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bballnut90 said:
Just did some research—it’s uncommon but not super rare to have split POY awards. Going back 15 years there’s:

2023/2024: Clark won everything
2022: Boston swept
2021: Paige swept (besides Wade which freshman are ineligible for)
2020: Sabrina swept
2019: Gustafson/Sabrina split
2018: A’ja Wilson swept
2017: Kelsey Plum swept
2016: Breanna Stewart swept
2015: Stewart/Loyd (almost sweep for Stewart
2014: Stewart/Sims/Ogwumike split
2012/2013: Griner swept
2011: Moore swept
2010: Moore/Charles split
2009: Moore swept
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I don't know what you're talking about here with these splits. Naismith has always been recognized as the NPOY award. And they are as follows:


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Just.A.Fan said:
I don't know what you're talking about here with these splits. Naismith has always been recognized as the NPOY award. And they are as follows:


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There’s the Naismith, arguably the biggest, but there’s also the Wade Trophy, Wooden Award, USBWA and Associated Press. All of which are just as prestigious.
 
Just.A.Fan said:
Not really as prestigious.
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Naismith is the most prestigious by far, but an award named after John Wooden presents quite the prestige itself.

The Wade trophy, being presented by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, is also very prestigious. It’s been around longer as the first Women’s NPOY Award and probably has a tougher selection process as well.

Wade Trophy - Wikipedia.jpeg
 
darrell said:
Naismith is the most prestigious by far, but an award named after John Wooden presents quite the prestige itself.

The Wade trophy, being presented by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, is also very prestigious. It’s been around longer as the first Women’s NPOY Award and probably has a tougher selection process as well.

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I've been around through all those years and more, many, many more. I don't need the education, but with all due respect, thanks anyway.
 
packwrap said:
This is great. Note Clark, Paige, Sabrina Gustafson, Plum, Lloyd, Sims, Ogwumike all won without being on the best team that year.
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So did A'ja Wilson.
 
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Hidalgo is still my POY but if UCLA stays undefeated and Betts keeps playing like she has lately (there’s a lot of dependency on those two things), it’s going to be hard to keep it from her.

I don’t view Watkins or Bueckers as likely candidates at this point in the season as both have been outplayed by and lost a head-to-head with Hidalgo.

I think it’s a two-horse race right now.
 
GoChips20 said:
Hidalgo is still my POY but if UCLA stays undefeated and Betts keeps playing like she has lately (there’s a lot of dependency on those two things), it’s going to be hard to keep it from her.

I don’t view Watkins or Bueckers as likely candidates at this point in the season as both have been outplayed by and lost a head-to-head with Hidalgo.

I think it’s a two-horse race right now.
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I don’t see Bueckers as a realistic candidate unless she goes off against South Carolina. Juju could play her way into being a serious contender with big showings vs UCLA.
 
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Sarah Strong is a lock IMO - whether it's 1st team or 2nd is a crap shoot. I've heard talk of her being 1st team instead of Paige.
There is so much talent this season.
 
ucbart said:
Napheesa Collier's entire 2019 is still a head scratcher. How on EARTH did Gustafson win POY over her and how on EARTHHHHH was she the #6 pick in the WNBA draft?
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She's certainly having the last laugh now. That one Unrivaled game when she scored 25 points in 14 minutes is still playing in my head.
 
ucbart said:
Napheesa Collier's entire 2019 is still a head scratcher. How on EARTH did Gustafson win POY over her and how on EARTHHHHH was she the #6 pick in the WNBA draft?
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Seriously? Gustafson had an absolutely monstrous season that year, it was an easy call. UConn was a better team than Iowa, but the Huskies also had a lot more talent overall than the Hawkeyes did. IIRC there was still a lot of debate at the time about whether Collier or Samuelson was the Huskies best player.
As for the draft, I'm sure several GMs would pick differently if they had a do-over, but mistakes probably get made in every draft.
 
Zarathustra said:
A. Morrow is a "LOCK"... check the double double stats
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But Latson also has tremendous numbers. So unless you're going to dump Paige, you can't have both Latson and Morrow on the 5-person first team.
 
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wbca , wich is serving for the Huskies of Honor, has a ten membership AA's. Paige will be on the wall & Sarah should be there pretty soon
 
From France said:
wbca , wich is serving for the Huskies of Honor, has a ten membership AA's. Paige will be on the wall & Sarah should be there pretty soon
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Hanna Hidalgo
Paige Bueckers
Olivia Miles
Lauren Betts
Morrow

Sarah Strong
Tanya Latson
Flaujae Johnson
Khamil Pierre
Mikayla Blales
 
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Paige is playing her way out of the conversation... still plenty of time to turn it around, but at this point, she's not among the best players.
 
ucbart said:
Napheesa Collier's entire 2019 is still a head scratcher. How on EARTH did Gustafson win POY over her and how on EARTHHHHH was she the #6 pick in the WNBA draft?
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Gustafson averaged 28 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks on 70% FG, she deserved NPOY. She also took an unheralded Iowa team to an Elite 8 finish and Big Ten Championship. Collier was and is a better overall player but Meg deserved it.

How she fell to #6 in the draft still is puzzling. KLS had an up and down senior year where holes in her game were exposed, yet she still was picked ahead of Arike/Collier, both of whom have become franchise players and bonafide stars.
 
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bballnut90 said:
How she fell to #6 in the draft still is puzzling. KLS had an up and down senior year where holes in her game were exposed, yet she still was picked ahead of Arike/Collier, both of whom have become franchise players and bonafide stars.
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Also while not quite a superstar, Jackie Young has looked on the cusp of it during parts of several seasons.

I don't know what kind of career Durr would've had without medical issues, but completely washed out of the W at this point as far as I know. Very minimal impact for the #2 overall pick.


Looking at the rest of that first round, several more gone from the league. Magbegor at #12 and the last pick of the first round was an absolute steal in retrospect.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Also while not quite a superstar, Jackie Young has looked on the cusp of it during parts of several seasons.

I don't know what kind of career Durr would've had without medical issues, but completely washed out of the W at this point as far as I know. Very minimal impact for the #2 overall pick.


Looking at the rest of that first round, several more gone from the league. Magbegor at #12 and the last pick of the first round was an absolute steal in retrospect.
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I never understood the Durr hype. Always thought Arike was a better player when they were in college but for some reason Durr got all of the hype and accolades.

The draft itself was stacked—second round had Mabrey, Hiedeman, Cunningham, Han Xu, Jessica Shepard, Bridget Carleton and Kennedy Burke. I think only Durr/Leslie/Anigwe are the only first rounders no longer in the league which is pretty remarkable 6 years later.
 
bballnut90 said:
Gustafson averaged 28 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks on 70% FG, she deserved NPOY. She also took an unheralded Iowa team to an Elite 8 finish and Big Ten Championship. Collier was and is a better overall player but Meg deserved it.

How she fell to #6 in the draft still is puzzling. KLS had an up and down senior year where holes in her game were exposed, yet she still was picked ahead of Arike/Collier, both of whom have become franchise players and bonafide stars.
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This post is soooooo not surprising from you. LOL! Next.
 
While Strong is great and having an amazing season, I don't see her as a lock even for FOY. I think Mikayla Blakes at Vandy is also in the conversation. Shea has helped mold her into a great player and her play is just strengthening as the year progresses. That being said, I don't think anybody would be upset if Strong wins, but I don't think she is the only one in the conversation or is a run away with it this year either.
 
saywho said:
While Strong is great and having an amazing season, I don't see her as a lock even for FOY. I think Mikayla Blakes at Vandy is also in the conversation. Shea has helped mold her into a great player and her play is just strengthening as the year progresses. That being said, I don't think anybody would be upset if Strong wins, but I don't think she is the only one in the conversation or is a run away with it this year either.
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If the awards were given out today, I woul concede Strong as national FOY and Blake’s as SEC FOY.

However. Joyce Edwards will push them both by years end. Over the last five straight games against ranked opponents, Joyce was the leadingscorer in all five games. To repeat; both of them are worthy of awards, but it COULD change, Joyce will face both of them in the next month,
 
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