. With the trend of dominant Freshmen the past few years, I don't see any letdown in these guys games.

Feel free to comment on this post. I would be interested to see what you think of these guys putting up big numbers against inferior competition? Do you believe that their numbers will drop when their competition rises, or do you think they will just keep on this pace they are on? Let me know.