Big East Media Day

[AntG168]

 

[aburks41]

I am not buying the Xavier hype at all. I think Creighton will be a 1 seed in March though

 

[aburks41]

No other Huskies even got an honorable mention. Put that on the damn bulletin board for Hawkins and Jackson.

 

[AntG168]

All of this should be motivation. Completely slept on. But that’s the place I like to be. We have a lot to prove

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Psolo12]

This might just be me, but I did not see nearly enough out of Nunge last year to warrant first team all big east. His stats are way better than I would have thought, but I was not worried about him when we played Xavier at all.

 

[UChusky916]

This should light a fire under Jackson and Hawkins... not even an honorable mention for either!?

 

[Ricker]

Nice sign of respect for Adama, but at the end of the season it will be hard to have the same honor. I think the award will go to the best player on the regular season winner which is a real hurdle with Creighton, Nova, and Xavier. Secondly, I think he will have a couple less minutes per game to rack up compelling stats if we aren't the winner. A real accomplishment that he and the team can be proud of if he gets the award in March.

 

[Ricker]

To go on record for future laughs:

My Top 4: Creighton, UConn, Nova, Xavier any order
Next 4: Butler, St Johns, Seton Hall, Georgetown any order (Wahab & Anglin make a difference)
#9 Providence
#10 Marquette
#11 Depaul

 

[AntG168]

Nice sign of respect for Adama, but at the end of the season it will be hard to have the same honor. I think the award will go to the best player on the regular season winner which is a real hurdle with Creighton, Nova, and Xavier. Secondly, I think he will have a couple less minutes per game to rack up compelling stats if we aren't the winner. A real accomplishment that he and the team can be proud of if he gets the award in March.

I don’t think there is any way Xavier is better than us. I’m also not sold on Nova without wright and Gillespie

 

[REB1094]

This should light a fire under Jackson and Hawkins... not even an honorable mention for either!?

Puzzling that an incoming freshman who hasn’t played 1 second of college basketball was picked HM over Jackson and Hawkins

 

[navery12]

Xavier probably finishes 4th, but they're definitely in the top tier. They return basically their whole team, and not having Travis Steele tank their season will be a big boost

 

[navery12]

Puzzling that an incoming freshman who hasn’t played 1 second of college basketball was picked HM over Jackson and Hawkins

Cam Whitmore would be the best player on our team. If he was a UConn player there'd already be 3 threads about him being snubbed from the 1st team and using it as motivation

 

[yungdowork]

Is it normal that the preseason POY candidate wouldn't be on either All-BE team? I'm not 100% familiar how these awards work

 

[aburks41]

Is it normal that the preseason POY candidate wouldn't be on either All-BE team? I'm not 100% familiar how these awards work

Big East excludes the POY from the First Team. Just a weird conference quirk

 

[NJviaCONN]

Is it normal that the preseason POY candidate wouldn't be on either All-BE team? I'm not 100% familiar how these awards work

Weirdly, preseason BE POY is ineligible for all-BE teams

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Chin Diesel]

No other Huskies even got an honorable mention. Put that on the damn bulletin board for Hawkins and Jackson.

Jackson has at least shown he can compete and excel against BE competition. He deserved some press. Hawkins has to earn everything.

 

[superjohn]

Puzzling that an incoming freshman who hasn’t played 1 second of college basketball was picked HM over Jackson and Hawkins

I'm surprised Moore, Dixon, and Daniels are all second teamers and Cam Whitmore only gets honorable mention. Whitmore is better than all of them and I don't believe in Moore returning and being effective coming off a torn Achilles.

 

[NJHusky]

Is being picked 4th a reflection of the coaching or perceived ability of the players?

 

[BGesus4]

I am not buying the Xavier hype at all. I think Creighton will be a 1 seed in March though

I wonder if it’s less Xavier hype and more ppl not believing in Nova given all the various turnover

 

[shizzle787]

How is Adama the preseason POY but not on the preseason first team?

 

[shizzle787]

Is being picked 4th a reflection of the coaching or perceived ability of the players?

The latter.

 

[NJHoops]

My favorite part of the preseason poll is that the coaches spend about two minutes on it making their selections and some still debate it to death.