MVC Awards Announced!

[Big Mike]

If head to head was a factor then heres the stats;

............PO'B...............Coleman
pts........40..................16
rebs......21..................11
blks.......6....................2
votes.....18..................21

[bradley fan]

Unfortunately, the 40 voters are made up of radio, TV, and newspaper people. 4 from each city in the conference. Most of them see the players like POB only 2 times a year, when their team plays Bradley. Much of their impression was already formed early in the conference season when Coleman started fast and won 3 of the first 6 NOW awards.

[it's boogie time]

It does make you wonder who didn't vote for either Coleman or O'Bryant.

[user1]

I might also add that Dane Watts made the All Frosh team with 6.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 0.2apg, 0.2bpg, 0.4spg, .347 3-pt shooting, & .438FG shooting,
none of which clearly puts his numbers above the other two I noted above.

[BUBraves2006]

Re: MVC Awards Announced!

Brooks is player of the year.

First Team:
Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois
Nate Funk, Creighton
Lorenzo Gordon, Illinois State
Ben Jacobson, UNI
Marcellus Sommerville, Bradley

Second Team
Randy Burns, Wichita State
Jamar Howard, Wichita State
David Moss, Indiana State
Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois
Trey Guidry, Illinois State

Honorable-Mention Selections
Erik Crawford, UNI
Stetson Hairston, S. Illinois
Tamarr Maclin, SMS
Paul Miller, Wichita State
Grant Stout, UNI
Lucious Wagner, Evansville

All-Newcomer Team
Tony Bennett, Bradley
Eric Coleman, UNI
Lorenzo Gordon, Illinois State (Newcomer of the Year)
Patrick O???‚¬?„?Bryant, Bradley
Kyle Wilson, Wichita State

All-Freshman Team
Eric Coleman, UNI (Freshman of the Year)
Patrick O???‚¬?„?Bryant, Bradley
Sean Ogirri, Wichita State
Matt Shaw, Southern Illinois
Dane Watts, Creighton

All Defensive Team
Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois (Defensive player of year)
Jamar Howard, Wichita State
Anthony Shavies, SMS
Grant Stout, UNI
Tony Young, Southern Illinois

All awards here:

http://www.mvc-sports.com/webapps/release?id=749

I just don't get it .... how is Stetson Hairston even close to an honorable mention. Maybe I'm jaded from the horrible performances he had against BU, but he definitely didn't seem like an all conference player. What about Tyler McKinney???

[tornado]

the awards are based on the subjective opinions of the voters, who are, as noted elsewhere, not necessarily the most informed observers of MVC play.

[flipper]

don't agree with all the selections but without a doubt brooks is the best player in league. quite an accomplishment to win both poy and defensive player of the year two straight years.

thoght pob should be freshman of the year, but the suspension and on-going foul trouble didn't help his case.