<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> We should see about Shard for the Pac-10(I know he's a fan of Washington) and S.Livingston or CourtKing for the ACC.</div> I'll take Pac-10.
Well, we might have a problem, the conference awards for conferences were already released today. I thought they are released later than this.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 44Thrilla:</div><div class="quote_post">We can still do them. I know that I don't agree with the ones that were released today.</div> Neither do I. So you can expect me to still be doing mine...
I'll still be doing them. I'm going to the CUSA tourny today (jeleous?) and will have them submitted tonight. Same thing goes for the bubble teams, UK. You might have to post those, because tomorrow afternoon/night I'm leaving for Florida.
Voodoo, I've already got the CUSA and SEC bubble teams done. What are the other two conferences you would like me to do?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Voodoo Child:</div><div class="quote_post">I'll still be doing them. I'm going to the CUSA tourny today (jeleous?) and will have them submitted tonight. Same thing goes for the bubble teams, UK. You might have to post those, because tomorrow afternoon/night I'm leaving for Florida.</div> Damn you. So far, Marquette vs. TCU is turning out to be a good game, and I think DePaul will have no problem with Tulane. CUSA does have a good amount of bubble teams with Houston, DePaul, UAB, etc.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting CUSA Fan:</div><div class="quote_post">Damn you. So far, Marquette vs. TCU is turning out to be a good game, and I think DePaul will have no problem with Tulane. CUSA does have a good amount of bubble teams with Houston, DePaul, UAB, etc.</div> <font color="RED"><font size="3"><u>Conference USA Awards</u></font> By CUSA Fan</font> <font size="2">Player of the Year</font> <font color="Red">Eddie Basden(Charlotte) Who is more of a complete player in the conference than Eddie Basden? In my opinion, nobody. You can make a strong argument for Francisco Garcia or Travis Deiner, but I think undoubtedly the conference player of the year is Basden. It was said that Curtis Withers was one of the most underrated players in the nation and was the heart and sole of this team, but that's not the story of this year. Those qualities seem to fit my pick for player of the year, Eddie Basden. His statline is as follows: 15.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 3.6 apg while shooting 50% from the floor and leading the conference with 3.2 steals per game.</font> Notables: Francisco Garcia(Louisville), Travis Deiner(Marquette) <font size="2">Freshman of the Year</font> <font color="Red">Darius Washington Jr(Memphis) He was asked to fill big shoes coming into this season. Former starting pointguard for the Memphis Tigers, and the last conference player of the year, Antonio Burks, had to declare for the NBA draft after his senior season. Memphis had a couple stars there, in Sean Banks and Rodney Carney, but a lot of the burden was on Darius' shoulders. He showed tremendous patience as a starter in his first year and picked up a lot of slack in scoring after Sean Banks was ruled ineligible for the rest of the season.</font> Notables: Juan Palacios(Louisville), Joey Dorsey(Memphis) <font size="2">Coach of the Year</font> <font color="RED">Tom Penders(Houston) Yes, you could easily go with Rick Pitino of the Cardinals or Bob Lutz from Charlotte who both have successful seasons coaching their teams, but I thought I'd go with a different choice. Tom Penders, in his first year, coached this team to a very nice season. Though, it wasn't a stellar season, it was one that was needed of notice. I had them, im my preseason rankings, finishing 12th overall, yet, in the regular season, they finished 6th. I saw them not making the NCAA's or the NIT, yet, they find themselves as one of the many bubble teams to get into the tournament. Penders led them to some big wins including a huge win over current #6 Louisville.</font> Notables: Bob Lutz(Charlotte), Rick Pitino(Louisville) <font size="2">Disapointment of the Year</font> <font color="Red">Memphis Tigers In my preseason rankings, I had this team finishing second overall just behind Louisville. Some people weren't too high on them, but some were, even picking this team to win the conference. Boy, was I, and all of those others who were high on this team wrong, big time. Their record of 16-14 overall speaks for itself. They finished in a tie for 6th with Houston in the conference, and their star player, Sean Banks, was involved in all sorts of problems. He was first dealt with a two game suspension and later was ruled ineligible for the season because of academics. Very, very, disapointing season for the Tigers.</font> <font size="2">All-ConferenceUSA Teams</font> <u>First Team</u> <font color="RED">Travis Diener(Marquette) Francisco Garcia(Louisville) Eddie Basden(Charlotte) Quemont Greer(DePaul) Terrence Leather(USF)</font> <u>Second Team</u> <font color="Red">Andre Owens(Houston) Jason Maxiell(Cincinnati) Rodney Carney(Memphis) Donnell Taylor(UAB) Curtis Withers(Charlotte)</font> <u>Third Team</u> <font color="RED">Taquan Dean(Louisville) Cory Santee(TCU) Darius Washington Jr.(Memphis) Eric Hicks(Cincinnati) Drake Deiner(DePaul)</font>
Well....I did mine a little bit different, but it's pretty much the same. BIG EAST Player of the Year- Craig Smith <font size="2"> Craig Smith, a Junior Forward for Boston College, led the Eagles to a 23-3 record in the regular season. Smith was the most important Eagle, averaging 17.8 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game. The Eagles captured the regular season Big East title, sharing it with UConn. </font> Coach of the Year- Al Skinner <font size="2"> Did you have any idea that Boston College was going to go 23-3 this season? Only liars say yes. Skinner took a mediocre team and created a monster. At one point, the Eagles rallied to win 19 straight games. Any coach that can get his team to overachieve like this one did deserves to win the award. </font> Freshman of the Year - Jeff Green <font size="2"> Georgetown's Jeff Green averaged 13.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists for the Hoyas. He led the team in rebounds, and was top three in points and assists. In fact, the Hoyas went 6-0 when Green played forty minutes or more. </font> Disappointment of the Year - Providence <font size="2"> After a promising year last year, and some uncertainty about his draft position, Ryan Gomes decided to stay for his Senior year at PC. Most people thought that Providence would be one of the top teams in the Big East, or at least tournament bound. Sixteen losses later, and nobody knows who is to blame. </font> <font size="1"> All Big East Team - Hakim Warrick (Syracuse) 21.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg Ryan Gomes (Providence) 21.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg Craig Smith (Boston College) 17.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg Gerry McNamara (Syracuse) 15.7 ppg, 5.2 apg Jared Dudley (Boston College) 16.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg Second Team - Curtis Sumpter (Villanova) Chevon Troutman (Pittsburgh) Allan Ray (Villanova) Daryll Hill (St. John's) Carl Krauser (Pittsburgh) Third Team - Josh Boone (UConn) Charlie Villanueva (UConn) Brandon Bowman (Georgetown) Chris Thomas (Notre Dame) Randy Foye (Villanova) Jeff Green (Georgetown) </font>
<u>SEC Awards</u> By: UKOwnstheSEC Player of the Year: Brandon Bass Bass was a huge reason of why the LSU Tigers were able to win a share of the SEC West division title for the first time since 2000. He managed to have 17 points and 8 boards a game and shot 56% from the field. Bass had only 6 games all year where he didn't put up a double-double and even had two 20 rebound games. This McDonalds American is going to have a heck of a career when it's all said and done. Runner Up- Anthony Roberson Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith Tubby had an outstanding year coaching the SEC regular season champion Kentucky Wildcats. This is a team that lost three key starters in Erik Daniels, Gerald Fitch, and Cliff Hawkins. And Tubby managed to carry this team to a 23-4 record and 14-2 record in the SEC with the three new starters that he had to develop. Runner Up- John Brady Freshman of the Year: Chris Lofton Lofton has been overlooked a lot this year but he's been a great player for Tennessee. Lofton averaged 13 points a game as the starting guard and led the SEC in three point percentage at 47%. Lofton had one game this year that really sticks out in my mind and it was the game against Arkansas where he just totally took over by scoring 30 points, but it wasn't enough to give them the win. Runner Up- Toney Douglas Disappointment of the Year: Mississippi State No doubt that Mississippi State didn't play up to their ability this season. But one main reason that they finished third in the SEC west is because of injuries. Defending SEC Player of the Year Lawrence Roberts broke his nose earlier on the year and wasn't as effective as he could be. Their best shooter, Winsome Frazier missed 8 games as well. So this team really had a tough year, but luckily will be getting an invote to the big dance. All SEC Teams: <u>First Team</u>: Lawrence Roberts(Mississippi State) Brandon Bass(LSU) Kennedy Winston(Alabama) Earnest Shelton(Alabama) Anthony Roberson(Florida) <u>Second Team</u>: Glen Davis(LSU) Chuck Hayes(Kentucky) Kelenna Azubuike(Kentucky) Ronnie Brewer(Arkansas) Chris Lofton(Tennessee) <u>All Freshman Team</u>: Glen Davis(LSU) Toney Douglas(Auburn) Rajon Rondo(Kentucky) Chris Lofton(Tennessee) Ronald Steele(Alabama)
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Voodoo, I've already got the CUSA and SEC bubble teams done. What are the other two conferences you would like me to do?</div> Big 12 and Pac-10 <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Damn you. So far, Marquette vs. TCU is turning out to be a good game, and I think DePaul will have no problem with Tulane. CUSA does have a good amount of bubble teams with Houston, DePaul, UAB, etc.</div> Marquette/TCU was a thriller. The Marquette fans where I was sitting were really into it. It was fun to see DePaul as well. The real event of the night was UM/SLU though. The crowd was nuts. I should be able to catch some of the Cards game tomorrow before I leave. BTW - I met Pitino and Lutz. I had a nice conversation with both of them. It was interesting... during each game, the coach of the team that was going to play the winner would come sit with his scouts infront of me. So in the TCU/Marquette game, Pitino sat infront of me, and in the Memphis game, Lutz sat infront of me. Nice people actually. Lutz' daughter is kinda hot, but she looked pretty young, like 15ish.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Voodoo Child:</div><div class="quote_post">Big 12 and Pac-10 Marquette/TCU was a thriller. The Marquette fans where I was sitting were really into it. It was fun to see DePaul as well. The real event of the night was UM/SLU though. The crowd was nuts. I should be able to catch some of the Cards game tomorrow before I leave. BTW - I met Pitino and Lutz. I had a nice conversation with both of them. It was interesting... during each game, the coach of the team that was going to play the winner would come sit with his scouts infront of me. So in the TCU/Marquette game, Pitino sat infront of me, and in the Memphis game, Lutz sat infront of me. Nice people actually. Lutz' daughter is kinda hot, but she looked pretty young, like 15ish.</div> I now envy you.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Voodoo Child:</div><div class="quote_post">Big 12 and Pac-10</div> Okay. I'll have that done by this evening if that's ok...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting UKOwnstheSEC:</div><div class="quote_post">Okay. I'll have that done by this evening if that's ok...</div> You'll probably have to post it. I leave at six. I'll PM mine to you before that. I've just got the Big 10 to go.
<font size="4"><font color="DarkGreen"><u>Big Ten Awards</u></font></font> <font color="DarkGreen">by Voodoo Child</font> <font size="4">Player of the Year</font> <font color="DarkGreen">Dee Brown (Illinois) Brown doesn't lead his own team in points, rebounds, or assists. In fact, the only statistic which he leads his team in is steals, and he's only tied for the lead in that category. However, Dee Brown is one of those special players that comes around every now and then whose work transcends statistics. Whether he was picking off three straight passes to survive a scare in Michigan or having one of the most well-rounded games of his career in a blowout of then #1 Wake Forest, it has been Brown who has led his team to victory throughout the season. He has been the catalyst for the near-perfect season that the #1 ranked Illini had, and that is why Dee Brown deserves this award despite only averaging fourteen points per game.</font> Notables: Deron Williams (Illinois), Bracey Wright (Indiana) <font size="4">Freshman of the Year</font> <font color="DarkGreen">D.J. White (Indiana) The incoming crop of Freshmen in the Big Ten was weak this year. The conference only had two top twenty-five recruits, Marquise Gray of Michigan State and D.J. White of Indiana. With Gray redshirting for Michigan State, most people thought that the Freshman of the Year would be Brian Butch, a former High School All-American who had redshirted the previous year. However, Butch has been more or less a bust, averaging only five points and three rebounds per game. With that said, averaging 13.3 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game on 58% shooting easily clinched D.J. White this title.</font> Notables: Robert Vaden (Indiana), Ronald Coleman (Michigan) <font size="4">Coach of the Year</font> <font color="DarkOliveGreen">Dan Monson (Minnesota) Last year the Gophers were probably the worst team in the Big Ten. They had a 3-13 conference record and a 12-18 record overall despite having one of the best Freshmen in the nation in Kris Humphries. This season was supposed to get a lot worse for Monson's Gophers. They were picked by most people to either be last or second to last in the Big Ten after losing their leading scorer and rebounder to the NBA and not bringing in any notable recruits. However, thanks to an outstanding coaching job by Dan Monson, this season has become one of the finest in Minnesota history. The Golden Gophers are 20-9 overall and 10-6 in Big Ten play, which gives them the fourth best Big Ten record and is now providing a chance to make the NCAA tournament. After the turnaround that Monson has made with Minnesota, it'd be hard to argue for anyone else getting this award.</font> Notables: Bruce Weber (Illinois), Thad Matta (Ohio State) <font size="4">Dissapointment of the Year</font> <font color="DarkGreen">University of Michigan Everything about this Michigan team has been very dissapointing, from their injuries, to their player conduct, to their overall performance. Coming into this seaosn, most people projected Michigan as a tournament team, a top four team in the Big Ten, and either a ranked team or team just outside of the rankings. They were returning pretty much that mattered outside of Bernard Robinson and had the second best recruiting class in the Big Ten. However, as soon as the season begun, their two leading scorers, Lester Abram and Daniel Horton, both went down with injuries. Abram's injury was a season ending injury, and Horton's injury limited him to only thirteen games. Michigan's starting Center and leading rebounder, Graham Brown, also injured himself around this time. Brown only played one game in December. With all of those injuries, it did not help that Daniel Horton pleaded guilty to choking his girlfriend and was kicked off the team for the season. When all was said and done, the team that was picked by many to make the tournament had a 4-12 conference record and a 13-17 overall record.</font> <font size="4">All-Big 10 Teams</font> <u>1st Team</u> <font color="DarkGreen">Dee Brown (Illinois) Deron Williams (Illinois) Bracey Wright (Indiana) Mike Wilkinson (Wisconsin) Alan Anderson (Michigan State)</font> <u>2nd Team</u> <font color="DarkGreen">Alando Tucker (Wisconsin) Jeff Horner (Iowa) Luther Head (Illinois) Greg Brunner (Iowa) Vincent Grier (Minnesota)</font> <u>3rd Team</u> <font color="DarkGreen">Maurice Ager (Michigan State) Carl Landry (Purdue) Terence Dials (Ohio State) Paul Davis (Michigan State) Aaron Johnson (Penn State)</font>
2004-05 ACC Awards By: Courtking MVP: Sean May Sean May worked hard in the off-season to re-shape his body and get in shape for the season and he really proved it in 2004-05, May last year and in his freshman season was in terrible shape. He came out this year with a new look body and being able to get up and down the court. Already with a great set of soft hands coming into this season and with a new re-shaped body May was a double-double threat every night. His most impressive performance was a 26 point, 24 rebound performance in a win against Duke. Notables: Chris Paul, Wake Forest//J.J Reddick, Duke First Team: Chris Paul, Wake Forest Justin Gray, Wake Forest <font color="Red">(EDIT: Thanks CUSA)</font> J.J Redick, Duke Sheldon Williams, Duke Sean May, UNC Second Team: Raymond Felton, UNC Rashad Mccants, UNC Julius Hodge, NC St. Juwad Williams, UNC Eric Williams, Wake Forest Freshman of the year: Marvin Williams, North Carolina It could have went to either Marvin, Sean Singletary of Virginia, or DeMarcus Nelson of Duke. It goes to Williams though; he leaves Roy Williams with a promising diaper dandy ready to take Juwad Williams? place next year in the starting lineup. Marvin adds atheism, a nice jumper, and a great big man off the bench for the heels. Notables: Sean Singletary, Virginia//DeMarcus Nelson, Duke Coach of the Year: Seth Greenberg, Virginia Tech Sure it could have been Roy Williams or Coach K but I don?t think anybody would think that Virginia Tech had a shot to make the big dance when the ACC Tournament rolled around. Greenberg took a team that lost a very key piece in Bryant Matthews due to the NBA draft and made them a team that can very well make it to the big dance. Notables: Roy Williams, UNC//Coach K, Duke Disappointment: Georgia Tech Yellow jackets G-Tech went to the NCAA championship last year, lost no big pieces. Then comes back then next year and records 10 loses on the year. Defiantly a big disappointment, G-Tech will probably make the big dance, but nothing higher then a 5 seed. I hope I wasn't too biased, I don't think I was...
Nice job Voodoo and CourtKing, and everyone else. CK, only one thing I noticed, in the first team, your put Justin Williams, whom I don't even think is a player. I'm sure you meant Justin Gray. And just a couple other typos, that's all. So all we're waiting on is Shard and Moo, if I'm not mistaken.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting CUSA Fan:</div><div class="quote_post">Nice job Voodoo and CourtKing, and everyone else. CK, only one thing I noticed, in the first team, your put Justin Williams, whom I don't even think is a player. I'm sure you meant Justin Gray. And just a couple other typos, that's all. So all we're waiting on is Shard and Moo, if I'm not mistaken.</div> My bad, I edited the post above, I guess I was thinking of Eric Williams with Justin Gray's last name. Who knows...
