PAIGE ESPN Player Of The Year

[hart2hart]

Just read on ESPN!!
Can someone please post the article below!
HIP HIP HOORAY!!
Paige=ESPN Player Of The Year!

 

[j66kicker]

Here you go...

UConn's Bueckers is ESPN.com's player of the year; Terps' Frese is top coach

In a season with multiple candidates, Paige Bueckers edges the competition for player and freshman of the year. Brenda Frese is the top coach.

www.espn.com

 

[hart2hart]

Thanks A Bunch j66kicker! Appreciate It!
PIMPT=Paige Is My Pick Too!!

 

[Sched234]

The right player won. No one has been better.

I also agree with Frese as COY.

 

[Centerstream]

This was posted yesterday in it's own thread.

 

[j66kicker]

This was posted yesterday in it's own thread.

???? ESPN’s announcement article is dated this morning. First I’d heard it....?

 

[oldude]

Great news. The first of many?

 

[eebmg]

WNBA point guard and former UConn star Sue Bird said as adept as Bueckers is as a scorer, her ability to facilitate is at a high level, too.

"If she goes out and has five quick assists, that's going to get her just as hyped as if she went out and hit five 3s," said Bird, who is also a women's college basketball analyst for ESPN. "That is my favorite part of her game."

 

[eebmg]

This was posted yesterday in it's own thread.

Maybe the AA lists?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Congrats to Paige! She is a great player, teammate, and person!

 

[eebmg]

Usually articles like this are the result of multiple authors (or contributors) but Mechelle seems to be the only author. Her opinion only?

 

[bluedevil]

What an incredible future she is going to have!

 

[Gurleyman]

Usually articles like this are the result of multiple authors (or contributors) but Mechelle seems to be the only author. Her opinion only?

More likely a panel pick of writers/editors, and she was assigned to write the story. Otherwise it would be billed as a Mechelle opinion column and not an ESPN pick.

 

[oldude]

What an incredible future she is going to have!

Pretty amazing “present.”

 

[Huskyfaninsd]

Congrats to Paige! Happy for her. Well deserved!

Was it me or did the article at times seemed petty? Almost sounded like she cited why Geno thinks she is player of the year, and not so much why they voted her player of the year. In addition, it seems like there is more Power 5 conf propaganda. I feel like we are hearing more about conference inferiority than when we were in the AAC.

 

[sylverstar]

And on that note don't forget to vote for Paige for the naismith award so that she can sweep the awards this season.

 

[Gurleyman]

Congrats to Paige! Happy for her. Well deserved!

Was it me or did the article at times seemed petty? Almost sounded like she cited why Geno thinks she is player of the year, and not so much why they voted her player of the year. In addition, it seems like there is more Power 5 conf propaganda. I feel like we are hearing more about conference inferiority than when we were in the AAC.

A little bit - I still feel like ESPN has glossed over the South Carolina game in all their stories, which is really the difference in all this. We lose that game, we are maybe a 2 seed, and the best player on the No. 1 team argument is gone. And our signature win is gone too. Then our best win was UT, when she shot 3-14 (with a dagger, but still 3-14).

 

[Kaizen]

 

[DEpup]

Congrats to Paige! Happy for her. Well deserved!

Was it me or did the article at times seemed petty? Almost sounded like she cited why Geno thinks she is player of the year, and not so much why they voted her player of the year. In addition, it seems like there is more Power 5 conf propaganda. I feel like we are hearing more about conference inferiority than when we were in the AAC.

I agree. Would they say the same thing talking about a player from the Big 12? I'm not sure they will get more than 3 teams into the tournament either....

Also those conferences have 14 teams. They should get at least 1 or 2 more teams in the tournament than say BE or Big 12 who have fewer teams to start with.

 

[ScottCT]

Can any of the stats gurus tell me how often does the epsn player of the year go on to win the other national player of the year awards?

 

[HuskylnSC]

More likely a panel pick of writers/editors, and she was assigned to write the story. Otherwise it would be billed as a Mechelle opinion column and not an ESPN pick.

Although she managed to get a lot of opinion into the article.

 

[CocoHusky]

Time out! Is the author of the article the same Mechelle Voepel that stated that South Carolina should have beat UCONN and was vilified for it by some for being Anti-UCONN, called a hack, and a poor journalist.

 

[CocoHusky]

And on that note don't forget to vote for Paige for the naismith award so that she can sweep the awards this season.

Definitely vote for Paige for Naismith. Paige will not sweep the awards because she is not eligible to win the Wade Trophy.

Wade Trophy Criteria (in order of priority): ​

1. NCAA Division I basketball player (sophomore, junior or senior)

The Wade Trophy

The Wade Trophy is awarded annually to the best player in college women's basketball. Since 2001 it has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I Player of the Year.

wbca.org

 

[Fairfield Fan]

The right player won. No one has been better.

I also agree with Frese as COY.

Geno got jobbed!!!! This was perhaps his best coaching effort EVER!!

 

[my2cents]

Congrats to Paige, but that had to be the worst POS article I have ever read.
Mechelle's anti Uconn bias continues to rear its ugly head.
Instead of just praise for her colleague's pick, she had to go through the points as to WHY Paige shouldn't have won..
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