ESPYs - Best Female College Athlete Award

[StarMan]

Breanna Stewart, UConn basketball
Fingers crossed -

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Candace Hill, a sprinter, won the Gatorade High School AOY over, among others, Katie Lous Samuelson.

 

[calpedaler]

Oh well.

UConn Women's Hoops ‏@UConnWBB 21m21 minutes ago

Congrats to @missyfranklin on winning the Best Female College Athlete ESPY! We're still proud @bre_stewart30 wears #UConn blue! #BleedBlue

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Franklin also won the Honda award.

Although I know she is a "star" due to Olympics, World Championships, etc. it is actually not a bad thing if the award doesn't always go to a WBB player, because, in general, WBB gets the most collegiate exposure.

 

[mhshuskies]

But the best WNBA player was....what a joke!

 

[Kaizen]

But the best WNBA player was....what a joke!

This award is a joke.
Seeing the Kardashame-less family reunion on the red carpet is disgusting.

 

[Frodo]

There were several really poor choices, and even poor nominees. Overall there seemed to be a strong bias in favor of athletes from the major professional sports in the USA, mostly football, baseball and basketball. Diggins was clearly one of the worst selections, but in the best play bracket, though Beckham's catch was something, Lionel Messi's goal was simply unbelievable. And for Usain Bolt to be left out of any nomination at all is ridiculous. One of the ways that I think we can judge athletes of different generations is to compare how they fared against the competitors of their own era. Bolt simply has no equal and nobody even close. When he set the 100 meter indoor record last August he won by 3-4 yards...that's a stunning margin for an international 100 meter event.

 

[VAMike23]

Lionel Messi's goal was simply unbelievable. . . .

Speaking of goals (not from this year, but still), a friend of mine showed me this video of Zlatan Imbrahimovic .... my jaw was dropping

 

[TBIF54]

There were several really poor choices, and even poor nominees. Overall there seemed to be a strong bias in favor of athletes from the major professional sports in the USA, mostly football, baseball and basketball. Diggins was clearly one of the worst selections, but in the best play bracket, though Beckham's catch was something, Lionel Messi's goal was simply unbelievable. And for Usain Bolt to be left out of any nomination at all is ridiculous. One of the ways that I think we can judge athletes of different generations is to compare how they fared against the competitors of their own era. Bolt simply has no equal and nobody even close. When he set the 100 meter indoor record last August he won by 3-4 yards...that's a stunning margin for an international 100 meter event.

As much as I like track athletes getting recognition, Usain Bolt over the last year is the wrong person. He was not ranked in the top ten in the world last year in either the 100m or the 200m. He is not having a great season this year either. Hopefully, he will be in better form for the world championships in a few weeks. Also, Bolt set the 100m record in August 2009 (and the 100m isn't run indoors).

 

[Go/huskies]

But the best WNBA player was....what a joke!

Best WNBA Player
**Skylar Diggins, Tulsa Shock** (WINNER)(2014 All WNBA 1st team, WNBA POM June 2015)
Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury(off court drama)
Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx( case can be made)
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks(taking the year off)
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury(Taking the year off, letting her team down)
I must have missed the Joke!

 

[DobbsRover2]

Speaking of goals (not from this year, but still), a friend of mine showed me this video of Zlatan Imbrahimovic .... my jaw was dropping

Yow!. What that video doesn't show is how many times he must have been dragged down in the box by defenders who are completely freaked on how to stop him. Got to believe he's an expert hacky sack footbag player too.

 

[meyers7]

Speaking of goals (not from this year, but still), a friend of mine showed me this video of Zlatan Imbrahimovic .... my jaw was dropping

Zlatan is, how shall we say, Zlatan.

 

[meyers7]

Best WNBA Player
**Skylar Diggins, Tulsa Shock** (WINNER)(2014 All WNBA 1st team, WNBA POM June 2015)
Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury(off court drama)
Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx( case can be made)
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks(taking the year off)
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury(Taking the year off, letting her team down)
I must have missed the Joke!

Yea, some things fly right over people's heads. It's ok. Maybe you'll get the next one.

 

[Go/huskies]

Yea, some things fly right over people's heads. It's ok. Maybe you'll get the next one.

I don't think so.

 

[Go/huskies]

Yea, some things fly right over people's heads. It's ok. Maybe you'll get the next one.

but since you're not even the one who said it was a joke, maybe you can break it down for me, then I can understand it?

 

[meyers7]

but since you're not even the one who said it was a joke, maybe you can break it down for me, then I can understand it?

Don't think I'll be able to learn you nuthin'.

 

[DobbsRover2]

Yea, some things fly right over people's heads. It's ok. Maybe you'll get the next one.

Hey, SD did shoot 42.3% for the season, and I have been told by some supposedly very smart posters that 42.3 % is very very very good for the WNBA, and heck even Maya only shot 48.1%. But it's SD's 28.2% on the 3-pt shooting that makes me wonder what the ESPY pundits were inserting in their noses prior to the vote.

And yes I know that stats and numbers mean nothing. It's just our "hunches" and "feels" that count.

 

[Orangutan]

The ESPY nominations are chosen by experts (or maybe "experts"), but voted on by fans.

It's a popularity contest. Skylar is the most popular player in the WNBA (was leading All-Star voting before her injury). Nothing more to it.

They just nominated the All-WNBA 1st team and Skylar won the vote.

 

[DobbsRover2]

The ESPY nominations are chosen by experts (or maybe "experts"), but voted on by fans.

It's a popularity contest. Skylar is the most popular player in the WNBA (was leading All-Star voting before her injury). Nothing more to it.

They just nominated the All-WNBA 1st team and Skylar won the vote.

Alright, so it was a lot of people doing some snorting instead of just a panel of experts. I'm at least glad to know it was a populist ripsnorter.

 

[Go/huskies]

Don't think I'll be able to learn you nuthin'.

sounds good to me

 

[Frodo]

Also, Bolt set the 100m record in August 2009 (and the 100m isn't run indoors).

Usain Bolt set the world record in the indoor 100-Meters in August, 2014 in Warsaw! Next time have a clue what you're talking about before you reply. Here, complete with video http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...r-100-meter-record-in-warsaw-national-stadium

 

[Orangutan]

The indoor 100 meter record is kind of an oddity in that the 100 isn't run in indoor track, but is sometimes ran at regular track events that happen to take place in stadiums with roofs.

 

[bschwartz]

But the best WNBA player was....what a joke!

 

[triaddukefan]

She got my vote

Actually..... I forget if I actually did vote.... but if I did... I voted for her. Skylar not Stewart.

 

[Kaizen]

She got my vote

Actually..... I forget if I actually did vote.... but if I did... I voted for her. Skylar not Stewart.

Well, different people have different tastes.
I vote for Stewart not only I really like her also because she is so natural. She likes the girl next door and does not use so much make-up and fancy clothes.