Big East Conference Awards (Huskies)

[NycUcWbbFan]

Thankful for the evidence-backed posts above that push back on yet more impression-filled casually-thrown pure hot takes by certain posters that crumble on easily-obtained evidence.

To add to the pushback:

• SRCBB has Big East Top 20 lists (using ALL games) and these, with some caveats, show very robust data (see for example the attached pictures) supporting the coaches’ (who know far more than the average fan) joint decision to choose Azzi as part of the 11-member All Big East first team;
• One caveat (as exemplified by HuskyNan’s table showing ALL games) is that the lists above penalize Azzi both for OOC games when she was getting her sea legs and for Big East games where her mere presence (just like Diana) affected offensive possessions;
• Another caveat (as exemplified by EricLA’s Big East only table) shows a player’s team record matters; two players with higher PPG than Azzi that were skipped by coaches were from teams with losing conference records;
• There was a casual remark that insinuated that Azzi disappears in winnable games that UConn lost; UConn has 3 losses: ND (Azzi injured), USC (first game from re-injury), and TN; all players collectively blamed themselves for the subpar performance in the TN loss;
• There is precedent for 3 UConn players in the Big East Top 10 such as the TASSK team (the 1999-00 team) most similar to this year’s team.

 

[cullaville]

I'm definitely wondering how the 6th woman didn't make the second team.

I am wondering how the first team had eleven players. Shouldn't it have been five?

 

[MilfordHusky]

I am wondering how the first team had eleven players. Shouldn't it have been five?

It was designed to be 10. But 2 players tied for the 10th spot, so that made it 11.

 

[Zarathustra]

Not sure I agree that Cara should have earned co-coach of the year for coming in 4th. It's not like this is a deep 16 team league that she overachieved. Yes, she lost a couple of players but still had talent and didn't have to beat many other strong teams.

Marquette was picked to come in (I think) 10th?? at the start of the BIG EAST
season. Cara also led the Golden Eagles to a 20-win season in her first season
as head coach with Marquette... with some other records thrown in to boot. Lisa Karlen, arguably Marquette's best player, transferred from Marquette to the Fighting Irish of N.D.... a big loss for the Golden Eagles! IMHO Cara
more than deserved the honor. Next year should be interesting. I think Marquette
will surprise.... e.g. Creighton is losing just about everybody!