You think it's easy? You look around the Atlantic 10 and try to pick one -- and only one -- breakout performer who stands above the rest. Lynn Greer, Smush Parker, Tony Dobbins, Rasual Butler. One guy? No way.

We picked two. But they play the same position. For the same team. So, close enough.

Meet J.R. Bremer and Marques Green, the best backcourt you ought to be ashamed you don't know yet. They're scoring more than Duke's Jason Williams and Chris Duhon, and they're handing out more assists than Boston College's Troy Bell and Ryan Sidney.

	J.R. Bremer has scored 20 or more points in six of eight St. Bonaventure games this season.

They're doing it for St. Bonaventure, helping the Bonnies to a 5-2 start and the most productive offense (85.3 points per game) in the Atlantic 10.

"It's because of the coach," Green says. "It's all him."

The coach is Jan van Breda Kolff, formerly of Cornell, Vanderbilt and Pepperdine. Van Breda Kolff replaced Rhode Island-bound Jim Baron and then set the Bonnies free.

"In the past we used a halfcourt style of play," Bremer says. "I think the talent we have is more geared toward this system. Now we're freelancing more, showcasing our talent."

Bremer is averaging 25.1 points per game, second in the Atlantic 10 to Temple's one-man gang, Greer, and almost nine points higher than his 16.6 average of last season.

And Bremer, a 6-2 senior, has shown only the second-most improvement in the Bonnies' backcourt.

Green, a 5-7 sophomore, was a nice player last season for Baron. Under van Breda Kolff, he has become a terror at both ends -- averaging 17 points, five assists and 3.4 steals. He leads the Atlantic 10 in steals and free-throw percentage (90.9) and is second in field-goal percentage (53.7).

"There's not enough (defensive) attention to go around," Green says. "We have so many guys who can score, I'm their No. 4 or No. 5 problem to worry about, which is cool for me."

Maybe Green should be the No. 2 topic of discussion for opposing defenses. Bremer knew it all along.

"I saw this coming," Bremer says. "I played against Marques all summer, and he improved so much. He's helped my game a lot, too, because there really isn't anybody checking me on defense who plays like he does."

For now, there's nobody playing offense like Greer, who is averaging 27.3 points despite being the only Temple offensive player commanding attention on the perimeter. He was a standout last season, too, but for raising his scoring average exactly 50 percent despite the advanced attention of opposing defenses, Greer makes the list here.

So does Fordham's Parker, a junior college transfer who sat out last season and has debuted with averages of 17.2 points and 5.5 assists. And he's got that great name, Smush.

Another transfer paying immediate dividends is Richmond's Tony Dobbins, a former Virginia Tech player who probably wouldn't be a former Virginia Tech player had he produced like this for the Hokies: 15.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.2 steals. Dobbins, a 6-4 sophomore, averaged just 3.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in his one season at Virginia Tech.

Unlike Parker and Dobbins, 6-7 Richmond senior Scott Ungerer played last season in the Atlantic 10. But he didn't play like this. Ungerer has emerged as one of the most versatile players in the league, averaging 9.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists. Finally, Rasual Butler deserves mention. His scoring hasn't changed much -- from 22.1 points last season all the way up to 22.2 this season -- but his rebounding has risen from 6.4 to 10.7.

Game of the Week

Memphis at Temple Thursday DaJuan Wagner, meet the matchup zone. Matchup zone, meet the least discerning shooter in college basketball. DePaul at Temple Saturday The woes of DePaul and point guard Imari Sawyer are bringing down this game a bit, but still, this matchup just resonates history, doesn't it? (Maybe DePaul can get Terry Cummings to suit up ...) Wake Forest at St. John's Saturday The Deacons could use this kind of momentum with the ACC schedule around the corner. The Red Storm will be playing their second game in about 36 hours. Seton Hall at Michigan State Saturday The Hall almost knocked off No. 1 Duke in Hawaii. Was that a sign of things to come -- or ultimately the highlight of this season?

Big East: BC's 'other' guard
You knew Boston College would have a guard averaging 19.7 points and 5.1 assists per game. If he threw in another 10 rebounds per game, you would have been surprised but not stunned. After all, Troy Bell is a great player.

But he's not this player.

Who knew Ryan Sidney would be this good, this fast?

Sidney, a sophomore, was the Eagles' sixth man deluxe last season, not starting a game but not needing to start to average 9.4 points, 1.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds. This season he has been a starter, and a star. A career first triple-double seems to be only a matter of time for a high-scoring, unselfish guard who is second in the Big East at 10 boards per game.

Meanwhile, Sidney's development hasn't stopped Bell from averaging 22.4 points, third in the conference.

"We work well together," Bell says. "He's great to play with, and I think he's even got more assists than I do."

He does, Troy, but don't worry. You're not bad, either.

Elsewhere in the Big East, breakout performances have been turned in by a trio of inside players: Georgetown's Wesley Wilson, Seton Hall's Charles Manga and Villanova's Ricky Wright.

Wilson, a 6-11 junior who has oozed promise, has delivered this season. He has tripled his scoring from a year ago, from 5.5 points to 16.7, and has increased his rebounding from 3.3 to 8.3 per game. His shooting from the floor also has taken a quantum leap, from 48.2 percent last season to 67.2 percent now.

While Wilson hasn't produced totally out of the blue, Manga has. The 6-10 senior averaged two points and 1.8 rebounds last season, but this season he's picking off 8.3 boards per game and scoring at a 7.3 clip. He also has more blocks (13) in eight games than he had last season (six) in 28 games.

Villanova's Wright falls somewhere in between. A 6-7 junior, Wright deferred last season to Michael Bradley but still managed 8.6 points and 4.2 rebounds. The ability to do so much more seemed obvious, and this season has confirmed that. He is averaging 16.3 points and 8.2 rebounds, and shooting a whopping 70.6 percent from the floor.

ACC: Best supporting Dukie
For two years, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has said Mike Dunleavy would be "one of the special players to play at Duke." For two years, you had to see Dunleavy in action to understand. His numbers didn't show it, but his numbers didn't show the little things Dunleavy was doing, the way he sacrificed his game for senior Shane Battier and others, etc.

Now the numbers are showing it, too.

Dunleavy is averaging 18 points and 7.9 rebounds and shooting 53 percent from the floor. If it weren't for a certain someone named Jason Williams, Dunleavy would be in the small circle of candidates for national player of the year.

Maybe he should be anyway, Krzyzewski says.

"Mike's played as well as anybody in the country," Krzyzewski said. "There's not a spot on the court he can't go to and be effective. I haven't had versatility in a player like that since Grant Hill. Last year people had matchup problems with Shane. Mike can actually bring the ball upcourt. He's even more versatile than Shane. I'm not saying he's better than Shane, but he's more versatile."

Dunleavy doesn't mind playing in Williams' shadow. In fact, Dunleavy insists he's Duke's No. 3 option -- behind Williams and center Carlos Boozer -- not No. 2 behind only Williams.

"That's OK," Dunleavy said. "Jason and Carlos can have theirs. I'll get mine."

Elsewhere in the ACC, Clemson junior guard Edward Scott has flourished without Will Solomon around to hog the headlines (and the ball). Scott has averaged 10.8 points, 6.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds. Last season? Those numbers were 7.3, 4.2 and 3.4.

A pair of big leapers also have made big leaps this season. Maryland 6-10 sophomore Chris Wilcox and Wake Forest 6-8 senior Antwan Scott have met expectations with their ability to dunk, and exceeded them with their ability to do other things.

Wilcox averaged 3.6 points and 2.1 rebounds last season. This season? Try 9.4 points and 7.9 rebounds, plus 1.6 blocks.

"Last year Chris would throw down a dunk and people would say, 'Oh, what a great player,'" said Terps coach Gary Williams. "This season he's doing a lot more things to help our team."

Same with Scott. Known in the past for his instant offense -- or his instant attempts at offense, at least -- Scott has matured into a reliable low-post scorer with surprising range. He is averaging 12.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks, basically doubling his numbers from last season.

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