AAC First Team

[Hoophound]

I watched some of the UCF/Tulsa game today and they put up a graphic of the top 6 players in the league and most likely first teamers. No CV.

 

[ucawn]

Ridiculous

 

[gtcam]

Thats weird because on the Memphis/WSU game televised earlier this year they had CV on the list and most likely POY

 

[Hoophound]

Interesting. Definitely wasn’t there and not a word about him from the announcers. Maybe the guys were their picks.

 

[Huskybass]

Vital stuffs the stat sheet, but 38% shooting isn't going to impress anyone, especially when his freshman guard teammate Bouknight is shooting 47% against the same competition.

 

[Hoophound]

Vital stuffs the stat sheet, but 38% shooting isn't going to impress anyone, especially when his freshman guard teammate Bouknight is shooting 47% against the same competition.

The way the team is playing, life has become much easier for Christian. Pretty obvious that having no help wasn’t good for his FG%. I’m not sure that’s a fair metric.

He’s such a complete player for his size. The D, rebounding and hustle to go with the scoring is too much to overlook.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

As of today according to Kenpom

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

It 100% is going to Cumberland or Precious

 

[WrenchFan69]

Think there's a good chance he makes first team but I'd be shocked if he won PotY.

 

[Son of Robert]

To the victor, go the spoils.

 

[uconnfan68]

To the remaining AAC teams go the calls and the spoils.

 

[CTBasketball]

I’d rather take the 2011 route, win the conference tournament and sacrifice POY.

 

[amidagoat]

To the victor, go the spoils.

Bobby Baccala

 

[auror]

His shooting of late and our winning have put him into the top 5 for me.

Personal:
Precious, CV, Cumberland, Caleb Mills, and Kendric Davis.

Prediction:
Precious, CV, Cumberland, Gardner, Rose

 

[coachn]

CV Deserves first team Bouk and IW second team. Win the rest of your games.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Is AAC first team only 5 players? Thought we did something ridiculous like 7...or was that just old big east?

 

[Son of Robert]

Bobby Baccala

Had to look Bobby up, I didn't know he got himself killed, but that quote has been around longer than Bobby. I looked it up and Google has it credited to Senator William L. Marcy of NY in 1828 regarding the election of Andrew Jackson, but I would think that proverb originated many centuries ago.

 

[johnhuskies95]

Bobby Baccala

Quasimodo predicted all of this.

 

[awfuldan]

Any chance he gets DPOY? Last year it was Rideau from USF who led the conference in steals. This year, Vital leads the AAC in steals and is top 10 in rebounding. Think Akok would have been DPOY if not for the injury.

Vital has a good shot at Player of the Week this week. He put up huge numbers and we went 2 - 0 on the week.

 

[Edward Sargent]

It 100% is going to Cumberland or Precious

Cumberland doesn't deserve first team AAC, maybe second team. His performance this year reflects the come to Jesus moment when he now knows he is not going to the NBA but will be making money overseas! Good for him I wish him well but he isn't First team all AAC

 

[ucawn]

Cumberland doesn't deserve first team AAC, maybe second team. His performance this year reflects the come to Jesus moment when he now knows he is not going to the NBA but will be making money overseas! Good for him I wish him well but he isn't First team all AAC

He should’ve left last year

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

It'll be an abject farce if Vital doesn't make first team. And also completely unsurprising for this podunk league.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Any chance he gets DPOY? Last year it was Rideau from USF who led the conference in steals. This year, Vital leads the AAC in steals and is top 10 in rebounding. Think Akok would have been DPOY if not for the injury.

Vital has a good shot at Player of the Week this week. He put up huge numbers and we went 2 - 0 on the week.

Precious will win all 3 individual awards.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

He should’ve left last year

I agree. He Stanley Robinsoned himself out of the draft probably

 

[ccsuphanner]

He deserves POY but will not get it.

 

[Edward Sargent]

He deserves POY but will not get it.

Who CV or Jarron?

 

[Watchdog]

I’d rather take the 2011 route, win the conference tournament and sacrifice POY.

I'm trying to remember this for sure, but didn't KFree go wild and win Most Valuable Player in the Big East Tournament after being left off the all star teams for the regular season?

 

[glastonbury50]

I love CV. Don't thinks he's even the most valuable player on our team though.

 

[HooperScooper]

I'm trying to remember this for sure, but didn't KFree go wild and win Most Valuable Player in the Big East Tournament after being left off the all star teams for the regular season?

You betcha he did.

1999 Big East men's basketball tournament - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[SwingDog]

The way the team is playing, life has become much easier for Christian. Pretty obvious that having no help wasn’t good for his FG%. I’m not sure that’s a fair metric.

He’s such a complete player for his size. The D, rebounding and hustle to go with the scoring is too much to overlook.

Excellent point. We all remember earlier in the season, particularly when the team was struggling, there was a lot of talk about who would be the go-to guy, who would be the one to carry this team on his shoulders. For a spell we had many contributors and it was effective. It seems like we've gone back to that, albeit with a stripped down roster. Always better to have a number of answers rather than just one or two. This frees up Christian for good looks and penetration.