Ah, thanks for pointing that out. Could definitely see it going either way if it’s a coaches vote rather than media.POY is voted by the BgE coaches right. I’m not sure they are going to particularly care about a so-called “narrative.”
Ah, thanks for pointing that out. Could definitely see it going either way if it’s a coaches vote rather than media.POY is voted by the BgE coaches right. I’m not sure they are going to particularly care about a so-called “narrative.”
Is there a national award for “6th Woman of the Year?”
My nominations:
PAC Timea Gardiner
SEC Ashlyn Watkins
Any other nominees?
The way that Edwards is currently playing she will be named the Big East Player of the Year.Or does Edwards pass Paige for BE POY?
And who do we have on the 10 person WNBCA All Americans (I'm not ranking, just counting)
1. LOCK: Clark
2. LOCK: Brink
3. LOCK: Paige
4. LOCK: Juju
5. LOCK: Hidalgo
6. LOCK: Kitley
7. LOCK: Someone from South Carolina (probably Cardoso)
8. LOCK: Someone from LSU (probably Reese)
9. Probably a LOCK: Pilli
10.Maybe a LOCK: A. Lee
Might sneak in: A. Edwards, M. Booker, Morrow, Paopao
This is darned good list but I would put Pilli as a lock. That leaves 3 spots for about eight to ten players that could be worthy of mention.And who do we have on the 10 person WNBCA All Americans (I'm not ranking, just counting)
1. LOCK: Clark
2. LOCK: Brink
3. LOCK: Paige
4. LOCK: Juju
5. LOCK: Hidalgo
6. LOCK: Kitley
7. LOCK: Someone from South Carolina (probably Cardoso)
8. LOCK: Someone from LSU (probably Reese)
9. Probably a LOCK: Pilli
10.Maybe a LOCK: A. Lee
Might sneak in: A. Edwards, M. Booker, Morrow, Paopao
That would be unfortunate.I could see Paige taking one of Hidalgo or JuJu's slots on the first team due to name recognition;
Sure. But there doesn't have to be a transfer of the year award.Cant put the genie back in the bottle. Transfers are a major factor in who wins NCs, gets to the F4, ...
Way, way before the transfer portal madness, some conferences had a separate award for Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Impact transfers have been around for a long time.Sure. But there doesn't have to be a transfer of the year award.
I generally agree all around, and I know anyone can have a bad game, but did you notice JuJu shot of 6 of 32 last night vs. Oregon State?That would be unfortunate.
In the UConn-nd game, Hidalgo was the best player on the floor and it wasn’t close at all.
And you can’t ignore scoring 50 to beat the #2 or 3 team.
One game does not make a season, but Hidalgo and juju have been pretty spectacular all season.
yes. and USC still won.I generally agree all around, and I know anyone can have a bad game, but did you notice JuJu shot of 6 of 32 last night vs. Oregon State?
Yup and they won.I generally agree all around, and I know anyone can have a bad game, but did you notice JuJu shot of 6 of 32 last night vs. Oregon State?
Ask Tara her opinion on that... and JuJu was 11-33 in her first game against OSU. She's the definition of "volume shooter".
Color me unimpressed. She has talent, but I just can't imagine that there aren't 10 players better than her in the country.
Uh, you mean other than being the scoring leader, by far, in this year's toughest conference?But how many All-Americans have as their best statistic "leads conference in FTAs"?
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Your points about Watkins are valid, but anyone who walks into the situation at USC, becomes the program leader and immediately makes them a contender in a loaded conference is going to be recognized nationally. Per the ESPN page, she's shooting 41.7% overall and 34.5% from 3, while USC is at 42.9% and 35.8%. That's not substantially lower.. . . and leading in shots taken by an even wider margin. That impresses me less than Iriafen averaging a double-double.
I just think that an All-American should shoot better than the average player on their own team. An AA guard should have more As than TOs.