PostSeason Awards Announced

[collegehoopjunkie]

That's not how the teams are selected.
They tally the votes, and the top 5 are first team the next 5 are 2nd team.
There could literally be five centers on the first team.
It's just an award, it's not a team you are actually going to play someone with, like an All Star team.

[amckillip]

Anyone else think Funk got jobbed? I hate him (more so than anyone else in College BBall right nor save anyone on Indiana and Bobby Knight), but he deserved POY. Without him Creighton is nowhere near as good, without tatum SIU is still solid. I really just think Funk was better, ignoring stats or anything else, you ask me who the best player was this year - Nate Funk.

[Da Coach]

There are always a portion of the voters for these kinds of awards that believe it should go to the best player on the best team. So Tatum gets those votes. When its as close as it was this year, that makes the difference.
I agree. Tatum actually had lower numbers this year than last year. He averaged 14.5 ppg, and 2.4 apg this year.
Last year he had 15.0 ppg, and 3.25 apg. If anything, he deserved it last year more.

[collegehoopjunkie]

Indeed, but as stated it's all in how those who voted saw the POY race.
And they obviously favored the guys from the teams that are higher in the standings.
Funk not only led the Valley in scoring, his numbers ALL go up when you look at conference games only.
In other words, he was better in the conference than his overall numbers reflect.
Not so with Tatum, his numbers go down.
Both players appear in the top 10 of 3 different stats, but Funk tops the scoring at 17.1, 18.3 in MVC play, while Tatum is 9th in scoring.

[That Guy]

How about Jeremy Crouch POY next year

Gotta go with Ruffin for that vote. BU would simply not be nearly as successful with out him...

[dogsrus]

I would not trade Andrew Warren for anybody on that Freshman team except "KING-O."

Warren might have had similar numbers if BU was offensively limited. With SO many shooters and only one ball you only get so many looks.

I MAY trade players...I dunno....but I like Warrens chances better AT BU as far as TEAM success with JL and the players coming in.