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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4553198, member: 6620"] I can understand -- well, to some degree -- your reaction. Personally, I would've been fine with either winning the award. However, a lot of the voters enjoyed drinking the Kool-Aid because the voting looked like this: [LIST] [*]Niele Ivey, Notre Dame 211 [*]Kara Lawson, Duke 142 [*]Kenny Brooks, Virginia Tech 137 [/LIST] So, why? A few points, some of which based on your points, some others. [LIST] [*]I read a piece in Her Hoop Stats that said Duke finished five spots higher in the ACC than the Blue Ribbon panel predicted in the beginning of the year, while ND finished four spots ahead. Well, both over-performed. Maybe many took into account the season-ending injury to Dara Mabrey. [*]Lawson has pulled this collection of home growns and transfers and turned them into a defensive juggernaut. Offense, not so much. Yes, the beat ND the first time, but I think a second go-round would be very interesting. ND, btw, is right behind Duke in ACC defense and miles (no pun initially intended ;)) ahead in offense. That could be noted. [*]Don't forget the other team in ND's pod: Louisville, whom ND hadn't beaten in years. That sweep - no matter how close - might've helped Ivey. [*]Lastly -- primarily because I need dessert -- is that Coach Ivey coaches Olivia Miles and that's the offensive show to watch if you like downhill offenses. (It's fun!) [/LIST] Congrats to Celeste Taylor on her Defensive Player of the Year award and First-Team All-ACC designation. Liked her at Long Island Lutheran and like her now. [/QUOTE]

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